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by BigE
Fri May 03, 2024 1:31 am
Forum: Hardware Interface Issues
Topic: KStep Debug and Repair
Replies: 0
Views: 49

KStep Debug and Repair

My spindle crashed and then wouldn't turn back on after the crash. (I suspect the crash was due to ESD problems -- where it crashed the dust collection hose brushed up against one of the unshielded end stops). I found the problem on the KStep board (transistor Q6), which I replaced with a regular 39...
by BigE
Wed Feb 08, 2023 6:55 pm
Forum: Announcements
Topic: KMotion/KFLOP Test Version 4.35h Released
Replies: 2
Views: 1362

Re: KMotion/KFLOP Test Version 4.35h Released

Tom, Thanks so much for posting these updates. It's nice seeing the new features, especially some of the probing features. I've been using v4.34 for a few years now, never knowing that there were later versions until last night. V4.34 is the latest version advertised on the main software download pa...
by BigE
Sun Sep 11, 2022 11:00 pm
Forum: KMotionCNC, G Code Files, Offsets, Post Process
Topic: Automated tool change and touch off
Replies: 4
Views: 1033

Re: Automated tool change and touch off

Thanks, Tom, I'll give that a shot when my current order is finished. It looks like it should work. I'm using Chrome for the forum. I've cleared cookies, deleted browsing data, etc. Might be just my internet connection, I guess. Preview works fine. Submit just sits there waiting for translate-pa.goo...
by BigE
Fri Sep 09, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: KMotionCNC, G Code Files, Offsets, Post Process
Topic: Automated tool change and touch off
Replies: 4
Views: 1033

Re: Automated tool change and touch off

Thanks, Tom, Well, at least now I know what I was trying to do isn't exactly impossible, but it is also not easy. My other thought was to somehow update the tool length in the tool table and then force a reload of those values. I'm not currently using a tool table since I have an ER20 collet, but I ...
by BigE
Wed Sep 07, 2022 12:36 am
Forum: KMotionCNC, G Code Files, Offsets, Post Process
Topic: Automated tool change and touch off
Replies: 4
Views: 1033

Automated tool change and touch off

I'm trying to automate my process a bit more. One thing I occasionally forget to do (not very often, but it has happened 3x now) is to zero off my new bit when I change tools. Adding this in to the gcode would force a zero every time. I'm using a script for tool touch off (modified version of Jeremy...