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    Free backplotter

    I used NCPlot v1.2 for several years, crude but adequate. It was free from their website so I didn't bother keeping the install file.

    Now it is gone. I am hesitant to download it from another...
  2. Thread: user input

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    Thanks ch; The assembly is simple enough that...

    Thanks ch;

    The assembly is simple enough that manually exploding it shouldn't be too painful. Simple rendering will suit my needs.

    Doug
  3. Thread: user input

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    user input

    I am considering purchase of a 3D modeling program to develop a parts blow-up for a product user manual. Several years ago I spent a few hours with Rhino and liked it. So here are a few questions....
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    No, you got it right. In the early days of...

    No, you got it right.

    In the early days of parallel port cnc - even before Mach - there were many drawn out discussions about smart boxes with dumb PC's (SBDPC's), versus dumb boxes with smart...
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    All modern industrial controls use look-ahead to...

    All modern industrial controls use look-ahead to account for (v**2)/r and adjust velocities to stay within some preset limit of path deviation. The algorithms consider machine kinematics taken from...
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    Changing C and A in the gcode seems a lot easier...

    Changing C and A in the gcode seems a lot easier than modifying a configuration. If using CAM I would think a modified post would be simple enough.

    Doug
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    I think the ribbons were intended to help the...

    I think the ribbons were intended to help the complete novice, me in this case. I found Alibre 2012 easier to learn than SW if only for this reason. The ribbon feature can be disabled once you...
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    Hans; Much depends on your machine, your...

    Hans;

    Much depends on your machine, your programming ability, and your expectations. Mach has plugins and various hacks to make it run servos but inside it is still a step and direction control,...
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    That is definitely not how it was explained to me...

    That is definitely not how it was explained to me this morning when talking to tech support. Alibre claims on their website you do not have to pay maintenance to use the software indefinitely. ...
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    This RFQ has been filled. I appreciate the...

    This RFQ has been filled. I appreciate the responses and have saved many of them for future reference.

    Thanks;
    Doug
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    UPDATE: My apologies to those of you waiting...

    UPDATE:

    My apologies to those of you waiting for a response to your PM. I did not think to take a backup copy of the drawing when I left the office after posting this RFQ.

    I will attempt to...
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    RFQ router work - Atlanta area

    I need 50-100 trays made from UHMW or 1 inch plywood. They are 10.5 X 13.8 X 1.0 thick with six pockets, each .75 deep by 3.8 diameter. Think of a shallow muffin tray and you get the picture.
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    The closest thing to a screen designer for emc is...

    The closest thing to a screen designer for emc is pyvcp that Alan mentioned. It is much more limited than the mach screen designers in that you cannot build a screen from scratch.

    IIRC, pyvcp...
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    If by "game" you mean the way we've coaxed you...

    If by "game" you mean the way we've coaxed you into revealing your attitude toward customers, then yes, you are still in the game. You aren't doing very well either.



    Once again, you...
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    Mike; That is exactly why I steered clear of...

    Mike;
    That is exactly why I steered clear of Camsoft years ago. They survive because of aggressive marketing, not because of their product. Whether or not Camsoft is a good product is irrelevant....
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    :drowning: "Better to remain silent and be...

    :drowning:

    "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt." Mark Twain

    Honestly, did you not realize you were typing that?

    I looked into your product...
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    5i20+7i33+7i37COM

    I am currently looking at the various card options for emc2 on a knee mill. So far the Mesa cards seem to have what I am looking for, specifically, differential encoder inputs and 24V sinking I/O....
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    Your box is virtually the same as mine was ten...

    Your box is virtually the same as mine was ten years ago. I bought mine on the promise that a windows version of the software was only months away. It was years away and when it came it was not a...
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    I ran a Mazak 6000 horizontal (two pallet) for a...

    I ran a Mazak 6000 horizontal (two pallet) for a few months. Horizontals are great for fixtured work. That means recurring jobs, not one-off job shop stuff. They can be a PITA to set up and...
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    My guess is that you are correct about the...

    My guess is that you are correct about the machine being pre-owned. Microkinetics frequently offers "slightly used" machines (probably returns) on Atlanta craigslist.

    Microkinetics seems to exist...
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    We gave up trying to do business with Keling as...

    We gave up trying to do business with Keling as they do not provide anything I would call customer support. I pay the extra money and buy motors from Anaheim Automation. They have considerable...
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    HLV's have very high resale value. The HNC is...

    HLV's have very high resale value. The HNC is little more than a CNC version of the HLV, yet it has terrible resale value. You could probably sell your HLV for enough to buy and upgrade three...
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    I worked in a shop where one operator spit in the...

    I worked in a shop where one operator spit in the coolant. I refused to run any machine he had been on. He ran my machine for about a month while I was in the office. When I came back the first...
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    You are right, Steve. However, there is a good...

    You are right, Steve. However, there is a good reason.

    OSHA takes a proactive approach only when industry fails to address a problem. Two examples are trench cave-ins and brown lung disease in...
  25. Thread: Linear Rails

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    There seems to be conflicting information on the...

    There seems to be conflicting information on the web concerning the joining of rails. IKO makes specially end-ground rails for joining. While this may be important in some applications, it is not...
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    Urethane timing belt, two pulleys, a barbeque...

    Urethane timing belt, two pulleys, a barbeque rotisserie motor, V-shaped scraper trough, a bucket, and some scrap metal to put it all together.
  27. Thread: Linear Rails

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    Too bad you are so far up the continent from me. ...

    Too bad you are so far up the continent from me. I have a pair of Hiwin 35MM X 3 meter rails with light preload trucks. I would be happy to get half price for them.

    Also have six IKO 30MM X 60...
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    Employers who point to a supposed lack of...

    Employers who point to a supposed lack of specifics in the OSHA regs are deliberately avoiding the issue. I'm guessing the real reason for the lack of a safety glasses policy is that you have one or...
  29. An experienced retrofitter who is familiar with...

    An experienced retrofitter who is familiar with the new control could probably do it in 50 hours. I would probably bid a job like that at 80 hours. You could spend 200 hours just learning enough to...
  30. An experienced retrofitter who is familiar with...

    An experienced retrofitter who is familiar with the new control could probably do it in 50 hours. I would probably bid a job like that at 80 hours. You could spend 200 hours just learning enough to...
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