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General Mach Discussion / Re: Pocketing and Island avoidance issue, need help

« on: April 21, 2009, 07:28:01 PM »

Looking at holetest.tap and adding or subtracting .118 for the tool size your G code gives me .175" hole, a .5" hole with a .1752" island and a 1" hole with a .5" island.
The G code is correct. Do you have any numbers plugged into the tool window?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Pocketing and Island avoidance issue, need help

« on: April 21, 2009, 03:27:39 PM »

Another question, your file is labeled "hole test conventional" does the conventional part mean conventional milling as compared to climb milling?
That is what it looks like to me running your program. What happens if you re post the program in climb mode?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Pocketing and Island avoidance issue, need help

« on: April 21, 2009, 03:10:48 PM »

When you say "Pocketing with Island avoidance" do you have a program that is creating your G code by giving it the parameters for the pocket and island?
If so, what program is it?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Still can not get part to cut same from mill and router

« on: April 20, 2009, 02:33:36 PM »

In motor tuning, what is your steps per set at?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: New Guy here - Need some help on where to start.

« on: April 19, 2009, 08:50:41 PM »

I have been running a BOSS 5 using the original steppers, power supply and driver boards for the last ten years.
I get 120 IPM rapids at least 90 IPM circular moves. I built a circuit board that plugs into the Bridgeport card cage
and connects to the computer. Originally I was using AHHA software but have just recently moved it over to Mach 3.
I have PC control of the spindle and coolant.
Most of the problems with the Bridgeport stepper drive electronics was caused by Bridgeport's software.
In the 100s of these mills that I have helped change to PC control I have only run across 3 or 4 bad motors.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Boxford Tooling Plate, 4th Axis & CoolJet

« on: April 17, 2009, 07:42:29 PM »

My DF4 is running an E-Sky receiver, Super Skids, Acro 280BB main motor, tower Pro servos and a 10C 2200 ma battery.
Still running a Plastic rotor but not the DF one.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: need help w/ initial set up of superior electric drives w/ mach3

« on: April 17, 2009, 07:00:43 PM »

You can jump from 5 volts to EN.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: need help w/ initial set up of superior electric drives w/ mach3

« on: April 17, 2009, 06:59:45 PM »

You need 5 volts on the EN connector next to the power input connectors.
Jumper X6 must be on Pins 1 & 2. Jumper X7 could be tried first on Pins 1 & 2 Then on Pins 2 & 3 if 1 & 2 don't work.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: need help w/ initial set up of superior electric drives w/ mach3

« on: April 17, 2009, 06:41:35 PM »

Have you checked the 5 volt power input to the C10?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: need help w/ initial set up of superior electric drives w/ mach3

« on: April 17, 2009, 06:23:01 PM »

If terminal 3 is connected to the pin that is set to X dir in Mach 3 then I would suspect the board.