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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for an alternate (small) video window
« on: February 18, 2009, 12:15:14 AM »
Ron,
The calibration is only as good as your cameras optics. I'm only interested in where the crosshairs are relative to the object. but then everybody will use the video window differently.
RICH
 

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LazyTurn / Re: LazyTurn
« on: February 17, 2009, 06:48:35 PM »
ART,
Your latest version looks good. All i know is i quickly tried four files and and didn't have any problems.
Even dummy running them, the pathing looked good.
Need to try and break it.
So hopefully will get to spend some time and see what happens.
Till then,
RICH



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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for an alternate (small) video window
« on: February 17, 2009, 07:12:51 AM »
GREG,
That was the one. The ideal would be the abiliity to make your settings, pick size of screen you want without the gingerbread.  Screen size would be about the cross hairs. Another problem is not all cameras work.
Who's the garu for Mach's video plug in?
RICH
 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Looking for an alternate (small) video window
« on: February 16, 2009, 10:28:41 PM »
Some where somebody was provideing software which had the cross hairs  but it was no smaller if memory serves
me and you had to pay for it. I know what you mean though about the size. My camera is 8 to 10 x and only use about 1/4 of the window. That's not to say that someone else would probably want the whole window.
How about using another cheapo computer just for viewing?
RICH

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General Mach Discussion / Re: thread problem
« on: February 16, 2009, 10:16:05 PM »
I don't think 3.042.20 is the problem. In fact I just cleaned off everything and it was a fresh install along with
the SS latest plug in. Could be wrong, but, if there is some poop i usualy have the knack to step in it!
RICH

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: MachTurn wizards
« on: February 16, 2009, 11:03:20 AM »
Vince,
As you find a bug can you post which wizard and what it is.
 
I always wanted to go thru each one and just see how they work
but never seem to get around to dedicating the time.
There must only be about 50 or 60 of them!  ;)

RICH

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FAQs / Re: Mach3 will not run?
« on: February 16, 2009, 10:00:51 AM »
mliner,
Did you do a reboot after installing Mach3? It should run the program. Now as far as running a machine from that laptop that's a different problem , maybe.
RICH

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General Mach Discussion / Re: thread problem
« on: February 16, 2009, 07:33:17 AM »
Woody,
A M6X1 is close to a 1/4-20 in terms of total thread depth cut
   M14X2      "          9/16-12             "                                 

I can try the m14x2 but think it's going to be a stretch for the punny lathe ( don't think the spindle motor
has the power to do it.  Maybe I'll try at a small pass like  0.002".

The m6x1 should be no problem though and just to check if it's a metric thing ( but frankly Hood would have
picked on somethnig like that a long time ago ) as i haven't had to do any metrics.

The PP works just as well as the SS. The reason for me using the SS is because my one computer can't be used
with the PP ( the PP pulse signal sucks / and the steppers just won't run correctly).

It's not cheeky to ask at all as i am sure others would gladly do the same.

Back some 7 months ago i spent a lot of time trying to cut thread's on the lathe. Threading was actually broke in MACH. Art spent a lot of time and in particular implemented in M76 and G32 the ability to adjust for spindle
speed problems. In the future ( maybe /whenever that is ) you will be able to use the SS via an encoder with steppers thus the Z would be slaved to the spindle down to a deap stop. Software can only do so much and
is just a comprimise for mechanical ills within reason.

I believe that there will always be threading problems for users. NOT BECAUSE OF MACH, but due to the users
mechanical / machine side of threading. Threading is one time which really shows just how good your overall machine is.Accuracy is important as a thread is sort like a go  no-go gage. Over all it will show up on either side of the spectrum
namely small / fine pitches  and the other end deep. If you can't do in between, you will never do the extremes. That's my nickle on threading.

MODIFIED: RUNNING MACH3 LOCKDOWN VERSION 3.042.20

RICH 

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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Unable to configure Mach3 for SmoothStepper
« on: February 15, 2009, 08:14:20 PM »
I don't have an answer for you.
By machine do you mean lathe, mill, and now some other machine?

RICH

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Started my Taig enclosure......
« on: February 15, 2009, 02:47:43 PM »
Realy a nice enclosure Dave.
RICH

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