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Share Your GCode / Re: New to cnc and looking for help.

« on: August 03, 2012, 09:24:04 AM »

Is this what your looking for?
Seems to me it should be somewhat convex in shape, unless you plan on shaping it after you cut it out.
Before I could create the code I'd need to know what tools you have available that would cut the slots and the outside shape.

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Share Your GCode / Re: New to cnc and looking for help.

« on: August 02, 2012, 09:19:57 AM »

Best to just post the file and I am sure you will find some assistance.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: GCodeIcon a program for showing the toolpath

« on: July 31, 2012, 05:57:42 PM »

I sent several off to you in a zip file, but you do need to fix your email address in your help menu, it is missing the "@"

also the close button under setting is still in German "Abbrechen"

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General Mach Discussion / Re: GCodeIcon a program for showing the toolpath

« on: July 31, 2012, 05:09:34 PM »

Tried it out, seems mostly it does not know a lot of canned cycle g71, g73 godes, fixture offset g53 and above, g4, g92, g18, g19, g28 g31 and the text comments gives as error unhandled control word to all. I could send you several files it flagged as having issues with if you still would like.

Pretty cool though for a first beta. thanks
now to add zoom in and out and axis view capabilities.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: I'm in Hog Heaven

« on: July 30, 2012, 01:36:10 PM »

Thanks Tweak
Here are a couple of more projects I am working on
The three signs are made from white oak and the coffee table is from a huge wild cherry tree, slab cut potato chip I found in my neighbors wood pile. Took a while to get it close to being flat, but I wanted to preserve the bark. Coated with a two part epoxy resin, this I am thinking will be the bottom, but Ya-Nvr-No.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: I'm in Hog Heaven

« on: July 23, 2012, 10:22:12 PM »

Walnut Oval Table Top

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How far can I push axis formulas?

« on: July 23, 2012, 04:15:55 PM »

It was just to show you what is possible, but it has its limitations. Hopefully mach4 with something other than VB will be a fix all.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: How far can I push axis formulas?

« on: July 22, 2012, 07:34:28 PM »

I used this program I developed to cut a 90 degree radius on a profile cut, but have to admit I have to single block the VB Code to get it to work. Some reason it wont run in auto. But it did get the job done, Made a oval table top for a walnut pedestal I refinished over 10 years ago.

But I have to agree: "FIX YOUR MACHINE." Your spending more time with creating bandage's then it would take to fix it.

Sub main()
Dim z,x,arcdist As Double
Dim steps As Integer

xpos=-12.2116 'outside dimension in x
zpos=-.45 'face start depth
xpos3=0
zpos3=0
cutteradius=.25 'Tool radius
cutradius=1 'Radius I want to cut
arcdist=cutteradius+cutradius ' computed distance between two radius's
z=(Cos(8.182/180*3.1416)*arcdist)
x=(Sin(8.182/180*3.1416)*arcdist)
'loadfile ("c:\mach3\gcode\tabletop-outline-special.txt")
'sleep 1000
steps=26 ' number of profile cuts
ang=90/steps
ang2=0
For p=1 To steps
  ang2=ang2+ang
  x=(Cos(ang2/180*3.1416)*arcdist)
  z=(Sin(ang2/180*3.1416)*arcdist)
  xpos2=xpos+(-x)
  zpos2=-arcdist+zpos+z
  xpos3=(xpos2+arcdist)/xpos
  zpos3=zpos2/zpos
'this is where I alter the scaling to create the arch position
setoemdro(59,xpos3)
setoemdro(60,xpos3)
setoemdro(61,zpos3)

runfile()
Sleep(1000)
While IsMoving()
Sleep(1000)
Wend
Next
End Sub

main

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Australian suppliers (CNC)

« on: July 15, 2012, 06:02:58 PM »

and he has products that work and supports well

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General Mach Discussion / Re: parabolic equasion in axis formulas to correct deflection?

« on: July 15, 2012, 10:03:21 AM »

Thanks for the bezierinfo post, interesting reference material that led me to some interesting sites.