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General Mach Discussion / cutting circles

« on: January 09, 2011, 06:46:58 PM »

i have been cutting some 1.5 inch circles in 1/2 ply  using a .375 bit
the problem i am having is that the circle in not coming out completly round.
the problem seem to happen where the bit enter the material.
there is a small teardrop in that area.
its in that area where the circle is not completly round.
can anyone help
paul

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General Mach Discussion / Re: feed hold button

« on: September 25, 2010, 12:00:04 PM »

my next question was  exactly what ray ask 
paul

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General Mach Discussion / feed hold button

« on: September 25, 2010, 09:36:47 AM »

When you hit feedhold, the tool will generally keep moving a little further before it stop.  but  the cutter continue spinning
is there some way to have the tool lift out of the way when you hit feedhold.
thanks paul

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General Mach Discussion / Re: mach3 stop on screen

« on: September 23, 2010, 06:45:14 PM »

thanks hood
paul

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General Mach Discussion / mach3 stop on screen

« on: September 23, 2010, 06:15:16 PM »

Is it possible to add a feed hold button that does the same as using the mouse and clicking the feed hold on the screen?
or somehow using a key board stroke.
its just the time it takes when using the mouse
thanks paul

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G-Code scaling program, mm to Inches and back

« on: June 20, 2010, 12:05:08 PM »

My above post is a bit misleading  i was sent a dxf that was made in mm   i then took that file into vcarvepro
and made a cut file in mm.
then use the converted to turn it into an inch file.
an easier way to go is if i was able to change the dxf mm file into a dxf inch file.
is that possible?

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: G-Code scaling program, mm to Inches and back

« on: June 20, 2010, 11:12:18 AM »

[flash=200,200]I downloaded file and everything work as far as the conversion goes.
the problem i have is when i tried to run the file.
[i tried an aircut   ]  the file size has been reduced to a faction of the original size.
tried on two computers same problem.
enclosed is both files  before and after.
thanks
paul

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General Mach Discussion / xml backup files

« on: June 15, 2010, 09:04:00 AM »

On my mach3 folder there is a file called xmlbackups . is this the file i save in case my computer crash, and i need to
reinstall .
if so do i just place this file into the new installation.
or is it more than just that?
paul

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Edit g code help

« on: June 09, 2010, 05:35:31 PM »

thanks for the help  is was not a mach3 problem  but a computer problem.
tried another computer and it work
thanks for the time
paul

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Edit g code help

« on: June 09, 2010, 01:41:20 PM »

yes Tweakie it has Notepad specified as the G Code editor .
paul