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General Mach Discussion / Re: How to add 1 to axis movment inline ?

« on: May 05, 2007, 02:03:19 PM »

Try it like this :-

O1003
#1=#1+1
g00 Y#1     ; THIS IS AN ERROR HERE HOW DO I DO IT ?
M99

or

O1003
G91
G00 Y1.
G90
M99

Graham.

2092

General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbe - Calabration advise needed

« on: May 04, 2007, 05:06:47 PM »

Do you wish to work in inches or millimetres?

If you move the X and Y axis into the middle of the work area and zero out the X and Y dro's at the top of the main screen.

Then load a pencil or a pen into the spindle and set it so it will draw on paper fixed to your table.  zero out the Z axis dro.

You can run one of these programs and check your sizes.

This will draw a 2 inch square

G20 G40 G90 G18 G80
G01 X-2. F10.
Y-2.
X0
Y0
M30

This will draw a 50mm square

G21 G40 G90 G18 G80
G01 X-50. F250.
Y-50.
X0
Y0
M30

Its not going to tell you its accurate to .001" (.025mm) but it will tell you if you are a long way out.

Graham.

2093

General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool 0 ?

« on: May 04, 2007, 04:51:48 PM »

Hi Don,

post some pictures of the crazy tool path, it is sounding more like a lead in/out problem.

Graham.

2094

Tangent Corner / Re: End Mill starter kit

« on: May 04, 2007, 04:46:56 PM »

Have a look here :-

http://www.artsoftcontrols.com/forum/index.php?action=links;cat=16

If you are running at below 10000 rpm on your spindle HSSE or Cobalt cutters will be fine, if you are above that then look at carbide.

High helix cutters need a ridged machine as they try to pull the head down.

Slot drills clear wood better than end mills.

End mill don't like plunging into solid faces even the end cutting type, slot drills do.

If you want more info just ask.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Tool 0 ?

« on: May 04, 2007, 03:22:23 AM »

You can copy the .XML file from the good PC to the problem pc, that will ensure the settings are the same in both.

As for tool 0, go to MDI and enter T1 M6 and that will set tool 1 as default or what ever number you need.

The other thing you need to set is the tool offsets, they need to be the same in both PC's

Graham.

2096

General Mach Discussion / Re: Macro Pump

« on: May 03, 2007, 02:44:29 PM »

First load the screen set with the reset mod in to mach, go to 'operator' menu and select 'edit button script'.

Editable buttons will flash.

Select reset button on screen, editor will open, enter your code,

Make sure last line of script has a return on the end

Select save.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Macro Pump

« on: May 03, 2007, 02:29:15 PM »

You can set the tickers like this :-

Sub SetTicker (number as Int, text as String)

number is from 1 to 255

text is any text you wish to display

e.g.         SetTicker 205, "This is a very long error message because you seem to have done something very silly"

Graham.

2098

Mach3 under Vista / Re: Getting up and running in Vista

« on: May 03, 2007, 02:05:09 PM »

My way forward with Vista was XP.

Graham.

2099

General Mach Discussion / Re: Macro Pump

« on: May 03, 2007, 02:01:53 PM »

This is where we got our info

http://www.artsoftcontrols.com/MachCustomizeWiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

Graham.

2100

LazyCam (Beta) / Re: pocket with islands

« on: May 02, 2007, 05:50:19 PM »

Load DXF.

select layer 2

Select Pocketing

enter tool dia, eg. .125

click create pocket.

Graham.