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General Mach Discussion / Re: G31 again: Logged data is ... wrong!

« on: September 17, 2013, 12:03:13 PM »

Mach3 using the LPT driver.

The G31 does NOT record in machine coords it uses the Current Work coord base to write values to the file.  NOW if the works coords are the same as the machine coords you would see what appears to be machine coords.

NOW HOW the ESS does things is another matter but you would need to check with Greg about that part. But if it is NOT writing either the trip point value OR the endpoint value it is a problem with the ESS plugin or hardware firmware.  Maybe you can talk Greg into NOT writing the ENDPOINT but an error code instead. At least then you can see and remove errors in the points file.

I personally have probed many many thousands of probe points writing them to file with the M40 and have not seen a problem OTHER than it writing the end point values to the file IF it does not trip. THAT totally corrupts the points file but only in the sense that  SOME values are incorrect and there is NO way to detect that as it does NOT create an error code as it goes .


(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Ideas for a jig to do Set Steps Per Axis?

« on: September 17, 2013, 01:38:42 AM »

There is a ton of info on this site alone. Crank up the search engine and get to reading.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Ideas for a jig to do Set Steps Per Axis?

« on: September 17, 2013, 12:51:34 AM »

You can set the steps per unit on a short 1" move. Setting them over a 12" run will do no good as you could be missing steps along the way AND it will throw the accuracy OUT the window (make it wrong). EVEN if you set it over a long run it will STILL get off over time as it does NOW.

 Your problem seems to be missing steps. FIX the missing steps problem and the rest fixes itself.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma Table working well, but THC gives me error

« on: September 17, 2013, 12:16:40 AM »

I just checked and I think you will find that the plasma screen THC High low limits  dros are configured wrong at least here the stock screen is wrong.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Plasma Table working well, but THC gives me error

« on: September 16, 2013, 11:58:59 PM »

That message is generated from your Gcode(;-) It is NOT an error message. It just describes the next operation and is put there by you CAM program.

The THC limits are for THC moves in Z it limits the total amount that the THC can move the Z up and down.

(;-) TP

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Changing toolpath view programatically

« on: September 16, 2013, 10:08:35 PM »

I would suggest a small touch pad added to your panel. They are simple and CHEAP.

I do not know of any way to manipulate the toolpath with CB

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Finish issue cutting round parts

« on: September 16, 2013, 09:56:01 PM »

You are a gutton for punishment not using the CAM (;-) I would TAKE the time to get the CAM setup to post correctly. Probably save years of you life in stress and strain.

Been There, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Finish issue cutting round parts

« on: September 16, 2013, 09:05:38 PM »

The only way you will get smooth surfaces is if you set your Cam to do arcs instead of segmented lines. The IJ error you got was probably from the Program NOT setting the G91.1 mode correctly, it should have been in the safety block of the program.

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Re: Wizard Safety Code BLOCK

« on: September 15, 2013, 08:22:32 PM »

The safety block is there to UNDO anything left wrong before running the Program. Best to reset everything than miss something important.

(;-) TP

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Newfangled Mill Wizard / Wizard Safety Code BLOCK

« on: September 15, 2013, 10:52:51 AM »

HIYA RON, You may want to consider adding a FULL complement of Gcode to your safety code Blocks.

I see you may want to add  G50, G49, G40, G69

You would be amased when you start helping to sort out mach3 problems that the machine is LEFT in many ODD states from previous experimentation.

(;-) TP