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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe Tool Compensation Is there a better way??

« on: January 17, 2010, 06:55:31 AM »

Ah... But I thought you mentioned position accuracy in one of your first posts here, not orientation of the probe. This was why I said you didn't have to worry about position. But why not do it the way I think you said you were doing it - make a cylindrical probe that you can hold in your chuck and this way it will be perfectly true to the axes, then touch off all the tools and set up the tool table and then remove the probe. This way you can even make the position accurate if you like.

Daniel

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe Tool Compensation Is there a better way??

« on: January 17, 2010, 02:04:23 AM »

Hood,

Now I'm not following you...

All I'm saying is that you could put the probe just anywhere in the space and it doesn't have to be the same point it was at the last time. Why use a cylindrical probe? Saw on another thread here someone who used a carbide square insert for his probe.

Daniel

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe Tool Compensation Is there a better way??

« on: January 16, 2010, 12:45:16 PM »

Phil,

Yes I do some lathe work I think you just misunderstood me - I wasn't meaning it not being removable, was just suggesting that its position didn't have to be accurate and repeatable.

Daniel

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe Tool Compensation Is there a better way??

« on: January 16, 2010, 09:35:13 AM »

Hood,

Why do you need to accurately position the probe? All you have need to do is setup the tool table - each tool with respect to the master tool. Can do this with the probe mounted just anywhere. Only thing to do then would be touch of the dia of the workpiece with one of the tools.

Daniel

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Polls / Re: Most Popular Motor Frames

« on: January 15, 2010, 02:56:17 PM »

OK, made it a bit shorter, but still need 3 more characters. But the message is understandable as it is now, I think.

Daniel

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Polls / Re: Most Popular Motor Frames

« on: January 15, 2010, 02:41:55 PM »

Thanks Russ!!

Any way more characters can be added to the question field above, so I complete the note?

Daniel

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Polls / Re: Most Popular Motor Frames

« on: January 15, 2010, 02:38:05 PM »

Russ,

Don't see this option when I click the Edit Poll option...

I tried to add a note above, but ran out of space - it there anything can be done?

Thanks,
Daniel

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My Balding Beaver

« on: January 12, 2010, 07:31:48 AM »

Wow - that much backlash!!! And I thought you were complaining about a few microns as usual... But this is unacceptable even in my terms.

Daniel

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My Balding Beaver

« on: January 12, 2010, 01:41:41 AM »

Great news Hood. I know the rewarding feeling when you find that your machine isn't as accurate as you thought and you manage to fix it and even make it better than the manufacturer's quote.

Daniel

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Lathe screen, what do you want to see.

« on: January 11, 2010, 11:27:16 AM »

I will second what Brett said. Particularly the turret jog button. Also the most used buttons have to be on one screen, so you don't have to go back and forth between screens to find the Edit button for instance. Also will be nice to have the machine coords on the main screen as well.

Also, a clear LED that shows if tool length comp is in effect and a button to go to the tools screen and back to the previous page.

One thing that deffinatley needs to be addressed is standard Hotkeys. They need to be consistant among all default screens. Mill, plasma, lathe, ect. Under no circumstance should the same hotkey be assigned to 2 different functions.

Brett

Can't agree more. Took me a few ruined parts to remember that the Space button doesn't assigned to FeedHold in Turn.

Daniel