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Thanks Bob Ill give it a try.

Here is my PP.

690. Prefix for X Rotation Move? "A"
694. Prefix for Y Rotation Move? "B"

Those are correct and I checked the Machine Definition and it say A.

Im trying to make a simple part on V28. Im using the Haas post and the code is coming in as B axis not A axis. Here's a small example to look at am I using the the wrong post?

N10 X-1.1073...

I'm running a production job. 3 vices and 3 different hight offsets. Everything is great till I want to tap. I have to tap and that part tipped up is 2" higher than the 2 other parts. The problem is...

Thanks guys I have been machining it all day. Not bad I've done worse stuff. Thanks again.

Tom

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I have to put a hole in some 2507 stainless steel It is .2000 thick and the hole size is .4250. I'm not having to much luck on finding out a good way to achieve this. I cant practice on...

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I want to run a program over and over without pressing the start button every time. I looked for a M code but cant find one. I thought there was one that just replaced M30. If anyone can...

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Has this happen to anyone else with the upgrade? I haven't run the mill in about 3 weeks and today I smelled wires cooking. I looked and one drive plug was melted and a second drive was hot....

That's it. It was set at 4. Thanks How about removing G95 out of the posts for the drilling cycle?

I want to tap a 1/8 npt on my new Haas and it is has ridged tapping. This is the first time I have tried this. When it retracts it is way to fast and destroys the threads. I have Bobcad V25. Any...

Great upgrade. I used it a couple times and had a small issue today. All fixed now I'm not sure how or why. But one of the dip switches was in the wrong spot. Time to hunt down my son and ask if he...

It was the wrong printer port number. I had to put the right number in. Everything works great so far. Tomorrow Ill make some chips.

Hi Thanks for the reply. I just got it up and running. One thing I noticed is the steppers get kind of hot is that normal?

I wrapped up the series 3 upgrade and uploaded the software last night just as tormach closed. Of course I cant get the pc to connect to the machine. This happened years ago and Daniel at Tormach was...

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I've been running my lathe for a awhile and I wanted to try out threading. I have been messing around trying to make a male 27mmx1.50 .3150" long thread and have failed every time. I'm just...

V25 Lathe tool location for cut off. I want to put the location for this tool in the #4 location but it only offers tool location for #1 and#2. Can I some how add the loctaion for this?

Success so far thank you for the tips it has me going in the right direction. Yes it was the tool orientation with the tool on -X. But that didn’t do it completely. I had to rotate the part a 180...

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Im hoping someone can help. I bought a new gang tool lathe and I am having a tough time trying to get the program to work with a right hand tool. Im running the spindle M4 and Im trying...

I use a fly cutter here and there and yesterday I was going to order Tormachs up but a buddy of mine said there bad on the bearings. Is this true?

Ill try it and see what happens. Thanks.

This is a Program I did today with Mach3 wizards. It worked perfectly. Does this help?


G18 G40 G49 G90 G95 G80
T0101
S2300 M03
G0 X1.75
G0 Z0.25
F0.003
G0 X0.25

Yes that was the firt one I tried you can see the second one is for Mach. Today I did get the Mach3 wizard to cut a arc so I know for a fact the post isnt right. Ive tried everyone they have and I...

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Its a DIY Lathe a local guy makes them. It's a nice slant bed. Im starting to think my Mach 3 isn't right. I went into wizards and tried to do a radius and the samething happened. Nothing but...

Its set for Absolute.

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Yes your right it is setup as e at the end. I changed it to b as saved it. Ill go check if its Incremental or Absolute which one is best?

Your right when I picked Mach it would always show Haas. I did down load a update last night but the outcome is the same. Im starting to regret buying this program.

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Sorry to bother you guys about this but I am stumped. I can not cut a curve, radiuses or contour on my lathe. I can draw it on the cad then simulate it it all looks good to me but when I put it in...