Messages

1541

General Mach Discussion / Re: Bridgeport Knee Mill Conversion?

« on: April 01, 2018, 09:02:31 AM »

i mean a outside hex screw with Long nut.
this would the screw allow to go up when you
insert new tool and you don't have to lift the wrench.

1542

General Mach Discussion / Re: Bridgeport Knee Mill Conversion?

« on: April 01, 2018, 08:40:34 AM »

why using an external plc and not the cslab ?

1543

General Mach Discussion / Re: Bridgeport Knee Mill Conversion?

« on: April 01, 2018, 08:20:45 AM »

what would be to use a hex bolt insteed of torx,
in combination with a long nut it would allow the
screw to go into the nut without any pressure on
the screw.

just thinking.

Thomas

1544

FAQs / Re: Help with my THC control

« on: March 31, 2018, 06:01:18 AM »

we hae worked through the same Thing here:

http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,36550.90.html

1545

General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 configuration for EmcoF1 mill

« on: March 31, 2018, 05:52:03 AM »

i had a look to your posted profiles.

Looks like in None of them a spindle is configurated.

can you please post some Screen shots of your Setting (ports&pins)

is it this BOB:

https://warp9td.com/images/BOB_Vendors/StepperOnline/ST-V2.pdf

you have ?

1546

SmoothStepper USB / Re: SMOOTH STEPPER SAVED FILES

« on: March 27, 2018, 11:19:11 AM »

have a look for the link in  Reply #5

1547

SmoothStepper USB / Re: SMOOTH STEPPER SAVED FILES

« on: March 26, 2018, 02:23:13 PM »

Hello Frank,

on a first look to your XML everthing seams to be ok.
you have configurated b-axis as follows:

dir port 1 pin 9
step port 1 pin 8
step's per = 8000
velocity = 79,98
accel =20

Looks like it should move.

can you please post a link or file with the discription of the smoothsteper you are using.

pin9/8 are often used for dublicate funtionality (relays)

Thomas

1548

VB and the development of wizards / Re: work break button

« on: March 26, 2018, 02:02:19 PM »

and what is about:

-doing a new refernce ?
-knowing where you have stopped your gcode file (power off)

what you are planning is not done with pushing a button and running a script.

1549

General Mach Discussion / Re: How to Install an auto tool changer

« on: March 26, 2018, 01:58:57 PM »

I  know that there is a Start and stop Macro, I already have the "M6Start" file,

this is a Standard Start macro. you will need a machine specific one, like i have done here:
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,36417.0.html

BTW the search function of the Forum is not so hard to understand

Do i also need a stop Macro? or is it in my Start macro already?

the stop macro is only to return where the tool Change started.

also I think I need  to add some Tab pages to my Mach3, Do you have the links for them?

ok the only Thing, i think, is that you please read a Little bit more about basic's  of ATC

My Spindle should have the required Solenoid, I am planning to use CC (Chinese) or HSD (Italian)

that is a Point YOU have to figure out.

1550

General Mach Discussion / Re: How to Install an auto tool changer

« on: March 26, 2018, 12:21:27 PM »

-some toolholdes
-a solinoid valve for the tool clamp
-a macro
-a couple of other things to get everything fixed
- some luck