Messages

1

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Glitch in Turn OD arc wizard program?

« on: July 29, 2009, 04:23:12 PM »

Rich

Thank you for your response.  Will a typical wizard output go beyond 500 lines of code?  How long is the license good for?  Does it include updates?

Again thank you for taking the time to think on my problems.

Jamie

2

VB and the development of wizards / Re: Glitch in Turn OD arc wizard program?

« on: July 29, 2009, 03:11:31 PM »

I didn't count how many lines of code (i don't think it was 500) I was at in the wizard  could this looping/ stopping  be the fact that my version is a trial version and not licensed therefore it just stops as i have read about?

If that is the case how much does it cost to license my copy and how do I go about it?

Thanks

Jamie

3

VB and the development of wizards / Glitch in Turn OD arc wizard program?

« on: July 26, 2009, 10:18:01 PM »

I am very new at cnc but I have successfully made a few things using mach3 with this install.  I am using windows xp to run version R3.042.020.  

While using the arc turning wizard to make a sphere the program/machine stopped about 1/3 of the way through when it got to this code  G01 X 0.75 it created that code (G01 X 0.75) and repeated it over and over dozens of times.  so i scanned down the code lines and it acted odd not wanting to scroll through the code then finally did and after i scrolled back up the repeating portion was gone.  with my limited knowledge i don't know how weird this really is or not.  But it is annoying if nothing else.  I closed the program and restarted it then changed a minor detail in the wizard dimensionally and ran the program over and it glitched again giving me the exact same error.  Before i ran the program again I scrolled through the code and there wasn't dozens of lines of G01 X 0.75 so it has to be creating it while the program is running.  

My only thought is that my power supply is too close to my P.C.  If that is the case how close can they be without concern they are in the same cabinet.

Any thoughts or suggestions?

Thanks

Jamie

4

General Mach Discussion / Re: Thread milling using Mach3 centering single point threading tool question

« on: July 18, 2009, 07:45:29 AM »

That is a really great idea as well

thanks

Jamie

5

General Mach Discussion / Re: Thread milling using Mach3 centering single point threading tool question

« on: July 17, 2009, 08:47:52 PM »

TP

Thank you again for your help hopefully they will give me a link or a password so i can try it out

Jamie

6

General Mach Discussion / Re: Thread milling using Mach3 centering single point threading tool question

« on: July 17, 2009, 07:59:04 PM »

Thank you both for the great information.  I will try boring a hole undersize to get my answer.

I found the advent download is that set up to be a stand alone program or as an add on wizard for mach3?

http://www.advent-threadmill.com/2_downloads.cfm

i sent in the information they asked for on the download page but haven't received a password or link yet

thanks again

Jamie

7

General Mach Discussion / Thread milling using Mach3 centering single point threading tool question

« on: July 17, 2009, 12:04:56 PM »

When i attempt to do thread milling my threads are off center in the hole and before i break another insert i figured it would be easier to just ask.  I am using a single point tool holder that was designed for use on the lathe for id threads.  My question is should i be centering from the center of the tool ie. shaft body which is hard to find the center being that the thread point sticks out a ways and is off center by design,  or should i use the tip of the insert as my center point?  or will it just be trial and error?



Next question is there a threading wizard or setting that i didn't see in the mach 3 threading wizard that will do pipe threads?


last question for the day will the threading wizard in mach3 do acme threads I don't see why not i just figured it was a matter of choosing the right pitch and threading insert

thanks in advance for any and all input

Jamie

8

Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: CNC newb needs Wizard or Help with G code for K baffle

« on: March 27, 2009, 07:31:15 AM »

Thank you Ron and Rich

I might have to reinstall the program on my cnc computer.  I installed it on my work computer just to try some things and the above lathe wizards are there but on my cnc computer i cannot find them. 

Is there a way to reinstall Mach3(ie a folder to copy or something)without losing my motor tuning and port and pin settings?

9

Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: CNC newb needs Wizard or Help with G code for K baffle

« on: March 24, 2009, 08:19:58 PM »

when i go into lathe wizards i do not see the lathe shapes.  The wizards look the same as the mill wizards maybe i do not have that pack installed.

thanks

Jamie

10

Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / CNC newb needs Wizard or Help with G code for K baffle

« on: March 23, 2009, 03:40:06 PM »

I just got my CNC machine up and running finally Very Happy

It is a Shopmaster Eldorado lathe bridgemill.

I am using Mach3 to run the machine and I didn't see any wizards that came with the program that would be easy to cut the K baffle. Again I am a newb on the CNC so there may be one there and i am not smart enough to find it let alone to run it yet.

But if someone knows of an easy wizard to use for that purpose or has the code already that they wouldn't mind sharing I would greatly appreciate it.

this is a K baffle
http://www.cncguns.com/images/P3270443.JPG

Thanks

Jamie