yes, I no longer use the #expand. Its a helpful feature for support, but it doesnt run on old versions.

I try to be sure Brian always puts the latest version in the distribution, but he often misses it. Just get the latest version from the forum and load it to be sure.

I intend to do a turn that ends in a fillet. If you set the fillet radius to zero it leaves a square corner as it does now. I have that code written but have to test it.

I have to do some work on the graphics, I guess some guys dont like it taking the full screen, but want to see the task bar on the bottom.

I have some work on a next version, but then the holidays, and Cabin Fever got in the way. Ill be back to it soon.

Yes, the NFS turn wizard is part of the Newfangled set and you must buy the license. One license is good for all the NFS wizards, tunr, maill copycat, drilwiz and mill power feed

In each case the wizard will let you try parts of it without the license.

Your second problem looks like you are running the MachStandard Mill screen set. That screen set loads many custom macros, so when the wizard trys to call an M3 mach runs the modified macro that calls code that is part of the MachStand Mill set.

Im not sure there is a fix for this. Ill try to get Dave to look at it.

On your recording issue I think the right answer is to start recording before you make your first move. The wizard will record everything you do after you start recording, so be sure to start recording first.

I'm happy to see my GcodeInit file helped, that is exactly the kind of problem I wanted to cover.

I have not run mach 2.63 in a very long time, but the wizards use only the base mach screen functions, so it ought to run. I vaguely recall some screen changes with V3 of mach, but thats a long time ago. If it crashes then I guess you have determined its not compatible.

I would really figure out your issues with running the latest mach and get up to date.

I will add an LED for single block.

The jog is not your fault, it doesnt work here either. Ill fix that

OK, lets see if I have this right.

If a rear tool post is setup and used for boring it will always have small negative numbers for Xstart going to larger numbers for Xend. It cant go positive, and it cant be a real small negative number, because a boring bar has to have some diameter. I wont test for a min size, but I will check to see that ABS(Xstart)< ABS(Xend) I will make cuts assuming Xstart is the starting dia/radius and make the first cut at Xstart-Cut

Does this sound right?

I found the peck G0s and fixed them in what will be the next release.

Hood, help me with  the rear tool post and negative numbers. What combinations are valid? You suggested "If you start at x=40 and end at x-80 " Is it valid to start at a +ive value and go to -ive?

I have a new version, 1.05 that includes the following:


V0.05
change  Xstart-Xend test on bore to be a warning, not an error
changed Turn so Xstart is stock dia, first cut will be Xstart-Xcut
also now will make cuts as specified, with last pass smaller.
Fixed all DRO to allow 4.4 format, shiftedd and aligned to improve layout
Added Single Block button to Run screen


I have some concern about the Bore cycles with negative numbers. I cant quite get my head around that with a rear tool post,so I may be allowing an invalid condition, or it may get into some loop. Be very cautious if you try this.

As always the new version is in the first reply of this topic. Be sure when you unzzip it that it winds up in Turnaddons/NFSturn without a version number.

I did not have an F word on the Peck Drill, but I did have it on the plunge drill. I have added it to Peck. The new version, 1.02, is at the top of this topic.