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General Mach Discussion / Re: missing gcode

« on: July 17, 2015, 05:17:21 PM »

Thanks Russ!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: missing gcode

« on: July 17, 2015, 05:16:02 PM »

you were right!  I did a thumb drive transfer and the whole gcode was there.  I went to lunch with a smile on my face..lol Thanks so much!  Now to convince my boss to give me the licence on my office computer! I have another question though.  When I set my limits and home my axises, they seem to change all the time.  When you speak of soft limits and home switches, are they actual, physical switches that I have to buy or are they just settings? 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Question about simulation

« on: July 17, 2015, 03:52:32 PM »

I'm super new also.  I'm just winging it!  What gcode program are you using?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: missing gcode

« on: July 17, 2015, 03:47:20 PM »

YES, my company bought the licensed copy of both Mach3 and Lazycam.  Our 6460z cnc machine came with a 4th axis that I haven't even looked at because I'm having so much trouble with just the basic stuff.  I am trying to make files with my simulated versions on my workstation since it's so hot in our warehouse where the actual licensed versions are.  Could that make a difference?

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General Mach Discussion / missing gcode

« on: July 17, 2015, 02:44:11 PM »

Hello All,
I'm very new to cnc.  I've been put in charge of learning cnc so that my company can make face places and such for our servers.  I've been trying to teach myself Mach3 and Lazycam for about a month now and I'm so frustrated with it all!  I think I've got my table measurements down, but this weeks problem is that I've made a faceplate in Autocad then modified it in Lazycam, but the whole gcode won't transfer into Mach3.  Is there a known bug that you vet cnc people know about?  HEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPP!

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General Mach Discussion / Tool creation in lazy cam

« on: June 29, 2015, 10:09:24 PM »

I have a 1/8 (4mm) bit and I think it's a 1/4 bit for a second one.  I am wondering what my feedrate, plunge speed, max cut pas and spindle speed should be for these to mill name plates into plastic material .  Could anyone help me out?

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: June 29, 2015, 10:04:13 PM »

Hi, I am very new to cnc.  I'm a cad manager and my employer has asked me to learn about cnc so can make name plates for our company.  I'm having the hardest time understanding all of this and hope I can find some answers here in the forum. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Question about simulation

« on: June 29, 2015, 09:26:39 PM »

why not open the gcode in lazy cam and figure out the layer or chain and then start from there when back in mach3?