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by grazinghorse
Sun Jun 19, 2016 2:23 pm
Forum: Software. Programming
Topic: Feedrate problems with Aspire
Replies: 3
Views: 4601

Re: Feedrate problems with Aspire -

Thanks for the advice! I wanted to ask before I crashed my machine. I'll bite the bullet and begin revising as the projects they come up.

Sincerly - thank you for steering me away from a train wreck
Grazinghorse
by grazinghorse
Fri Jun 17, 2016 4:41 pm
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory -4
Replies: 1
Views: 4446

My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory -4

It has been a long week of email with Vectric and NWA support by email. Niether came up with a solution. A user tipped told me how to fix it. So the problem was I was unable to position my work where it was showing placed, in Aspire 4.5 All of my work was positioned at the Start cut point specified ...
by grazinghorse
Fri Jun 17, 2016 4:23 pm
Forum: Software. Programming
Topic: Feedrate problems with Aspire
Replies: 3
Views: 4601

Feedrate problems with Aspire

So I am having difficulty resetting the feed rate in to tools menu of Aspire 4.5. I change the feed rate, select apply and it looks changed. I delete the previous tap file, and recreate another and the old feed rate is still in the tap file. So far the only thing that works for sure is to change the...
by grazinghorse
Fri Jun 17, 2016 3:53 pm
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: Question about Preference Updates
Replies: 5
Views: 6593

Re: Question about Preference Updates

My experience is the Lathe cut depth can be set on the fly so to speak. No restart is necessary. However the distance from the lath chuck definitely require shutting down the control panel and opening it again. I have never had to reset the head and tail positions. When it opens it asks me if I want...
by grazinghorse
Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:52 am
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory - 3
Replies: 0
Views: 4077

My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory - 3

I was using alot of dowels in my learning. I finally figured out that the Lathe Cut depth offset (in the preferences) could be a very handy little tool when you want to run a tap file and not do any cutting. My normal lathe depth setting took some trial and error to get it zeroed in. It ended up bei...
by grazinghorse
Sun Jun 12, 2016 10:40 am
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory -2
Replies: 0
Views: 3552

My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory -2

So here is my next problem. The following is my email to support at NWA and Vectric: I am getting very frustrated using the 4th axis accessory. I have been working with this problem for two days and gone through countless dowel rods in testing. I’ll begin with my software and equipment setup. Laptop...
by grazinghorse
Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:54 am
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: Q: Anyone using 4thAxis as a "true" axis, not just a wrap?
Replies: 9
Views: 10198

Re: Q: Anyone using 4thAxis as a "true" axis, not just a wra

Im not exactly sure about your question however it is similar to what I am trying to use the 4th axis for. I am using Aspire and there is much more flexibility with this than V-carve. Once the work space is laid out using the wrap Gadgets>Wrapping>Wrapped Job setup I go to the material size and put ...
by grazinghorse
Wed Jun 08, 2016 8:27 am
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory
Replies: 1
Views: 3865

My learning adventure with shark 4th axis accessory

Thought I would share my learning experience with the 4th axis accessory. Hopefully it will help some one make a decision if they are considering purchasing or if I am making mistakes, someone will jump in and help me. When I got into using the shark about 3-4 years ago I thought it would be easy, j...
by grazinghorse
Tue Jun 07, 2016 10:10 am
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: control panel 2.1 & 4th axis
Replies: 0
Views: 3542

control panel 2.1 & 4th axis

I just placed this tech support request to NWA. I'm running control panel 2.1 build 22. When I set the head and the rear, then push the button to return to front, the gantry returns to the same point where I set the head. HOWEVER, I have noticed if I bump the mouse or deliberately slide the mouse of...
by grazinghorse
Tue Jun 07, 2016 8:39 am
Forum: Everything 4th Axis
Topic: 4th axis and touch probe
Replies: 1
Views: 4190

4th axis and touch probe

Has anyone used the touch probe in conjunction with the fourth axis. created a stl file and then duplicated it?