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SmoothStepper USB / SS and Laptop
« on: February 22, 2012, 04:23:11 PM »
Hello,

I am looking at getting a new computer for my 4x4 cnc router.  Right now I am using a win7 desktop but am planning on switching to a laptop.  Was wondering if all laptops work.  Also what specs should I be looking for?  This laptop would only be used for mach3. 

Right now I am looking at standard 14" screen laptops from mostly Dell.  Looking at right around 6gigs ram.

Also is there any advantage of using Win7 home or Win7 Pro?

Thanks Eric,

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wear Compensation - Mastercam 9.1
« on: February 15, 2012, 08:38:20 PM »
Thanks for the help guys.  Fixed the D# and all is well now.  Now if I could just get my smoothstepper to stop kicking out on me!

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wear Compensation - Mastercam 9.1
« on: February 15, 2012, 12:31:04 PM »
Ger21,

Why would it be tool#21?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Wear Compensation - Mastercam 9.1
« on: February 15, 2012, 11:55:20 AM »
Well even when I turn on cutter compensation it does not seem to work correctly.

Here is that program with cutter comp turned on.  And In mach3 I told it the cutter was 0.055" dia.  It cut the part as if there was no compensation turned on.  0.0313" larger per side.

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O0000 (TEST)
(MASTERCAM - V9.)
(MC9 FILE  - C:\MCAM9\MILL\MC9\MONEY CARD.MC9)
(POST      - C:\MCAM9\MILL\POSTS\_MACH3B.PST)
(MATERIAL  - ALUMINUM INCH - 2024)
(PROGRAM   - TEST.NC)
(DATE      - FEB-15-12)
(TIME      - 11:55)
(POST DEV  - NovaLab)
(NWDTOOL N" 1/16 FLAT ENDMILL" T1 D.0625 F2. L3. CD2. CL1. SD2. C0)
(NWDSTOCK X0. Y0. Z0. OTC OX0. OY0. OZ0.)
N100 G00 G17 G20 G40 G49 G80 G90
N102 (1ST BOXES)
N104 T1 M06 ( 1/16 FLAT ENDMILL)
N106 (MAX - Z1.)
N108 (MIN - Z-.15)
N110 G00 Z1.
N112 G00 X4.875 Y8.8125 S22500 M03
N114 Z.1
N116 G01 Z-.15 F50.
N118 G42 D21 Y9.125 F105.
N120 G02 X5. Y9.25 I.125 J0.
N122 G01 X9.
N124 Y7.25
N126 X12.
N128 Y1.5
N130 X1.
N132 Y9.25
N134 X5.
N136 G02 X5.125 Y9.125 I0. J-.125
N138 G01 G40 Y8.8125
N140 G00 Z1.
N142 M05
N144 G90
N146 M30
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General Mach Discussion / Wear Compensation - Mastercam 9.1
« on: February 15, 2012, 11:22:43 AM »
Hello,

I am trying to get wear compensation to work on my 3axis cnc router.  But every time I turn it on and I 0.01" or -.01" in for diameter wear in Mach3 it does not change the cut size of the part.  I have tried wear and reverse wear in mastercam.  Is there something special you gotta do in mach3 to get wear compensation to work? 

Here is my program:

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O0000 (TEST)
(MASTERCAM - V9.)
(MC9 FILE  - C:\MCAM9\MILL\MC9\MONEY CARD.MC9)
(POST      - C:\MCAM9\MILL\POSTS\_MACH3B.PST)
(MATERIAL  - ALUMINUM INCH - 2024)
(PROGRAM   - TEST.NC)
(DATE      - FEB-15-12)
(TIME      - 11:21)
(POST DEV  - NovaLab)
(NWDTOOL N" 1/16 FLAT ENDMILL" T1 D.0625 F2. L3. CD2. CL1. SD2. C0)
(NWDSTOCK X0. Y0. Z0. OTC OX0. OY0. OZ0.)
N100 G00 G17 G20 G40 G49 G80 G90
N102 (1ST BOXES)
N104 T1 M06 ( 1/16 FLAT ENDMILL)
N106 (MAX - Z1.)
N108 (MIN - Z-.15)
N110 G00 Z1.
N112 G00 X4.875 Y8.7813 S22500 M03
N114 Z.1
N116 G01 Z-.15 F50.
N118 G42 D21 Y9.0938 F105.
N120 G02 X5. Y9.2188 I.125 J0.
N122 G01 X8.9688
N124 Y7.25
N126 G03 X9. Y7.2188 I.0313 J0.
N128 G01 X11.9688
N130 Y1.5313
N132 X1.0313
N134 Y9.2188
N136 X5.
N138 G02 X5.125 Y9.0938 I0. J-.125
N140 G01 G40 Y8.7813
N142 G00 Z1.
N144 M05
N146 G90
N148 M30

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and a Laser.
« on: January 31, 2008, 04:21:15 AM »
to be exact.  I need to be able to engrave steel with cermark spray.  Engrave logo's. 

Now all the laser powersupplies I see say they run off a PWM or 0-5v signal.  The spindle I run atm runs off a 0-10v signal.  Can I run the laser off this 0-10v signal to control the power?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and a Laser.
« on: January 30, 2008, 10:38:30 AM »
All I want to do is Cut and Mark.  but marking is the big thing.  Cutting would just be a extra.

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Mach3 and a Laser.
« on: January 28, 2008, 11:39:33 AM »
Anyone have any other suggestions?  Like how do you usually control a laser with mach3?  Right now I have a spindle controlled threw my com1 port.  If I made a second profile and etc.  Say I bought this laser.

http://cgi.ebay.com/100W-CO2-Sealed-Laser-Tube-Power-Supply-220v-Pumps_W0QQitemZ150195002460QQihZ005QQcategoryZ53141QQcmdZViewItem

how would I go about controlling it?

Also does anyone know a good cad/cam for lasers?

If I understand how these lasers work.  You usually have a table that moves up and down for focus length.  Well my table don't move.  Couldn't I just move the focus lens up and down with Z axis.  Have a mirror shoot the beam down and have the z axis focus the lens to my part.

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General Mach Discussion / Mach3 and a Laser.
« on: January 24, 2008, 03:52:02 PM »
I am just wondering if anyone has had any experience building a laser engraver using mach3.  Also how hard would it be to have a router/laser into one machine.  Maybe have 2 computers and 1 machine and have a router and laser head mounted on there. 

I already have a cnc router that runs off mach3.  And it dont run all that much.  And we need to get a laser engraver.  And its either spend 10,000$ or buy a C02 laser and put it on my router if that is possible.  Also what kind of software would u use to program for a laser.  Right now I have mastercam for my mills/router and lathes. 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Finding the middle of a circle.
« on: May 29, 2007, 04:07:00 AM »
It works very well.  I milled a 1" slot in a peice of wood. and put a 1" steel pin in it.  Then i found the middle and it was within .002 of the center if the hole.  As accurate as I will ever need it.  I will be using this alot now that i know how useful it is.  This is the first time ive used the Mill a Circle wizard to.  It worked nicely to.  Saves alot of time when all you want to do is mill a slot or hole or something and dont wanna half to program it.

Thanks for all the help.

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