Hi Dave, If you’re interested in CUBLOC integration with Mach3 I have some information on my website, specifically: ...
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Craig
my_triplenet
Jul 30, 2011 11:45 pm
I would make sure your index pulse has enough width and there is no noise on the signal. Also check the pulse amplitude to make sure you have good logic...
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Dave Miller
ve7pke
Jul 31, 2011 12:04 am
Well if my SS would work I could use it!...
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Dave Miller
ve7pke
Jul 31, 2011 1:43 am
Henrik Thanks for the link. It looks good. So what type of I/O latency are you seeing? You mention 100ms to Mach. For a touch pad there are other products out...
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retired_ray
Jul 31, 2011 2:43 am
I made a program to cut an object from a piece of aluminum but to get to my desired depth of cut, I change the z depth 3 more times and run the program 3 more...
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opencon1
Jul 31, 2011 3:06 am
Ron, how would that affect STRUE? That display is supposed to display the actual spindle speed is it not? By the way it is Mach version 2.63 Marty...
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opencon1
Jul 31, 2011 3:07 am
I thought I did, I will play with it some more tomorrow.... Marty...
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Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002
Jul 31, 2011 4:31 am
... Sounds like you need a subroutine. Put your present code in the sub and use a loop to drop the z by the amount of cut then run the sub, repeat X number of...
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Ron Thompson
ronthomp2002
Jul 31, 2011 4:37 am
... It was just a thought to give you a correct reading my telling mach to divide to the real number. I would think a pulley setting of .6666 would make it...
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Henrik Olsson
henrikolsson...
Jul 31, 2011 7:15 am
Hi Dave, Well, I can’t give you any real number right now but I’d say 100ms is probably around what you can expect, maby a little better. The (serial) ...
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"hanermo" -...
hvenermo
Jul 31, 2011 8:08 am
Or a relative move ? Or offset the co-ordinate system by desired amount ? ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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"hanermo" -...
hvenermo
Jul 31, 2011 8:09 am
Jeff is right, but you can almost certainly move 2 of the other non-fritical speed IO so that the probe has an input on the lpt port. ... [Non-text portions...
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Ger
notoneleft
Jul 31, 2011 11:34 am
Try the Multi Pass wizard. Gerry ... From: ""hanermo" - CNC 6-axis Designs" <gcode.fi@...> To: <mach1mach2cnc@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Sunday, July 31,...
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kabowers@...
kabowers336
Jul 31, 2011 12:08 pm
... Is there anything "slow" on your present PP that you could move over to another input device and thus free up an input? Keith Bowers WB4LSJ- Thomasville,...
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donc010
Jul 31, 2011 12:21 pm
We have a weird issue that has us stumped and hopefully someone can help. I'm not quite sure exactly what to call it, so let me describe it. We'll start out...
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qconvers@...
quadconversions
Jul 31, 2011 12:34 pm
Have you tried slowing your feeds down? Dave K In a message dated 31/07/2011 13:21:06 GMT Daylight Time, don@... writes: We have a weird issue that...
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donc010
Jul 31, 2011 1:21 pm
Yep. No help there....
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Wolgamott M
mnwolgamott
Jul 31, 2011 1:22 pm
I have bee fighting similar problem for a week now. All of a sudden my machine got stupid. I notice it the first time at about 25-30 minutes into the cut. next...
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retired_ray
Jul 31, 2011 2:15 pm
Thanks a lot for replies to my post. I appreciate the help and will try each one to get the experience of doing them and then select the best choiced for me....
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art2
artfenerty
Jul 31, 2011 2:31 pm
Hi: Does it go back to zero..or has it lost position when this occurs? Thanks, Art www.gearotic.com ... From: qconvers@... To:...
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Inventor
welfab
Jul 31, 2011 3:05 pm
My question is: "What program are you using to generate the Gcode?" SheetCam Vcarve etc.? That is where you set up: the thickness of material the depth of cut...
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Wolgamott M
mnwolgamott
Jul 31, 2011 3:17 pm
Mine just looses position, and sometimes connection with Shuttle Pro, or severly effects operation of Shuttle Pro. M. Wolgamott www.cnc-n-signs.com Pontiac, MI...
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donc010
Jul 31, 2011 3:49 pm
If you bring it back to zero, it's off by some amount of distance when it gets there. Have no idea which end of cause and effect that is though....
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hemsworthlad
Jul 31, 2011 4:23 pm
Sounds like you have something binding or sticking causeing missed steps. . . what kind of machine is it.? Has it worked ok before and just suddenly started...
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art2
artfenerty
Jul 31, 2011 5:15 pm
If your losing position, then its likely sticking, motor overheating, noisy power supply or something external. It CAN still be cpu related, but more rare....
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Wolgamott M
mnwolgamott
Jul 31, 2011 6:34 pm
I have cut back on depth of cut and higher feed rate this looks better, have not ruined a piece since this change. M. Wolgamott www.cnc-n-signs.com Pontiac, MI...
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art2
artfenerty
Jul 31, 2011 6:39 pm
Good. Sounds like the motor was simply getting too stressed.. sharper bit may help too.. :) Thanks, Art www.gearotic.com ... From: Wolgamott M To:...
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Dave Miller
ve7pke
Jul 31, 2011 6:42 pm
Henrik, Thanks for that information. You may be correct the show stopper really is that I may not be able to assign theIO to the function I want. I ordered up...
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Dave Miller
ve7pke
Jul 31, 2011 6:46 pm
Keith, That's exactly what I am thing about to try. Its a gantry router so I don't think I can OR the two prox switches on X. I could run the Z and Y OR'd....
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retired_ray
Jul 31, 2011 8:47 pm
Thanks Grandpa Bill for the info. I drew the design in TurboCAD Pro, saved as a DXF then entered it into LazyCAM to generate the G-code. Now I just entered...
