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  1. Thread: Auto-squaring...

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    D'oh! I misread what you wrote, my apologies. :)...

    D'oh! I misread what you wrote, my apologies. :)

    Thanks!

    g.
  2. Thread: Auto-squaring...

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    I'd appreciate that, thanks! g.

    I'd appreciate that, thanks!

    g.
  3. Thread: Auto-squaring...

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    That's really interesting, thanks! I don't know...

    That's really interesting, thanks! I don't know that my PRT Alpha control board has that daughter board with the X motor link jumper. I'll have to do some digging to see if I can find it.

    Could...
  4. Thread: Auto-squaring...

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    Auto-squaring...

    I've got a PRT Alpha 96 that I picked up new in 2006. I've been getting more into CNC stuff lately and I'm in the process of building a PrintNC CNC machine - this got me thinking about using a...
  5. Thread: using Fusion 360

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    I'm kinda sad I didn't know this prior to...

    I'm kinda sad I didn't know this prior to spending the $400 for an Aspire upgrade. (Autodesk has a sale going on for F360 - $382 for a year. Good until 1/31.)

    g.
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    Update - after being reminded that the...

    Update - after being reminded that the application is written in VB6, I tried changing the device to COM2 via Device Manager and it worked perfectly. The "1-16" indication in the dialog box is...
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    srwtlc had the right idea. Thank you! (There's...

    srwtlc had the right idea. Thank you! (There's /zero/ excuse for using a VB6 program in production in 2019. As a professional software developer with 35 years of experience, this makes me...
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    I have not. Does that a) force the rpm tool to...

    I have not. Does that a) force the rpm tool to accept the port I give it and b) correct the error that makes the dialog only appear for a flash?

    tnx.

    g.
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    RPM Window won't appear...

    So my trusty ShopBot computer bit the dust today. 13 years is a good run, right? :) (motherboard won't post...)

    Anyway, I get a replacement machine up with Windows 7x64 and after a lot of...
  10. Again, the problem isn't the variable type - it's...

    Again, the problem isn't the variable type - it's the fact that a command to read data from disk is attempting to do things that are WAY outside the scope of what the command is apparently intended...
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    The system variables are listed on page 35 of the...

    The system variables are listed on page 35 of the programming handbook, with no illumination of their origin, so I don't know what manual you're looking at page 9 of. Also the "VA" command mentions...
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    What page? I can't believe I missed that. ...

    What page? I can't believe I missed that.

    Thanks..

    g.
  13. I know that it works fine if I do that. The...

    I know that it works fine if I do that. The problem is that an input statement shouldn't be interpreting data read from disk as if they were variables, let alone trying to perform a math operation...
  14. Weird behavior from the input (file read) statement...

    I'm trying to understand some very weird behavior I'm seeing in the INPUT # statement. I'm using v3.8.50 of the control software.

    Here's a test program:

    open "test.txt" for input as #1

    ...
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    Poll: Assigning strings without quotes...

    In the ShopBot Programming handbook, it shows the following example:


    &MyString = test string 'string variable without quotes

    How may of you folks actually assign strings without quotes? If...
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    System variables question...

    Are all the system variables "%(nn)" read-only? It /appears/ that way, but I wanted to know for sure. (When I make an assignment like "%(1) = 24.0625", the contents of %(1) don't change to reflect...
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    Thanks Bill! I kept thinking it was 100kgarages....

    Thanks Bill! I kept thinking it was 100kgarages. :)

    Michael, I used the licensed version of KisSlicer (http://www.kissslicer.com) to slice the model. I designed it using SolidWorks 2012.

    I've...
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    Thanks Bill. I wish I could remember where I got...

    Thanks Bill. I wish I could remember where I got the files. Having the wheel brackets makes me want to build the stools that were on the same site. :)

    g.
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    I printed them on a SeeMeCNC Rostock MAX v1...

    I printed them on a SeeMeCNC Rostock MAX v1 printer I've named "Orange Menace". I write their user & assembly manuals on a volunteer basis.

    Here's what the machine looked like right after I...
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    Thanks. Most of the stuff I print IS for...

    Thanks. Most of the stuff I print IS for practical use - and not for the printer itself. :)

    I got into 3D printing to support my cockpit building hobby, so that's where most of the parts go.
    ...
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    Old cart, new paint...

    I built one of the ShopBot computer carts many years ago and only finally got around to painting the poor thing. In the process I added some 3D printed brackets for the 2" steel casters I wanted to...
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    Adrian, how do you use that lithium grease...

    Adrian, how do you use that lithium grease without it getting everywhere? I've only ever seen it in spray cans.

    tnx.

    g.
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    I haven't had a chance to get it done. I only...

    I haven't had a chance to get it done. I only cut parts on Saturdays and I've got two more sheets of parts to cut - I don't want to fiddle with the machine until I've got everything for the current...
  24. Thread: Printrbot

    by geneb
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    A plug for my favorite - the Rostock MAX v2:...

    A plug for my favorite - the Rostock MAX v2: http://www.seemecnc.com (I write the assembly manuals for them. :) )

    g.
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    Mine is due on Wednesday. :) g.

    Mine is due on Wednesday. :)

    g.
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