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General Mach Discussion / pdf to dxf for bobcad

« on: November 07, 2012, 02:48:17 PM »

can anybody transfer the attached into a pdf that bobcad 21 can read?  I used the trial of pdf to dwg/dxf converter and bobcad could not read it.  the front three holes are .750" for scaling needs.  I need this converted to make the blueprint and toolpath setup.  thank you in advance.   

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General Mach Discussion / Ramping into a pocket

« on: September 29, 2011, 03:00:45 PM »

can anybody help me on setting up mach3 code fr ramping into a pocket?  I have looked and don't know if i am not using the proper term or if it is even supported.

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Bobcad V21 and V23 post

« on: August 19, 2011, 10:54:34 AM »

I need a post for bobcad v21 and bobcad v23 that output a good code.  I had one on my old computer but now that i upgraded i lost it.  Any help would be appreciated. 

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General Mach Discussion / pinning an existing fixture plate

« on: August 18, 2011, 04:15:19 PM »

I have 2 fixture plates from HTS that are already drilled and tapped with 170 holes on a 1/2 grid pattern.  How would i go about pinning the fixture plate to the mill table properly.  I guess my biggest confusion would be squaring it up first and then drilling where the dowel holes are in the mill table already.  How should you square the fixture?   I could put 2 pins a certain distance apart and then put a peice of steel square stock against them and use a DTI to set the stock square inturn squaring the dowel and table ??just thinking out loud. 

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Members Docs / Industrial Hobbies Milling Tips

« on: August 17, 2011, 12:25:15 PM »

here are the files that i converted into pdf for one of the members.  Once again i did not write this stuff i copied it from the original indusrtial hobbies website and all stuff written by Aaron Moss.

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General Mach Discussion / Old Industrial Hobbies Tech pages

« on: August 12, 2011, 09:10:58 PM »

I have the original Industrial hobbies webpages printed pertaining to a semi auto tool change.  Is this some thin you would be interested in having posted?  I only have them in black and white but the info is there and clear.  I would have to scan all the printed pages and find a way to bundle them in one form.  I found some of the old mach2 scripting very cool and would like to implement it with a few changes. 

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General Mach Discussion / USB and Mach

« on: January 14, 2010, 08:23:53 AM »

Is there any solid solutions for interfacing USB instead of parallel ports to Mach?  I ask as I am finding more and more usb and less and less parallel ports.  If there is not a solid solution to that is there a way to create a stand alone parallel port box to work with a usb computer?  I used the SIIG II B5 5 volt double parallel port card and would like to have a laptop hook up. 

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General Mach Discussion / Converting this to gcode

« on: November 30, 2009, 11:35:00 AM »

hey i need help doing a step by step to turn a hand drawn picture into a vector with no chain gaps.  I take my pictures and use the one touch vectorization by wintopo freeware and transfer the vector into bobcad v21.  it keeps telling me something about chain gaps.  I just want to be able to make my pictures into gcode for engraving into some of my projects.  here is an example of a picture i would like to convert http://www.allaboutdrawings.com/image-files/cartoon-whale-drawing.jpg

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General Mach Discussion / electrical outlet and DB25 outlet

« on: November 19, 2009, 08:44:35 AM »

Anybody got a gcode for cutting DB25 cutout and for regular 110 electrical outlet. 

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General Mach Discussion / adding stop to all z movement

« on: November 12, 2009, 03:57:33 PM »

is there any way to add an M01 stop before any z movement?  I don't have my z axis all set up yet but wanted to play around a little.  I have code written but do not want to go through all the lines to add in an M01 for all z movement.  Any help would be appreciated.