Hey Lakeside,
Thanks.
So, is this something that has affected all the versions of BCC running on Win 10?
Is there a fix?
Is your version working OK now?
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Hey Lakeside,
Thanks.
So, is this something that has affected all the versions of BCC running on Win 10?
Is there a fix?
Is your version working OK now?
Howdy,
I have been using BobCAD ver. 24 for several years. I just upgraded to V29 and I'm running it on a new HP Omen laptop running Win10 Home (64 bit).
I'm finding my way around the new...
Howdy,
I see its been a month, but I thought I'd answer up. Hopefully, you're gotten going by now.
Anyway, Error 105 is a PITA error code. According to the F8025 manual:
105 This error...
Hi Mike,
It's a Fagor 8025M control.
We got the machine moving and doing basic milling ops (profile, face, pocketing).
Now, it's just the endless PP tweaking to get all the other various...
Awesome! Thanks.
I've used BC for years, but I've never used it to CAM a part. I use a different CAM software that works much easier for normal stuff I do. But, I have a buddy that is trying to...
Howdy All,
I am used to a PP posting out Gcode with line numbering increasing by 2, 5, or 10 number "jumps".
For example:
N0010 xxx
N0020 yyy
N0030 zzz
I find this really helpful if I need...
Hi Mike,
Well, I just went down to the shed with the bathroom scale. I weigh 223lbs and when I held onto the headstock and stepped on the scale it read 337. So, the headstock alone is 114lbs. I...
Awesome Arron! I'm glad that worked and got the machine moving.
The next step is to do what you were already seeking...... getting a post processor that writes out Gcode that the control can...
No, once you get the post processor set up for the type of operations you want to do (like single spindle first), then you can just feed drawings into it and the code should come out ready to run. ...
BTW, here is a very simple program to try to load onto the control, just to see if it will load and to try to move the machine.
%00011
N0010 (THIS IS A SIMPLE PROGRAM)
N0020 (09-30-2014)
...
OK. That helps a bit.
Well, the first problem is BobCAD. I use BobCAD for my CAD software - but that is it. Dealing with BobCAD-CAM beyond that is frustrating and useless - at BEST!
I use...
Hi Arron,
Sure. Here is a small program that I have for the Fagor 8025M. It should load on your F8020 machine.
Don't try an run it though - this is for a 4ft x 8ft router. So, some of the X &...
Thanks Ian!
I'd really like to see it go to someone that can use it - instead of it just getting melted down.
The big problem is the weight. It just costs so much for shipping.
Anyway, I...
Howdy All,
Just wondering if anyone wants these. I have the headstock and bed from an old Hardinge DSMA automated turret lathe.
They are in decent shape. The headstock seems tight.
You can...
Hi Arron,
Those Error 34 Strange Character codes can be caused by many different things. It's like a "catch all" code for errors that Fagor doesn't have any other error code for.
Anyway, when I...
Arron,
Were you able to figure this file transfer problem out?
If so, what was the problem?
Just curious.
Thanks.
Regards,
Todd
Cool!
Thanks for letting me know.
R/Todd
Hey Mike,
Nice job troubleshooting.
Congrats on your persistence at it paying off for you.
My folks always taught me "If you want something done right, you usually have to do it yourself."
The...
Hi Mike,
That's an interesting one! My 1st thought is that an encoder is messed up - but that would not explain why BOTH axes have the same issue. That tends to point to something COMMON between...
Hi John,
Which model control is on the mill (8025M, 8040MC, etc.)?
You can use pretty much any CAM software that you want to, just send a copy of the programming manual to the CAM software...
Hello Everyone,
Just wanted to post and let everyone know about this spindle drive replacement we did to a Hardinge Lathe with an OmniTurn GT-75 Control.
Yes, it can be done with a Chinese...
Very Cool.
Thanks for sharing this solution.
Nice to see threads with completions and/or solutions.
Thanks Doug!
I think you're right.
I appreciate the help.
R/Todd
Hey Folks,
Does anyone have any idea what model Hardinge Lathe that this is? There is a tag on it, but you can only barely just make out the name "Hardinge". I can't find any other markings on...
Hi Chris,
Well, I can't speak about the 8055. But, I have and operate the old F8025M on a router and an F8040MC on a mill. I also did a major overhaul to a F8025 on a mill for a buddy. On the...
OK, so here is a summary of this issue so far:
A. Win8 uses a thing call DWM (Desktop Windows Manager) that controls something called Desktop Composition.
B. Desktop Composition (and therefore...
Since I don't think I'm smart enough to "hack" anything but wood, it seems to me there are (for the average dude) two ways to go here:
A. Run BC V24 or older versions on a computer using Win7...
Yup. If you have BC V24 or older and prefer not to upgrade your version of BC, then you will have a few options:
1. Keep a computer running Win7 and run your copy of BC "as administrator" with...
I see a tectonic shift coming in the future. There may be a business opportunity for someone to write an OS that will run Windows software but can be run in a Windows XP or Win 7 environment and not...
Hi BurrMan, I agree it's not BC. As you said a little farther down, V24 was written before Win8 arrived on scene. BC is not going to fix this, and I wouldn't expect them to.
They seemed to...