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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Warp9 ESS spindle control issues HELP!

« on: November 21, 2021, 12:40:45 PM »

Hi, I'm having the same issue as you, did you get in sorted?

Regards

Dale

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with threading woes in Mach3

« on: June 23, 2018, 05:26:10 AM »

Nice one, glad you sorted the problem, I always suspected it was a software issue.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Help with threading woes in Mach3

« on: May 10, 2018, 08:10:23 AM »

Hi Tweakie, Yeah tried at 50% and 75% reduced still the small result.

Thanks

Dale

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General Mach Discussion / Help with threading woes in Mach3

« on: May 09, 2018, 07:54:14 AM »

Hi All,

Just after anymore ideas to try and fix woes, the issue is when threading it will randomly move x axis and z axis in a zigzag movement stalling the x axis motor. other times it will run perfectly for 3 or 4 passes.

Machine is running Mach3 on win XP on PP running gecko G251s windows has been optimised, it's a vertical milling machine which i have mounted the chuck in the spindle to run as a lathe. The machine runs faultless in milling or x/z turning. Index true speed and spindle speed are very close less then 10% reading.

Things I've tried


Adjust debounce
Tried running in exact stop mode
Slow down feed rate and acceleration on x and z axis ( really slow )
G76 code from threading wizard
running G32 code with g04 p5 dwell at start of threading
uninstall version .66 / delete mach folder in c drive / reinstall version .62 used default screen sets
increase kernel speed up 45000hzs increase acceleration and feed

All the above has had no impact on solving the issues. My gut feeling is it's like Mach is sending out these move commands without using acceleration and feed rate setting. I attached a couple of images of the toolpath before and after

P.S. I have cut threads on this machine in the past about 5 years ago.

Any Information would be gratefully received

Dale

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Help with tool change macro's

« on: June 27, 2012, 02:38:10 PM »

Hi Alex, thanks for the reply, I've download the macro but won't get a chance until the weekend now to try it.

Regards

Dale

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Help with tool change macro's

« on: June 25, 2012, 03:16:03 PM »

Hi, I have tried the setting in auto but it just ignores the M6 T0101 command altogether. In wait mode it does seem to be reading the code in the macro's but something is a miss as i have to enter m6 t**** twice to get it to move to the correct tool position

Dale

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VB and the development of wizards / Help with tool change macro's

« on: June 24, 2012, 02:49:07 PM »

Hi, I have a set of lathe tools ganged parallel to my Y axis  and need some help with my m6 start and end macro's. I have a separate screen with all the tool y offsets that i can type in. The problem I'm having is that the machine is going to the last tool called and the way  I'm getting around this by double entering the m6 t0101 m6 t0101 the first move goes the tool change position waits for cycle start then goes to the last tool called the second m6 t0101 it goes to the tool change position the after cycle start goes to the correct tool position. in general config I have it set on stop spindle,wait for cycle start. My VB skills are very limited so any information would be gratefully appreciated

Regards

Dale

M6 START

tool = GetSelectedTool()
SetCurrentTool( tool )
code "G0"
code "G53 Z" & GetOEMDRO(1202)
code "G53 X" & GetOEMDRO(1200) & " Y" & GetOEMDRO(1201)

M6 END

Option Explicit
Dim Tool As Integer

Tool = GetCurrentTool()
Code( "G0 Y" & GetUserDRO(1000+Tool) )

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / boring in x minus direction in mach turn

« on: April 29, 2012, 08:18:22 AM »

Hi, I trying to use the wizards to cut a bore starting x-12 going to x-40 but both the turn wizards won't let me cut in this direction. Do any body know any ticks on doing this. I did try rear tool post in offsets but this screwed up my m6 start marcos moving my ganged tools all over the place.

Regards

Dale

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: NFS Turn Wizard

« on: December 12, 2011, 04:39:57 PM »

Hi Ron,

I've just loaded version 5, there is still a problem with peck-pause and peck-retract  putting out G0 instead of G01. Continuousis is working fine. Excellent work so far.

Regards

Dale

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: NFS Turn Wizard

« on: November 13, 2011, 06:59:10 AM »

Hi Hood,

Thanks for the help I did try auto enlarge (I'd seen your previous post) but due to having a custom screen set it messed it all up.

Regards

Dale