Alternatively one can tilt the stock rather than the head which I believe is Gene's plan.
-----Original Message----- From: Robin Szemeti via Emc-users <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: February 13, 2022 12:26 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Cc: Robin Szemeti <ro...@redpoint.org.uk> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] need gcode maker If you can tilt the head at an angle, then something as simple as "G1 X300.00 B30.00" will do it, depending on how you have configured the B axis. If you can't tilt the head, no amount of GCODE will help you. I'd just do it on the lathe ... On Sun, 13 Feb 2022 at 16:54, gene heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > Greetings all; > > I have composed a simple butress thread in OpenSCAD, which can save > many formats besides the .stl's I feed cura with. Those choices are > shown in this list: > STL > OFF > WRL > AMF > 3MF > DXF > SVG > CSG > PDF > image (png) > > The latter being what you see in the attached png images. > > What is out there that can make gcode out of one of those formats, > assuming I can do some creative editing to make the bolt code carve an > 18" bolt from a hard maple 2x2 being spun by a B axis as Y slowly > advances with aux tables to make the Y axis long enough on both ends > on my 6040 mill, and I till use a 60 degree engraving mill in it with > a 30 degree wedge under the motor mount to tip it to make the 0 degree > load face of the thread with the side of the tool's V. I intend to > make the wedge as a hinge if I can print it rigid enough. And PETG > seems like it could be the Right Stuff. > > The target of all this tom-foolery is a wood workbench vise screw. The > 2nd half nut is about half done on my BIQU HX printer as I send this. > So its beginning to look do-able. > > I faintly recall that inkscape had a gcode generator plugin at one > time, does anyone have a clue how well it works or if it even exists today? > > Synaptic does not look promising but I installed inscape and friends > anyway, and of coarse pycam, and I just found dxf2gcode, so that got > installed. > > Does anyone else have a better idea? > > Thanks All; > Cheers, Gene Heskett. > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
