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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mouse MPG Module

« on: January 15, 2021, 10:00:30 AM »

I don’t think you can do it with Lua. In c++ I know I can do it but it is a low level windows call. This could be done in the keyboard plugin as it has the low level windows hooks.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Allowing for Tool Numbers in Lathe Canned Cycles

« on: January 13, 2021, 04:15:17 PM »

We use indexable drills as boring bars after we punch the hole. We back out the hole and call the same tool with a new offset and start boring! It is a great tool and underused in my opinion. In milling you can use a slit saw or Tslot cutter the same way.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Can someone check my code please?

« on: January 13, 2021, 04:13:07 PM »

You don't need to do it it is just good practice...
If you have trouble post here. I am sure we can figure it out

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Nooby in need of help!

« on: January 13, 2021, 10:22:10 AM »

USB uses a shared ground where as Ethernet uses transformer coupled communication (no direct path to ground). So you will not get the noise issues with Ethernet. Also why you don't get a ground loop from PC to PC when you connect two computers. Don't know if you wanted to know a bit more of why USB is bad for this but I hope it helps others that may read this.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Nooby in need of help!

« on: January 13, 2021, 09:09:24 AM »

Home to the top with the Z axis and you will have to take care on how you command your moves . Use G53 when you would like to pick up the axis so you can stay away from the home switch.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Lathe Threading (metric) with Mach4 and Pokeys57

« on: January 13, 2021, 09:01:00 AM »

Graham, I didn't even think to look at the code. Guess I should learn to read it

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Can someone check my code please?

« on: January 13, 2021, 08:59:10 AM »

looks like it should work but the cycle stop is a bit risky. This is a legacy item from Mach3. Pressing feedhold then when the machine is stopped pressing reset is a much better way. The code looks okay, the only thing better you can do is to get the instance with mc.mcGetInstance() rather than passing a zero.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Lathe Threading (metric) with Mach4 and Pokeys57

« on: January 11, 2021, 08:11:18 PM »

Steps per unit wrong ? Or the number of pulse for the RPM is not correct. You have a meter to check the RPM ?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Setting probe dimensions

« on: January 08, 2021, 07:11:25 PM »

What script are you running and what are you trying to set? Tool offsets ? Fixture offsets ? What type of tool offsets are you doing?  Sorry but this all matters

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Upgraded to build 4534 and single block does not work

« on: January 07, 2021, 05:25:55 PM »

No, if it was an old build you had installed and used the old screen we will not remove it from the PC all new installs will use the new one. Cant hang  on to everything