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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: How to make a tapered thread with Mach4?

« on: February 08, 2021, 01:08:57 PM »

Well it is not as hard as you think.. This is from the manual
R: Taper amount in the X axis, specified in radius. If omitted or 0 is specified a straight thread
will be cut.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: How to make a tapered thread with Mach4?

« on: February 08, 2021, 12:58:47 PM »

Are you talking like a pipe thread ? Yes if you want to do some odd shape thread you will need to do it with G31's

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Font Engrave wizard X shift

« on: February 08, 2021, 12:57:27 PM »

Will do!!!  Gosh I had not had a struggle like that in a long time. This will be put into release soon

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: auto soft limits again

« on: February 08, 2021, 12:18:55 PM »

I know your going to hate this but can I say it again PMC! You can do that in the PMC! PMC solve everything   I guess I need to start making examples....

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: How to make a tapered thread with Mach4?

« on: February 08, 2021, 12:17:35 PM »

I wrote the threading cycle I was thinking you only had to change the X axis end position . it is has been a few years!

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Font Engrave wizard X shift

« on: February 08, 2021, 12:15:43 PM »

Here you are.. if it works I am ready for a stiff drink LOL

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Font Engrave wizard X shift

« on: February 08, 2021, 12:13:50 PM »

Well I think I got it how I like it .. You get to test it! LOL

Shifting gears to doing LUA is a struggle for me. In C++ I know exactly how I would make this happen. In Lua it will make things and you don't even know it! You think your looking at the same object but your not! Anyway I have a new way of doing things that was simple to pass the functions down for posting.

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Font Engrave wizard X shift

« on: February 08, 2021, 09:58:27 AM »

I fixed it once and didn't like how I did it so I am doing it over. I have been working on this thing for the entire morning! It has to do with global and local libs that where used. I am trying to clean all that up now

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Mach 4 Unexpected behaviour/tool paths

« on: February 08, 2021, 09:56:14 AM »

I am thinking it could be an accidental press of the zero button at this time. Could you please try to see if it will do it again . I don't really have anything to go by at this time. Also make sure you don't have any X or Y tool offsets .

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: gcode to perform trapezoidal threads, with a cutting tool

« on: February 08, 2021, 09:36:33 AM »

I am trying to be clear because my Italian is no good   Keep up the great work!