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May I also get a copy?

Thanks

Sean

Hi Don28,

Gibbs will open native Solidworks files without having to translate via Iges, DXF, Parasolid, etc. Just change your drop down when opening a file and select Solidworks part or assembly....

No, the machine is not able to tap without a tapping head. The spindle doesn't have feedback to the control. The spindle would basically need to be an AC Servo drive to accomplish rigid style...

Hey James,

I actually had to quit my day job to get the orders out the door and am much happier being my own boss for a change. Also, I am considering ordering either another Tormach or a small...

Hello twocik,

Machine cost and accuracy:

I bought a Tormach in September of 2006. When I bought my machine I dished out about $16,000 on it, but I bought all the options I thought I would ever...

Chaining is no trouble if you know how to teach Gibbs. Arcs are easy to change just by clicking the arc and pressing Ctrl-T, Double lines are easy to fix too, there is a feature in Gibbs that will...

I had the same problem with my Tormach about a year ago, it sounds like they all do it. I just adjusted the gibbs and the head hasn't come down since. No need for counterweights, just adjust the...

You have to adjust the Z axis gibb. There are instructions for this in the back of your users manual for the machine. It is a very simple process, but needs to be done after you have had the machine...

I think you guys are missing some important steps in helping to fix this program.


Here is how I do it, and it should work just fine in your mill:

%
O1234
N10 G0 G17 G40 G40 G49 G80 G90
N20...

Yes Randy I was incorrect and I apologize. I did miss the Y+ versus the Y-, I now digress.

I have Alibre Expert and use it in conjunction with SprutCam. I like it a lot, it was worth every penny.

Sean

Your first problem is you cannot use a straight cable to send and receive programs, you must use a cross over cable for receive and transmit. Then you need to setup your software to match the...

What software are you using to send and receive programs with. Settng up the software would be the next step in setting up communications between your machine and the computer.

Sean

Hi Rich,

Are you sure it is an options problem? What are you trying to do? Because I believe a couple of problems may still lie within the code itself. First, I don't believe it is allowed in...

Hey Eric,

As an experienced user of both Camworks (or Damnworks as I call it) and Gibbs. I personally would go with Gibbs. Camworks is nice, in a way, as it works directly in Solidworks but Gibbs...

Rob,

Try these numbers, I have posted out a program using Sprutcam and am attaching it to this post.

Sean

Hey Randy,

I don't mean to be rude but the finish position of X-.2035 plus the X.2035 from the nex line equals .407 and .407+.375=.782 not .786 so it can't be correct with the R.2055. To be...

Hi Rob,

I just looked at your program and I believe I have found at least part of your problem:

The numbers don't add up correctly, the last ramp in your program ends at:

X-.2035Y-.0286 Z-.1...

I have a Tormach in my garage and my garage is un-insulated. With the doors closed you can barely hear it running even when I am hogging out material. I have owned a sherline, MaxNC and a converted...

The easiest way I have found to move parts and origins in SW is to use the Move/Copy feature.

Go to Insert, Features, Move/Copy and you can move or rotate the part to anywhere you want.

Sean

Hi Bernie,

I have Solidworks, Alibre Design, and Virtual Gibbs. Send me the DXF and I'll see what I can do. Let me know what size rough stock you use, what tool type and size, depth of cut, and...

Hi Paelscrit,

Alot of the programming differences out there seem to be based on what people learned and who they learned from when they started in the trade. I have been programming lathes and...