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Works in progress / Re: New 4 Axis Milling Screen Set (RaspScreen)

« on: January 09, 2007, 02:36:58 PM »

Thanks, praise indeed from a master.

Its not a copy of anything that I know of,  its more a case of how I think controls should be. Easy and un-cluttered.

Graham.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: OEM Trigger

« on: January 08, 2007, 04:50:14 PM »

I think the triggers start at number 29

So you maybe have to look at 35 and 36 to get the ones you want.

Graham.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Robotic Loader/Unloader

« on: January 08, 2007, 01:50:36 PM »

If you just want the program to keep running do this

%
N1 (first line of gcode)
G20 G00 etc.
...
.
..
.
.(more lines of code)
.
.
M1
M99 P1
%

This will loop until you press optional stop.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: MANURHIN LATHE AUTOMATICE

« on: January 07, 2007, 05:59:20 PM »

I bought a new Manurhin a few years ago, it was the biggest pile of crap I ever had the misfortune to own, I cost me a mint in lost orders, I ended up sending it back to France as they never got it to run for more than 2 hours a day.  The final straw was when the motor mounting broke in two and the spindle motor crashed through the side of the machine. It took me 2 years to get my money back.

Graham.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: need help

« on: January 07, 2007, 03:31:29 PM »

In the stepmaster docs it will tell you the pins that drive each motor step and direction and also which pin if any enables the motors these have to be set up in ports and pins in mach.

see if you have this detail and let us know.

Graham.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: need help

« on: January 07, 2007, 10:26:00 AM »

OK,

run through what you have done so far, what you have connected and where, what the hardware is and what you set up in Mach.

If you do this we can help.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: hexapod

« on: January 06, 2007, 06:32:04 AM »

If you are talking about this type of setup, NOT A CHANCE.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hobby cnc board work with 127 oz steppers and not with 200 oz steppers

« on: January 06, 2007, 05:00:34 AM »

Hi Johann,

every set up is different and you have to set each motor to its optimum by playing around with the setting until you get it running nice.

My settings are :-

                        X axis                Y Axis                   Z axis
steps per mm -     800                     800                     880
velocity          -   1750                   1750                    2250
acceleration    -      55                       65                       50
step pulse      -        1                         1                        1
dir pulse         -        1                         1                        1

Try them but there is no guarantee they will work for your set up.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cirlce Problem

« on: January 05, 2007, 03:59:17 PM »

Poor circles are not always backlash, it could be badly adjusted slides and Gib strips,  it can also be flex in the machine or tool holder.

Check all of these and correct any problems, then set up the backlash in the screws.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hobby cnc board work with 127 oz steppers and not with 200 oz steppers

« on: January 05, 2007, 10:50:44 AM »

Have you set the acceleration and velocity under motor tuning.

Graham.