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General Mach Discussion / Cutting circle in SURFCAM too big! Help please.

« on: November 17, 2014, 05:25:21 AM »

Hi All,

Im just playing with my buddies Surfcam 2000, Im fumbling with it really.  Anyway I selected the inside of a 42mm dia circle.  Profiling.  Tool diam in SC is 8mm and TIP selected.  When I place a pencil in the machine it scribes a 68mm dia circle.  Why is this so big. Id expect the pencil to draw a 34mm circle.  ie 42-8mm tool dia =34.

See the G code surfcam created.  Perhaps Mach3 doesn't like the post type?

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G17 G40 G80 G90
T21 M6
S1194 M3
G0 G90 G54 X-17. Y0
G43 Z25. H21 M8
G0 Z2.
G1 Z0 F71.6
G3 I17. J0 F143.2
G0 Z25.
G0 M9
G28
M30
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General Mach Discussion / Re: On Off toggle switching for mach3 functions?

« on: November 12, 2014, 04:55:07 PM »

Hi All,
I'll prolly give up soon and just use momentary buttons, but I was pondering the situation, as you do, and it occurred to me that many of the remote hand wheel pendants we use on mach controllers have a rotary switch that selects the  axis X,Y,Z,4TH.  the rotary axis selector switch appears to close a contact and stay closed on  that axis until the next axis is selected.  when you reset or power up mach3 the axis that is selected on the pendant stays on the selected axis right?

Well then why cant the same apply for say single block or coolant on or any aux function for that matter?

Just asking

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General Mach Discussion / Re: On Off toggle switching for mach3 functions?

« on: November 04, 2014, 07:04:58 PM »

Hi

Oh Id love to!  But do you think it can be done?  So lets say when the contacts of the toggle switch are closed (not momentary) lets say single block is on.  Then when the switch contacts are permanently open, single block is off.

Sounds simple enough but I'm not sure how to go about this.

The machine is built and running well, now I want to ditch the laptop and make popper control panel.

Any help would be great.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: On Off toggle switching for mach3 functions?

« on: November 04, 2014, 05:57:12 PM »

Yes I know it not absolutely necessary.  But Its just I prefer the visual indication that a function is in play by visually seeing the toggle switches lever either UP or DOWN.

If there was a way I would implement it on my panel.

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General Mach Discussion / On Off toggle switching for mach3 functions?

« on: November 04, 2014, 04:45:41 PM »

Hi all,
Im building a new control panel for me retro mill.  Id like to make it similar to my Okumas! 
My question is this, can I use toggle switches for  on off switch for functions such as coolant, optional stop, single block etc.  The switch will stay on  when the function is required and off when its not.
But I see mach3  uses momentary switching to operate these, can this be changed to meet my preferred switching requirements?

Thanks, Paul.