The checks in the mail. :) Regards Mark ... as ... that...
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rotarysmp <mark.wr...
rotarysmp
Mar 1, 2003 12:28 pm
Hi Lloyd, I reported something similar and Dave responded in message #2729. Basically if you don't specify G18 to define the Z,X plane, you are by default in...
2865
jjmefoam <jjme@......
jjmefoam
Mar 1, 2003 2:27 pm
I know you guys will find this really hard to believe, but sometimes I screw up!!!! Here is my question, is there a fast way to get back to a line in a file. ...
2866
Lloyd Leung
lloydleung
Mar 1, 2003 3:41 pm
If my max speed is 150/mm per axis? Does that mean if I start cutting on 45 degrees I can get my max speed ~212 mm/min?...
2867
Dave Mucha <dave_m...
dave_mucha
Mar 1, 2003 5:20 pm
... yeah, and the NEXT version of Windows will solve the problem. Dave ... speed ... to...
2868
Dave Mucha <dave_m...
dave_mucha
Mar 1, 2003 5:40 pm
I have edited the file up to the point I want to re-join the program. it would be nice to have a step-thru option, but without it, we must be more careful. A...
2869
Owen Lloyd
owenlloyd2001
Mar 1, 2003 6:08 pm
Yeah I sure could'a used a feature like that last night. The ability to scroll through the file and start at selected point. I had to sit for 25 minutes while...
2870
cybermace5 <cyberm...
cybermace5
Mar 1, 2003 7:40 pm
... ability to scroll through the file and start at selected point. I had to sit for 25 minutes while the table did a dance, just to get back to a point I had...
2871
Owen Lloyd
owenlloyd2001
Mar 1, 2003 7:54 pm
wHOa ........ please enlighten a novice Gcode'r. ... Owen ... Thus, the beauty of absolute coordinates....
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Art Eckstein
axtein
Mar 1, 2003 9:37 pm
More than likely, it will create a new set of problems, not fix any of the old ones, and break some of the earlier problems that were fixed:{( ... Bubba OLDER...
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Dave Mucha <dave_m...
dave_mucha
Mar 1, 2003 10:46 pm
I was going for The checks in the mail... The NEXT version of Windows will fix everything... .... put your line here .... Dave ... of the ... $10,000.00...
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Dave Mucha <dave_m...
dave_mucha
Mar 1, 2003 10:55 pm
That's why I have edited the file and skipped all the work done to get to the new work. M60 at the start to jump to the line number. Since at this point, I...
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David Goadby
dgoadby
Mar 2, 2003 2:12 am
I suppose what we really want is the equivalent of a compilers RUN IDE functions. We could have: Breakpoint (ie stop here and wait for instructions) Run from...
2876
Raymond Heckert
samnjanet
Mar 2, 2003 2:51 am
Assuming you can get back to the line in question... Just make sure you MDI any offsets or other information that the part program needs, also, if you need to...
2877
cybermace5 <cyberm...
cybermace5
Mar 2, 2003 3:01 am
... Using absolute coordinates means that each command does not depend on where the tool was after the last command. So if 10 lines into your program your tool...
2878
hllrsr@...
hllrsr_uk
Mar 2, 2003 4:23 am
O.K. Ray, I'll bite. Ahem... 'HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT ALL, NOW?' ;'> Have a nice night! Iain...
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jjmefoam <jjme@......
jjmefoam
Mar 2, 2003 3:42 pm
It looks like I hit a nerve, about the simple file scrolling. Lets hear from the experts, is this something that could be implemented? Dont delay V4, but I...
2880
Dave Mucha <dave_m...
dave_mucha
Mar 2, 2003 3:55 pm
... IDE ... Very useful and was talked about recently to be used for clearing chips or inspecting a tool. ... screen area) esoteric for most of us. We can see...
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Dave Mucha <dave_m...
dave_mucha
Mar 2, 2003 4:02 pm
... part ... any other ... Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. Age doesn't always bring wisdom. Sometimes...
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Dave Mucha <dave_m...
dave_mucha
Mar 2, 2003 6:58 pm
Hi, is there any way to change the screen colors ? I show a very dark gray on black in the previous and next lines in automatic and a very light currnent line...
2883
Lloyd Leung
lloydleung
Mar 2, 2003 7:04 pm
Not without the source code. ... From: Dave Mucha <dave_mucha@...> [mailto:dave_mucha@...] Sent: March 2, 2003 1:59 PM To: turbocnc@yahoogroups.com...
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Carol & Jerry Jankura
jerryjankura
Mar 2, 2003 9:33 pm
... You've got two alternatives - 1. Select monochrome mode instead of color. In the [General] section of TurboCNC.INI, set Monochrome=False 2. Edit the file...
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Pierre <pfaudet@.....
pfaudette
Mar 2, 2003 10:53 pm
I've built a UCN5894B interface to an old printer belt drive axis. I can jog it manually by grounding the step pin, but I can't seem to get turbocnc to drive...
2886
dayap1 <dayap@...&...
dayap1
Mar 2, 2003 11:49 pm
Hi, I am doing exactly the same: HF Minimill Z axis belt driven into the vernier dial. I solved my backlash problem completely by removing the torsion arm....
2887
krnldmp <krnldmp@....
krnldmp
Mar 3, 2003 1:32 am
That sounds like a good solution to the worst of the problem. I might try that if I can't figure out how to get the software to actually write backlash values...
2888
dayap1 <dayap@...&...
dayap1
Mar 3, 2003 2:29 am
Hi, Unfortunately, software backlash compensation, however accurate, does not cure the whole problem. Think of a perfectly balanced millhead (With an overhead...
2889
krnldmp <krnldmp@....
krnldmp
Mar 3, 2003 3:01 am
I've realized the problems with full counterbalance and trying to "fix" backlash by programming against it. The way I'm using the mill lately is fairly...
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krnldmp <krnldmp@....
krnldmp
Mar 3, 2003 3:39 am
I think there is a port diagnostic software bundled with the freeware download that you could use to manually toggle the step and direction pins that you have...
2891
Raymond Heckert
samnjanet
Mar 3, 2003 5:17 am
It's a long story that involves a broken flute on a 1" endmill, 8" long. I changed it as soon as I noticed the 'funny39; finish I was getting. Went thru the...
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Alan Matheson
alan_matheson
Mar 3, 2003 7:00 am
... the commands before that. So if you had 10 holes spaced .25" apart,you would have absolute commands for .25, .5, .75 instead of incremental .25 commands. ...