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Re: arc question
i made the holes with cambam and it did what it did. i would much prefer a single arc but i thought they had to be less than 180 degrees or some other limit. i just trusted what canbam made.
i like
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I will try to do it this way. I wanted to use cutter comp but could not figure out how to do it with I J specs. It sort of seemed impossible.
Will Mill Wizard make simple easy to understand gcode for
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Re: arc question
If your willing to do 180 or less you can do R style arcs. I find that most people have a hard time with the I J vectors to tell where the start point is. But the radius seems to be something that
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Have you got CAD in any form? Can it export a DXF file? If you have answered yes to both of these it may be worth using a simple DXF to Gcode CAM program to create your Gcode. The one I use is
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that is the first place i looked. i did a couple of tests but not a successful one yet. the one in the thumb drive that i have not tested yet should work. i probably got some addition wrong in the
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Take a look at this web page, very clear:
https://www.cnccookbook.com/cnc-g-code-arc-circle-g02-g03/
:) :)
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To answer my own question maybe. It looks like I am j are relatibe so they should not be offset
Feb 12, 2022 4:02:44 PM spencer@...:
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arc question
I have some gcode that I wrote a long time ago, using cambam, I think. It made the circles for me so I did not need to understand G code arcs. Over the years I have move the circular pockets relative
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Re: Limit and Home switches
DazTheGas Did a video a while back on setting up the homing and limits don't know if that would help but wouldn't hurt? to have a look
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Re: Limit and Home switches
No three switches
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Re: Limit and Home switches
Hi Terry
Thanks for reply.
I have tried using 1 limit and allocating it to both Home and Limit.
Problem is when Running G28 the limit trips and stops the Homing functioning, Logical I know!!!
So far
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Re: Limit and Home switches
I think if you are using one switch for home and the same switch for limit and you are using a smoothstepper.
then in the smoothstepper config under inputs if homing motor0 and say using motor0 limit
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Hi Terry,
N attacments?
Question is are you using the same switch for home and limit ?
Regards
Graham
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Re: strange problem and possible solution
I have tried every speed and feed combination and almost anything works for 90% or more. It is just that less than 1% where I have to reduce the feed to about 40% and it still chatters.
I tried to
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Re: Limit and Home switches
I am using three limits here is the pins
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Re: strange problem and possible solution
Spencer, you might try reducing your spindle rpm. Hardwoods sometimes burn and form a carbon layer at higher speeds.
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Limit and Home switches
Hi
I have a 3 axis mill developed from a conventional Milldrill with ballscrews and drives added. All working and functioning correctly.
As is the home and -ve axis limits.
How can I use the home
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Re: strange problem and possible solution
the motor is more than adequate, i think it is 2 HP wired with a fairly short proper cable. I should check the connections could have loosened.
I have a big button estop that cuts power to everything
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Re: strange problem and possible solution
I'd guess it's a spindle issue, unless you are making really deep cuts at high speeds. Other than cutting through a know, no sharp 1/4" tool should have trouble cutting through any wood. How powerful
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strange problem and possible solution
I have been having occasional strange behavior making small parts on my
cnc router and think I finally figured out what is causing it. I thought
it was miss-feeds or just about anything else but have
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