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General Mach Discussion / Re: VB Script re G68 to edge find

« on: June 14, 2007, 11:12:07 PM »

Im going over the math required and I just noticed i am VERY VERY rusty, this is high school stuff and i am having trouble figuring it out!

Ill give it a shot though, Brian, let me know if I can Help.
Regards
Fernando

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General Mach Discussion / Re: VB Script re G68 to edge find

« on: June 14, 2007, 10:31:07 PM »

Hey TP,
Does your set of mcodes work out the 0,0 point at the corner of a tilted part by probing two locations on x edge and 2 on y edge?
Regards
Fernando

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General Mach Discussion / Re: VB Script re G68 to edge find

« on: June 14, 2007, 12:03:07 PM »

Hello Brian,
I was trying to make something like what you described on this thread, but instead probe 2 places on the x side, and 2 places on the y side.
The 2 places on the x side would help determine the angle of rotation for the G68, just by using trigonometry.

The 2 places on the y side will help determine the slope for a second curve, if you make the equation for the first curve equal to the equation of the second curve, you should be able to find an intersection of the two curves which should be the very corner of the stock.
My question is, how would you solve that equation in VB?

I think this would be a great addition to Mach!
Does G68 work in Quantum?
Regards
Fernando

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G-Code, CAD, and CAM discussions / Programing coutertop drainboard

« on: June 12, 2007, 03:23:36 PM »

Hello Group,
I dont know if you have seen the routed drainboards that Solid surface (Corian) countertops can have. They are a simple routed design right next to the Kitchen sink, and it is sloped, it starts shallow on the far side of the sink, and it starts getting deeper as it gets closer to the sink. They are mostly done manually with a template a router, and they set the template on a base that is sloped.
How would you go about designing (CAD, CAM) this kind of cut using a flat endmill?

Heres a site that sells the template system
http://www.ampsedge.com/products/dr_board/dr_board_body_scroll.htm
Regards
Fernando

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Competitions / Re: ******Guess and win a G100 Grex******

« on: May 21, 2007, 09:57:54 PM »

2,547,895 just because

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Retiring.

« on: April 23, 2007, 11:57:30 PM »

Benny,
Im gonna go as far as saying. Thank you my FRIEND! you have sure helped a lot of people, inlcuding myself, and you will leave your legacy in this forum filled with a wealth of useful information, friendly advice, and damm good poeple that are always ready to help.

Thanks AGAIN, and I hope you do well in whatever you decide to do.
Whatever you need just Holla'

Best Regards
Fernando

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Re: Unread since last visit not working

« on: April 09, 2007, 05:07:38 PM »

Hey benny,
I think i know what might be going on with the read and unread posts.
When you fisrt fo to the www.machsupport.com page and you navigate your way to the official online forum, it directs you to the following page:
http://artsoftcontrols.com/forum/index.php
and the unread flags are not working
if you immediately click on the home button at the forums, it takes you to the following address:
http://www.artsoftcontrols.com/forum/index.php
Which now shows the unread tags.

I guess you could just edit the link insted of it taking you to the one that does not have the WWW, just change it to the one that has the WWW.

Regards
Fernando

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VB and the development of wizards / Re: Macros, Reading of.

« on: April 04, 2007, 12:14:28 PM »

Hey,
you can use the VB editor that is built in mach 3.

Open Mach 3
Go to operator menu at the top, and select VB Script Editor.

Now you can open script files.
Hope that helps
Fernando

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: 4130 tractor connecting rods

« on: March 26, 2007, 07:19:01 PM »

Great work patrick.
Is the underside beveled too? or was it just machined from one side?

Regards
Fernando

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Forum suggestions and report forum problems. / Deleted posts

« on: March 22, 2007, 07:04:57 PM »

Hey benny,
I posted a thread on the tangent corner section. It was deleted. I guess it was because of the server change... or maybe I did something wrong!
Also, when i loged in i put to have me always logged.
Now if i go to the main forum page, it says i am a guest, but i just go into any section, and it shows me as logged in. weird.

Just thought you might like to know. its not a real problem though.
Regards
Fernando