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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Program Just Stops - No errors - Help

« on: August 13, 2020, 08:43:54 PM »

If you change the G96 to G97 and set S80 to a realistic figure for the material and size, will the program continue?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Program Just Stops - No errors - Help

« on: August 11, 2020, 08:58:27 PM »

If its inches/mm a minute yes if its per rev no

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Setup - x axis jogging problem

« on: August 11, 2020, 08:52:01 PM »

search on here for the right hand rule, stand facing machine with your right hand turned up and your thumb facing right, first finger facing forward and second finger facing up,  these are the plus directions of the spindle when moving.  Forget about the table moving its always the spindle that moves.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Mach3 Lathe Automatic Tool Turret Help needed.

« on: August 09, 2020, 09:33:29 PM »

See picture, click enter tool number

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: spindle dwell before run

« on: July 28, 2020, 09:22:02 PM »

Check the spindle tab on the config screen, you may need to scroll left to see it.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Z zero

« on: July 27, 2020, 08:12:42 AM »

Check your tool offsets, if you are only using 1 tool then you do not need a height value in the offset for that tool.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutting a Circle - Figures don't add up!

« on: July 25, 2020, 07:14:34 PM »

Why do you want to re-invent the wheel, why not use the built in wizards, click on the wizards menu and you have all the included ones in a window.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: bad allocation error

« on: July 24, 2020, 04:51:59 PM »

What version are you using

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutting a Circle - Figures don't add up!

« on: July 22, 2020, 05:23:56 PM »

You do not have the datum set right.

Move your pencil to a clear space.

Jog down until the pencil touches the paper.

Click Zero X to the left of the X DRO on the program screen.

Click Zero Y

Click Zero Z

Jog clear  in Z

Load and run this code

%
G21 G40 G00 G99 G17

N1 (8MM DIA END MILL)
G54 G00 G90 X0 Y0 Z5. S3000 M3
Z1.
G01 Z0 F100.
X50. F500.
G02 I-50.
G00 X0 Y0 Z5.
M30
%

You should get a 100mm circle give or take the line width of the pencil.

If not something is wrong in your settings

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cutting a Circle - Figures don't add up!

« on: July 22, 2020, 01:44:19 PM »

A simple circle with the machine zero on the centre line of the circle and on the top face would be something like this :-

%
G21 G40 G00 G99 G17

N1 (8MM DIA END MILL)
G54 G00 G90 G43 X0 Y0 Z5. H3 S8000 M3
Z1.
G01 Z-52. F100.
X44.375 F200.
G02 I-44.375
G01 Z-54.
G02 I-44.375
G00 X0 Y0
Z5.
M30
%

For helical :-

%
G21 G40 G00 G99 G17

N1 (8MM DIA END MILL)
G54 G00 G90 G43 X0 Y0 Z5. H3 S8000 M3
Z1.
G01 Z-52. F100.
X44.375 F200.
G02 I-44.375 Z-54.
I-44.375 Z-56.
G00 X0 Y0
Z5.
M30
%