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General Mach Discussion / Shape size correction

« on: July 27, 2010, 01:44:59 PM »

Is there an easy way to compensate for inaccurate sizes of pockets and profiles that I cut out? I have noticed if I cut a pocket 1" in diameter, it comes out slightly smaller when I measure it. Just the opposite happens when cutting profiles. Is this a Mach problem, or is it my cam program? Please help if you can. Thank You.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: corners have radius at higher cut speed

« on: July 22, 2010, 10:19:29 AM »

That was it! So simple yet has been a pain in my butt for the last year. Thanks So MUCH!!!!

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General Mach Discussion / corners have radius at higher cut speed

« on: July 22, 2010, 09:31:49 AM »

I am having trouble cutting sharp corners at speeds over approx. 10 IPM. If I go faster than that, the corners start to round. If I slow down, it returns to proper cutting. I would cut slower, but it is a pain if I have long strait runs in the same program. I hate having to continuously keep changing my cut speeds. Any help would be appreciated. Thank You!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Where do you live ?

« on: July 02, 2010, 01:04:31 PM »

LOL!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: glass cutting or etching

« on: July 02, 2010, 12:51:19 PM »

Thanks for the info Tweakie! What type of set up did you use for the vinyl cutting?

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General Mach Discussion / glass cutting or etching

« on: July 02, 2010, 10:55:46 AM »

Does anyone have any info on etching glass on a wood router? I was possibly thinking of trying it for kicks.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Where do you live ?

« on: July 02, 2010, 10:13:40 AM »

Amen Brotha!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Where do you live ?

« on: July 02, 2010, 06:29:41 AM »

Muskegon, MI.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: worm gear cad design

« on: June 21, 2010, 06:20:33 AM »

Thanks Sterling. I'm soon finding out this is going to be way over my head.(logarithms and such). Maybe after I study more on writing code I will try what you are talking about in your example. Thank you anyway. Do you have any good suggestions on where to start for a noob wanting to learn g-code basics?

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General Mach Discussion / worm gear cad design

« on: June 18, 2010, 02:07:01 PM »

    Does anyone know of a cad program that can be used to design a wormgear that has a gradual increase in it's pitch the longer it is. The gear I am looking to design will have a 2" diameter, and be approximately 2' long. It will have a starting pitch of about 1/4" on one end and gradually increase to about 3/4" on the other end. Any design help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks...Andy.