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General Mach Discussion / Re: G76 incorrect feed and rapid rates
« on: September 16, 2014, 02:47:46 PM »
hi
i think your problem is you are using 066 version this is not very good for thread cutting , use version 057 to 062 these are good for threading & are available on this site somewhere
i have found it easier to hand code threads rather than use the wizards
this is the code i use to produce a m12 x 1mm pitch internal thread
G0 G40 G18 G80 G50 G90 G95
M6 T1616
G0 X10.80 Z15.00
M3 S550
G76 X12.00 Z-11.50 Q1 P1.00 J0.080 L45 H0.250 I29 C0.250
hope this is of some help to you
all the best
robert

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Share Your GCode / Re: Internal Threading
« on: August 01, 2013, 07:13:54 AM »
hi cncalex
i have changed the code as you suggested & it is now working . Thank you for your help
all the best
robert

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Share Your GCode / Re: Internal Threading
« on: July 31, 2013, 10:14:20 AM »
hi Alex
thank you for your suggestion i will give it a try tommorrow morning & let you know
all the best
robert

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Share Your GCode / Internal Threading
« on: July 31, 2013, 06:17:56 AM »
i have a denford orac cnc lathe that has just been converted to Mach 3 , this is using a licenced version of mach 3 . i have only just started to use this machine after a few problems which with help from other people has now become a reliable machine.
my problem now is internal threading which no matter what i do to alter the code it is still working as though it is cutting an external thread , everthing is working ok with the threading movements
i am including my code below for people to look at to see if they can pick out what i am doing wrong
thank you in advance for all your help
robert

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General Mach Discussion / Re: spindle speed problems
« on: February 26, 2013, 02:05:16 PM »
hi angeltech
the inverter is only set to 60mhz , i will change to 100mhz tommorrow when i go to my workshop , i don't know why i put the ratio of .60 but i thought it might be something to do with the ratio of the motor & spindle pulley diameters ? should this be set to zero  . would i get better results if i had a spindle disc with a single slot as suggested by dickeybird
robert

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General Mach Discussion / Re: spindle speed problems
« on: February 26, 2013, 12:48:53 PM »
hi angeltech
yes i have set the spindle pulley to 100 to 2000 ( i had it originally set 250 to 1800 ) with the ratio set to .60
the inverter is one that i bought from transwave here in the uk , it is from there economy range  but from a well known manufacture IMO .i have had a good few converters & inverters from transwave peter who does all the model engineering exhibitions is very knowledgeable on the products he sells
robert

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General Mach Discussion / Re: spindle speed problems
« on: February 26, 2013, 11:16:09 AM »
hi angeltech
i have changed the motor settings to the ones you suggested & yes the debounce is set to zero , on my first try with the new settings the spindle worked as it should with the s dro showing
1000 rpm  s true dro very erratic with a range of 100 rpm (50 rpm either side of 1000 )  tacho gave a reading of 1000 rpm
i next tried a speed of 750 ,  the s true dro gave a reading of 1000 as above still erratic tacho gave a reading of 850
next i tried 500  , the s true dro gave a reading of 750 , the tacho gave reading of 850 still very erratic
the inverter in earlier tests does like running at low speeds seems it only likes at speeds 500 rpm
robert

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General Mach Discussion / Re: spindle speed problems
« on: February 26, 2013, 09:50:25 AM »
thank you for your quick reply i will go into the workshop & try it now
something i forgot to put on my earlier post is is the spindle is driven by a poly v belt & the motor pulley is 40mm dia & the spindle pulley is 60mm dia, would this make any diference to what you have suggested i should try
robert

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General Mach Discussion / spindle speed problems
« on: February 26, 2013, 07:55:04 AM »
i am in the process of finishing a total refit  of a 1983 denford orac cnc lathe , all the electronics ,stepper motors & main spindle motor have been replaced with new upto date items .
everything has gone fairly easy until recently when i am trying to set up the spindle & i can't get anything to work properly.if i am in manual mode & using the mdi line put in m3 s500
what i get will something like
S true = 1750 rpm
s box = 500 rpm
but the spindle speed using a hand held tacho = 800 rpm
i have tried the spindle calibration screen , it starts the spindle at 250 rpm & stops at this 30 mins so i stop it because it is going knowwere
everything else is working fine , stepper motors , homing switch's
machine spec
parallel port board , 2 stepper drive boards , spindle board (step & direction converted to 0 to 12v for inverter control ) all these items came from www.diycnc.co.uk these are the system 4 system on his website  , the spindle inverter is an imo idrive - idx 1hp , the motor is a dual voltage 3 phase 3/4 hp 1370 rpm , it has a cnc4pc c3 index pulse board settings are active = low
output = ttl
the spindle index disc has 4 slots with the largest being 12mm wide
i have spent the last 2 days changing settings & try again still no joy
please has anybody any ideas as to what i am doing wrong or something i am overlooking
i am enclosing my xml for you to have a look at to hopefully see my problem
robert

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General Mach Discussion / Re: problem with my cnc lathe
« on: February 08, 2013, 01:58:58 PM »
i have had a look today for hood's suggestion & after a lot of messing about still couldn't get it to work i changed the computer & transfered the xml file as well & it then sprung in to action i had got back manual movement . thank you hood for giving me  some idea's to sort this problem
robert

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