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3691
Mike,
Not sure what you are trying to do. If you are using LazyCam and want to define what points are to be drilled you can just draw a circle where the drilled holes are in CAD.
See page 41 in the manual.

RICH

3692
Feature Requests / Re: Config/Motor Turning
« on: March 28, 2011, 05:39:24 AM »
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I can't view xls

You will need Ms Excel to use the calculator.

RICH

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Circles
« on: March 27, 2011, 01:06:05 PM »
Nicolas,
Think the numbers in reply #5 are somewhat mixed up.

RICH

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Zero Radius Arcline
« on: March 27, 2011, 07:49:45 AM »
Bob,
Can you post the  DXF drawing?
RICH

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Circles
« on: March 27, 2011, 07:31:02 AM »
If you just selected that circle in LC and didn't do any offsets then the pathing would be along that circle and the od cut would be
1.3125". Now if it only cut 1.29", then you could have done something wrong in LC or you have someting set wrong in Mach.

RICH

3696
Mach Screens / Re: Mach3 CNC Lathe
« on: March 27, 2011, 07:24:09 AM »
Provide a schematic and manual for the drives of  your controller.
Some old controllers have drives that take commands from an interface program and will
not  or may not work with a modern controlling program.

RICH
 

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Feature Requests / Re: Config/Motor Turning
« on: March 27, 2011, 07:10:48 AM »
Link to a steps per unit calculator:
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,16315.msg110286.html#msg110286

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You just have it listed as Steps Per. Steps per what? meter, yard or mile?

Steps/unit.........thus  inches or mm

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The kernel rates posted are not compatible mathematically with my hardware

Don't understand your comment.  ???
The kernel rates have to do with Mach's interface with Windows operation.

RICH

3698
General Mach Discussion / Re: MACHTURN AXIS CALIBRATION AND MDI
« on: March 27, 2011, 06:56:31 AM »
Jayson,
-The manual and cycle screens have an MDI line but they are not labeled in turn.
-Loading the mill screen set to calibrate the axis will work. Make sure you save the settings prior to closing Mach.

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the axis calibration will only ever be as accurate as your measurements


Most folks will have a problem since they can't accurately measure a long distance ie; 12 , 24 , 36" distance. What you actualy do is
set / calibrate your steps based on a long axis travel and then check at a short travel. As far as the calculated, what Hood states is exactly true
and one must recognize that inaccuracies in each component of the axis may have an affect on the steps per unit.

RICH

3699
Works in progress / Re: THE LATHE PROJECT - 2011
« on: March 26, 2011, 01:06:24 PM »
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What is "C/S/M" buttons, is that Control, Spindle, M?,


They  would be the small buttons next to the jog on/ off  button as shown in reply#84
allowing for changing the jog mode.
c=continous
s=step
m=mpg
Thus you could save space by just using the letters along with an indication light  and would fit in the lower right corner of the screen now that the  reverse run button is gone.

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In Mill that abiltiy exist now with the standard DROs, i.e. if you push the Mach. Coor. button your current X/y/z dros in what ever work offset your in, change to mach. coor.
is this what you want/mean?
Not really....
Machine coordinates in turn always display in radius mode ( irrelevant of configured mode).
If your program code is done in diameter and also Turn is  configured in diameter....... and you want to see the DRO reflect diameter you would need to change to program coordinates.

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Rad. Mode ?

Just an indication of how  the user has Mach3 Turn configured.

I always look at the "switch states / the mode label" , then confirm what mode turn is configured for, then look at the files gcode ( it may state what mode the code was done for).
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Two seperate screens, a pro and standard, vs. a single screen that can do both

Two seperate screens.

RICH






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General Mach Discussion / Re: Huge Threading Problem Help
« on: March 26, 2011, 11:05:48 AM »
Toms,
I would suggest you create a new xml.
I couldn't get my spindle rpm to display in the DRO no matter what was tried with your xml from reply #55.
RICH

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