Hi, Folks: I finally installed my motor drive and computer on my Sherline Model 4400 lathe and am ready to try making something.
In this case, it’ll be a small bell for an N-Scale locomotive. I found a photo of a bell that I can import into a drawing program, and then trace. I’ve turned the bell so that the axis of the clapper is horizontal. I’ve traced the photo, so I have a drawing of the outline. I’m using Vector CAD/CAM Version 11. I’m using the EMC G-Code processor that shipped with it. EMC is configured for a 2 axis lathe and uses X and Z. I’m using the AXIS interface. One issue I’m having is that I’m working in the X-Y plane with Vector, but EMC wants to use the X-Z plane. To date, I’ve edited the one G-Code I’ve made to convert the “Y” to “Z.” Is there a way to configure the 2 axis lathe to use X and Y rather than X and Z? The next issue I’m having is the maximum speed. This seems to default to 30; I’d feel a lot more comfortable lowering this to 20. I can do that with the slider that Axis provides. However, is there a configuration variable somewhere that I could set to 20 instead? Finally, Axis always opens in a window on the screen; is there any way to default this window to maximum size when the program starts up? I know that I can click on one of the controls in the title bar to enlarge the window after everything starts up. This is going to be a fun ride. Is there anything else I should know that I’m not asking about? Thanks in advance for your help Jerry Jankura So many toys…. So little time …. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
