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Cheers guys! That's perfect! Thanks ever so much!

Sorry Chris, I don't quite understand what you mean.. Can you explain how you do this please.
Many thanks.

Hi guys, thanks for the replies. The parts are different. They are two open ended pockets, where the open sides face each other with a 30 thou gap between them.

I wanted to run a pocketing...

Hi guys,


I need some help from the CamWorks/Solidworks experts out there...

I've created an assembly in Solidworks, that consists of the fixture and two parts that sit parallel to each other....

Hi folks,

Does anyone know where I can find a hole centre finding macro? I've scoured Google but haven't managed to come across any yet.

I'm no g code wizzard so unable to create my own.

Any...

Cheers guys and thank you for the information, it's all been very helpful.

John.

Hi AVR,

Thanks for the prompt response.

That's good news. Just to be clear though, I will be able to use the probe to for finding hole centers etc but only if I use my own macros?

The pin...

Hi guys,

I hope this is the correct section to post this thread. It is tormach related I suppose.

I have converted an optimum bf30 to cnc and recently fitted it with a tormach tooling system...

Hi guys,

I have a question I'm hoping someone on here can help me with.

I want to anodize an aluminum part, the issue is the part contains brass bushes pressed into blind holes, that I am...

Thanks guys, major help! That's cracked it! Really appreciate your help, couldn't have done it without you.

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the reply.

I've created a file in the same folder as my .ini file and called it touchy.hal, and I've also changed "DISPLAY = axis" to "DISPLAY = touchy".



The error I...

Hi folks,

I'm praying somebody here can help me. I've been trying for the past few days to set up touchy (the touch screen friendly GUI) in linuxcnc, so I can use it with my new touch screen...

Guys guys guys.

I'm pulling my hair out, and I know its probably very simple but I cant figure this out to save my life!

In camworks how on earth do I machine an open slot? what I mean is... If...

Thanks for the responses guys.
I would love a tormach but I live in the uk, so the import tax alone would probably be about 1200£ then I think the p&p is the best part of 500£ so I'd be looking at...

180mm/min I meant

Hi hanermo, thanks for the reply.

I will probably be running the machine about 30 hours/week on average. The issue I have with my machine now is when I machine a pocket, the bottom of the pocket...

Hi guys!

I've came to the conclusion in the past few weeks that I require a better more accurate and rigid milling machine. I do a lot of milling of aluminium and steel. I use fixture plates as I...

Hi Tiago,

Thanks for the reply, I'll try the biggest ball nose mill that I can fit in my largest collect.

Thanks for the advice!

I almost forgot to say, the diameter between the rounded insert on this tool is 16mm and will easily fit into where its machining.

Hello fellow machinists!

I've recently been trying to machine a multi-surface feature in camworks. The surface I'm machining is a slightly concave dome shaped surface. I have been using a ball...

Hi everyone!

Can someone please tell me If/How you can invert a fillet? A little like if I did a sweep cut using a circle as the path.

I hope this makes sense.

John.

Thanks Andre! Ill give machine mart a try!

Hi guys,

This question is more for people in the UK and in particular the West Midlands area. I've been buying all my milling cutters on eBay but had a few bad experiences with Chinese copies. I'm...

Hi folks,

Thanks for the replies, I've manage to get round to having a play on camworks tonight, as I've been so busy at work lately.

It appears that creating a second separate part setup...

Hi guys!

I'm after a some help with camworks 2012. I'm fairly new to the software, and been trying for days to figure out how I can reverse the Z axis.

Basically, I have a design in solidworks...

Thank you for the fast responses guys. I'll order a new breakout board and see if I have any success with that. I'll update in a few days to say if it worked or not.

Mike.

No not properly, I've been scratching my head the last few days trying to figure it out.
I can get the motor to turn in reverse by placing a jumper connector on J2 on the drivers, but it will still...

Hi Guys,

I'm new to this site, I'm hoping there is someone here who can help me. I recently brought a CNC conversion kit off ebay > 3Nm CNC Stepper driver Kit - 3 Axis for CNC. | eBay
I've wired...