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General Mach Discussion / Re: Putting pause in gcode?

« on: December 27, 2010, 04:33:00 PM »

ok thanks for the advise..will try that...PS.where do I send the $20?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Putting pause in gcode?

« on: December 27, 2010, 03:47:06 PM »

Thanks for your reply, I think the 2nd option would be best.
How would i go about putting this work..where do I start?

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General Mach Discussion / Putting pause in gcode?

« on: December 27, 2010, 02:54:55 PM »

Hi All,

I have a cutting project that is nested on 8 off 2440mm x 1220mm sheets.
Rather than load the 8 different gcode files I would rather group the gcode together, and insert a pause and a message to come up on Mach saying change sheet.
Is this at all possible?? if so can someone please help out?

Putting the g code together and inserting a pause is not the problem, its the message on mach screen i dont know how to implement this.

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Jogging to work piece

« on: November 25, 2010, 04:43:55 PM »

Thanks Dan, thought it would be simple when its explained by people with the knowledge

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General Mach Discussion / Jogging to work piece

« on: November 23, 2010, 06:14:05 AM »

Hi All,

Im having problems with this issue, I have read about jogging to work piece and then zero axis but for me it never works.
Im using 6mm cutter and always it starts the cutting offset 3mm in either direction, tried to tell mach im using 6mm cutter but no luck.
any advise on what im doing wrong would be welcomed.

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E Stop

« on: November 10, 2010, 07:02:56 PM »

OK cheers..

You dont fancy setting up my machine do you?

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E Stop

« on: November 10, 2010, 06:29:40 PM »

Yes my limits are wired as you  pointed out..The way you have explained has now made it very clear for me to understand.
Thanks again Hood  (what would we do without the knowledge from people like you?)

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E Stop

« on: November 10, 2010, 06:09:57 PM »

So a optically isolated bob would eliminate the electrical noise?
also is the 5v taken from the parallel port and fed back as an input to mach, or would I need a 5v power supply? The 5v is the part im unsure of.

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E Stop

« on: November 10, 2010, 05:54:28 PM »

The contactor Im using is 3 pole and each pole is electrically isolated from each other...could I use one of those poles for the 5v instead of a relay??..or am I going of track here?
The breakout board is just a basic standard one.

Rick

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General Mach Discussion / Re: E Stop

« on: November 10, 2010, 05:38:50 PM »

Thanks hood for your advice.
My E Stop is a single pole and is the control circuit for the latching in on the contactor, I dont quite understand about the 5v signal you refer to..does this go open circuit with the e stop?? also is the 5v an input to mach?

Rick