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Just thought I would give a suggestion, that for milling wood I found the best cutters to be Onsrud Super O solid carbide single flute cutters, 65-023 is an example on Amazon.

I get the hf26 code on my series 2 1100 vfd on an intermittent basis. I called Tormach when it first happened a few months ago and they said replace the VFD. So since it is intermittent and I do...

I am doing secondary machining on the Tormach of interlocking wood puzzle pieces. I am using a Sherline tooling plate with 4 small Sherline vices. The tooling plate is mounted above the big vices...

I tried using PathPilot for engraving but it would not do small .15" lettering so I bought StickFont V2 for $35. It generated the gcode for the letters / numbers and I than hand coded for...

PCW_MESA, thanks for the tip on using an IF statement: f [ #<DO_ALL> GT 0 OR #<DO_J> GT 0 ]. I will check into that, I have not used IF in gcode before.
vmax_549: Yes, G90 goes to part offset....

Thanks for all the input regarding using GOTO. I agree that GOTO can result in messy code if you do not use it with restraint. I also would like to avoid it if possible. I was out of town for 1...

I tried to get GOTO working in gcode for Path Pilot and it would not work. I contacted Tormach and this is their response:

"The GOTO statement is not something we support in our G code...

Justin
Thanks for the command prompt info in note #6. I used unix and linux in a previous life and it is interesting to have a command window.
Jerry

Please give the way to get to the Linux command prompt.

I just switched out my old Mach3 controller with the new PathPilot controller for my Series2 Tormach 1100. Actually, I was kind of expecting to plug it in, load some gcode and I would be running. ...

I ordered a Path Pilot controller for my Tormach yesterday for my Series II 1100 mill. The tech support person said there is a software update to the controller that is not installed but he said the...

Wood does machine well but since it is a fibrous material you can get tear when cross cutting on the sides, so in some places it needs to be backed up. When cutting pockets, etc, in wood on the cnc...

I have planed wood with a 1 1/8" octal mill cutter with 2 octagonal inserts. I was getting tearout with 1" square Bloodwood sticks on my Inca planer, I was very impressed when I tried planing the...

Just thought I would mention that in moving my mill to the basement I bought a Pep boys engine hoist, and harbor freight chain hoist for use in the basement and winch for moving the dolly down the...

> Did you have any tram problems after the move?

I never trammed the mill before or after reassembly and I do not have a gauge. I have not noticed any problems after 2 years, with a 1 1/8 face...

I moved my Tormach 1100 to my basement several years ago using Mike Henry's info which was very useful. Mike separated the X-Y base into 2 parts, and used a hand truck to move the parts down. I did...

Included is a .zip file that is really a .vcp file. Change the extension and you can view the part in VisualMill. Thanks DareBee for the suggestion.

I called Mecsoft tech support and Uday provided a solution.
This consisted of drawing a line using the SNAP TO END button on the bottom toolbar to snap to the part vertexes to allow drawing the...

DareBee,
I tried to upload the .vcp but it is not an allowed file type, any suggestions?
Jerry

Hi DareBee, thanks for the offer of help. I got some good info from the Mechsoft forum, see below:

MechSoft: Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:56 pm
The easiest way to do this is to create a curve that...

I just started learning Visualmill 6.0 yesterday and was able to start cutting a part on my Tormach mill today but I am stuck at one point. I am using a 1/4" flat straight shank end mill and would...