If the problem is that the tool dulls before the job is finished, then write-in some tool changes. The process stops periodically, you inspect the cutter, change it or not, then it continues.
My guess is that the cutter will last long enough to cut 100 of these hardwood screws. HSS mill work cutters used in shaper tables can do hundreds of feet of trim work and carbide cutters last nearly forever even in production environments. Years ago my father made some wooden threads. he had a tap and die set for wood. No idea where to get one. On Wed, Mar 30, 2022 at 4:16 PM andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, 30 Mar 2022 at 23:59, gene heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > > > That could handle the writing of a progress file doing exactly what I > > want. But that in turn would need to be able to read that file on a > > restart. And be able to set zero defaults IF that file doesn't exist. > > > > Can LinuxCNC do that ?? > > No, but you could. > > If you know where your loop counter had got to, you could edit the > G-code to initialise it there. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
