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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with reverse or mirror image engraving

« on: July 25, 2007, 10:47:37 AM »

You can do the following in your Gcode file:
To rotate a Tap file 180

G68 R180


To mirror the file about the X
G50 X-1


Hope that helps...

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General Mach Discussion / Re: event driven serial control and modbus

« on: July 25, 2007, 10:44:08 AM »

I so need to do that!!!!!!

If you need me I will be sulking here at my desk ;(

893

General Mach Discussion / Re: Rectangle & circle part error

« on: July 25, 2007, 10:35:05 AM »

I have a mill that will run 500 IPM and I can cut a circle to +/- .0005 so the software can do it...  We need to find your problem...

Please try a G12 and tell me how that works
G01 Z-2.0 F1000
G12 I11 F1500
G12 I12 F1500


How round is this?

thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unspecified failure message

« on: July 25, 2007, 10:26:36 AM »

I have that here but it never seems to give me any trouble... Tell me if you still have problems after cleaning up the macro code.

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: stepper motors drivers

« on: July 25, 2007, 10:24:07 AM »

I have had problems with power supplies like that in the past You need to have a good old linear power supply... Also have to tested the motor with no load?

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Bridgeport Discovery 308 retrofit

« on: July 25, 2007, 10:20:26 AM »

Looking good

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General Mach Discussion / Re: G28.1 Help?

« on: July 25, 2007, 09:52:48 AM »

Try

G91 G28.1 Z-5.00

if that will not work try this
G28.1 Z-3.00


You need to tell the machine to move to the switch...
hope that helps
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unspecified failure message

« on: July 24, 2007, 12:59:01 PM »

hmmm I just get a box at the end... and If I open the file in the editor in Mach3 there is no problem


could give me a screen shot of what you are getting?

Thanks
Brian

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Can I run two axis with one hot key

« on: July 24, 2007, 10:12:21 AM »

That should work as well

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General Mach Discussion / Re: M codes that do not work...

« on: July 24, 2007, 10:11:06 AM »

I can't help you if I don't have the macro and the Gcode file that you have. Could you please post them? (Please make the Gcode file as small as you can)