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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Simple G code example needed

« on: July 21, 2008, 09:53:25 PM »

Wizards/Pick Wizard/Turning/Run/OD Turning, OD Fillet
If you leave the Radius at 0.000, it will turn to a square corner.

Turning is not there! Only Teach, Teach rev 1.4 and Thread milling, I am running the demo version.

Kristin

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Simple G code example needed

« on: July 21, 2008, 09:41:40 PM »

Rich,

Where are the wizards located? When I click wizards in Mach turn I don't recognise which one may be the one you used.

Kristin

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Simple G code example needed

« on: July 21, 2008, 09:22:11 PM »

using the demo version and I don't find any wizards for that (darn wizards!) I think Jimpinder had an example of a loop & repeat thing but unable to locate the thread.

Kristin

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Simple G code example needed

« on: July 21, 2008, 08:20:27 PM »

Ha, thought I knew what I was doing almost, finally got the X & Z axis motors mounted on my Taig,

Wrote a bit of code:

g0 z0

g1 z .25

g0 z0

g1 x .01

g1 z .25

g0 x 0

g0 z0

g1 x .2


g1 z .25


etc...



Sure there is an easier way with loops but can't find the examples I have seen here.


All I want to do at the moment is say take a piece of round stock in the lathe, and turn say .5 long with repeat passes off .010" for the purpose of taking a video, I also seem to have forgotten how to put a dwell time in as I would like to have say 15-30 seconds to man the camera after I hit cycle start. Think that is g4 but can't remember the syntax like g4 P30?


Thanks

Kristin

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Is jog one speed only?

« on: July 21, 2008, 08:59:51 AM »

been up for 7 1/2 hrs now, its 13:38 here

Hood

Well I've been up for over 20 hrs, suppose it's time for some sleep 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Is jog one speed only?

« on: July 21, 2008, 08:36:16 AM »

Thanks,

Ha I guess I should have looked at the other screens to find that, just overexcited making auto swarf.

Kristin

PS- Hood don't you ever sleep? or did you just get up? Thought I was a night owl.

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General Mach Discussion / Is jog one speed only?

« on: July 21, 2008, 08:12:20 AM »

Just wondering if there is a way to change the jog speed without changing the motor tuning? Is there a hot key or something to run jog at say 50% 0r 25% speed?

Kristin

Just making automatic swarf for the first time today!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Figuring out a linear accuator stepper

« on: July 19, 2008, 08:48:23 PM »

Hood,

That was the easy part, got it running semi-tuned the motor, now I have to figure out the mechanical linkage and setup! 

Kristin

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Figuring out a linear accuator stepper

« on: July 19, 2008, 08:28:32 PM »

Thanks Hood,

spent way to much time during math class staring out the window it seems. Kind of explains why when I entered g1 z1 it ran out of room! Had SPI set to 20,000 should be 6400 at 8 microsteps.

Kristin

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General Mach Discussion / Figuring out a linear accuator stepper

« on: July 19, 2008, 07:31:24 PM »

I just got a Hayden accuatiator 1.8 deg/step and I think 0.00125 linear motion/step so how do I set up the steps/inch I can set my HobbyCNC board to microstep of 2/4/8 which I suppose I should do. So is it 1/0.00125 x 200 x microsteps = 1 inch???


Kristin