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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: October 03, 2009, 08:04:09 PM »

Thanks Hood for link, it is useful,
I remove the hydraulic cylinders from x&z-ax, now that axis is moved only by steppers and screws,
now I have: chuck - open/close, load bar, 4 speed spindle gear,stop spindle, profiling tool on x-ax and 5 position ATC on z-ax (for
drilling and tapping) - What is the best way to manage with ATC? (poppabear says to set them as C-axe!?)
Thanks!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: October 02, 2009, 08:17:34 PM »

ActivateSignal(OutPut*) 
DeActivateSignal(OutPut*)

are what you will likely need, obviously the * is the output number you are using in Ports and Pins for that function.

As for writing the macro then best thing is just to look at some of the macros in the macro folder and also look at the VB Buttons in the wizards and it will help you out.

Ray is writing a manual at the moment so when thats done it will help a lot.

You could also probably do it via a Brain which might make things easier but they also have a learning curve.

Hood

"Ray is writing a manual at the moment so when thats done it will help a lot."
- What about Ray's manual?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: September 14, 2009, 05:19:13 AM »

Hi,
Haw is the usual setting of automatic chuck on/off?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: September 09, 2009, 07:29:08 PM »

I think I have never seen a hydraulic piston controlled via a stepper motor.

scott
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That is same like servo wheel in the cars, steppers is like drivers hands, hydraulic do move directions...of front wheels..

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: August 26, 2009, 04:12:45 AM »

-It moves via hard stop,

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: August 25, 2009, 07:03:53 PM »

Thanks Hood,

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: August 25, 2009, 06:39:29 PM »

I make this 16 opto-isolated solidstate relays, they are activated by PP, an can carry up to 60 Volts DC 10 A max, the valves on the machine is on 24 V, - But I am confused about activations and de-activations of valves - about writing a macros....

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: August 25, 2009, 05:57:25 PM »

I have two LPT with 16 outputs, with solid state relays, is it will be o.k.?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: August 25, 2009, 05:43:32 PM »

Another question,
Haw I can set up auto bar loader to work with Mach3?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe with 2 Z-axis - Help!

« on: August 20, 2009, 07:16:39 PM »

Hi,
This is some pictures from the "lathe", it is east europian made, Bulgarian I think...
The first Z-ax have manual speed control, by valve which reduce a speed... and that two valves for direction...
their travel is 100 mm, and carry the X-ax, which is for profiling...