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General Mach Discussion / Re: New user needing help with Encoder interface

« on: February 17, 2007, 03:58:13 AM »

This looks interresting.
I'm gonna be by my friend in half on hour (we have weekly sessions of Mach3...  ) and I will explain him...

In France, it's 10 am, so depending where you are in US, it's maybe late by you, but here we've still plenty of time to play with our machines...

Thanks and see you..

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New user needing help with Encoder interface

« on: February 17, 2007, 03:25:40 AM »

Thanks Hood,

Don't mind, in fact I'm helping a friend who has modify his drilling mill in a CNC machine and uses Mach3 but he has problem with Shakespeare language...

What do you think about the way of making breaks in machining process? ...Only a VB macro could help?

Thanks anyway for you reply.

Bye.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New user needing help with Encoder interface

« on: February 17, 2007, 12:02:37 AM »

Hi Hood,

You seem to be expert in macros...
I'd like to use it (or anything else in M3 instructions) to introduce a break in machining cycle to allow machine cooling down during long cycles.
I posted a topic some days ago on this:http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=2451.new;topicseen#new
Your help would be apreciated!

Thanks from France.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Version 2.00.035 -- ReadME..( From ART)

« on: February 16, 2007, 11:58:41 PM »

Hi Guys,

You seem to be experts in macros...
I'd like to use it (or anything else in M3 instructions) to introduce a break in machining cycle to allow machine cooling down during long cycles.
I posted a topic some days ago on this:http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=2451.new;topicseen#new
Your help would be apreciated!

Thanks from France.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Introducing a break in the machining job

« on: February 13, 2007, 04:17:24 PM »

Hi Graham,

Thanks for your quick answer.
This was my first post on a US forum

Concerning security, you're fully right but the small drilling mill is located in the cellar and we could lock the door during machining.

Do you have any experience with macros because we haven't..
A further help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Bye.

Patrick.

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General Mach Discussion / Introducing a break in the machining job

« on: February 13, 2007, 03:43:47 PM »

Hello,
With my friend we are using Mach 3 on our small CNC during our leasure time.

We have a question?
How is it possible to introduce a break in the cycle of machining in case of machining for long times (above hours)?

We'd like to have the following actions:
- after 1 hour of machining,
- move up the Z axis for about 10 mm,
- stop rotation of the spindle,
- make a 15 min. break,
- start again rotation,
- reach the last point and continue program.
 
Please advise !

Do we have to use macros or is there another way already forseen in Mach 3.

Thanks from France!