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    Plate Marker post for Sheetcam?

    Contact Sheetcam or edit the gcode and change T1 to T2 to use the plate marker tool.
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    scribe

    Funny I was just thinking of you the other day, havent heard from you in a while. You would have to turn off Ohmic, then jog the torch down to the material and set your top of material, do this under Job Setup. Your pierce height and cut height would both be at 0.
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    dialog box in cad that opens when import file went away

    Go to Options > Torchmate Setup > General Preferences and click Reset on Warning Dialogs.
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    DIY Socket Wrench Organizer

    You likely created an online tool path multiple times. Make sure when creating a tool path and you dont like the outcome to undo or delete the tool path before trying again, with the tool path selected can go to Machine then Delete Tool Path. As for the Amperage you can override any setting if...
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    Plate Marker Issues

    See the guide attached on multi-tool setup for VMD. As for the travel, make sure when activated it is at the bottom of its travel, where the pin clamps into the holder there is a little adjustment that can be made. Loosen the pinch bolt, slide the pin down till the adjusting ring as far down...
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    DCB Episode 2 - WELD TABLE

    Set both PH and CH to .08
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    Gold Rush

    Probably Juan, he has a mobile trailer with a 4400 inside of it. Part 1 episode: Part 2 episode:
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    The ULTIMATE Welding Cart: Design | Cut | Build S2:E5

    Attached is the dxf cut file.
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    Basic CAD issues

    Best to start with the original make sure it shows up correctly before we try to create a tool path. First thing I normally do is import the dxf, then go to Edit > Select by > Open Objects, if anything gets selected you know it is an open object and will need to be fixed before creating a tool...
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    Basic CAD issues

    The black lines next to the red is your tool path, not sure why they are jagged, all the tool path does is it applies an offset from your original image, so you may need to do some cleanup on your original image. Your Sequence by List is only showing one polyarc due to you selected all and Made...
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    Lubrication tips for a 4400

    Since the lifter station is fairly sealed up it is difficult to get to the lead screw unless you remove the nylon mounting block as well as the shroud. You only need to keep the screw clean and possibly a very light rub down of silicone spray. Too much lubricant and you are going to attract...
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    vmd connects but i have no axis travel

    Check that you have power to the 4 drive cards inside the Accumove 3 box, there will be a green light on each card. There is a fuse on the small power board with the two large capacitors, next to the two-pin plug that has the two red wires on it, this is an 8 amp 250v slow blow fuse. You can...
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    Maintenance

    The 8 bearings on the upper and lower guide rais, their purpose is to prevent the 1/2" guide bar from twisting due to downforce when using a router they are not meant to be in constant contact with the guide bars. My only concern with the cassette would be, does it ride back and forth on the...
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    IHS Error: Failed to detect torch.. Torch won't move in Z axis Help Please

    Torch is detecting IHS right off the bat when you hit run job, this is an indication either the copper shield cap is screwed on too tightly as in not enough clearance between shield cap and nozzle or you have debris between shield cap and nozzle.
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    Maintenance

    Are you referring to the carriage that the torch is mounted to. The upper and lower bearings are spring loaded, no adjustment there, then you have 4 bearings on the front and two bearings behind. The two bearings behind preload the 4 bearings on the front, so that the carriage is held firm to...
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    CAD for Mac

    You would need to boot into Windows operating system on the Mac, to do this you can use Boot Camp.
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    metal build-up on cap

    I havent hard of any issues such as that before, you can try anti splatter spray, spray it on the cap to prevent the material sticking to the shield cap.
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    Desired new features

    Stay tuned we should have more info for older machines after the new year.
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    VMD program not opening

    Likely you do not have all the Microsoft Visual C++ prerequisites for 2008 thru 2012 for both 32 and 64 bit, you can download these from Windows Update. No need to go through Regedit, not even sure what those features you mention even do. The VMD software basically needs C++ and .net framework...
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    Table issue along X-axis

    Which ever axis is the long axis, check to make sure you can move the torch head full travel back and forth along the 48" span at High speed with no issues. If you are not able to then take a look at the motor assembly, if the motors are tucked inside the guide rails then you can remove the...
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