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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: grex download manager not working

« on: October 31, 2009, 10:48:32 PM »

I'm not sure, I haven't had a g100 hooked up since shortly after writeing the set up guide. Have you tried it with a different browser? Talked to Gecko drives or looked on their forum? If you can post a screen shot where you are at when the trouble begins it might help. This sounds like more of a problem with your networking or the G100 but what version of Mach are you running?

Brett

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: grex download manager not working

« on: October 31, 2009, 08:37:20 PM »

I'm sorry, I meant support tab, docs.

http://www.machsupport.com/docs/G100_Set_Up_Guide_Rev.1_9-19-07.pdf

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unseen Post

« on: October 31, 2009, 02:55:30 PM »

Ray, that is indeed a macro. It makes it Automagic. If your touching off manualy you would enter the distances in your axis dro. Just click the z dro and enter the distance and then hit enter.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problems threading on the lathe

« on: October 31, 2009, 02:51:25 PM »

Rich's new avatar.

Brett

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Mach3 and G-Rex / Re: grex download manager not working

« on: October 31, 2009, 02:41:31 PM »

Have you looked in the documents tab at the top of this page and had a read of the G100 set up guide?

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Unseen Post

« on: October 31, 2009, 02:35:35 PM »

THis is one that I use. The two lines that adjust for the thickness of my touchpalte are red. The first of the two is where I would change the 0.059 to 3.0 if it were 3 inches thick.  

'Auto Tool Zero Script

CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818) 'Get the current feedrate.
PlateThickness =0.059
ProbeFeed = 5


Code "G90 F" &ProbeFeed

If GetOemLed (825)=0 Then
Code "G4 P5000" 'Time to get to the z-plate
Code "G31Z-5 F" &ProbeFeed
Code "G4 P0.25"
While IsMoving()
Sleep(100)
Wend
ZProbePos = GetVar(2002)
Code "G0 Z" &ZProbePos
While IsMoving ()
Sleep(100)
Wend
Call SetDro (2, PlateThickness)
Sleep(100)
Code "G4 P0.5" 'Pause for Dro to update.
Code "G0 Z0.25" 'Change the Z retract height here
Code "(Z axis is now zeroed)"
Code "F" &CurrentFeed
Else
Code "(Z-Plate is grounded, check connection and try again)"
Exit Sub
End If  

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Auto Zero

« on: October 31, 2009, 12:46:59 PM »

I'm not sure unless you had my signuture at the end. If it is a later version of Mach it could have issues as well. Here is an updated one for later versions of Mach.

'Auto Tool Zero Script

CurrentFeed = GetOemDRO(818) 'Get the current feedrate.
PlateThickness =0.059
ProbeFeed = 5

Code "G90 F" &ProbeFeed

If GetOemLed (825)=0 Then
Code "G4 P5000" 'Time to get to the z-plate
Code "G31Z-5 F" &ProbeFeed
Code "G4 P0.25"
While IsMoving()
Sleep(100)
Wend
ZProbePos = GetVar(2002)
Code "G0 Z" &ZProbePos
While IsMoving ()
Sleep(100)
Wend
Call SetDro (2, PlateThickness)
Sleep(100)
Code "G4 P0.5" 'Pause for Dro to update.
Code "G0 Z0.25" 'Change the Z retract height here
Code "(Z axis is now zeroed)"
Code "F" &CurrentFeed
Else
Code "(Z-Plate is grounded, check connection and try again)"
Exit Sub
End If 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: There is a God!!!!!Keygrabber Axis Gain question

« on: October 30, 2009, 05:04:42 PM »

Andy, I'm wondering if axis 5 is a true analog signal. Might be why it is dropping out on you. You can't jog multipul axis in analog, that is done in jog mode. You can still use the same axis to jog the axis you normally would in analog if you can figure out a way to use a key modifier.

Brett

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FAQs / Re: Program it in the house, machine it in the shop. How?

« on: October 30, 2009, 04:35:36 AM »

I'd use a cad/cam to produce the tool path code and then save it on a network drive or thumb drive to load in my machine. You can have a second copy of Mach in your house too and simulate the run. Art and Brian are great about that.

Brett

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: more stupid questions bits and end mills.

« on: October 30, 2009, 04:22:21 AM »

Barry, there are some suppliers listed in the links section too (Tab under the search box).  If you call a reputable one I'm sure thaey can give a ton of good advise and probably have a lot of guidlines posted on their sites. A good friend has told me one of the suppliers said the optimal wear point is found by creeping up your feed until you break the bit and then back off 10%. This will cost you a bit to find out but in a long run it may be worth the sacrafice. He has used that info. and gotten very good results with tool wear. I have never seen a feed/speed chart or formula for wood but there easy to find for metals. You can use a speed/feed calculator here.  http://precisionchaos1.com/support.htm   

Brett