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Just checked. Mine jumps into the red when starting the spindle and then settles into the green. At max speed it's about a quarter of the way from the bottom. It's goes higher (weird, huh?) as the...

The response 170.4 indicates that you loaded configuration version 4. The instructions are obsolete.

That's a painful procedure but I think it's not necessary except for older machines that were...

Yeah, I just edited my post to tell you to ignore it. The newer Tormachs must ship with the VFD unlocked to support the HS spindle and RapidTurn.
Sorry about that!

I'm pretty sure the memory stick completely re-programs all of the VFD parameters.

BUT, there are a series of steps you have to do to get it to load from the stick. They are detailed starting on...

Weird problem. The motor resistances look OK. I would be suspicious of an intermittent problem with one of the control connections to the VFD, especially since you recently installed the load...

Yes. But it measures the same whether it's connected or not.

I measured the resistance on my series 2 machine. There was 4.3 to 4.6 ohms between each of the lines.

Yes, it accelerated very well. The motor would shake the Tormach excessively before I dialed it down.

I don't remember but you can calculate it. What's the lead on the Tormach ballscrew? 0.20 inches?

I was using the 3432S motor which has higher torque and lower top RPM -- only 1000 rpm. I could...

A couple of months ago I had a Clearpath motor (CPM-SDSK-3432S-RLN) in the shop waiting to be installed in another project. Just out of curiosity I replaced the PCNC1100 (series 2) X-axis stepper...

It could be a post processor error. If you share your design (export it in f3d format) I'd be happy to look at it.

Does CTRL-ALT work? I always use left SHIFT-ALT.

That's weird.

Grasping at straws here.... are you sure you're setting zero while in G54, and that the part is using G54?

The important error is "Invalid coolant mode". One of the operations that you are posting probably has a coolant mode that's not supported by Tormach but that is supported by Haas. I think only...

I've had that same issue with Fusion a couple of times. After the second incident I changed the post processor so that it ignores the "length offset" value and uses the tool number for the length...

How was tool 2 selected? Are you sure there's no G43 H3? Pathpilot knows it's not using the offset for tool 2 and that's why the tool length is displayed with a red background.

The easiest way to do that is to hold down the ALT key when you select the edge. It's a feature that's not well documented.

I'm not sure how to reset the settings, but you can use M49 to disable the overrides. See M48 and M49 - Override Control
or http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/m-code.html#mcode:m48-m49.

Check that the "length offset" in the F360 tool description is set to 5 and not 3. It's on the "Post Processor" tab in the tool editing dialog box.

Changing the lead-in has worked for me. For example, try setting the "Approach path" to "Arc" and changing the radius to a larger value, like 200% or more.

Bobeson,

I tried the failing code several times on my 1100 but could not duplicate the problem.

Walter

I've seen the problem but I don't know of a workaround.

After being burned by random changes in tool numbers and other parameters, I've pretty much given up on using the tool library.

The problem is that the drill diameter is larger than the hole diameter. SprutCAM only drills as deep as it can without gouging the model.

If you tell SprutCAM that your 1/2 inch drill has a...

You could hold it in a drill chuck. TTS part number 30149, for example.

It does allow spherical mills for some operations, such as 2d contouring.

http://www.cnczone.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=130015&stc=1&d=1301244935

You can also define form tools with...

Looks like cutter radius compensation is turned on. You can verify this by looking to see if there are any G41 or G42 codes in the output.

If that's the problem, you can turn it off in the...

I have used one of the 7.1.3 night builds for a couple of small projects. I was having some problems with very slow graphics with the official Tormach 7.1.2 release that appear to be cured in 7.1.3....

It sounds like the "NC Code Format" field has "Canned Cycle" selected. If so, change it to "Long Hand".

It looks ok and it simulates fine in ncplot. Hang on, I'll try it on the tormach...
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Well, it worked fine for me. It did a fast peck drilling cycle at X1.656 Y1. and then moved to X0.281...

Let me rephrase.

Sounds like tikka308's orifices (orifici?) are clogged. I can blow 90 psi air through the orifices on my machine, which have no known problems, in the direction of the arrow, but...