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I would really like the ability to adjust the tool height offset during a tool change. Sometimes a tool needs adjusting.

Unfortunately, yes! I thought of that to and grabbed out a brand new drill bit (screw length, decent quality) and carbide endmill never used before. I just switched to a Lakeshore Carbide variable...

I am starting to have issues with my PCNC 1100. Seems to be lacking power at times. Specifically:

1/4" Carbide 3 flute mill doing slot clearing from Fusion 360.
.375 DOC
.0400 WOC
5100 RPM...

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Just an update. Made a few parts in Autocad Inventor. SprutCAM 9 did a pretty reasonable job with it. Runs about the same as 7, the UI is nicer. It is quite a bit snappier, and hasn't crashed on me...

I will go check out the other thread. I downloaded the trial 30 version and have been playing with it for a couple hours. It works roughly the same set of steps. The UI is a bit nicer than the old...

I am also thinking about upgrading from SC7. There are a number of issues with SC7 that I know how to work around (stupid UI errors on some of the controls, for example). I haven't had too many...

Is there a version for Inventor 2014? I would like to try it.

Kevin

I have been having exactly this same experience. The WD-40 is what I normally use for cleaning and daily protection. But if I am leaving the machine for more than a week, I go with Corrosion X (on my...

(Edited: I just reread what you wrote in the words Mach3 "kernel", meaning that Mach3 is doing something that is not actually interrupt driven? My comments are kernel interrupts as in Windows kernel...

Once, a long time ago, someone who knew very little about how all this control stuff actually works declared a whole laundry list of reasons why things fail. They explained it with such force that it...

Wouldn't happen to be TIG welding within say 25 feet would you? The EMI of TIG welders is known to cause issues with USB ports.

High helix works well on soft materials like AL. The material deforms well and follows the countour of the bit. The chips tend to be longer and curled along the bit. They are also thicker from a...

I would be looking for a 4 flute end mill myself. I have had poor performance/luck with most of my 2 flutes on steel. 4 flutes I do much better with.

Gerry, when you are cutting 'up' the right side of the picture, your bit is in contact at say 35% or so. The cutting is all on one side of your bit. As you head down the left side, notice that the...

In and around Seattle, being Geek, Nerd, and even Hacker is a term of respect and pride. There are a lot engineers per capita here.

Nicely done. I like the splash guard on the bottom.

If you are using SprutCAM 7, the 2D Contour operation properties screen allows you to set the safe height. If you do so, it will reset itself to zero the first time (no matter what you type in). You...

I generally have pretty good luck with Enco and tend to buy a lot of tooling from them, especially in the 1/8" and 3/16" sizes. I have been doing well with either Hertel or Atrax in those sizes....

Getting individuals and companies to agree on a standard like this is a LOT of work when they all share the same product category. Each have their own formats because they needed to fill out their...

The answer to the network problem was that the LAN was disabled in the BIOS. Pete turned it on (hitting F2 during boot, looking under Advanced -> Peripheral Control and enabling the onboard LAN card).

Nicely done

I am in Carnation and would be happy to help.

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I also use a Ridgid shop vac

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Another thing to consider here is that turning the 4th axis is not 100% accurate. It is like 99.99% accurate. Does that matter? Well, if you have a couple of machining operations that are related,...

On the setting for the ramp, there are many valid ways of thinking about it. I tend to have my students stick with 4 x depth of cut as a rule of thumb. They have very good outcomes with that with...

I have a set of ten. They are well made and function very well.

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Sure sounds like a snap to grid issue.. The user interface on SprutCAM is really bizzare at times, especially the geometry area.

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Wow, that looks a lot more like a software/control computer error. Notice how just at about 1 minute, the X axis DRO locks up for a while, then does something really strange? There is a disconnect...

Inverse is also true. If the center of the vise was off, then the two ends would squish up, cutting more than the center leaving it high.

I think the correct test would be to check the part...