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General Mach Discussion / Taper Turn Wizard - JT2 Morse taper not right

« on: March 16, 2016, 04:30:09 AM »

Hi,

I have just turned a JT2 taper with mach3's taper turning wizard, unfortunately the angle is not correct and I don't know why.

If you look at the finishing cut , this is incorrect to.
My machine is set to work in mm.
Any ideas what I am doing wrong ?

 X end +12.39 , Angle +2.335 , X Start 14.2 , Z End -22.23 , Z START +0.0 , Clearance 1.0

roughing feed rate +100 , Roughing depth +0.1 , Finish Feed rate +50 , Finish Depth +.05

The final finish cut Gcode also looks wrong

F50
G1 X12.3084
G1X14.2029 Z-22.23
G0 X16.2
M5

The spec for the JT2 taper is :- small end 12.39 mm, big end 14.2 mm,  Angle  2.335

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General Mach Discussion / HB04 MPG - Mach3 Detent calibration

« on: February 14, 2016, 12:17:06 PM »

Hi Everyone,

I have a wireless HB04  Mpg working with Mach3.
When I move the hand wheel 1 detent it moves the Dro's more than the specified amount in the Jog setting.
Is there any way to calibrate the wheel? or have I got something else wrong?

E.g  if I move 1 detenton the handwheel, with the jog set to .1 it moves the Dro .1016

All help Gratefully received

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Countersink Option

« on: January 18, 2016, 04:39:23 AM »

Hi Ron,

It would be good if the hole wizards also included the ability to do countersink holes.

e.g set the countersink angle , and top diameter , then the system did the rest.

Kind regards

Mark

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Mach4 General Discussion / Version 2803 Problems

« on: December 22, 2015, 03:35:14 AM »

**** Reference all Axis Home ****

HI everyone,

Can you confirm if the reference all home should be working the same as Mach3.

Currently my system does reset the DRO's to Zero , but does not motor over to find home switches.

Are there any other settings that I need to set befor this will work? or do I have to code this in the button script?

Or is this a future Mach4 enhancement?

Kind Regards

Mark

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Mach4 Release Dates and content

« on: December 18, 2015, 10:52:41 AM »

Hi Everyone,

Can we have a Mach4  release schedule.

This does not have to be exact, but it would be nice to have some approximate release dates and some idea as to what new features or fixes are to be included.

As each release is made this could be updated to form a version history, similar to other software products.

Best Wishes

Mark

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Sieg X3 super convertion

« on: November 03, 2015, 09:52:03 AM »

Hi, every one after two years of work  a few hours a week my Sieg X3 super is now up and running.

My web site is dedicated to sharing some of things i have learnt on the way.

Hope you find it interesting.

Best Wishes for your project.

Mark Taft

http://marktaft3.wix.com/siegx3cnc

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*****VIDEOS***** / Sieg X3 Super - Simple Cnc convertion

« on: November 02, 2015, 04:52:57 AM »

http://marktaft3.wix.com/siegx3cnc

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Mach4 General Discussion / Mach4 Keyboard Mapp

« on: October 14, 2015, 09:44:10 AM »

Has anyone go a Mach4 keyboard map, Is it the same as Mach3 ?

Can someone point me to any documentaion, I am looking for  a list of special mapped keys.

Cheers