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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Prototype Lathe Toolchanger

« on: May 16, 2008, 04:22:39 PM »

Hi Guys

Here's a link to a prototype lathe toolchanger we've been working on. Hopefully it will be available commercially later this year. The toolplate may well change for an alternate design before then, but the general design, mechanics and control work extremely well. The design is adaptable for various center heights, so should be suitable for many different lathes.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dvLbb-HNsE

Steve Blackmore

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Mach3R3.037 Skipping over A axis moves in G-code

« on: February 23, 2008, 03:22:54 PM »

Hi Chip

Ignore the toolpath display when an A axis is involved, it often bears no resmblance to what the job is actually going to do. The following is a toolpath display of a file the engraves Test1 around the job, then Test along the job.

Steve