Re: Torus Pro As A "Production" Machine
Originally Posted by
SCzEngrgGroup
Today I managed to make all the new tool receiver lock cams, despite some problems with Mach3 (I made the parts on the Pulsar, since the Pro is still in pieces....). Mach3 decided to, all by itself, switch the IJ Mode to absolute, which produced very strange results. Since these parts are very small (about 3/4" round) ather than the usual "crop circles", it just did all kinds of bizarre things, that were not obviously caused by IJ mode.
I hope tomorrow to get all the levers made, and have a 100% functional ATC!
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Regards,
Ray L.
Some previous program LEFT Mach3 in IJ mode. Part of my initialization code sets correct modes.
Some modes are persistent so mach3 can be left in some unexpected mode, so adequate initialization line is good practice.
I once manually set a variable to dodge around a fixture bolt. Worked perfectly.
Next day, upon with a rebooted computer, and the same program, with a loud bang unscrewed the fixture bolt at 400mm/min feed, and shattered a 10mm carbide end mill, with flying fragments.
I ALWAYS initialize variables to some sensible value, even if I change them/it manually later. Same goes for modes, like relative, absolute, inch/metric and rotated coordinate systems. etc..
Cheers, Neil
Super X3. 3600rpm. Sheridan 6"x24" Lathe + more. Three ways to fix things: The right way, the other way, and maybe your way, which is possibly a faster wrong way.