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General Mach Discussion / Re: Hole cutting code

« on: July 11, 2016, 05:14:22 PM »

Thanks Hood. I'll give that a try- and apologies for the confusing M30 typo.
Dave0974 - The Z reference is positive because I am cutting holes in a cylinder and Z0 runs along the centre axis of the cylinder.

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General Mach Discussion / Hole cutting code

« on: July 11, 2016, 01:03:13 PM »

Hi
I'm very much an amateur with gCode and have a question. I am trying to cut an 8mm hole with a 2mm bit. Following some study of various YouTube clips I have come up with the following code - trouble is it doesn't work. I am getting an error just before the G3 mode that the arc is different to the size in Line? I can't read it fully on the status window. Anyway, can someone there look at this and tell me what's wrong? Its probably something very basic.
Thanks in advance


G17 G21 G40 G49 G64 G90 G94
S1000
M6
M30

(Hole No1)

G0 Z30
G0 X59 Y0 A180
G0 Z20
G1 Z11 F50
G1 X63
G3 X-63 Y0 I-3 J0 F100
G3 X63 Y0 I3 J0
G1 Z9
G3 X-63 Y0 I-3 J0 F100
G3 X63 Y0 I3 J0
G1 Z7
G3 X-63 Y0 I-3 J0 F100
G3 X63 Y0 I3 J0
G1 Z5
G3 X-63 Y0 I-3 J0 F100
G3 X63 Y0 I3 J0
G1 Z3
G3 X-63 Y0 I-3 J0 F100
G3 X63 Y0 I3 J0
G1 Z1
G3 X-63 Y0 I-3 J0 F100
G3 X63 Y0 I3 J0
G1 Z0
G3 X-63 Y0 I-3 J0 F100
G3 X63 Y0 I3 J0

G0 X59 Y0
G0 Z30
G0 X30

M05
M30
%

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General Mach Discussion / Keygrabber query

« on: December 14, 2013, 10:27:26 AM »

I'm trying to set up a games pad to use with Mach3. When I open KeyGrabber I'm getting an error window telling me there's a violation. A new version of the same window opens up at a rate of approx. one per second. Any ideas? I'm using a Mac with Version 10.6.8
Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing issue

« on: January 25, 2012, 06:56:41 PM »

Will do. Thanks

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing issue

« on: January 25, 2012, 03:47:33 PM »

Here's a screenshot. I'm new to Mach3 and I know there are a wide range of screens etc but this is the one I got with my machine.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing issue

« on: January 25, 2012, 09:34:29 AM »

Smart tool is a function in Mach which automates the touch off operation.

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General Mach Discussion / Homing issue

« on: January 25, 2012, 08:47:49 AM »

Hi
I recently activated my copy of Mach3 but am unsure whether this has anything to do with my problem. When I run the Smart tool Setup and it travels to the home co-ordinates it goes to a completely different area of the machine. I have checked the home co-ordinates under configure/homing limits and they are correct. However the smart tool setup is not driving the cutter to those co-ordinates.
Also, when the tool tries to go to the smart tool touch off co-ordinates they are now beyond the Y axis soft limits.
These problems did not exist prior to my activating the product, but seem to be a settings issue. Can someone please walk me through setting this up?