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Hi Steve,

Contact me by PM if you would, as I have extras of these items that you are welcome to, no exchange for your enclosure needed.

I've tried to send a PM to you several times, but they...

That is likely my submission.
During a recent conversation I was informed that Tormach has no plan to implement BLOCKDELETE at this time.
I hope that changes at some point.

Step, thank you for...

Step, would you be willing to share some insight as to how you implemented that BLOCKDELETE addition?
BLOCKDELETE is one of the features I sorely miss in PathPilot.

I ALWAYS re-gen a program...

Out of curiosity, how did you increase the travel and up the HP on your S3?

The Tormach CNC vise is different than the Tormach Machinist vise. It is made 'overseas', not by Conquest.

Try a 15mm deep well socket and a 3/8in drive speed handle.
That works for me and is...

That can work great for the 770, but is too short for the 1100. You will need tines at least 38in iong to reach the opposite support lip when lifting front to back, 36in long if done side to side.

You might consider a different approach.. buy a cheap pallet jack off of craigslist.
One will move these mills easily and safely, and can usually be had for $100 or so on craigslist.
It can...

In CAMBAM, simply change the default file extension to '.TAP'. It is located under the 'SYSTEM>CONFIGURATION>G-CODE GENERATION' tab. All G-Code files will then be generated with the proper '.TAP'...

Congrats! I'm surprised you can find anything is stock these days.

X-frame - Yikes! That makes my wrist hurt just thinking about it!
I'm such a wimp when it comes to recoil. I load my own...

Terry,
The cleaner supplied works pretty well for cleaning things up on the surface. Since the engraving is below the surrounding surface, it is left intact when wiping for cleanup. I'd still...

I've had good luck with this gold inlay for gunsmiths.

BONANZA BRUSHING INLAY | Brownells

Works best if you apply an adhesive film first, engrave, fill, and then remove adhesive. Lessens...

Yea! Glad it worked.

First time I ran into that, it confused the heck out of me. Slowing RPMs down seemed counter-intuitive, but worked.

I've had to do the same thing with hardwoods for...

Try cutting RPM way down, like by half or more. I've had synthetic materials do what you are seeing, and 'white stuff' appeared to be from the bit slightly melting the plastic. Cutting the RPM...

Yes, and yes, they both can work easily.

I also use my tormach screen and shuttle on my Techno Isel cnc router running under Mach. Works great.

I use the M998 toolchange macro, too, and that...

Update: I just noticed that the belt-drive vendor is now offered with a heavier duty wider belt and in 6:1 ratio. That wasn't offered when I bought mine. Possibly the ratios are correct, and the...

I purchased one of the belt drive units to test a while back. It had some problems, but would work for light duty. I was intending to use it as an indexer for doing guitar necks. It will work for...

StumpMonkey,
It is possible within CamBam to specify a different origin point that the default drawing origin point. You can do it at several different levels, either globally for all operations,...

OK, OK, folks, I get it! You don't trust wireless!

I'll build one for myself (latching, NC, in series, failsafe) as an ADDITION to the existing switches, including remote wired.
I'll report back...

HimyKabibble, yes that would be me.
Heck, small world!
If you are in the area, please stop by and introduce yourself. Always happy to meet other CNC hobbyists.
JohnB

Again, thanks for the comments, I'll take this idea off the table for others.

For myself, the NC, latching relay ( as per mechanical switches ) I plan to use will have to suffice.

Others...

All very good points, thanks for pointing them out.

Just to clarify, I wouldn't envision this as replacing the current estop switches, merely an additional method, and would not disturb anything...

Is it OK to quote ourselves?

I've decided this is important enough and easy enough to do that I've ordered the parts to build and implement it (I own an electronics and computer store in Santa...

Earlier versions of Tormach's control software did just that. I'm not clear on the reasoning of why they changed it, but the capability is already present in Mach. My guess is that Tormach...

M7 as separate code from M8.
I use it for air instead of mist (cutting hardwood for guitar parts).
Right now both M7 and M8 activate the coolant pump power outlet.
I've rigged a switch to...

Interested, PM sent

Truly the highest and best use of advanced CNC technology.

Yikes! Just imagine if this CNC machine had existed during the Reign of Terror!

I do quite a bit of detailed wood machining, mostly for luthiers. It is quite possible, depending on the wood and type of features needing machining.

I use a variety of strategies to get the...

Good suggestion, and if I may add another...

Are you planning any way for it to be user-extensible? The ability for the user community to write additions and add-ons would be invaluable. I...

Gerry, thanks so much for that preview! It looks wonderful and very useful.

I'm convinced, it looks like a substantial improvement from the current version. Quite useful for building quick ad...

OK, now you've done it! You've piqued our curiosity.

I've gotten great use from the current NFWs and I would image a new version would only enhance that.. tell us more, please!