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Messages - Graham Waterworth

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 problem , using High Z T1000 router
« on: November 29, 2023, 06:40:51 PM »
As a test turn of the limit switches in ports and pins and then try to home.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: JogOn and JogOff in Macros
« on: November 29, 2023, 06:38:06 PM »
You may need a short delay after the M code

M910
While IsMoving
  sleep(25)
Wend

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Axis in different units?
« on: November 24, 2023, 05:55:22 PM »
Have you checked that you have the Z scaling set to 1 and not 25.4

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Motor Setting
« on: November 24, 2023, 05:50:03 PM »
Its worth noting that rotary units should be calibrated in steps per degree and NOT in steps per rotation as some teach.

Due to the large reduction ratio they will run much slower than a linear axis.

The maximum feed is calculated on the slowest axis and all axis are blended at this or a lower commanded feed.




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General Mach Discussion / Re: Staggered Cuts?
« on: November 24, 2023, 04:52:47 PM »
Is this the first job on this machine?

What post processor are you using, that is the longest code ever for a square 411 lines, 30 lines max for that normally.

Try the Fanuc mill post and slow the cut down to 10 from 40

Try this version its a 3" square with .125 rads and 3 cuts, BTW I was wrong its 33 lines.

%
G20 G40 G00 G98 G80 G17
T1 M6 (0.250 INCH END MILL)
G00 G90 G43 X-3.125 Y-2.875 Z.8 S16000 M3
Z0.2
G01 Z-0.083 F5.
Y-0.125 F10.
G02 X-2.875 Y0.125 R0.25
G01 X-0.125
G02 X0.125 Y-0.125 R0.25
G01 Y-2.875
G02 X-0.125 Y-3.125 R0.25
G01 X-2.875
G02 X-3.125 Y-2.875 R0.25
G01 Z-0.167 F5.
Y-0.125 F10.
G02 X-2.875 Y0.125 R0.25
G01 X-0.125
G02 X0.125 Y-0.125 R0.25
G01 Y-2.875
G02 X-0.125 Y-3.125 R0.25
G01 X-2.875
G02 X-3.125 Y-2.875 R0.25
G01 Z-0.25 F5.
Y-0.125 F10.
G02 X-2.875 Y0.125 R0.25
G01 X-0.125
G02 X0.125 Y-0.125 R0.25
G01 Y-2.875
G02 X-0.125 Y-3.125 R0.25
G01 X-2.875
G02 X-3.125 Y-2.875 R0.25
G00 Z0.8
M30
%


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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: Load FIle in MDI Button
« on: November 23, 2023, 10:52:55 AM »
You could turn your code into a macro and call it with an M code in the button script.

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CS-Lab / Re: update to M4 .5000 version
« on: November 19, 2023, 08:46:18 PM »
I gave up with CS-Labs and Mach4 some time back and run Mach3 with no real problems on my CS-MIO-IP/A.  Every issue I reported to them turned out to be my fault just how this can be is beyond me as some times it ran fine then it would set off and part way through error out with a jolt and break the tool or dive in to the job and wreck the part and the tool.

The same machine with nothing changed except its running on Mach3 R3.043.062 runs perfect, no issues at all.

I do run Mach4 on my other machines with different controllers PMDX, ESS, Pokeys 57 and Galil and have no problems.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: GO TO ZERO button after touch plate
« on: November 19, 2023, 08:33:30 PM »
depending on how your code sets the offsets you may need to call G54 or the tool offset for things to update in the background.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problem with threading. Can someone help?
« on: November 19, 2023, 08:29:10 PM »
When you say threading is not working just what are you getting, is the pitch wrong or what?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Default Feed Rate setting on startup
« on: November 13, 2023, 08:43:36 PM »
You can set it in the general config.