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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Re: ViaCad

« on: December 03, 2008, 12:41:20 AM »

Keep in mind that polygonal lines are segmented. This may or may not be of any concern to you. If you have a profile with curves, segmented arcs are not ideal.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: complex turnings

« on: December 01, 2008, 05:25:06 PM »

Watching that machine run is as amazing as the cubes.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: complex turnings

« on: December 01, 2008, 10:26:49 AM »

Now that's neat! Thanks Tweak.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Booting streight into Mach

« on: November 30, 2008, 10:51:45 PM »

Thank you, Jason.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe control panel

« on: November 27, 2008, 03:55:59 PM »

That's a nice looking board. Chip/oil/water proof???

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe control panel

« on: November 27, 2008, 01:51:26 PM »

That's nice, Hood. Good job. I gotta get me one of those keyboards. I see them on Ebay all the time for next to nothing. Are you satisfied with it? Looks like a finger scanner on the bottom right. I doubt that's what it really is, but it looks like one anyhow.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: setting a permanent home point

« on: November 25, 2008, 07:39:45 AM »

After you install home switches, then yes, you can specify that "home" is anything you wish. Home doesn't have to be zero-zero.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Some things I've made and did.

« on: November 24, 2008, 09:21:54 AM »

I'm desperatley searching for the ones that can not be mentioned

 

That's false advertising, Ed.

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Some things I've made and did.

« on: November 23, 2008, 08:00:47 PM »

Great stuff there, Ed. Enjoyed looking through them.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Problem; rapid at end of op

« on: November 22, 2008, 11:31:05 PM »

G28 returns the machine to home position. There is a definition of G and M codes on the start-up page in Mach, next to the reset button. The manual has a superb wealth of knowledge for such things too. Definitely worth the time to read through it.