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General Mach Discussion / Re: Cycle timer

« on: June 15, 2013, 03:58:15 PM »

Not possible

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: RS232 fro gcode to serial port

« on: June 15, 2013, 02:34:06 PM »

RP anything is possible given enough time, expertise and money. BUT in this case it is highly unlikely to be possible.

Mach3 has many ways to make it work I would investigate all the ways that it does work. It can talk to a controller via USB or ethernet thru a plugin where Mach3 tells a controller what to do. AS long as the controller can do what it is told to do.  You must adapt your controller to understand MACH3 NOT the other way around.

(;-) TP

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: water cooled head for motorised pushbike

« on: June 15, 2013, 10:05:12 AM »

A b6e is way too hot of a plug for high compression you should be at B8e-B9e range.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: one day, ill go cnc :) spherical boring/turning

« on: June 15, 2013, 10:02:53 AM »

Your squishband should be 50% of the AREA of the bore. There should be 1 mm squish clearance between the head and the piston when assembled. The angle of the squish should match the top of your piston. Compression ratio to suite your application. The higher the CR the harder it is to tune the jetting and prevent detonation. Start low(about 9:1)  and work you way up.

(;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: do they not simply make a wireless break out board?

« on: June 14, 2013, 09:00:51 PM »

Just a bit extra overhang on that one axis

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General Mach Discussion / Re: RS232 fro gcode to serial port

« on: June 14, 2013, 08:53:58 PM »

NOPE

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Check this out, I am about to be published in Digital Machinist!!!

« on: June 13, 2013, 09:29:01 PM »

Way to go Poppabear.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: VB to enable/disable "A axis rotations" in toolpath display.

« on: June 13, 2013, 10:17:47 AM »

HIYA IAN but you suggested 2 different profiles Mine runs in 1 profile. This way you have the option of spindle or rotary via Gcode.

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: VB to enable/disable "A axis rotations" in toolpath display.

« on: June 13, 2013, 09:40:36 AM »

Something you can try. Set up the rotary axis in mach both ways . As a spindle and as a rotary axis. USE the same port and pins for both. When you need a spindle call the spindle . When you need the rotary call the rotary, home it and then use it.

It HAS worked well here that way in testing(;-).

Just a thought, (;-) TP

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General Mach Discussion / Re: do they not simply make a wireless break out board?

« on: June 13, 2013, 09:35:24 AM »

To answer the question, NO.

(;-) TP