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General Mach Discussion / Just introducing myself
« on: August 14, 2006, 11:42:13 PM »
Hello all,
I just recently signed up and i'm rather unfamiliar with CNC machine work but I've been learning.
Currently i'm using Mach 1 and so far I have been able to figure everything out for the most part. I have my Computer-Controller-Machine all hooked up and Mach 1 configured and I have succesfully tuned the motrs the motors to a smooth hum. (The steppers sound so cool! Like something out of star wars)...
But anyways.... I have had it all hooked up for about a week now and I am pretty confortable with everything, up till this point that is.
I think I need a few pointers on the "Conceptual ideas" behind configuring the parameters of the machine... And this is why:
As mentioned I'm all wired and ready to go for about a week now, so, I thought I was ready to move beyond just playing with the CNC VIA the keyboard hotkeys... So, I create a simple .bmp and a simple .jpeg, both in 2-colors (black&white).....
So, I open Mach and go to import the file, everything seems ok.... Then it ask me for the cutting parameters... At that point I'm just like this guy --->
Now, keep in mind I don't even have any router bits yet and all I was doing was planning on doing a "dry run" in the air,... At that ppoint I really realised how little I knew of what I was doing.... So, I tried the different cutting options (dot diffusion, spiral etc etc) and I finally got one to work... The thing imported and saved the GCODE... ...
So, I loaded the GCODE and everything seemed to be looking fine.... Until I hit run... At that point I get a "no specified feedrate" ....
Now i'm wondering if anyone reading this can kind of feel out where i'm at based on my jibberish and lend some advice... ?
Thanks!
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Oh yeah, I have downoaded Mach 2 and 3 and i'm sure that would work fine when I'm ready to start milling out parts, but I'm no where near that point yet and still need to learn GCODE better and all the fixtures and tools etc etc... And how to setup the feedrate!
I just recently signed up and i'm rather unfamiliar with CNC machine work but I've been learning.
Currently i'm using Mach 1 and so far I have been able to figure everything out for the most part. I have my Computer-Controller-Machine all hooked up and Mach 1 configured and I have succesfully tuned the motrs the motors to a smooth hum. (The steppers sound so cool! Like something out of star wars)...But anyways.... I have had it all hooked up for about a week now and I am pretty confortable with everything, up till this point that is.
I think I need a few pointers on the "Conceptual ideas" behind configuring the parameters of the machine... And this is why:
As mentioned I'm all wired and ready to go for about a week now, so, I thought I was ready to move beyond just playing with the CNC VIA the keyboard hotkeys... So, I create a simple .bmp and a simple .jpeg, both in 2-colors (black&white).....
So, I open Mach and go to import the file, everything seems ok.... Then it ask me for the cutting parameters... At that point I'm just like this guy --->
Now, keep in mind I don't even have any router bits yet and all I was doing was planning on doing a "dry run" in the air,... At that ppoint I really realised how little I knew of what I was doing.... So, I tried the different cutting options (dot diffusion, spiral etc etc) and I finally got one to work... The thing imported and saved the GCODE... ... So, I loaded the GCODE and everything seemed to be looking fine.... Until I hit run... At that point I get a "no specified feedrate" ....
Now i'm wondering if anyone reading this can kind of feel out where i'm at based on my jibberish and lend some advice... ?
Thanks!
------------------------------------------------
Oh yeah, I have downoaded Mach 2 and 3 and i'm sure that would work fine when I'm ready to start milling out parts, but I'm no where near that point yet and still need to learn GCODE better and all the fixtures and tools etc etc... And how to setup the feedrate!