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Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #20 on: November 11, 2010, 11:01:28 AM »
Art,

Thank you for the time you have spent with the plugin, it is much appreciated.

I have been set the challenge of how small a checker board (8 x 8 squares) can be engraved and still resolved under a microscope - at the moment I am down to 0.5mm but hoping to get smaller than this using the plugin.

Tweakie.


btw. I think Bdocks code is the current download http://www.machsupport.com/plugins.php
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Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #21 on: November 11, 2010, 11:52:07 AM »
Tweakie,

I am still trying to figure this out so bear with me.  The solenoid needs something to make it fire.  I am under the impression that Andrea was using a drive to fire the solenoid. IE gecko or....  I have all 4 axes in use so I was wondering if I could use my PLC (it is set up for a toolchanger with outputs to spare) to fire the solenoid.  This of course is if my assumptions on how this works is correct.... ?

all the best, Henry



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Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #22 on: November 11, 2010, 11:55:50 AM »
Henry:
 The plc probably cannot process the 40us pulses ast enough.. though that depends on the plc..some can..

 You simply feed the output to the plc, write a program for it, and see if it can.. I dont think so though..

Art

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Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #23 on: November 11, 2010, 12:26:07 PM »
Art -

Thank you that is what I was looking for, I feared it but thought it would not be fast enough either and defer to your opinion.  I will look into how to add an additional drive.  I am running a Campbell board with all axes full.

Great thread and fantsatic information. Thanks for paving the way Andrea!
All the best, Henry
Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #24 on: November 11, 2010, 12:42:28 PM »
Hi Tweakie

From the picture one might have thought that we had the same problem.
I saw your new photos, I couldnt have the same quality of your laser...
In any case, now that Art has corrected the DLL, can I be happy.
I must say that Art is the best as always

Have you tried the more newest DLL, also  to you working?

Andrea

Sorry for my bad English, I hope I never say the wrong things.
Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #25 on: November 11, 2010, 12:55:33 PM »
Hi Art

Thanks ART.

The newest DLL work perfectly.
Thank you for the time you've taken away from your work and you gave me.

I am indebted to you, as I told you many years ago, if you come to Italy to Venice you are my guest ...

You are the best :-) ;-)

Thanks,
Andrea

Sorry for my bad English, I hope I never say the wrong things.

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Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #26 on: November 13, 2010, 05:04:17 PM »
Hallo.
I have CNC + work Engraving mechanicDOT electromagnetic head in laser mode plugin DLL.
Material ist stones and marble.

Sorry my english ist bad. I live Slovak republic .

I am reading here very priority.
Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #27 on: November 13, 2010, 09:42:50 PM »
Nice  work in any language.

Where did you find / buy your Engraving electromagnetic head?

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Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #28 on: November 14, 2010, 03:53:23 AM »
Excellent work Obal.

I am having a problem with "banding" (horizontal bands of differing contrast) please look at this image http://www.cooperman.talktalk.net/files/27_files/image762.jpg

On one of your images it looks like you have the same problem - Is this the case ?

Tweakie.
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Re: Impact engraving plugin
« Reply #29 on: November 14, 2010, 08:31:49 AM »
Tweaky:

  Its mathmatical in nature. If a greyscvale varyies subtlely , it can create such bands due to the math of the grey scale interpreter, the imapcts try to fill in a grey scale of the line, so if the next line is only differing in very small ways, the math involeved could simply shift a bit one way, if each line is the same variation, then bands can occur.. not much you can do about it..

Art