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Works in progress / Re: "Vintage" Screen Set

« on: February 11, 2013, 11:27:43 AM »

Excellent work - I love the 'vintage' theme. 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Mirror Lasering With Shades

« on: February 11, 2013, 10:59:00 AM »

Brilliant work indeed. 

Tweakie.

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Building or Buying a Wood routing table.. Beginnners guide.. / Re: machine zero

« on: February 11, 2013, 07:29:50 AM »

Hi Jonboy,

Although I do have limit switches fitted to my machine I never use any homing routines.

Basically each job is set up individually and for repetitive work a jig is used so that each blank is placed in the same position on the work table and just the first one in the series has to be zeroed.

This is just a suggestion, but if it is of any help to you this is the method I use http://www.cooperman.talktalk.net/files/17.htm. It would not suit everybody but it works for me.

Tweakie.

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Building or Buying a Wood routing table.. Beginnners guide.. / Re: machine zero

« on: February 11, 2013, 06:36:30 AM »

Hi Jonboy,

Welcome to the forum.

Presumably your inherited machine is a 'Router style' - do you have any limit switches fitted to the axes ?

Tweakie.

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Third party software and hardware support forums. / Re: BobCad Icons

« on: February 11, 2013, 04:01:20 AM »

Hi Johnny,

Sorry that you are not getting any answers to this question.
Perhaps the BobCad community may know http://www.bobcad.com/forums/

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Limit switch activated "triggered"

« on: February 10, 2013, 10:59:47 AM »

Those who know Birmingham UK know it hasn't stopped raining or snowing this year, so everything is damp.

Just about the same here in Southend-on-Sea. 

I am pleased that you have found a solution to the problem.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Limit switch activated "triggered"

« on: February 09, 2013, 08:17:55 AM »

Jim,

Try increasing the Debounce Interval in the General config page and see if that helps.

Tweakie.

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Share Your GCode / Re: How to speed up simple G Code

« on: February 07, 2013, 11:41:53 AM »

Are there any other commands to fire solenoids beside the M commands?

Other possible methods include VB (Cypress Enable) and as an example of the VB;

ActivateSignal(OUTPUT5)

DeActivateSignal(OUTPUT5)

This cannot be included directly within a GCode program but GCode can be included within a VB script although, as a general rule, mixing GCode with VB often leads to disaster.

I know nothing about Win 7 so cannot be of any help there but I am sure there are others who can.

Tweakie.

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Share Your GCode / Re: How to speed up simple G Code

« on: February 07, 2013, 10:16:52 AM »

Good fortune Jack - I hope it works for you. 

Do please let us know how it went.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Skipped Parts

« on: February 07, 2013, 10:11:19 AM »

Did you really do a real-life test run ? I mean on a real machine ?

Hi Wilfried,

I only ran the tool-path (engraved into a piece of scrap) mainly because I was most interested in the efficiency of your GCode and how so much was accomplished within the 500 line limit. ( and I spotted the deliberate mistake  ).

I was using version R3.043.066 so, in retrospect, your problem may be to do with a possible restriction placed on the demo version but Graham is much more of an expert than I am so hope he can shed some light on the issue.

Tweakie.