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micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Tue 17 Aug , 2010 16:03 pm

I have just purchased a Micro mill 2000, manufactured July 2001. I am new to cnc and hope there is someone in the Swindon area or north Wiltshire, who I can talk to or see one operating.
Mine is all working from my computer, I think I may need some sort of programing disk to feed in to the operation, I can jogg all xyz axis, and home, this is where I am stuck.
Can anyone help.
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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by Denford Admin » Tue 17 Aug , 2010 16:54 pm

Have a good look through the downloads sections for manuals and tutorials.
eg: viewtopic.php?f=15&t=2325&hilit=dos+manual

Our manuals shouldn't be too daunting for a beginner.

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Tue 17 Aug , 2010 17:56 pm

Thanks, had a look, I think I need a design disc, or something like that, I have a working dongle, it is the programing I need. I have read the VR milling, micromill cnc users manual, and now want to program, where do I go from here.

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by Denford Admin » Wed 18 Aug , 2010 8:56 am

Did it come with MillCAM designer ?
If it did, you'll be able to draw and machine some basic shapes, holes and text.

Otherwise you need to be looking/googling for a CAD/CAM package - they will range from free to £000's - depending on what you want to achieve.
Bear in mind that 3D work will be quite a slow process on this machine.

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Wed 18 Aug , 2010 9:29 am

Hi, it came with two manuals no software, what is the cost of millcam design, I would rather go with the manufacturers software, can I download from anywhere.

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by Denford Admin » Wed 18 Aug , 2010 10:37 am

Hi, we don't sell it anymore.
The current product is QuickCAM 2D design which is £150 (Single user licence)
The machine probably came with MillCAM designer, so we may be able to replace the licence for a small fee, and you can download it from here:
MillCAM Designer v2.2a CD: (15Mb) Uploaded 17th Oct 2005...
https://www.website.denford.ltd.uk/suppo ... -downloads

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Wed 18 Aug , 2010 12:06 pm

Thanks, I have downloaded the mill cam Designer, when I try to run the program, it tells me my dongle not present, but it is plugged into the computer and in VR milling runs the jog controls so I assume it is working.
Any suggestions.
The serial number on the dongle is S/N: 3967 if this helps.

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by Martin » Wed 18 Aug , 2010 12:57 pm

The easiest way to check what the Dongle is programed for is to run Drights.

You may need to run it in a Dos window.
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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Thu 19 Aug , 2010 8:48 am

Thanks for the download of Dright, I unfortunatly know nothing of DOS, and cannot find anyone who is.. is there a windows based way of checking the dongle.
or can I send it to someone for checking..

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by Denford Admin » Thu 19 Aug , 2010 9:13 am

Unzip the two files attached into the same directory.
Instead of running (double clicking) drights.exe - run drights.cmd from windows

This will bring up the program in a DOS window , and wait for you to press any key to close it.
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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Thu 19 Aug , 2010 9:28 am

The information as seen on the screen.
Package rights--v1.31 15th october 2003
dongle identifier is 00003967
The following packages have permission
vr milling pk40 pk41 pk42 pk43

This has come up from the dongle run on dos screen, where do I go from here

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by Martin » Thu 19 Aug , 2010 10:17 am

The dongle is therfore only programed to run VRMilling.

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Thu 19 Aug , 2010 10:40 am

Thats a shame, so how do I get a licence from you, how much will it cost, do you take credit cards, should I ring you if so what contact details can you send me.
Thanks.

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by bradders » Thu 19 Aug , 2010 11:51 am

Check your in box

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Re: micromill 2000 starting off

Post by seapro » Thu 19 Aug , 2010 12:23 pm

:D Checked in box//many thanks.. fantastic help and patience,

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