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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Help with reversed order entities

« on: October 09, 2008, 04:46:54 PM »

My apologies to YOU, as I simply thought you mean the chains overall. I also do not think you can change order of entities but mine always seem to be "in order". In other words, lets say I have the letter "S" to cut. Obviously the whole chain is the complete letter S and if I click the little "plus" next to that chain, it expands and shows every single entity in that chain. Now if I click on the first entity and hit the down arrow on my keyboard, it goes right through each entity in order from one point of the "S" all the way around itself and right back to it.

Now if I apply an offset to the "S" and delete the original, and then relocate the cutting start point, I'm still not having the problem you're having. Try this, when you're offsetting, try zooming in as close as you can as Art has in the past, said this makes a difference. Worth a shot, right?

Dave

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: Help with reversed order entities

« on: October 09, 2008, 01:02:21 PM »

Sage,

We'd all LOVE a manual, but alas, they don't have time to write one, I guess. I had heard that someone was supposed to have written one (in German maybe?) and it was going to be translated for us. Well that was a while ago and I recently posted a question about this to Brian Barker and he said he would ask that person who was going to translate it but it pretty much got swept under the rug....again.

As for putting the entities and chains in the order you'd like it to cut, you have to drag them into that order. Yes, I know you saw the videos but they show exactly how to do this.

Let us know how you make out, ok?

Dave

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: How to Occupy Your Spare Time

« on: October 09, 2008, 11:55:08 AM »

Absolutely fantastic, thanks for sharing- 

Dave

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Some new toys for my Taig

« on: October 08, 2008, 07:27:33 PM »

I mill quiet a bit of that same plastic material. The static cling on that stuff is unreal, isn't it! I usually end up still getting chips of it in my end of the day cleanings for a couple weeks after the job is done.

Definitely, what material/brand are you using? Do you have site to show your wares as well?

Dave

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Some new toys for my Taig

« on: October 08, 2008, 07:24:44 PM »

Actually yes, but only by hand as I don't have a CNC router....yet.  This would be the next machine that I'd like to build but that would be down the road a bit. I don't make guitar bodies or necks for sale, only for my personal use.

Thanks,
Dave

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Show"N"Tell ( What you have made with your CNC machine.) / Re: Some new toys for my Taig

« on: October 08, 2008, 02:19:24 PM »

Got a different monitor for my Taig mill setup and thought you might get a kick out of seeing it.

It's a used 20" Barco Rough Service monitor and it served time in one of our many U.S.A. submarines and it's built like a tank....er....uh....Sub, 

Sorry about the glare in the pic, but it's a really sharp flat panel LCD that can withstand temps from -13 degr F to 131 degr F.

Oh, and if you'll notice my shuttle Pro to the left, I mounted a swivel finger knob to the aluminum center wheel which makes a nice feel. Much like an MPG 

I still have to get working on my keyboard/mouse console.......soon....

Thanks,
Dave

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LazyCam (Beta) / Re: how to make info window come up

« on: October 07, 2008, 09:13:06 PM »

Alex,

Are you sure the graphics window isn't dragged down too far that you just can't see it?

Hover your mouse cursor around the bottom lines of the program window and see if it will drag back up for you exposing the info window-

Dave

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Homing/limits-g28

« on: October 07, 2008, 05:25:05 PM »

What I really want to do, is set the machine going, leave the room, have a cup of coffee, or lunch or whatever, and come back and find it finished. I am not at that stage yet !!

Jim, I actually did this the other day with a small job for the first time. It's funny, I felt like I did when my daughter was a little girl and she got out of eyesight from me. A very sickening feeling but when I got back into the shop, all was done and absolutely fine. The work was just sitting there waiting to be removed from the table and the blank material that was next to go in was screaming at me: "where the hell have you been?" 

Dave

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

« on: October 07, 2008, 05:06:03 PM »

Some really beautiful work here, thanks so much for sharing - 

Dave

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Taig CNC Lathe: First Run...

« on: October 07, 2008, 03:50:47 PM »

Ah, very nice, that should look sharp and functional as well!

Dave