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Promote and discuss your product / New screenset for Mach3 Mill - Ease-eMill

« on: February 23, 2017, 02:14:33 PM »

We are glad to announce you the new Ease-eMill for Mach3 Mill Screenset!
This thing turns your Mach3 Mill into completely user friendly product!

Features:

16:9 ratio adjusted Screenset! Enough with the old-fashioned 1024x768!
Large toolpath window
Files included for CSMIO-IP/S by CS-Lab
Distance To Go for visual reference to avoid any crash
Current Work Offset (G54, G55, G56 etc.) appearance on display
Feed override slider
Spindle override slider
Spindle load monitoring in two ways:
* By reading from VFD analog output (0-10V)
* By comparing True and Set RPM
Optional Hydraulics/Air compressor On/Off switch
Easy to use separate Offsets window for setting Tool and Work offsets
Separate window for all coordinate systems (Machine, Axis, Work)
M01 Break (Optional Stop) button with LED
Included Macro for rotational or linear Automatic Tool Change with logics to go shortest distance, easy to configure for 4-bit encoder or using switches
User friendly safety logics preventing against crash
* Protection against wrong tool (for example, Tool 0 instead of 1) by warning user with pop-up window
* Preventing Cycle Start before homing all axis after Reset
* Waiting for Spindle while it spins up to commanded RPM, then allows program to continue
Auto Tool setting macro
Auto Part setting macro

Brain included:

Brain for controling Hydraulics (settable Output pin) button on screenset
Brain for external Pause and Stop buttons
Brain for Spindle Load meter, if no Analog Input from VFD (comparing True RPM and Commanded RPM)
Brain for Lubrication alarm (no oil)

Screenset is available in Metric and Imperial versions.

Install instructions are on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV-aRS4-4ew

Price for the Screenset is 25 Eur via PayPal, please write me PM about buying it.

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*****VIDEOS***** / Turning Christmas Tree with Retrofit Traub TNS60

« on: December 27, 2016, 05:01:52 AM »

Greetings everyone!

After a long fight with Mach3 and Post Processor bugs in Fusion 360, we finally got our Lathe ready to some kind of production!

So we represent you our first turning - a Christmas Tree!

https://vimeo.com/196941640

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Promote and discuss your product / New Screenset for Mach3 Turn is here!

« on: December 19, 2016, 09:17:12 AM »

We are glad to announce the new Ease-eTurn for Lathe Screenset!
This thing turns your Mach3 Turn into completely user friendly product!

Features:

16:9 ratio adjusted Screenset! Enough with the old-fashioned 1024x768!
Large toolpath window
Files included for CSMIO-IP/S by CS-Lab
Completely rebuilt wizards in Conversational tab, including Quick Threads by Poppabear in new look!
Settable safe Toolchange Position with one click button and safety, saving time on long and unneeded travels, also usable with M code
Lubrication alarm for users with Auto lubrication system
Machine operated (air or hydraulic) collet chuck or jaw chuck opening/closing by one click button, also usable with M code, with displaying current status LED
Distance To Go for visual reference to avoid any crash
Current Work Offset (G54, G55, G56 etc.) appearance on display
Feed override slider
Spindle override slider
Spindle load monitoring in two ways:
* By reading from VFD analog output (0-10V)
* By comparing True and Set RPM
Spindle Stall detection with LED
Optional Hydraulics/Air compressor On/Off switch
Feed per Rev setting by one click button
Constant Surface Speed (CSS) setting by one click button
Easy to use separate Offsets window for setting Tool and Work offsets
Separate window for all coordinate systems (Machine, Axis, Work)
M01 Break (Optional Stop) button with LED
Included Macro for rotational or linear Automatic Tool Change with logics to go shortest distance, easy to configure for 4-bit encoder or using switches
User friendly safety logics preventing against crash
* Collet Open/Close preventing Spindle Start, Cycle Start
* Protection against wrong tool (for example, Tool 0 instead of 1) by warning user with pop-up window
* Preventing Cycle Start before homing all axis after Reset
* Waiting for Spindle while it spins up to commanded RPM, then allows program to continue

Conversational part features:

Easy-to-use wizards
Usable in both - radius and diameter mode
Option to append multiple wizards in one usable G-code file

Brain included:

Brain for Collet Signal On/Off (for one pin)
Brain for controling Hydraulics (settable Output pin) button on screenset
Brain for external Pause and Stop buttons
Brain for Spindle Stall Detection (must use RPM counter on Spindle)
Brain for Spindle Load meter, if no Analog Input from VFD (comparing True RPM and Commanded RPM)
Brain for Chuck opening/closing safety, so when Spindle is turning, it is impossible to open it
Brain for Lubrication alarm (no oil)

Currently Screenset is made for Metric users, in few days Imperial version will be ready.

Install instructions are on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emUI7DDnI6k

Price for the Screenset is 25 Eur via PayPal, please write me PM about buying it.

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3Turn ToolPath glitch in latest version 3.043.066

« on: November 25, 2016, 07:59:36 AM »

Hello CNC lovers and users!

I believe a lot of you are using Mach3Turn and having problems with the ToolPath part.

Right now I am having a problem with G02 and G03 mismatch in ToolPath plus totally unacceptable visualization of code.

Is there really no option to implant ToolPath from older Mach3 version (for example, 2.63) where it works perfectly? For example, by copying some dll's, exe's or whatever?

I wouldn't like to use older versions daily because it seems a lot of bugs are fixed in the latest available 3.043.066 after reading the changelog.

I am adding a comparision between what I see in the latest version and what I see in the older one Mach3 2.63!

Thank you for reading and have a nice day!