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  1. Re: Contour "Outline" contains errors... how do I find and fix?

    Yes - my solution was to completely dump Dolphin and work with other tools available for free and were much more powerful. Sadly - I paid money for Dolphin and never managed to create anything with...
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    Re: Creating 'holding tabs' or 'bridges'...

    Thanks cjg - but I have already canned this useless software and moved onto other far more user friendly and affordable software. DolphinCAD has been one of THE most useless 'investments' I have made...
  3. Re: Completely lost on the 'Homing' concept of LinuxCNC

    RATS!! Typed out a response once but must have hit the wrong button... (sad face)

    Good news - I got it working!! Thanks so much Zamazz for all your help and direction. I used a rather convoluted...
  4. Re: Completely lost on the 'Homing' concept of LinuxCNC

    OK - I have uploaded both my .HAL and .ini files from the 'MyWoodrouter' folder on the LinuxCNC box. I have not looked at either of these files nor have I had a chance to review the 'HAL Manual'...
  5. Re: Completely lost on the 'Homing' concept of LinuxCNC

    I haven't had opportunity to read the 'HAL manual' yet (referred to by Zamazz) - dang 'real job' is getting in the way of my hobby... I will hopefully be able to do that tonite. That said - my bottom...
  6. Re: Completely lost on the 'Homing' concept of LinuxCNC

    Thanks everyone for the quick responses... I appreciate the suggestions.

    @Tkamsker - Your explanation is what I had been thinking, so thank you for the confirmation - I appreciate it....
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    Re: New to the CNC game and having issues

    FastFarmer - your post says it all - the truth is in the compared images... and I have to say - you made remarkable progress in just one day... it took me WEEKS and a couple emails to Dan Heeks to...
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    Re: New to the CNC game and having issues

    @FastFarmer - I must confess... Dolphin has been far less than stellar in answering ANY questions here in the forum or by direct email. In fact - now that I know I have to 'pay' for their 3D upgrade,...
  9. Completely lost on the 'Homing' concept of LinuxCNC

    I have just replaced my old and slow 32-bit XP based system running Mach3 to a new 64-bit system... only to discover Mach3 doesn't support 64-bit Windows 10. Considering my version of Mach3 was one...
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    Re: New to the CNC game and having issues

    I know this is an old thread - but I just converted my CNC Router from Mach3 on Windows to LinuxCNC. Some other threads talk about using 'EMC2' (there is a discussion about using it for lathes) but I...
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    Re: 3D CAM announcement?

    OK... what did Dophin say that the upgrade would cost us loyal, paid up users for the upgrade to V14? I can't find any pricing on the dolphincadcamusa.com website.

    Arden
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    3D CAM announcement?

    I got an email announcing Dolphin V14 supporting full 3D CAM. It has a price tag of $1995... Do those of us that have V13 get this as a free upgrade? significantly discounted upgrade? Just...
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    3D contouring challenge

    After 10 months of being 'on restriction' from my CNC machine (my wife said something about not paying enough attention to her and the yard - so I wasn't allowed to 'touch' my machine until certain...
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    Next wood routing project...

    My NEXT project is a new address plaque on the front of my house. I have a fancy idea for one down the road but to start... just a simple routed one. Here is the project plan (in words)

    ~17" x 14"...
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    Re: Creating 'holding tabs' or 'bridges'...

    CountryGuy - you are a WEALTH of good information. I was able to download and view (and hear) the complete video. I had already resolved my issue by using a modification of the fellows solution -...
  16. Re: Contour "Outline" contains errors... how do I find and fix?

    Well DANG it anyways - I haven't been 'saving' my work a whole lot because:

    1) I'm still learning - so repeating activities helps to drive the process into my mind
    2) it didn't work so why save...
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    Creating 'holding tabs' or 'bridges'...

    First - this is a CNC Wood Router and I am attempting to 'cut' an outlined piece of wood - yes... my guitar pick guard. My final expected piece will the be very curved outline, routed out of a piece...
  18. Contour "Outline" contains errors... how do I find and fix?

    I imported the drawing to DCAD from a LibreCAD DXF (R12) output. When I defined the contour in DCAD - it seemed happy enough - it allowed me to define the contour and give it a name. Now in DCAM - I...
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    Re: Struggling with DXF import

    Well - it's been a few weeks since I was able to sit down and focus on my CNC 'work'. Tonight I spent a lot of time (between sudden power outages and losing all my work - what a pain) working through...
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    Re: Struggling with DXF import

    countryguy - FINALLY had a chance to look at your post completely from a big screen (not a phone or tablet). Thanks for the thoughtful response - I appreciate the encouragement. We might want to take...
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    Re: Struggling with DXF import

    OK - finally just gave up and went back to what made sense and worked... LibreCAD and a pretty small CAM program called 'ESTLCAM' (Estlcam.de 2D / 3D CAM Software und CNC Steuerung...). When I looked...
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    Struggling with DXF import

    First - let me start off stating I'm no stranger to CAD systems. My first CAD system was for doing PCB Artwork design in 1979. Most of my 'mechanical CAD' software has been 'bottom shelf' stuff like...
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    What can I do with a bitmap?

    NOTE TO SELF... SEARCH THREADS BEFORE POSTING... (sorry everyone - computers are my bread and butter... following directions? not so much (chair)
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    Sticky: Joining the world of CNC gurus and mentors!!

    Greetings one and all - I've been 'lurking' on this site for 6 months now having built my own CNC Wood Router. As the saying goes "when you're up to your armpits in alligators - it's a good time to...
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