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I'd have tackled the engine pillars in a slightly different way. I'd have done a helix all the way through in the centre and then incremented out, leaving about 0.5mm of stock. Then I'd have done a profile pass full depth to finish using a circular approach and retract. That way you avoid possible tool marks from multiple passes, and minimise tool deflection. I'd then take out the recess in one pass. For the outer profile I'd probably do it in two depth passes, again leaving about 0.5mm stock. Followed by a full depth profiling pass. I'd probably leave the tabs, but experience shows they're a PITA to remove without impairing the visual appearance of the part. At least I'd try and put them in places that mate with other parts so they're not seen.Andrew
Quote from: kvom on March 03, 2019, 11:55:16 PMMy PathPilot screen has 1mm as the maximum jog. I also set jog feed rate to 40% of rapid.That's useful to know. I contacted Tormach about the issue and they promised to change the values. I'm still using an early version of PathPilot, so it may be that Tormach did indeed update the values in a later release.Andrew
My PathPilot screen has 1mm as the maximum jog. I also set jog feed rate to 40% of rapid.
I do not know if this works for Pathpilot as well as LinuxCNC. It is worth a try, you can always return to the original setup.
I'm running the 1.9 version myself on non-Tormach equipment and see no reason to update. The CD version costs $100, and I doubt the USB stick would be more.
@jadge00 Even when machining a metric part, I will often switch to imperial since I'm using an edge finder with a .200" diameter.
Quote from: kvom on March 04, 2019, 04:25:03 PM@jadge00 Even when machining a metric part, I will often switch to imperial since I'm using an edge finder with a .200" diameter.After screwing up a part or 2 doing the edge finder switch-eroo, I recently started touching off my .200" E/F @ 2.54 mm. Works great & no more miscues!
I use a Haimer Zero Master to pick up edges. Using one means you don't need to worry about imperial or metric units, simply jog until the needle is on zero.Andrew
Accidentally hitting an arrow key instead of PgUp has resulted in destroying 2 of the probes at a cost of $50 each time. So now it's confined to the Bridgeport.