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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: April 21, 2016, 01:35:22 AM »

Jeff,

So the Z axis commands do actually move the Z? I got the opposite impression from your previous post where you said they were controlling the power of the laser.

Still don't get it - why you can't control just the feedrate and have the same effect. Is there not enough resolution/range for the feedrate?!

Thanks for the photo, I really like the results you're getting.

Dan

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: April 20, 2016, 10:21:26 AM »

Hi John,

So you control both the feedrate and the Z depth... but why do you need them both? And how do you correlate/sync them? Isn't it easier having just one parameter to control?

Are you using your PicEngrave software for the Gcode?

Dan

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: April 19, 2016, 01:17:26 PM »

Wow! That' impressive. The depth looks substantial. Could you post a snippet of the Gcode you used to do this? I am curious how it's done.

Hard to judge on the quality from the photos, but looks as though it beats any attempt to 3D engrave with a conventional bit in terms of speed and detail level...

Dan

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: April 18, 2016, 03:46:11 PM »

Interesting to follow your investigation in this field.

Dan

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: April 18, 2016, 08:45:33 AM »

COOOL!!!!

Interesting, how good of a surface finish can achieved using this method? Also if other materials (acrylic for instance) can be machined equally well or even, may be, some are better?

Dan

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: The Laser Project.

« on: April 18, 2016, 01:05:15 AM »

It's fantastic, Art! But how is it that the wood maintains its natural colour and doesn't look burned?

Dan

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PoKeys / Re: PoKeys57CNC and Mach3 Softlimits

« on: March 08, 2016, 12:49:14 AM »

Thanks. Restarting Mach helped solve this. However, still have a problem of the axes not stopping exactly at the defined soft limit, but rather overshooting by an amount depending on the feed rate.

Dan

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PoKeys / PoKeys57CNC and Mach3 Softlimits

« on: February 02, 2016, 03:15:09 PM »

Hi,

Should softlimits work with this setup? I am not able to turn softlimits on in Mach3. Getting the message that I am beyond limits, although I am within the defined envelope.

Thanks,
Dan

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Bargain Basement / Re: CSMIO/IP-A + ENC Module

« on: January 08, 2016, 01:40:08 PM »

I've been asked in private, so I'll try to clear things up: the unit was bought NEW from CS Labs 3 years ago and has NEVER been used. Only thing I did right after receiving it was connecting it to the PC and playing with the plugin. The modules are still in their original packaging. Will let them go for $600 plus shipping costs.

Dan

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1989 Bridgeport interact 412 Mach3 conversion

« on: January 04, 2016, 02:28:40 PM »

I listed the IP-A with the Enc module in the bargain basement if you're. We can talk the price if you're interested.

Dan