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General Mach Discussion / Re: Running mach3 on a chinese 3040z...or should i say not
« on: April 08, 2013, 05:12:54 PM »
Ok at the risk of people laughing at my programing skills, here is a simple program I used to machine the cab side of my steam loco. Its in imperial so have a look. Put it in your machine and see if it cuts in imperial. If it does its something to do with the link from Vcarve'
I'm in the UK so way past my bed time will look in the morning to see your reply. Good luck.
PS you might need to change the tool number to make it work round the corners, say 6mm and please note its over 16" long
g0 g49 g40 g50 g90 g20
m06 t0
m03 s1000
g00 x-8 y4
g41
g00 x-7.5 y3.5
g01 z-0.2 f4
g01 x6.375
g03 x6.875 y4 r0.5
g01 y5.5
g00 z1
g00 x10.25
g01 z-0.2
g01 y 4 f4
g03 x10.75 y3.5 r0.5
g01 x12.125
g01 y2.625
g03 x11.625 y1.750 r0.875
g01 y-0.5
g00 z1
g00 x9.875
g01 z-0.2 f4
g01 y4.250
g03 x9.5 y4.625 r0.375
g01 x8.25
g03 x7.875 y4.25 r0.375
g01 y3.375
g03 x8.25 y3 r0.375
g01 x8.875
g01 y-0.5
g00 z1
g00 x-7 y5
g40
m05
I'm in the UK so way past my bed time will look in the morning to see your reply. Good luck.
PS you might need to change the tool number to make it work round the corners, say 6mm and please note its over 16" long
g0 g49 g40 g50 g90 g20
m06 t0
m03 s1000
g00 x-8 y4
g41
g00 x-7.5 y3.5
g01 z-0.2 f4
g01 x6.375
g03 x6.875 y4 r0.5
g01 y5.5
g00 z1
g00 x10.25
g01 z-0.2
g01 y 4 f4
g03 x10.75 y3.5 r0.5
g01 x12.125
g01 y2.625
g03 x11.625 y1.750 r0.875
g01 y-0.5
g00 z1
g00 x9.875
g01 z-0.2 f4
g01 y4.250
g03 x9.5 y4.625 r0.375
g01 x8.25
g03 x7.875 y4.25 r0.375
g01 y3.375
g03 x8.25 y3 r0.375
g01 x8.875
g01 y-0.5
g00 z1
g00 x-7 y5
g40
m05