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General Mach Discussion / Re: missing steps ?

« on: April 29, 2006, 06:31:22 AM »

I would drop the accel to 50/sec/sec and work up from there, 200 sounds high to me.

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: missing steps ?

« on: April 29, 2006, 05:47:08 AM »

It could be that the acceleration needs turning up a bit i.e. give it longer to accelerate.

or

Have you got belt slip?

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: missing steps ?

« on: April 29, 2006, 05:34:38 AM »

Hi,

is it always 4mm out?

is 4mm 1 pitch of the screw?

is it belt driven on the axis?

are you doing lots of small rapid moves?

Graham.

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General Mach Discussion / Has Mach got user timers

« on: April 29, 2006, 04:36:24 AM »

Hi,

I have looked in the Mach docs and can not find any reference to timers.  The thing I was looking for was some way of turning on a auto lube pump every 10 minutes for about 30 seconds.

Is there something I have missed?

Graham.

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Works in progress / Re: An unfinished screen set - "Mach Blue"

« on: April 29, 2006, 04:06:13 AM »

Absolutly amazing!

You must do a matching Lathe set, I would feel very left out if you didn't.

Graham.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Proposed Job-setup Wizard

« on: April 27, 2006, 03:01:15 PM »

Hi Dion,

Based on what I do on a Fanuc 18i control at work this is my experience,

the biggest problem you may have is that the code must be written in the correct format for the rotation to work, e.g. every line must have an X and Y position even if the position of one axis is the same.

Some controls also require you to cancel the rotation before each tool change, also certain functions can not be used e.g.

Changing from G54 to G55 etc. without first cancelling rotation.

I can not tell you how Mach uses this function as I don't yet have a mill, just a Lathe (rotation is not very useful on a Lathe)

You will have to ask Art how Mach3 implements this, if at all.

Regards

Graham.

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Proposed Job-setup Wizard

« on: April 27, 2006, 01:15:21 PM »

Hi,

on most controls you can only do rotation in program, something like this

G68 G17 R..... (G68 start rotation G17 in X,Y plane R angle to rotate by)
G00 X50. Y50.
etc..
all movements between will be rotated.

G69 (cancel rotation)

Graham.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Got My mill running :)

« on: April 24, 2006, 02:37:08 PM »

I have tried for years, lots of clogged up cutters but still no blue chips. Oh well never mind. 

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Got My mill running :)

« on: April 24, 2006, 02:27:04 PM »

Blue chips from cutting Aluminium, that would be a novel sight 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Post processors

« on: April 19, 2006, 03:48:02 AM »

Hi,

go to the main Artsoft website, click on downloads, then on FTP, login using your email address, then go to mach3 then post processors, you will then see the mastercam PP.

Graham.