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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 cutting text backwards or mirror image tool path

« on: May 09, 2014, 10:01:07 AM »

Hi Gary,

I am pleased that you have it sorted. 

Tweakie.

3552

General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 cutting text backwards or mirror image tool path

« on: May 09, 2014, 05:49:24 AM »

if i home to the bottom right then this will not be 0,0 are you saying that i home to the bottom right which will give me the bottom right of the table and then apply an offset to this ?

Yes, apply the offset to arrive at your work datum then zero the DRO's.

I don't actually use machine homing routines, never have - all my work is either one off's or jigged for multiples and my datum (X zero, Y zero, Z zero) is always set-up at run-time.

Tweakie.

3553

Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach4 Printer Port Discussions

« on: May 09, 2014, 05:16:59 AM »

Excellent work Art, you certainly have my interest. 

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach 3 cutting text backwards or mirror image tool path

« on: May 09, 2014, 05:10:59 AM »

Hi Gary,

Directions relate to the tool movement over the work piece rather than the movement of the machine table.

If the tool moves to the right over the work then that is axis + direction : if the tool moves to the top over the work then that is axis + direction.

I see no reason that you cannot home bottom right but this position will not be X zero, Y zero as far as the work is concerned and your offsets should reflect this.

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 09, 2014, 01:48:59 AM »

Sneew / Sneeuw - You have got me Ian because I am not quite sure and need to take expert advice on that one but the language certainly differs from the north to the south of the country. 

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 08, 2014, 11:55:59 AM »

I think it's right now Ian - but perhaps I should have had at least one beer. 

The mistakes were grammatical Sam I missed the spaces. 
ie. 'Open' should have been 'Op en' ('Up and' as opposed to Up'n).

OCD rules the day, perhaps I should see the Doc. 

Tweakie.

3557

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 08, 2014, 07:51:16 AM »

Y'all forced me into engraving it again. This time GEEN BIEREN !! 

Tweakie.

3558

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 08, 2014, 02:35:18 AM »

Thanks guys.  

Tweakie.

3559

Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 07, 2014, 10:19:35 AM »

I make no excuses fellas - it was a holiday weekend, with friends around, and we all had a modicum of beers before we set about this project.

Yes Russ, out of plumb as well 

Tweakie.

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Tangent Corner / Re: Murphy’s Law strikes again.

« on: May 07, 2014, 09:13:22 AM »

Thanks Craig.  

(Perhaps I should have taken the full picture - it's the annotation for my 'Weather Stone' and the black line is the string suspending the actual stone).

Tweakie.


addendum:  It gets worse - only since looking at it again here, I have noticed there is more than one mistake