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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: October 31, 2006, 07:29:21 PM »

Suprised to see it out in the open. I thought it would have a tarp over it. You know what I mean.

Looking good. I'm amazed at the condition of it. It is just like you Hood. FIRST CLASS.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 07:13:54 PM »

I understand that. Good night Hood.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 05:54:02 PM »

I think it would work fine if I knew how to get more than one line of code to take. I edited my last post.

The alarm says " The code must not be more than one line or end with an <Enter>."

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 05:43:20 PM »

Yes, I could get it to do that, but when it does they all three move together. When I make the z the first line, the x&y the second I get an error message. And yes, that is screen 3. LOL The alarm says " The code must not be more than one line or end with an <Enter>."

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 05:00:13 PM »

I have Z limits installed. The reason I don't have the Z home enabled is because my knee is so slow. 8 IPM. I will hardley ever move the Z more than 2.00" in a run.

The Goto Z button is a function = go to Zeros.

Well, it is on mine anyway. I tried to put Gcode in and it didn't like it. Was probably my code. Cam package has made me dumb. Do you have a string of code I could try?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 04:20:59 PM »

I second Mikes emotions about Mach. It is the bomb.
Hood, mine does move the x&y first, then the z when I hit go to Z. I have z homeing disabled in ports and pins so not sure about the ref. all home button. The Goto Z button is a function = go to Zeros. The VB script edit form operator tab will not open it. Not to concerned as I'm going to load the latest release and a KILLER screen one of my friends made. He is good. I would like to know why though.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 03:33:20 PM »

Yes.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 03:13:37 PM »

Yes Hood, that is exactly what happens, at least on mine. I think X-ray's too. The x&y first then the z.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Limit Switch Request

« on: October 31, 2006, 02:05:25 PM »

Is your backlash comp. enabled? Mach does not like CV mode and backlash comp. Have you tried the run with soft limits disabled?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing sequence and Z-Axis Home Offset?

« on: October 31, 2006, 12:11:49 PM »

In the new version, there is also a safe z set up in config.

I tried this, I set the safe z set up as global, allow z moves, work cord., value .250.
It moved the z to .250, moved the x & y to 0, then the z to 0.
This is a nice feature.