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General Mach Discussion / Re: Conflict between my Zero Touch Plate and Laser move to X, Y position macros

« on: December 28, 2009, 02:46:19 PM »

Only thing I can see is the laser macro exits with a G90, most probing routines use G91, yours selects nether as an operating mode.

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Conflict between my Zero Touch Plate and Laser move to X, Y position macros

« on: December 28, 2009, 02:16:52 PM »

From a new start of Mach3 what happens when you run the ZTP macro 2 or 3 time in a row without the laser macro?

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How can a CNC machine save time?

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:29:18 PM »

          

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CABIN FEVER EXPO - 2010

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:21:10 PM »

Russ,

I have been to IMTS years ago, I may go in 2010 if the rest of the gang are going.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How can a CNC machine save time?

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:13:58 PM »

Twangggggggg,  sorry my violin just bust 

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: Problems getting motor motion on initial Mach3 setup

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:19:04 AM »

Have you got the C10 board enabled?

Graham

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: PLease Help with code

« on: December 26, 2009, 06:09:26 AM »

If you look in Config..Homing/Limits you can specify a home offset for each axis there. You can not change it on the fly but if the offset is static it will work, I use it for my tool changer.

Graham

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How can a CNC machine save time?

« on: December 26, 2009, 05:09:14 AM »

How can a CNC machine save time?
Imagine doing a bunch of arcs and radius , all on a manual machine with a turntable . Lots of setups.
But , that's all we had , and no DRO.  a pad of paper and a pencil , and no Calculater. 
Yes , I guess  I am old. 

You think you had it bad.............

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo

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General Mach Discussion / Re: CABIN FEVER EXPO - 2010

« on: December 26, 2009, 04:57:18 AM »

I was talking to Brian the other day and I have decided to skip the Cabin Fever show and attend the Digital Machinist one. If like me its 3500 mile trip the latter sounds the better event.

This is just my take on things, no real pressure from anybody.

Graham

.................can the thumb screws come off now Brian? 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Engraving around outside of a tube

« on: December 21, 2009, 10:47:32 AM »

In most CAM systems you can output arcs as line segments then you have no G02/3's.

A better option is to do things right and get your CAM system to wrap/project the image over your cylinder, then output the code as X and A axis code.

Graham