Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
I am not sure of your question. Not having a smoothstepper, I have no idea of how it would be connected there. I use TurboCnc and there is a port pin dedicated to the probe. It has a pullup resistor
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Art Eckstein
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#8286
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Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
Hi, I have used Autoleveller for five/six years and could not realistically do the work I do with the machine without it. With the PCB blank double sided taped down to the spoil board the uppermost
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joeaverage
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#8285
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Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
I have a smoothstepper with a probe i/o so I'll try something like that but where is your circuit attached?
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keith3125
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#8284
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Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
My "Probe" for this purpose is my 'engraving' tool. I chuck it up in the spindle and alligator clip one side of the probe cable to it and the other side to the pcb stock *which is insulated from the
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Art Eckstein
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#8283
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Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
Art, what do you use for a probe?
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keith3125
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#8282
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Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
I use double-sided sticky tape to hold the boards down. As the boards are not too big, I usually don¡¯t have a problem with leveling. I can mill tracks down to 12 mils wide and usually get +/- 1mil
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Dan.Staver
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#8281
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Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
@Art, Yes, my system doesn't cater for a leveling mesh or height probing, only one spot to zero Z and the rest based on the material being perfect. For wood and aluminium etc, it is fine but PCBs, no.
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falconeti6969
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#8280
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Re: Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
When you say "because the software and controller don't cater for that" do you mean you can't do probing or what?? I find leveling software such as <http://www.autoleveller.co.uk/> in valuable because
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Art Eckstein
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#8279
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Levelling before machining - OR not
#mill
Hey guys, So I have basically shyed away from milling boards and just buy perf board and this is why; I can't do a levelling pass with my machine because the software and controller don't cater for
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falconeti6969
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#8278
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Re: Problem running pcb-gcode with Eagle ver. 9.6.2
#pcbgcode
#eagle
Sorry that I forgott to mention that my directory listing is using o.s. environmental variables. I have used this configs successfully for a number versions(years) including on XP. I don't remember
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Chipteck
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#8277
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Re: Problem running pcb-gcode with Eagle ver. 9.6.2
#pcbgcode
#eagle
I'm not sure about that. Personally I just open a finished file in Mach3 and check the files integrity, visually there.
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keith3125
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#8276
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Re: Problem running pcb-gcode with Eagle ver. 9.6.2
#pcbgcode
#eagle
Thanks, I used the modified version it said "keith3125" and it works. I also set up the directories as you indicated. Only a minor problem remains, within the setup screens the images are not
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Luigi Bonansea
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#8275
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Re: Problem running pcb-gcode with Eagle ver. 9.6.2
#pcbgcode
#eagle
I had trouble with issues relating to using Win 10. I downloaded this modified version and worked beautifully with 9.6.2.Keep in mind that you need to make sure wherever you put this ULP is where you
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keith3125
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#8274
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Re: Problem running pcb-gcode with Eagle ver. 9.6.2
#pcbgcode
#eagle
Pcbgcode install folder should be in the ¡°User Language Programs¡± table which you can find in: Eaglex.xx > Options > Directories *** As it is highlighted on my system *** Sent: January 2, 2021
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Chipteck
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#8273
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Re: Problem running pcb-gcode with Eagle ver. 9.6.2
#pcbgcode
#eagle
Hi, OK, flying blind here as I am not using Eagle V9.6.2 nor am I using 3.06.0.4 (which I don't even have a copy of), but will start off with asking a dumb question: Have you configured Eagle
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Art Eckstein
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#8272
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Problem running pcb-gcode with Eagle ver. 9.6.2
#pcbgcode
#eagle
Inside Eagle ver. 9.6.2 when I run "pcb-gcode Setup" version 3.6.0.4 in the "GCode Style" window no style appears and if I click on the "Accept" button the system responds with an error "Can't open
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Luigi Bonansea
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#8271
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How to add album/photos....?
#pcbgcode
Hi all- I've had some nice results recently that I thought I'd upload pictures of, but...for the life of me I can't figure out how to create an album and/or upload photos! All I have been able to
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Patrick Ferrick <pkf.invents@...>
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#8270
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Re: shorting traces - How I messed up & a question about spot-drill-holes
#eagle
#etch
I'm contributing to a discussion thread that's been dormant for almost a couple of years, so I'll start off by summarising the problem. Some folks find that pcb-gcode doesn't spot drill on the etch
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woodscooter@...
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#8269
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#gcode with 6.6.0
#gcode
Trying to install PCB-GCODE in a legacy Eagle (6.6.0). Getting attached error. *
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keith3125
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#8268
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Promiscuous vias
#pcbgcode
I'm beginning to do more double sided boards. Until now I was able to do everything with a single side with maybe one or two jumpers to clear interfering traces. I still want to hold the number of
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John Ferguson
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#8267
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