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Good Point Jim, posting at Zero Dark Thirty things get missed.

Both units are in SoCal, border of Orange and LA California.483414483416483418483416

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Selling my mini mill that's been converted to CNC. Originally a Harbor Freight unit, converted to CNC with Ball Screws, Gecko Vampire Drives, Mach 3, Fog Buster with Regulator, Belt Drive, LCD...

I'll try that tonight. thanks

I still need to remove material. I need the slot at 0.690 width and it comes out 0.670.

John

Ok, this should have been an easy part to draw and make. Well it isn't turning out that way.

Slot depth 0.630" Three different width 0.690:, 0.438" and 0.500". Next slot is from -0.630" down to...

I've drawn a part in Alibre CAD made the drawing and imported it into Dolphin. I've done the profile and output it to the CAM package and set my tool paths.

I'm using a Three (3) fluted Carbide...

Silly question, I've had my X2 for a couple years and on occasion I actually use it ;)

I was looking at 3D printers and was curious if someone (Hoss hint, hint) had added a 3D printer head to...

Gundawg,

I normally draw the part in the orientation the final product will be in. For the CAD I can set where the 0,0 are supposed to be although this doesn't always work.

Smitty

Progress, I changed X and Y axis of the drawing so now it aligns with the maching X and Y. That seemed to help. I also changed to Horizontal Roughing, Parallel Finishing and Horizontal Finishing,...

I went back out and input the Soft limit switch setting to inches, it now shows the table working area in a Dashed Green Line. The tool path is way over those lines, so it appears to be an Alibre...

GER21,

Here is a step by step list of what I am attempting.

1. Ref all home - Machine Coord = 0.0 on all three axis.
2. Material is in a vise roughly center of table.
3. Table is Ref to Home...

I walked out to the garage, clicked REF ALL HOME, allowed it to zero, the DRO did not change to Zero's. Clided the Zero X, Y, and Z. Jogged the cutter to the corner of the material, Clicked Rewind,...

Let me get this straight, from the main screen after Ref Home all three axis, instead of going to the offset page, I can move the cutter to the start locations and just hit the manual Zero Axis...

Inches. I also zero the numbers in the Diagnostics Screen on the upper Left Hand side.

It's also odd, that the DRO reads correctly accordig to Calibrating the steps from the setting menu. I used a dial indicator to make sure 1" was 1".

Yes, Sir. I always zero the from the Home position before starting. I than go to a corner of the part and in the Offset page, click the X,Y and Z. For some reason after doing this, it's now wants...

I'm currently watching the Mach 3 Videos again to see if I missed something.

Smitty

Here it is. I am just doing two small holes, 2" apart, than clearing an area followed by a profile of the part.

Thanks,

Smitty

G00 G49 G40.1 G17 G80 G50 G90
G20
(Hole Pocketing)
M6 T1

Yes, Sir. In the Offsets tab of Mach3. I click the X, Y and Z offsets and than go to the main screen to start the cycle.

I have a Small CNC mill running Mach 3. I just went though and calibrated the drives. Using Alibre CAD/CAM to make the tool paths.

When I set my material in the Vise and move the cutter to the...

I believe a Ball Nose Cutter would work best. Machining it is a different animal. I'm not expert, though.

Thanks Tom,

I've been attempting to get it going. I'll have some quality time to spend this evening attempting to get this resolved.

John

Ok, I am attempting to get holes though a round part at 45º and 120º + and - from Zero.

I can't seem to figure out how to get a plane at an angle from a flat surface to draw some holes and cut the...

I think other people have just used a Dremel type tool and made one long Diag cut. I don't believe they have to be all that deep. KDNTools will provide the cut and drilling as needed for the set up....

Cleaning my X-2 I moved the Y-axis a little to far and heard three hit the bench. UGH, So now I have the whole silly thing apart, have new .125 ball and Nook says to put 68 in. This may take a...

Added speed and no chance of breaking Plastic gears is enought to warrent the Belt Drive.

I think they are more than able to run limited production runs, why wouldn't it?

Aluminum no problem, My X-2 does Al with no problem, even when I screw up it takes my learning curve in stride.
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With my limited knowledge of Dolphin. If you zoom on the area you will see that those points are not connected and that will need to be fixed. The CAM never fixes mine when that happens.

B0m is used as a Bill of Material, All the stuff you have to order for completion of the project.

Your right about the 8 tools didn't think of that.

My CNC X-2 has a small work area, by time...

Great looking Mill, I like the added Y cutting area.

Do you have a BoM? Or just order two sets and send be the left overs.LOL

It appears you could increase the tool holder by at least 3-4 more...