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I could, but then I wouldn't be able to load them into the TM-1 which doesn't have one. Of course I could put the disk in a PC and transfer to the TM-1 through the serial port.



Thanks a lot, I...

Can I connect two HAAS mills to eachother through RS-232?

We have a VM-2 with all the bells and whistles and a TM-1. I would like to be able to measure tools on the VM-2 tool setter and then...

We're using a Renishaw tool setter at work, but I used to operate a MAHO without one. What I did was:
-Put the first tool in a tool holding fixture and zero a height gauge on its tip
-Put each tool...

Short answer, no. That's if you mean something easy like GXXX (TEXT) (ARC DIMS & POSITION).

You can use an external program as Al_The_Man said or CAM.

G68 won't help much, you'd have to go to...

If you don't use a G43 H1, it assumes a zero offset for T1. So when you set Z0, the controller thinks it's the spindle at Z0, not the tool tip.

So when you call T2, instead of compensating for the...

I have to ask: before using T1 to zero Z, have you got it's offset applied (H1)?

Maybe this helps.

Nikolas

Wiper and U-cup seals are better suited for cylinders

Well, yes, as I said it was a typo (typing error if you preffer)...

:cheers: Yeaaaaah!!! Thank's a lot, I owe you a beer!

Nikolas

No, but thanks for answering. The one I'm looking for is much simpler. I want to go from point A to point B. Say I'm using steppers so there's a finite amount of positions the machine can take. Which...

Ooops, yes, typo. I meant G1 (chair)

I don't know if it's the right place to post this.

Some time ago someone posted that he was developing his own motion control software and someone suggested he took a look on some algorithm of...

Check this out, too.

Nice! I can't see the coolant drain, what did you use to keep the chips out?

Nikolas

g-code isn't a programming language, so it's neither high level nor low level.

It's a form of motion control code, used to control CNC machine tools.

There is no compiler, the machine...

Vacuum table maybe?

Because EDM can do 3-axis vs the plasma cutter's 2-axes

Because it can cut in hard to reach spots (e.g. odd shaped undercuts) and doesn't care about the material hardness

So, any news on the Excel sheet?



I can't tell you how but yes, it can be done. The guy who installed the probe showed me some of this stuff but can't remember much. That's why I'd like to get...

Yes, I believe so. In the pdf Geof posted you'll find all the info you need.

I haven't used mastercam but my advice is the same for every programm:

1. See if you can get them to pay a course...

Give Transmagic a try. Everytime I tried to import an IGES file it opened as a surface only (yellow) and all efforts to promote, stich surfaces etc failed. In Transmagic you can fix it and it opens...

Hi spyder, I'm on vacation now so I'll answer from memory

The Ethernet option is enabled on the controller, right? Then get in the Settings page, scroll down and you'll find the LAN settings (IIRC...

The servo encoder feedback is done inside the servo, so you don't need an input to the PC. You could add an additional encoder (e.g. linear scale) as you could in a stepper system (Mach has encoder...

Haven't used Mach, sorry. TurboCNC just stops.

Two // ports will give you 24 outputs and 10 input, I think they should cover it, and you can still add a third.

You can use a keyboard controller...

Even though you'll be plunging down Z, if the part is sloped the probe can flex sideways. If there's not a switch to detect that, it might brake before the z switch is pressed.

You could use one home switch per axis (and use it as limit also, in TurboCNC you can do that, probably in other programs) and on the other side wire all the limit switches in series.

If your...

You think you can control Bender? Ha!

http://www.garmentdistrict.com/store/popculture/futurama/futurep.jpg

On the serious side:



Is there a control for reverse? Maybe you could output...

Yes, that's the one. Mike, you should add four setscrews to be able to adjust it. Even comercial probes don't rely on zero runout. They can be adjusted with a dial gauge.

Nikolas

I haven't used Mach but I know it supports variables, macros and subroutines so I can't see why wou couldn't.

You could create a tool change macro to move the tool over the tool setter, lower it...

Tom, you could use G68 to rotate coordinates around an axis. You'd need to use it with G18 or 19 to rotate the XZ or YZ plane. However like you said, it would be better to concentrate on the basics...