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Rcnewcomb - that is awesome Jimcad, you would need to have an additional axis drive built into the control box to drive the fourth axis - generally the "A" axis. What a lot of (I think most hobby machines) do not have that sort of build. Therefore, axis swapping comes into play. Swapping is still a ...

We hear the sages on here with the mantra "produce chips, not dust". Yea, ok, show me how to do that on a detailed 3D carve maestro with a 12000 RPM spindle and a 1/32 bit. I dare ya! LOL Ted, Why do you need to be so insulting in your posts. Many times you do it and not just to me. I am not a maes...

This stuff is not an exact science. As an engineer that spent decades in manufacturing and using math and formulas daily on a wide variety of CNC machines, I am well aware of the calculations and yes they are certainly a great place to start, but not necessarily gospel. Yes - chipload IS important b...

I have all the necessary ingredients to retrofit my machine from Mach3 to Centroid Acorn. The only thing I have missing it time! Once I have "time" I will also say goodby to Mach3. If any readers are using Mach3 - no worries - don't panic. Nothing wrong with Mach3 - please continue to enjoy it. I ha...

I have yet to try making a pen on my rotary axis. I see it as a doable process, but have not tried it. I know you know the diference between a rotary axis and an indexer. I do as well. Being that we have both worked in an industrial industry where each of those units are popular in machining and eac...

HMMMMMM??? Maybe I heard the message incorrectly Ted can upgrade from 4.5 to 11.5 for $400 Then V12 is FREE??? I have upgraded at EVERY upgrade at $400 From 4.5 to 11.5 that is 7 upgrades at $400 each Leo has already paid $2800 in the same time frame as Ted. Ted only pays $400 for the SAME thing - A...

Upgrades? Subscriptions? If I upgrade every time Vectric releases a new upgrade - like V12 - it is around two years. So that is around $200 per year. If I don't want to ungrade I still have a fully functioning really nice package that continues working - SWEET. So many software companies are going s...

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Randal that is a very good instructional video. I like that while mentioning LMT-Onsrud cutters he was not pushing for sales. Bravo on that. I have been thinking about a cutting parameters video for a long time now. Right now I am up to my eyeballs building a laundry room and making kitchen cabinets...

Calipers are not a precise Measuring Tool they were made for quick measurement checks and not for accuracy measuring. Micrometers are the go to tool for measuring accuracy and yes it takes time to develop the skill of using one. I come from 30 some odd years working in an Aerospace and Industrial Q...

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Scott55 is a master -- LOVE IT

I was not going to post anything about "measuring". After spending my career in a machining environment I know that measuring can be tricky. Calipers are simply NOT a precision instrument. Convienent yes - precise - no. Sortof OK to measure to within +/- .005. If there is a question of accuracy, put...

Looking at a shopbot list of codes shows me that shopbot has their own language. I am sure that there is some relation between CC or CA and G0, G01 G02 G03. I worked with CR Onsrud which also had their own language, but the commands did the same as G-code. I do not have time right now but I will loo...

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Thu Jan 18, 2024 7:10 pm

Would it be difficult to substitute SBP code for the Gcode commands in this 17 line toolpath?

No that would not be difficult at all.

Just need to know the shopbot g and m code list.

Looks like a 5 minute job

It is not at all odd to me that any CAM program would have more lines of code than a hand written program. I have seen that many many times. To take an Aspire program written for a generic gcode machine and comvert it to SHP or whatever would be a daunting task to do it manually - (by hand) Is it po...