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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: September 12, 2009, 06:42:22 AM »

see previous post for explanation

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Gertrude Gets Some!

« on: September 12, 2009, 06:41:43 AM »

been a bit since i posted here, been pretty busy actually.. this one was a bit different to do.. challenge was to cut it with hollows to bring weight down as its to be cast in platinum... even a 5th axis would have struggled with this so öut of the box"time


1: cut flips as per usual, add some caps
2: run rotary path over hollowing areas to cut through solid heart sections
3: use caps to plug holes only 1mm deep from top, melt into place with wax pen
4: run full rotary path
5: drink beer.. kick dog.. shout at kids.. fart..

(dusted gold to photograph better)

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting a rotary toolpath to show correctly in Mach?

« on: September 11, 2009, 04:31:20 PM »

all ok.. was just a loose pci card. All up n running again.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting a rotary toolpath to show correctly in Mach?

« on: September 11, 2009, 03:30:47 AM »

good on you...

i got call from my wife today saying she turned on mill pc and it said #%$^^@$%^%^PffffffffffrtgttttttttttzzzzzzzzzzzzzshnaaaaaaaaaaazlllllZAPPPPPPP!!!

such is my life.....

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting a rotary toolpath to show correctly in Mach?

« on: September 11, 2009, 03:12:53 AM »

no idea? which version you using? besides the scaling bug i just found i have never really paid attention to the toolpath display as it sucks me dry, but generally if i do look at ti to verify something ti seems to be in proportion and accurate.

im on 04020

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting a rotary toolpath to show correctly in Mach?

« on: September 11, 2009, 12:24:55 AM »

i just noticed something in my mach

if all my axis's are not zeroed when i load the path the path comes up skewed like yours, my y was at 103mm and it scaled out the whole ring over Y..  if i zero out XYZA then regenerate its fine again.

maybe try that?

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Video P*r*o*b*i*n*g / Re: video probe, tool or toy?

« on: September 10, 2009, 07:24:57 PM »

i have seen and played with david scans extensively and they are BAD. you will require extensive reworking in cad to blend a fully 3 dimensional object. no point chasing super hi resolution in my opinion unless you are scanning tiny objects as it will cost you as much time cleaning up anyhow.

I have not played with toms plugin as I have not been able to finds a single cohesive thread on how to set it up yet. i have ample line lasers and box full of webcams..

can someone post a link to a step by step setup for 3d scannign on a 3 axis mill?  (1)  here is the software, (2) you  need this hardware (3) heres is how you hook it up

regards
Chris

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Do i need a bigger pc for mach..

« on: September 10, 2009, 05:48:02 PM »

DeskProto, www.deskproto.com and im kind of tied to it cuz the developer also produces a fixture that allows end users to cut 3 sided work with the click of a button. I want to expand on the wizards in the software to breath new life into milling and make it simpler for new entrants into the market.. wean a few sales away from the printer guys..

I hvae not tested changed microstepping yet.. will be doing so on weekend i guess. i dont have a mill at work so i have to do it at night, kinda make it HAVE to be right the first time...

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Tangent Corner / Re: Internet Explorer cannot display web page

« on: September 10, 2009, 03:57:11 PM »

rofl

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Getting a rotary toolpath to show correctly in Mach?

« on: September 10, 2009, 08:06:22 AM »

no worries