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Forum: General - MM Operating

Fri 28 August 2009, 08:10

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

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Posted By Doug_Ford

Thanks a million Gerald for being patient with me...

Thanks a million Gerald for being patient with me and Greg for taking the time to read this lengthy post and straighten me out.

If anyone sees any more problems, please don't hesitate to point...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Thu 27 August 2009, 19:28

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

Greg, I REALLY appreciate your input and now...

Greg,

I REALLY appreciate your input and now I think I understand what you've been saying. Wow! You learn something everyday.

I'm thinking I should change it to say:

The frame around the...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Thu 27 August 2009, 08:00

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

Thanks Greg. I'm not sure I follow what...

Thanks Greg.

I'm not sure I follow what you're saying but I trust you. Based on the posts you made in the past, you know a thousand times more about this stuff than I do. Thanks for correcting...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Wed 26 August 2009, 20:07

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

Y'all are welcome. I enjoyed writing it. Good...

Y'all are welcome. I enjoyed writing it. Good luck in the future.

Forum: General - MM Operating

Thu 20 August 2009, 20:32

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

My pleasure Ros and Jeff. Gerald was kind enough...

My pleasure Ros and Jeff. Gerald was kind enough to let me edit it so I could fix my errors.

If I have confused anyone, please don't hesitate to ask a question. I'll do my best to clarify.

Forum: General - MM Operating

Thu 20 August 2009, 08:56

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

Thanks guys. Gerald, I'm sorry it took me so...

Thanks guys. Gerald, I'm sorry it took me so long to put this together.

I'm already finding flaws in it and missed opportunities. For example, I should have explained the relationship between...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Wed 19 August 2009, 17:03

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

SET THE ZERO FOR YOUR WORKPIECE Now that...

SET THE ZERO FOR YOUR WORKPIECE

Now that MACH3 knows where "machine home" is, we need to tell it where the "workpiece home" is located. Ensure you have deselected "Machine Coords" by pressing...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Wed 19 August 2009, 16:54

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

RUN THE POST PROCESSOR AND SAVE YOUR G CODE ...

RUN THE POST PROCESSOR AND SAVE YOUR G CODE

Next, we need to run the post processor. We are still in SheetCAM. Click on the "P" icon at the top of the screen and a drop down menu will ask you...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Wed 19 August 2009, 16:39

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

Here, I have zoomed in on the part to show the...

Here, I have zoomed in on the part to show the cutting path for the outside of the rectangle. Notice that SheetCAM is telling the router to traverse from the start point at the bottom left of the...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Wed 19 August 2009, 16:27

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

ADD SPECIFICATIONS FOR YOUR RAW MATERIAL Next,...

ADD SPECIFICATIONS FOR YOUR RAW MATERIAL
Next, we want to open SheetCAM and create some G Code.

I wanted to show a full screen shot like I have for TurboCAD and MACH3 but for some reason, the...

Forum: General - MM Operating

Wed 19 August 2009, 16:07

Replies: 27

Basic Cutting Tutorial

Views: 37,931

Posted By Doug_Ford

Basic Cutting Tutorial

This thread is designed to give the forum members, with no experience in CNC, an idea of what is required to cut out a simple design using relatively inexpensive 2 1/2D(imension) CAD and CAM...

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