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Tangent Corner / Re: making a snail...

« on: February 25, 2010, 09:00:56 AM »

 

Don't know how you think of these things Chris.

 

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Custom Guitars

« on: February 25, 2010, 06:23:56 AM »

That's truly beautiful work - You have certainly built a machine to be proud of Gary. Hope to see lots more projects soon.

Tweakie.

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Share Your GCode / Re: G code needed

« on: February 25, 2010, 02:29:21 AM »

OK Robert you are quite right this is the only way to learn.

Here is the DXF, it was produced in millimeter units but you can scale it to your requirements. Takes a couple of minutes to load in LazyCam. You will need the licensed version of Mach because it is a large file but see what you can make of it and let me know if you have any problems.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 customisation - Anyone know who can do it??

« on: February 25, 2010, 02:21:57 AM »

Hi James,

Next question - Can you be more specific on the user interface requirements you want to customize ?.

Is it just the screen display (button function etc) ?.

Tweakie.

nb. I am in south east UK you can email or pm me if you prefer.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 customisation - Anyone know who can do it??

« on: February 24, 2010, 11:43:28 AM »

Hi James,

As all the required information required for customization is available somewhere on this forum it really can't be that difficult a task to do.
Perhaps if you give some idea of your location in the world there may be a member nearby who can help you.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Stumped

« on: February 24, 2010, 11:36:43 AM »

Hi Glen,

Don't suppose you could send some of your surplus heat over here could you ?. Then I could get rid of some of the brass monkeys which keep coming to my door wanting soldering jobs. 

Tweakie.

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Share Your GCode / Re: G code needed

« on: February 24, 2010, 03:19:42 AM »

Hi Robert,

I can create the GCode for this one if you let me know the finished size and depth of cut you require also the tool diameter you intend to use.
Not sure if this is the logo you require though.



Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle no longer crashes Mach3, but doens't stay on...

« on: February 22, 2010, 09:04:59 AM »

Sorry Glen, can't help with this one - Its outside the realms of my personal experience. 
Somebody will know the answer to this.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Spindle no longer crashes Mach3, but doens't stay on...

« on: February 21, 2010, 11:06:31 AM »

Hi Glen,

Difficult to tell without looking at your installation.

The casing of my VFD (the heatsink) is bolted directly to my machine frame and is therefore grounded by this fixing so the incoming supply to it does not contain a ground connection. The output from the VFD is made with shielded cable, grounded at the VFD end but not at the motor end but the motor is itself grounded by being bolted to the machine frame. My machine frame and the computer casing are the only parts which are directly connected to earth protective ground and the screen of the LPT cable does not connect the two parts. So everything is ultimately connected to ground without loops and all works well.

Hope this helps,

Tweakie.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: February 20, 2010, 02:43:55 AM »

Nice one Chris - Gecko's rule. 

Tweakie.