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CastorTroy;

Let's back up for a moment... I got confused. (Smile)
* Does the mill still take 10 minutes or so to "warm up"?
* Do the X, Y, Z axis (and other functions work correctly)? In other...

RakmUp;

I believe Burrman is spot on. When BBCD programs a move (as opposed to a cut) it moves the bit (hopefully above the stock) to "Rapid" or "Feed" Plane, Then it zips around to continue the...

Bob;
Sounds about spot on....

Wasn't that hard... but did take some time. The following assumes you have to disassemble the mill:

In a nutshell, I dis-assembled, stripped & painted mine in a garage. Then I moved it to my...

magicniner;

Per your post #4...

BobCad's postprocesser download site/ page is something I would really like to see improved, and have asked BobC. about in the past. Downloaders have little...

Metalmayhem;

First of all, I don't know how to do what you are asking.

Having said that...

From my seat in the bleachers, I am not sure overriding homing on e-stop or power-up is a good...

4world;

Your approach is sound: Use a service, understand what works for your needs, understand what specifications (tolerance, material specs., etc.) others need from you, then move to the next...

lukebarber;

jwatte is likely correct. To test, if it only fails when VFD is powered and/ or VFD spindle is turning, likely a high frequency electrical noise issue caused by the way VFD's work. ...

OK, jwatte & MichaelHenry & I all replied at about the same time.....

If this is a commercially available mill, you are likely not the first to wish to convert it to M3. Or, the same mill might be sold under a different name/ model/ make that runs M3.... If you...

Well, that was fun...

https://www.cnczone.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=408874&stc=1

For some reason, "Plopping" my system as described above just didn't work for me. Plop kept saying...

Hello all;

Well, I was trying to make it through 2018 without needing any help. I was sooo close...

So far, I have the virtual box set up. Question 1: Why 32 bit as opposed to 64 bit?

Though...

An update to an old post, I know, but I ran into a similar problem yesterday - ALL DAY yesterday!!.

I hope this might help others.

Path Pilot Item #38706 simply would not boot my Tormach...

I am about to head in this direction myself. I am at the end of the utility lines - I blow up a garage door opener every year or so because of nearby lightning strikes. I want the Ethernet isolation...

^ ^ ^ Is it just me, or did we just witness great customer service? ^^^

(I am not affiliated with anyone.)

Congratulations Steve;

Back in the saddle again. Hope this work isn't what prompted the condition in the first place!

Yeah, I have also heard that an occasional sniff of coolant reduces blood...

DL;
Just a quick thought here, and you are likely on top of this already...

I would first lock the table in place manually, then execute the snippet of code that does the holes and see if there...

I Googled "connected fonts" and found several sites...

Flashfonts
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If you only need to be close or make a "one off", jrmach and Trotline are correct. If you wish...

^^^ I second jrmach. Been over a year, Trotline...

Back to the OP:
I learned to test on scrap of the same material, same tool and at the same engraving depth. Small text is always tough. ...

Al;
Thanks. I appreciate the quick response. I'll follow your lead on strategy. BTW, Al, I appreciate your efforts to reach out to BBCD customers. Very much appreciated.

-STrack.

All;
Hello all;

I am cutting an aluminum part from stock using 1/8th endmill on a 1/4" deep part. I would like to use the tab feature, but this tool size and depth really requires a tab width...

Robobass;

Yes, Z axis height can be a problem. I know several folks that mount an indexer IN the router table to allow for clearance. Re STL file to stop cutting air: There is a tutorial out...

Robobass;
Two thoughts here:

You could use a manual rotary indexer and tail stock while still using a 3 axis mill and 3 axis software.

Also, not clear from your post, but you can use the...

Hello twoclones;

There are other posts out there about this topic...

Problem is not all woods should have the same feed/ speeds, etc.

Moisture content, "oiliness", grain, knots, tendency to...

Rotax;
I didn't look beyond this first issue, but I believe for starters, there are geometry issues with the internal shape - I tried to chain select the internal shape, and all BBCD recognized...

Al;
I am certainly no expert, but this was 4 minutes with Inkscape. Took me longer to compose this message.

The tool to use is "Path/Trace BitMap..." I use BobArt for a lot of work (Thanks...

JR;

I have V25 & V28 running on Windows 10 Pro Ver 1511, and upgraded from Win 8.1 Pro.

Yes Win 10 really likes to do automatic updates which can be an issue. On my version of windows, I can...

Airbursh;

I have a gantry router.. Here is what my 4 axis machine definition looks like. My 4th axis is bolted to the table and is parallel to the X axis. Z is mounted to Y which is mounted to...

Hello Beans;
BobCAD Fonts 1 through 9 should be stick fonts. Just looked at Bob V25 and Bob V28, same on both of these versions. Fonts are named "AFNT01" through AFNT09", and are accessed under...

Oops, forgot to add:

in your "Data-Cam Tree Manager", right click and see if there is a "Add Wrapping Group" option. This is how BobCAD V25 addresses wrapping. I have 4 axis standard, not sure...