... Your system is showing the correct information. When you home the machine, you've set the zero location. If the tool moves down from that zero, it's moving...
Hi Laurio, I will put a picture on my site later this week and send you a link off list. As my unit doesn't know what TCNC is doing (other than moving an axis)...
Thanks for the info Jerry. Again, very useful information. -Jaime ... From: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:turbocnc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Carol &...
Hi, David: TurboCNC 4.x offers "ASK" and "SAY" to request and to provide information to the user. So you might not have to add that particular mod to the new...
Thanks Jerry, that's one item to strike off the list! I can see why I missed it before; it's in the programming extensions. I really haven't had time to try...
Pardon my question, as I think it may have been covered before, but... I removed about 9 months of dust off my mill and ran a small program. Everthing seemed...
Dan: Yep, there's a thread about this. There's a built in governor that will limit the feedrate in arc motion. It's based on the acceleration available to the...
Hello all: I am trying to setup a four axis router with TurboCNC. I have all axis up and running correctly. I have been learning to use CNCToolkit to generate...
Tony, Thanks for the reply. The data for the G02 circle I am cutting is: Acceleration: 500 Speed: 5ipm (500 max speed) Radius: 0.144in (yep, small) Time is...
Hi, Just bought a HF 44991 minimill. I am looking for mechanical conversion kit or step by step set of plans to CNC it. I have motors and electronics. I am...
check out www.sterlingsteele.com. There you will find what you are looking for. ... From: dmkelleyhsd To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 04,...
(sorry for the semi-OT reply) take a look at my site for some info. i'll be posting my info a bit later. if you wanted to purchase plans, there's the steele...
Dan, I believe that's www.stirlingsteele.com. You had a minor typo. Andrey ... From: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:turbocnc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of...
Andrey, Thanks for the correction. Sorry to the OP for the typo. Dan ... From: Andrey Lipavsky To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2005...
Hi, what hardware addons are available for TurboCNC? Pendants, wheels, joystick etc mods for jogging? Building instructions, or ready-made hardware that can be...
I found the site. Looks like I can get the info that I am looking for. thanks again don ... On Behalf ... are looking ... mechanical ... software program ... ...
This came from another group/list I thought I would post it here In case someone is interested. victor Hi all, I think this may be useful to quite some...
What size steppers are they using for this CNC conversion on this page? http://www.stirlingsteele.com/millplans.html ? I have an extra HobbyCNC 4UIPC boards...
Hi Victor, Delphi 2005 Personal Edition appeared on the cover disk of the UK magazine PCPro in June 2005 so it should be easy to get a copy. I used to use C++ ...
under turbo cnc does the limit switches on a machine need to be wired in parallel or in series? im using the hobbycnc 4axis board and stepper kit. by the way...
... 1. Series or parallel wiring: It depends on the type of switch that you're using. If you're using normally closed switches, then you'd wire them in series...
Hi All Can any body give me some details on the best axis bearing/rail mounting assembly ? I have been playing around with various designs. I feel I will go...
One of the best designs is to use linear ball bearing guides. It is more expensive but pefect. For small router you need only one for each axis another side...
Tony, X, Y, and Z scale increments are all 0.0005 Dan ... From: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com [mailto:turbocnc@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Antonius J.M....
Grant, it will depend on the lenght of the rods and the type of material you want to cut. 19mm might not be strong enough. I used 12mm but only 22 cm long with...
how about this? http://www.vxb.com/page/bearings/PROD/LM/Kit659 CNC Router Rails 60" Length 20 mm Shaft with Aluminium Block & Bearings High Precision Linear...
At 12:28 PM 6/09/2005 -0400, you wrote: Thanks for the info, it was very helpful..... I had envisaged something like this must have been designed before, and...
Dan: The feed rate limit when describing an arc is: f = sqrt((Accel * Radius) / sqrt(2)) for your arc: f = sqrt((500 * 0.0005 * .144) / 1.414) f = 0.16 IPM ...