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General Mach Discussion / MOVED: problem with probe action

« on: November 08, 2017, 01:09:47 AM »

This topic has been moved to Mach4 General Discussion.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php?topic=35939.0

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General Mach Discussion / Re: General question about small CNC mills

« on: November 07, 2017, 10:48:11 AM »

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Should I reasonably expect to cut a 2" X 4" X 1/8 T shaped flat part from 303 ss ?

Hi Billy,

What you have is basically a hobby style machine, it is far from being an industrial model but...
Taking it steady with lots of coolant (to avoid hardening) you should be able to profile cut 303 SS but remember that cutter size, spindle speed, chip loading and feed-rate all need to be very closely controlled.

SS is not a material I would want to machine with a Sherline but I am sure there are many members here that have and will sing it's praises.

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Need help/advice

« on: November 07, 2017, 05:57:52 AM »

Hi Alex,

Mach3 will only command a motion movement in multiples of your axis step size. Any discrepancy between a MDI commanded move and the actual DRO display are not cumulative and are not something to worry about.

Mach3 version .066 is not recommended by popular opinion, it is preferable to use version .062

Tweakie.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Local rotated system ang G68 doesn't work

« on: November 07, 2017, 04:00:50 AM »

I think Local System Rotate is one of those commands that needs a mach3 license to operate.

(This thread may be of interest to you http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,22932.msg160769.html#msg160769)

Tweakie.

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