Thank you all for your answers. They are not noisy at all but after 10+ years I figured out it might be time to take some interest in them ;-)
I don't want to dismantle my machine for that but...
Type: Posts; User: Marc F. Lupien
Thank you all for your answers. They are not noisy at all but after 10+ years I figured out it might be time to take some interest in them ;-)
I don't want to dismantle my machine for that but...
Hi, I have an 11 years old Desktop 2418 with linear rails and I am concerned about proper linear block lubrication.
I try to keep the rails free of debris as much as possible but never lubricated...
Yep, I use Fusion to create toolpaths for my Shopbot Desktop all the time. I rarely use VCarve anymore.
I agree. It seems the control software pops up this dialog before switching on some outputs but not all of them. A stripped down test SBP file showed that the dialog shows up on switch 5 but not on...
The thing is I am trying to help a guy that installed a laser bought from JTech. They suggest interfacing it through output switch #5. Personally, my laser is interfaced with PWM and works great...
Evey time I run an SBP file, there is a dialog that comes up to confirm that I want to start the spindle before the first cuts starts.
I want to know what exactly makes the shopbot software...
Very interesting.
The head seems a bit bulky... where did you found out that this would fit ?
I finally got it to work almost as intended. Using if case of if then was not an option because I create the position file from a spreadsheet.
The main drawbacks of using the open, input and...
Hi there,
Does anyone has any information or examples on reading data from a CSV file (csv=comma separated values) from a sbp script ? I mean using the <open file for input as #1> and <input...
I use Fusion and I was aware of machine configuration but I have not been using it so far. There seems to be a definition for a Shopbot Desktop D2418 already provided with Fusion (it appears on my...
I have a lenovo laptop that I used to use to control the shopbot without any kind of problem. Right now, I have a lenovo desktop hooked up to the shopbot and it's working perfectly.
If I...
Well Eric, most of my work is lutherie. I build mostly archtop guitars and some solidbody (electric) ones. Note that I don't do this professionnally. I sold only a very few right now but I am...
Hello Scottp55,
I was not aware of those features, thanks.
I guess that works for the latest VCarve version like 10.something... I am still using 8.5 and I don't want to pay that much money for...
Hi Eric,
I'm not sure I understand your question but I hope this clears things:
I am using a custom post processor because the toolpath that I am running using a laser to engrave some logo.
...
[QUOTE=srwtlc;207356]Good job, glad you got it worked out! What was your error, just a little syntax?
The error was that I forgot the first line «&tmpoff = abs(%(61)) + abs(%(62))» at one point...
I feel really stupid when I find out that things did not work as expected because I made an obvious programming error...
So in case it can benefit others, in a sbp file, it is possible to detect...
Yes, that could work. I'll look into it.
At first I was hoping to get the current mode from one of the system variables but your idea might be viable too. Thanks for the input.
Hi srwtlc,
I did not know of the VO command but it does not solve my problem. I am french canadian so my english is probably not crystal clear.
I need to be able to check, inside a sbp file,...
Need some help figuring this one out.
I wrote a custom post processor for vcarve for my laser. Everything fine but... yesterday I wanted to burn multiple copies of the same logo so I manually...
I would like other members to give me their opinion on this... it's related to the current topic and I was never quite sure (being a relatively new CNC user as well).
I always thought that a...
Personally, I use the post processors as is (both for Vectric VCarve and Fusion).
However, I did change some shopbot files (MTC.sbp and MTCon.sbp) to get rid of some restrictions regarding tool...
Excuse me but there are users of Fusion. ;-P Don't be so fast to «judge»... Maybe the way you use your machine is «special» and others did not encounter the same problems...
Also, Eric is giving...
I too use Fusion often. Very powerfull but the learning curve is a bit steep. You will have to take your time learning it.
I suggest you listen to videos on Youtube to get you started. The...
I have a refurbished desktop lenovo with windows 10, nothing fancy. I added an SSD and transfered windows on it - kept the standard hard drive. The SSD makes it boot in around 10-15 secondes which...
Tried it also earlier this year - very satisfying.
I tried mostly straight end mill 1/8" diameter (.125) - found out that I was able to cut easily with very low depth of cut - around 0.010"...