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General Mach Discussion / Re: Single Line Fonts (Stick Fonts).

« on: December 17, 2011, 08:58:04 AM »

Yep, wish it was like that for me. Would make life a lot simpler.

Of course, I have helped myself a bit as I've made a pdf file for "examples" so that I lure them into what I think they should have. 

Dave

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Single Line Fonts (Stick Fonts).

« on: December 17, 2011, 08:45:14 AM »

Tweaks, I never have enough fonts.

It's always about finding the right font for the right job. Sometimes finding just the right font is the longest part of setting up and running the whole job! 

Dave

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Single Line Fonts (Stick Fonts).

« on: December 17, 2011, 08:19:44 AM »

Interesting, Tweakie, I'm sure a lot of folks will get a good use from these.

Dave

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Machine jumps when in program and looking at last wizard

« on: December 17, 2011, 07:16:26 AM »

I couldn't have even come closer to saying it any better myself. Nicely done Sargon 

Thanks,
Dave

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Newfangled Solutions Mach3 Wizards / Re: Machine jumps when in program and looking at last wizard

« on: December 16, 2011, 06:51:24 PM »

Rich, I don't want to keep slogging on with this and I do appreciate all the work you guys put into this, but you must understand one thing, I have made my living for the past 35years plus servicing and rebuilding CNC machines so I a few things have rubbed off on me..Example: One of my good customers who machines parts for the Mars lunar rover using Ultra sonic 5 axis machining centers asked me if I would look into putting together a small mill for his tool room, and asked me about mach3.
After going through the motions, I told him Mach3 is a great software but there are a few weird things going on like if you set the parameters in the wizard and run it, for christ sake don't go back into the wizard to check those parameters because the machine will do a hop skip and jump, he looked at me as if I was from Mars..

I guess I'm also missing something here as I don't understand something. If you've been doing these services for so long, and you have the type of customers that are doing amazing work such as Mars lunar rover parts, why are you even bothering with $159 software? Shouldn't this be way beneath folks like yourselves?

In other words, if I'm a professional musician, do you think I'm going to buy a $99 dollar Squier strat guitar at a music store, and then get annoyed because it won't stay in tune for very long?

Again, I have to be missing something here.  

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Gcode Primer Manual

« on: December 14, 2011, 11:25:05 AM »

Thanks for posting, Terry, an interesting read for sure-

Thanks,
Dave

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Tangent Corner / Re: Steganography.

« on: December 12, 2011, 12:19:44 PM »

Well done!

 

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Question

« on: December 12, 2011, 11:52:36 AM »

I don't believe I've ever heard of that one, but I'm sure if anyone has, they'll speak up. Keep watching-

Dave

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Tangent Corner / Re: Steganography.

« on: December 12, 2011, 11:50:02 AM »

Heck, it does for me now, using regular old Mach 3. I like to call it "scrap" though, and it's usually my own fault, not Mach3's   

Dave

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Y-axis not moving

« on: December 12, 2011, 11:46:45 AM »

Nice hat Dave 

Tweakie.