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General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie Help Please with Tool Offsets

« on: June 11, 2012, 06:04:51 AM »

Hi Nick and thank you for your reply. I downloaded and installed an instance last night. I have only had about five minutes 'play' with it and look’s like it is going to fit the bill very nicely....

It is not badly priced at 98 quid but as you rightly say you can have forty or so 'FREE' un-tethered goes with it before you part with your pennies.. (Don't get me started on the 'FREE' bit again    )

Hi your up early I suggest you have a good long look at the HELP file accessed in the top right menu It will make your head spin but to my mind very good 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Newbie Help Please with Tool Offsets

« on: June 11, 2012, 05:33:17 AM »

Hopefully this is what I need. Really looking forward to getting stuck in to it!

Does this resolve the kerf (Hope that is right word for tool offsets!) issues ? Thanks again to all.

Hi Buggalugs I to am new to cnc and have found CamBam very helpful, it does all the basics like inside or outside profile cuts , pockets, several drilling cycles , and engraving, the full version is free for 30 uses. If you enter a tool Dia and generate paths you get an accurate preview you can the change tool dia and regenerate to see new path. I have only scratched the surface of the programme. Check out their forum

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: converted Sieg SX3 to cnc

« on: June 08, 2012, 08:57:09 PM »

I tried to Edit but couldn't   The  rotary filler starwheel (photo above) is 300mm  Dia  acetal (Delrin) . Cut using a single profile and indexing 60deg, using a 4axis rotary table in the C axis position as it was to big to cut as a single profile  . I would like to be able to cut this using C rotation and X movements. rather than the XY movements and a C index. any Hints welcome  

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / converted Sieg SX3 to cnc

« on: June 05, 2012, 05:28:53 AM »

Just prior to Xmas I converted my manual Sieg SX3 to CNC using A promica kit (3 x Nema 23 270oz steppers, 3x double nut rolled ballscrews, 4th axis kit for a rotary table and intelligent controller ) all powered by MACH3  . I'm completely new to cnc so it's been a steep leaning curve just setting up the machine I use autocad inventor as part of work and have found Cambam very good for making tool paths and G- code from DXFs at a very reasonable price 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Positioning of CNC machine

« on: May 31, 2012, 03:26:25 AM »

mdi screen and type in G0 x -- y -- z --

Just remember to put G01 in before a MDI move you don't want as rapid or it HURTS  don't ask how I know 

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: May 25, 2012, 09:08:13 PM »

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: Cambam question

« on: May 21, 2012, 04:51:44 AM »

Hi you can also use points > collection ....  click on ....  brings up the table  which can be edited

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Mach4 General Discussion / Re: New people welcome !! Come in here and introduce your self!

« on: May 02, 2012, 07:52:48 AM »

Hi all I've been operating  manual machines (lathes, mills & grinders) on and off for 30yrs. I'm a Kiwi living in OZ   I have just built up a Seig SX3 with a Promica 4 axis kit. I am completely new to the cnc world but I'm competent in Autocad and inventor which has helped in working with axis's and have just invested in Cambam as a cam program. I have yet to figure out how to integrate a 4th axis into Gcode.
Please forgive my newbie questions  
 Cheers Nick