If you could follow the link I suggested above and determine the type of control card you have, that would be very beneficial to know and we can better answer your questions. With all the floppies, etc. you could have DOS software and external serial dongle for registration. Here is a link where you...

Customer writes ... I am going to contact the guy that I bought this off of and see if he has the security dongle as the software that he sold me with it does not work without it. It is from Rayen High School. I can see that someone took off a sticker on the right top side of the cabinet I am sure t...

VR CNC Milling is the control software for your machine. It appears from the pictures that the previous owner’s registration is on a black floppy disk rather than a serial dongle, but hard to tell from the pictures. Not sure what software you downloaded from our website. If you downloaded the VR CNC...

Customer writes in ….. Hello, this is the machine that I bought http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=220206769989&_trksid=p3984.cWON.m313.lVI I have a series of 3.5" hard disks that came with it - Mill CAM Designer 2.13 and VR CNC milling for windows on CD it h...

If you are using RS232 (for your Denstep control card) and not USB, Denford has found success with the Lindy PC/Fax/Modem RS 232 Cable. It is a 9 Female PIN/25 Male PIN serial cable.

A Denford mill will use VR CNC Milling control software and a Denford lathe will use VR CNC Turning control software.

With the black machine cable that came with the Microrouter Compact (i.e. similar to a computer cord) plugged into a wall outlet and the Porter Cable spindle motor cord plugged into this black machine cable (i.e. computer cord), the motor should run using the On/Off switch located on the side of the...

Customer writes in----- I used a computer cord to try and power up the spindle on our demo router and it did not come on. I tried it with the router turned on and turned off, it made no difference. Do I need to have it attached to a computer, with the VRmill running, in order to directly power the s...

Brilliant Boots - thanks! 2 passes set up in QC 3D worked for the customer. Customer had sourced their own cutters and they were not long enough to do a proper job in one pass. The ballnose endmill was going too deep into the balsa and the shank of the tool was being forced through the balsa thus st...

Your control card looks like a Denstep and if the year of your machine is 2002, chances are that the software is VR CNC Milling v 2.**. If you can find the registration floppy for VR CNC Milling, then you will be able test out whether you can utilize the software. VR CNC Milling will work on compute...

Customer updated software to VR CNC Milling v. 5.20, lubed lead screws, checked e-stop wiring, limit switches and wiring, potentiometers and noticed no improvements. Mentioned to customer that when cutting F1 balsa car blanks the Y axis is doing almost all of the work, pushing and pulling the blank ...

The problem appears to be in your offsets --- your Z Offset. The Z is at, or very near, the end of its travel, it cannot go down anymore to drill the holes for the tees. 1.Home the machine 2.Use a piece of billet as a Spacer/Sacrifice piece in the clamp. 3.Loosen the cutting bit in the collet, just ...

We get an error message machine exceeded its limits. I have checked and double checked and everything is done exactly according to the Router 10 Hr lesson but it stops after making the grooves and before making the holes. We seem to be having a problem getting the machine to Z down all the way. When...

If you have the EUROSTEP Iss 4 control card AND your machine is in good working order to begin with, you will need various parts (Nexstep Rack Board, USB cables, Bulkhead fitting/cover) and the Control Software v.5** You would need to drill a 27mm dia hole in the electrical box and fit the USB Bulk ...

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Customer has an Amatrol lab – Novamill with robot. It was delivered in July 1999. Customer upgraded from DOS to VR (now v. 2.31) a few years back, but is having problems with input/output auxiliaries. 1. He states that the E-Stop button must be pushed to reset the auxiliary in/outputs. It is inconve...

Are there any instructions for cleaning the laser head above and beyond page 15 of the Guide?
Any instructions for Pro motor maintenance?

The X & Y datum positons need to be moved closer to the circle on the CNC File Output Page in order to move the circle being cut within the machine limits. The sheet of material should be placed in the "Landscape" position NOT "Portrait" in ProDekstop and on the machine table to clear the machine ca...

When trying to use the router to cut a 4" diameter circle from a sheet of wood for a clock face, an "Exceeds Limits" error pops up. The design is drawn in ProDekstop and use QuickCAM 3D to creat the fnc code with the circle in the middle of the material

You need to vacuum the dust from around the 3 home switches and blow the dust out of the switches with compressed air. When you use the “Secret Home”, the machine thinks it is at Home and the axis will only move away from the home position. You have to use the Home tab and Home XYZ to get the machin...