Fed up with Mach3 - what options do i have here??

[Davek0974]

Thanks Gerry, makes sense.

I think the best solution would be CSLABS own software but i'm going to have to let that mature a bit i think, its still in beta and is very restricted at present.

[Colin Barron]

Hi, you could have a look at Tormach Pathpilot and there is info on you tube. http://pathpilot-on-nontormach.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page. They were Mach people until recently. The benefit of this route appears to be the DIY following and a company in the US who want it to work.
I am looking (still!) at doing a conversion and i think moving away from computers is the best route and it appears that single box controllers are the way to go and how much you spend will depend on the value you put on reliability and back up.

[Davek0974]

I have managed to fix the issue now.! :)

For some odd reason, trying to run probing routines with a CSLABS controller from within a Mach3 wizard is NOT a good idea at all.

In the end i created my own custom screen set for Mach3 and it all works perfectly now, no instability and very good results.

A painful lesson but worth it in the end :)