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Did outside letter carve (flipped normals), then V cleanup, then cleanup with a 1/2 flat bottom end mill. I'd like to do a better job of cleaning up between the letters. Could I plot a clean up...

OK, clean save works now. Space before gpre works. Arc fitting enable works.

You pipe character works good on the g-code save, at line 2233. You just need to copy it down to 2599, clean up...

Yha, I just found it.

self.gcode.append("G1 Z%.4f" %(depth_val))

depth_val is a string everywhere else. :)

What python did you use to build this? I'm working on another problem, where it won't save cleanup g-code. Not sure what's causing it. But I'm trying to save cleanup after doing a calc v-carve, on...

Minor stuff. When you save gpre, it puts it in the gcode comments correctly. But, when it gets loaded it parses it with a space in front of the string.



Looks to me, that there shouldn't be a...

I just traced them back to where they come out of the arm, coming from the head. Should be 3 fairly big black wires. Marked something like T1 T2 and T3. Or M1 M2 and M3. They should hook up the...

So your VFD is a generator in a sence. It's output is controlled by digital lines, on / off, forward / backwards, and possibly speed and torque. Your spindle used to be controlled by a set of big...

Kwik switch 200 tool holders can be expensive. Changing isn't cheap either. What size shank is your end mills? Ebay has a bunch for sale, just type in "kwik switch 200" to search. It usually...

I know nothing about your CNC, but a three phase stepdown transformer, is nothing but 3 single phase transformers, one per leg. So, I would guess, that if you could buy one of those cheap 100...

If anyone needs any 3/8" or 1/2" or 3/4" end mill holders, let me know. I also have a 1/2" collet holder. I don't want to sell all my stuff to resalers, sorry. I find that if I sell them too...

I have a older Boss with a 2HP head, 3 Phase motor. Pulled out all the circuit breakers, and magnetic controls, and replaced everything with a 2HP electronic VFD.

I just wanted to use 220VAC...

Dang, you thought of everything. I'll try that. Thanks Wade.

mactec54,

I assumed there were such controllers. It's the only logical way to real time control something, from a computer that's running a non-realtime operating system. Ethernet, WiFi, ZigBee,...

Very nice work. I've run several words / fonts, and it works great. The ability to disable arc fitting, allowed my old controller to work.

I have been watching it plot and run, and have kinda...

Windows is perfect as a generator of point to point linear commands.

In a perfect world, windows would generate a X,Y,Z goto command, with a rate, and a 5 dollar microcontroller, would take that...

Artisan (ah-ha) controller, I moved this post here, I put it in the Linuxcnc area by accident.

1st question, does anyone have a good programming reference for Artisan, they quit making them 15...

Good ole Al Gore.

We own property right next door to his. Oh, not his house in Nashville, his home in Gordonsville TN. (No joke) That's where his daddy lived, a quite famous Senator from the...

Thanks, good info. I kinda thought the carbide price seemed way high. They have used cutting tools for sale here, was considering finding some old carbide lathe tools and making my own tool. I'm...

Yha, I was pondering that, while looking at it the other day. I'll definitely try that first. The only reason I didn't think it was the entire problem; is it binds in the front, and there is no...

Thanks, makes sense.

The site http://www.machinerepair.com/Orders.html
sales a straight edge casting for $220, but it needs to be ground/scraped. I guess a 24"x18" surface granite from Grizzly...

Thanks for responding.

Nope. Don't appear to be, their pretty rough towards the back, looks like a million little projects where dropped on it over the years. And, it looks like the Y axis has...

OK, I'm the kind of guy that walks in to a Dodgers Beer Garden and cusses the Dodgers, just so I can get my azz kicked. So, feel free to get it out of your system. I've done enough reading to fully...

If climate warming "scientist" (profiteers) have nothing to hide, then release all the emails from NOAA and NASA.

Funny how someone can hide data from a freedom of information act, and suddenly...

I know on big 3 phase motors, you never run the VFD much above 62hz, or the life of the motor will suffer. I doubt you want to run a 1750RPM motor at 120 hz. Even a small 2HP. It might not be too...

If memory serves me, the last time we saw greater than unity, someone forgot to account for the energy added by the solution stirrer.

Heck, there's even energy being transmitted through the air,...

Global warming is all about environmentalist and socialist trying to control us, or just take our money.

http://newsmax.com/Newsfront/Expert-Warns--Climategate--Conspiracy/2010/01/22/id/347676

Isn't he saying that correcting the thermometer data will not result in enough change to rock the world, since they will just make excuses. But, correcting the hockey stick, will destroy people like...

Nice interview with the guy the ClimateGate people feared.

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/environment/a-critical-perspective-on-climategate/2

Even Nuclear Fusion, or Fission, you don't get to keep using the same material. It's kinda like Oil, the energy was put into it at some other time, and now your extracting that energy, but once it's...

NICE Story. I always wondered, if the release of this information sparked any threats against anyone.

Moral, never trust anyone, who seeks to control you. The motivation of Hilter, and Stalin,...