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General Mach Discussion / Re: True 4 axis milling

« on: July 19, 2010, 06:03:19 PM »

it might not be that bad for brian since he is new at this.he will take a few lumps up front learning the package.but in the
longrun he might come out ahead of the curve.they add to it every week and it has plenty of options.the stuff it can import
is pretty impressive.

bill

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General Mach Discussion / Re: True 4 axis milling

« on: July 19, 2010, 03:39:11 PM »

you can take a look at this freeware called - cnc toolkit - .it is a pain to sign up for but it is free.
might be what you need to get going.they work on it all the time.

bill

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Gcode pause

« on: July 19, 2010, 02:41:25 PM »

Brian
i tried to modify my post but could not.

it dont work like that.

example:
the next time you drive your car to the store at 60 miles an hour just turn in so that you back into the parking space without slowing or stoping.
this would not be a good thing.so some preperations for the moves will have to be done and this prep will consume some time.same thing with milling
when you notice some pauses.it is doing some prep work.

bill

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Gcode pause

« on: July 19, 2010, 02:09:38 PM »

it dont work like that.

example:
the next time you drive your car to the store at 60 miles an hour just turn in so that you back into the parking space without slowing or stoping.

bill

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General Mach Discussion / Re: True 4 axis milling

« on: July 19, 2010, 02:00:52 PM »

if you move X & Y at the same time you are moving in a plane not linear.


bill

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General Mach Discussion / Re: True 4 axis milling

« on: July 19, 2010, 12:57:37 PM »

nice site Khalid.

bill

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Gcode pause

« on: July 19, 2010, 12:48:09 PM »

the mill has to use the steps and count them off.so you will see the actual axis change.the laptop just runs right through it.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: True 4 axis milling

« on: July 19, 2010, 12:31:01 PM »

just type out a line of code.

g1 x-.655 y.165 z-.060 a15 f5.0

that is all 4 going at once,pretty simple.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: At the end of my Rope!!!

« on: June 09, 2010, 02:59:53 PM »

I suggested you play with the step pulse width and see what happens .when motors act the way you describe it might be in the pulse width.
if i think of something else it will get posted.

bill

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General Mach Discussion / Re: At the end of my Rope!!!

« on: June 09, 2010, 01:25:03 PM »

try this - go to the config menu , open motor tuning , set step pulse to any of these numbers 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 or 9 - save then close mach and then restart mach.
check motor tuning and see if your change stayed set.

bill