wincnc files and support

[CNChelper]

i wish all my clients was like this, they all want to go and go now.....

[cabnet636]

george i tried some of the changes in the acceleration rate to rapid you have been telling me about, cnc helper reexplained it on another thread and it made more sense.

[cabnet636]

gcode

http://www.linuxcnc.org/handbook/gcode/g-code.html

[cabnet636]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepper_motor

[ger21]

Probably not recommended, but we've never warmed up the 10HP HSD spindles on our point to point machine, and they lasted over 8 years of daily use before needing a rebuild.

[cabnet636]

http://www.camaster.com/visualcnc/to...c-toolkit.html

[rrrevels]

Good Morning Jim and the group,

A friend and I just bought a used Shop Sabre 4860 router that came with WinCNC 2.4. I have been running Mach3 on my homebuilt router and Taig mill. Apparently WinCNC does not use the standard M00, M01, M02, M03, M30 codes. I have been through the manual several times and so far I haven't figured out how to control the manual changing of tools.

Mach3 uses the M00 to stop and I turn off the spindle and change bits and then continue. I know WinCNC must have this capability but I haven't found it. A small code file showing beginning and ending with a tool change would be greatly appreciated.

Jim, I have been dreaming about one of the small CAMASTER machines (Stinger). It would be perfect for my shop but too many other things going on at the moment. Maybe next year. The CAMASTER machines really look good.

Thanks,
Russ
Pensacola, Fl

[cabnet636]

thanks russ, there is one more stinger in stock at camaster, i know joey sold one to a school last week, it runs on mach three and i would bet he would cut you a deal on it!!

wincnc is running tool changers on camaster machines, i am sure joey will be here soon on this!

jim

[CNChelper]

rrrevels.

FYI am not affiliated with camaster an any way...

wincnc uses several functions. here is an example of a toolchange

G00
G90
G53
M5
T2
M3
S15000
G00 X0.0000 Y0.0000
G00 X1.6250 Y3.2500 Z0.5000 F400
G01 Z-0.1250 F15.0
M5
T1
M3
S15000
G0Z0.5000
G00 X-2.2853 Y5.5750 Z0.5000 F400
G01 Z-0.1250 F15.0
G00 X0.0000 Y0.0000 F400
G53
M5
TU

[rrrevels]

Jim, the thing is, my shop is just a play house. I just go out and generally make chips and sawdust. Every now and then I make something for a friend or family. Mostly though it is things for the shop or just things I am interested in at the moment to see if I can do it.

I suppose if I had a machine that was fast, accurate and did what it was told consistently I would be more interested in making more things. My router is made primarily from mdf with aluminum bracing. It works and does a decent job but it isn't very fast.

Problem with the play house is that I have to budget for the toys to go in it.

The Shop Sabre is in the friend's shop. He builds furniture and had a use for the larger machine. I went in with him to buy it and am trying to figure out how to run WinCNC. So far I haven't had much luck. I am a little slow figuring out new software.

I have been reading the CAMASTER forum for a while and find the info very interesting. The pictures of the cabinets you make have been impressive. I haven't figured out how to make things like that yet.

I regret not having been able to go the the tool show in Atlanta this past August.

Russ

[CNChelper]

M5 is spindle off
T2 is your tool number
M3 is your spindle on
TU or T0 is a typical tool unload
M30 is not needed that just means end of file complete.
G53 takes the z axis to the machine Z0

hopes this helps....

[rrrevels]

CNChelper,

Thanks for the sample file. That looks very similar to what I run in Mach3. I will give that a try this evening when I get home and see if it will work. Maybe there are some settings in WinCNC that I need to make for it to run those commands.

Russ