Machine doesn't follow toolpath

[DWalls]

@JaVelin

Dwalls definitely interested in how you use M06

Tomorrow is my Friday and I’ll have a few days off so I will work on writing up instructions and see about putting it on a video so you can see how easy it is.

@TomWS

I have a theory, but agree it would be worthwhile having a new thread on the technique.

It maybe Wednesday but I will get a new thread started, it has helped me allot and saved material and mistakes, but it does cost you time which can be helpful if your worried about your duty cycle.

[TomWS]

@DWalls

It maybe Wednesday but I will get a new thread started, it has helped me allot and saved material and mistakes, but it does cost you time which can be helpful if your worried about your duty cycle.

A brief write up should be fine, and I think I understand the method and the impact, but, if I understand it correctly, the method is good where you want to accomplish success without a lot of experimenting.

[Dicky]

@DWalls

I would agree that it won’t help him with his current problem but the M06 was a great tool for me to learn how to use in the beginning, and even now since my wife always wants the intricate jobs cut, like the tree of life. It has allot of opportunity for tip ups and I ruined several pieces by it crashing into the tip ups until I learned how to use the M06 to my advantage. I don’t have the z axis and using the M06 gave me the option to manually jog the x or y in any direction after each cut and remove the cut piece out of the way then hit the cycle start and it would go to the next cut and never loose it’s place. It does take longer but it is a better option for me than cutting 3/4 of the project and then losing it’s position because it crashed into a tip up that I didn’t get out of the way in time.

We can save that for a whole new discussion if anyone is interested in how to use it.

I just crashed into a tip up last night… Here is how I handle that…

Recovering from a tip up crash

So I snagged on a tip up while cutting yesterday, so I figured I’d make a video on how I recover from this. I have explained this in words a few times, but a video always makes it easier… It’s my first video, so I fumble a bit, swear (not to bad), so take it easy on me! LOL

[DWalls]

@Dicky

I just crashed into a tip up last night… Here is how I handle that…

That is a great video, thanks for sharing.

[DWalls]

@TomWS

A brief write up should be fine

Here is a link to the new thread that I started to explain how I use the M06

M06 for beginners

I will try to do this from memory so you can try it and I will double check it tomorrow since I don’t have my computer with me today. First you go to the config tab in Mach3 and the General settings, on the left side you will see a box for M06, there you will choose the option that says wait for cycle start, not sure of the wording. Second, you load your gcode file into Mach3 and choose Edit Gcode. It should open up with notepad. Once open then you choose Edit then Replace and on the top line …

[nicaDd]

looks like your using the regular mach3 post processor in sheet that has Z enabled, thus why you have values in the Z axis DRO. This will add seconds to your peirce delay even if you change the peirce delay in sheetcam to a lower value.

I would suggest using the “Mach3 with no Z” or something to that effect from the post processor list .