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General Mach Discussion / Re: Set Z to zero automatically?Auto tool zero questions

« on: January 10, 2007, 03:51:20 PM »

In-time your zero plate will be peppered with little indentations, especially if you use fine pointed bits. I just replace the AL. plate when it gets bad. Setting your feedrate to 30ipm or less will not give the Z axis the shock it would receive if hitting the plate at 180ipm 

Putting foam or rubber pad under the Z plate usually gives false readings due to inconsistent compression. If you mic the plate including the pad it will not be the same reading as when compressed by the Z axis during a zeroing routine, you would also get different reading with different feedrates in this scenario.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cabin Fever

« on: January 07, 2007, 11:06:34 PM »

Take it, that a safe bet your not going to trim your wiskers for the event 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Version R2.0.030 and Z plate problem

« on: December 31, 2006, 05:25:38 PM »

thanks Brian and of course Art.
will update with the revision. Sent you a photo of  todays finish cut, also hope to have some video to send showing how bad it is without jerk control
Gary

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Version R2.0.030 and Z plate problem

« on: December 31, 2006, 01:01:59 PM »

Brian, my script for the touch off plate for a comparison......... and its back to cutting
Gary.

SwitchTravel = GetUserDRO(1151) 
ProbeFeed = GetUserDRO(1152) 
code "G01 G90  F" & ProbeFeed
 code" G31z-4 F" & ProbeFeed 
 While IsMoving()
 wend
 code "G92Z"& (SwitchTravel)
 While IsMoving()
 Wend
 code "G4 P2"
 code "G1Z1"

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Version R2.0.030 and Z plate problem

« on: December 30, 2006, 08:24:32 PM »

Thanks Brian will look at my coding later have just shut down for the night 4hrs into an 7hr cut so testing will have to wait for me at least until I get through this job.

Have another quirk, I noticed this a couple of releases back that when I shut down and do a fixture save on start up the Z axis DRO is way off. Tested again tonight shut down with a safe height setting .6250 restarted and Z-axis  DRO was reading -2.*********x

gary

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Version R2.0.030 and Z plate problem

« on: December 30, 2006, 07:40:40 PM »

Had the same problem except my hits the touch off plate and stays there.
Also had to revert back to 2.0.029
Another thing I noticed was when starting a file with a Cylcle Start it would dwell at the M3 S*********xx command, normally would cylcle right on through.
gary

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Edge Probing

« on: December 17, 2006, 02:03:21 AM »

Tom and Scott,
Just a thought, but rather than edge probing you could use the "teach & Learn" wizard. Great little tool (thanks Brian) which will give you an edge profile creating you're g-code on completion, more than likely a lot quicker than a probing routine.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 computer requirements, network compatibility

« on: August 01, 2006, 09:49:29 AM »

Wayne, when I put the Ascension and Mach3 on I purchased a new 2.8g e-machine, incresed the memory to 1g and cleaned out windows xp to the bare essentials.
Its a dedicated computer at the CNC but all files are run from the server over a wired network. This set up has run from day one with no problems, now I have heard of some problems with the wireless networks due to other equipment in the shop such as dust collectors etc so I would recommend going wired if possible.