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General Mach Discussion / Re: E-STop & Limits Wiring...

« on: January 18, 2014, 06:36:59 AM »

This topic is worth reading before you begin.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,25616.msg180583.html#msg180583

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: set distance off home

« on: January 16, 2014, 11:56:22 PM »

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,26319.msg185390.html#msg185390

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: external estop requested problems

« on: January 16, 2014, 06:16:15 PM »

This link may help.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,25616.msg180583.html#msg180583

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Does my homing code look correct ?

« on: January 13, 2014, 09:59:54 PM »

I do mine the same as you Gerry but I learned the hard way to do it like this. I did set the home off distance to a negative value. This value was the distance I wanted to be away from the switch when at machine 0. This was on an OEMs machine. The reason I needed this was the hardware it was using stopped immediately after coming off the switch. It was a very tight machine but if I didn't do one axis and move away when the other started to home it would throw the limit for the other that was at this point just insanely close to making the limit/home switch (the one that just finished homing). Another note (if your using soft limits) is that you will likely need to adjust your soft limit Mins. to what ever you set your - values and decrease the soft limit max by the same amount.

DoButton( 24 )
DoButton( 23 )

While IsMoving()
Wend

Code "G53 G0 Y0"

While IsMoving()
Wend

DoButton( 22 )

While IsMoving()
Wend

Code "G53 G0 X0"

While IsMoving()
Wend

DoButton( 25 )

Brett

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Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: January 09, 2014, 06:37:38 AM »

Tweakie, you sure do keep things interesting. Way to go Tweakie. Brilliant!

Brett

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Screen designer tips and tutorials / Re: screen problem after upgrading from V1.84 to V3.043

« on: January 08, 2014, 09:53:30 PM »

Did you enable High res screens and auto screen enlarge in General config.? You will have to close mach and reopen for changes to those 2 to take effect............. or at least reload the screen.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 0.1uF ceramic capacitors not resolving phantom limit/e-stop/home signals.

« on: January 07, 2014, 09:29:25 AM »

Splint, I can't tell you what to do but if you could replace the limit and home cables with shielded and reuse them if your design has to change more I would start there.

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: 0.1uF ceramic capacitors not resolving phantom limit/e-stop/home signals.

« on: January 06, 2014, 11:21:01 AM »

Bravo Rich and John! Sound advice if I have ever heard any.

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,25616.0.html

Brett

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Tangent Corner / Re: Pyrography.

« on: January 04, 2014, 10:17:21 AM »

Now Tweakie, the Hybrid is just way too slick. You guys are gonna keep messing around a rip a hole in space or something. I'm pretty sure of that. 

Although the depth is obvious in the picture I bet it doesn't do it justice does it?

Brett

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach4 doing Feed per rev

« on: December 31, 2013, 10:05:39 AM »

Also many of the Gcodes will change.. We can add script calls to shift the machine into Mill mode for you out there with milling on a lathe

This may not be used by many right now but I think it will be soon. 

Brett