On 2010-12-17, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Ignoramus30138 fired this volley
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http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Brid...ract-2-CNC-Mil
l/33-DA-Collet-Holder/

heh! Ig, THAT I could do with about 30 blocks of g-code in one short
macro and a couple of setup steps! G

I did it in 11 lines.

(DA collet holder)
O100 sub
G73 Z-0.45 Q0.01 R0.01 F1.2
O100 endsub

S1 M3
M8

Oapply_to_a_grid call [0.7] [0.6] [0.9] [1] [10] [7] [0.05] [100]

M2

It IS upgrade time, but I can't afford a kit solution yet, and can't
spare the down-time for a DIY job.

As much as I want to employ EMC2, it looks like I'll have to go with a
Mach3 kit in order to get the machine converted over a week's vacation
time.

Mach3 is great too.

I make parts in my shop (and on the mill) almost every day, now. They're
mission-critical to my "real" job, so I have to keep the spindle turning.

The nice guy at CAMBAM (Andy Payne) will upgrade my CAMBAM+simulator
package to include Mach3 for only an additional $162, so at least the
software won't cost me much.

That's not a bad price.

I am sure that mach3 will make you very happy.

i