THC config that works.

With my plasma, I have to initiate in contact with the tole and then to rise of about 2mm.
With this config I have to modify something in the gcode or in this config?

Dear Tom,

This may be quite out of context of the topic, hope you will help. In your configuration, you suggested that user can start from where the machine stopped maybe due to a power failure. I'm using LinuxCNC for driving a wireEDM and I want to equip my system with that same feature. As I'm Indian here in India we do have power cuts without being notified, also wireEDM'ing is a bit slow process often we need to halt the job work for any of reason so this will save our time a lot. Can you mention how can I do so to achieve same in my system?

Thank You.

Kunal.

Hi Tommy, what is that interface thing on the right? Looks like something i need

Dear Tom,


Correct me if I'm wrong.

Let's say there are ten lines of G code required to be interpreted for completing my cutting task, but a shutdown occurred when the Linuxcnc was at line 5.

So, after power resumes, I restart the machine take the data from "last_postion.txt" file, recreate the G-code again using a cam program, and again start the cut?

Or in your configuration, the g-code interpreter starts from line 5 position itself.

Regards,
Kunal

I've just finished my float switch setup and I'm trying to get the initial pierce sequence to work. My switch has 1mm of travel before activate (ie blue float switch indicator comes on). I'm cutting 3/8 mild steel so I've set the initial cut to 5mm and a delay of .7 sec. The z axis will go down, touch off, go to ~8.3 mm, and fire. This is of course to high so it just repeats.

Is there another setting I'm missing? Why does it go to 8.3mm instead of 5mm? Do I have to set something with the touch off button?

I'm a little confused as well on what the sequence is to initiall home the z axis. It seems if it is not high enough it will go down and hit the limit switch which cause a joint 2 error.

Thanks for advance for any help you can provide.