What would you like to know? What control does the mill have?
Old machinist, new here.Just got a China cnc mill,engraver.Hoping to learn something new.Anybody closw to zip co.29720 that can help me get started from scratch Have machine computer,software,etc,but no idea what Im doing.tks,ken
What would you like to know? What control does the mill have?
Running Mach3 demo..Got soft limits setup.Would like to have gcodes for rectangle bolt hole pattern 2in apart 15x20 for hold down plate on table.Then how to scale up or down a part{drawing} to fit my mach.and how to move it to where i want to start. need some practice codes tks,ken
I apologize I am not familiar with the mach 3.
Have you made any progress?
You need to be able to draw parts and then you need to turn drawings into G-code.
Try DeltaCAD for drawing. It's really easy for drafting. There is a 30 day demo so you can play around a bit.
Then get SheetCAM for your G-code generation. There is limited functionality available until you register but you can get your feet wet.
Both are great programs and are reasonably priced. Have fun.