That will be great thanks Gene. I have similar for Mach but would like to see what you did. I will make good use of it.
On 2013/09/27 08:11 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 27 September 2013 13:52:30 Jeff Johnson did opine: > >> I think most of us want jog while paused, while I don't' have a need to >> change a tool, re-probe and resume cutting in a jog while paused >> situation I can understand why someone would want it. I think we should >> start with the basics, spindle stop and restart, ability to move axis >> or axis's of your choice and return to the part at the point of the >> feed hold call or pause. There will always be some aspect of this that >> makes the operator responsible to give the tool a clear path back to >> the point of the pause. The control can not think this through for you. >> In other words, Feed hold, retract tool manually to a position that >> will have a clear return to the stop point. Have the ability to stop >> the spindle and restart to the same constant surface setting you paused >> at(lathe) and return to cutting conditions you paused at. >> >> >> Jeff L Johnson >> Superior Roll & Turning >> Superiorroll.com >> 734-279-1831 >> Fax 279-1166 > Not applicable as a universal fix, but I have a subroutine I edit into the > gcode file that does an auto recalibration of tool length anytime a tool > change is encountered. But its for etching pcb's. Using it on a normal > job would require an insulated workpiece pallet as it uses the G38.2 cycle > to detect contact between the new tool and the insulated workpiece. For > that it works well, giving me accuracy better than a thousandth, allowing a > pretty decent etch to be done. I've modified the Z setup on my toy mill, > and have made it at least 10x more repeatable than it was last winter when > I made my first pcb's on it. I should have done it years ago. > > I acquired about 50 lbs of 7078-T6, 1/2" thick, and made 2 bars about 7" > long that are bolted to the sides of the head slider, and which bring some > slightly bigger than skate bearings to bear on the machined face of the > post above and below the gibs, eliminating the potential for it to rock and > lock to the post from wedging. I need to put the scales under the head > again as I think that has gained me another 100 lbs I can put on a drill > bit to drill holes. I did have about 150 lbs before. > > If anyone is interested, I can refresh whats on my web page with the latest > version of that code. > > Cheers, Gene -- Regards / Groete Marius D. Liebenberg MasterCut cc Cel: +27 82 698 3251 Tel: +27 12 743 6064 Fax: +27 86 551 8029 Skype: marius_d.liebenberg --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 130927-1, 2013/09/27 Tested on: 2013/09/27 11:43:30 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2013 AVAST Software. http://www.avast.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60133471&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
