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Hey, just wanted to post a solution for others who have this problem. What I did was disassemble the whole assembly and took the mechanical switches out. I didn't think I could generate enough force...

I have Kitamura MyCenter 1. I have dealt with stuck limit switches (the camed plunger on the exterior of the switch housing) before but never like this. In the past a little wd-40 has loosened up...

Resolved... Fanuc told me to move the limit switches closer (less travel) and the darn thing homed. I don't know why, but I guess they do, lol. To be clear, the e-stop dog and the decel dog are...

Definitely not the switches, at least not the mechanics of them. I pulled them off, disconnected them from the machine and tested them with my ohm meter. They are very sensitive and not all at...

Thanks guys. I am going to clean the switches just to be sure. But it is very strange I went from no problem to both axis having the exact same problem the moment that serious alarm (which has not...

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See last post for details if interested. Thanks for the feedback all!

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I am hoping someone has encountered a similar problem in the past and lead me down the right path to...

How did it work out for you, did you get it squared away and running?

I found some pics on my phone... the orange/brown wire coming from the speed control is what you hook to your break out board. Your break board will send a 0-10v single based on the RPM selected in...

Yes, I have a picture of all of the wiring somewhere. I will look and post it if you end up needing it but I don't think you will. It is actually really simple though once you tear into it and use a...

I was pretty sure I heard this brand mentioned more than a few times on this forum so I was hoping to get some feedback on how they have been working for others, particularly how hard they push them....

Hey,

I'm waiting on a order of variable helix carbide endmills from OnlineCarbide.com. I've never tried them and don't know what to expect a few reports that they are pretty good especially for...

Oh, and if you are making more complex parts, particularly parts that require multiple tools to finish, and you're planning on making multiples and not just one-off parts, you really want an ATC....

For a new Tormach package you're going to spend well in excess of $12,000 - $15k by the time you get all the tooling. If you want it with an ATC you're above $20k. At that price you can go look at...

I wouldn't worry about it on a compressor so much unless it was an expensive one, IF YOU REALLY HAVE 240v and not higher... have you measured the legs yourself to see if they are 240v and you don't...

It sounds like you've done just about everything to test it and it sounds like a gremlin with the memory/chips. I know you've had it tested, but it is hard to explain why it will work fine the moment...

I went there but it looks like all 4/5 axis stuff, not related to my inquiry about clamps on the table/workpiece. Is there a video that shows how to use clamps on 3 axis that will make it so Solidcam...

BTW, in addition to my post above, I did watch "Lesson 5" on Defining a Fixture... I followed the steps exactly, with the difference being my imported part was a simple extruded rectangle which sits...

Anyone found a solution for this? I have an assembly in which I have my main model (target) and I extruded stock as a part, and I extruded two clamps which I mated to the top of the stock positioned...

Thanks for the link, I guess it is a work around for now so I can at least get one test out this thing before the evaluation is over. That sucks you have to manually draw a block for the stock and...

I'm evaluating SolidCam hands on after watching some of the Professor videos on YouTube because it looked like it was very simple yet intuitive. I have already spent way too long learning a couple...

Do you mean Fusion 360? Someone else recommended I look at it also. I will check that out.

Here's what is crazy, I haven't spent much time with Sprutcam, but compared to the bigger packages I've...

I have a particular part I am using for a baseline to try to find the right CAM solution. I have a place that is willing to let me use their old copy of Powermill 2010 since no one there no how to...

What model Kitamura? I have a Kit Mycenter 1 with a 0M control and I'm making the transition from Mach3 also. The short answer is most likely you can, but no it is not as easy, at least not at first...

See that's where I get confused... I keep reading to avoid using G92 to set the work origin. So if that isn't the right way, what is the right way? I don't have the "measure" softkey like I've seen...

Maybe I should clarify... I understand the control has work offsets, which basically creates the work coordinate system. I know I can manually enter the machine coordinates to G54. What I am...

I've made the leap from Mach3 to a Fanuc 0M control and I have the manual but the Fanuc and VMC manual is terrible IMO for describing various procedures/ops, it makes a lot of assumptions on...

Thanks for the replies. The more I look closer at the higher end packages the more it seems that they are trending towards more automation like I described, but it isn't entirely there yet. I know...

Thanks for the info. It seems like FeatureCAM is somewhere geared towards what I was talking about, but it is more towards "features" as in holes, pockets... typical 2.5d stuff. We have some 2.5d...

I guess my Google-Fu wasn't very good. It looks like in Mastercam they refer to this as Feature Based Machining. Would those of you who are fortunate enough to have used the higher end offerings say...

That sounds pretty interesting, I will look more into that for sure.

It sounds like you understood what I was talking about, and it sounds like CAMWorks is obviously a step closer to what I was...