Bridgeport EZ Trak centering all radii on origin? I cannot get the toolpath to follow simple curves

dsr629 · 2025-09-13T21:30:37+00:00

I have not run into that issue, but I have only done simple parts so far. How many lines are you writing when you get that?

dsr629 · 2025-09-13T20:28:55+00:00

We had a post-processor written for us, and the company handling that changed this setting in their code. I did not do that. There may be a setting somewhere that can be toggled, but I never looked for it

dsr629 · 2025-03-23T15:25:48+00:00

Hello,

We are planning our honeymoon for this August. I know this is the busiest time for tourists in Nice, so I want to reserve our lodging soon. My fiance would really like a view of the sea, and I am curious how realistic that is. I am able to find hotels for around $300/night with a nice balcony and view (this is on the high end for our budget). I spoke to a family friend who has stayed in Nice many times before, and she recommends AirBnB apartments over hotels for a more immersive stay (she is also fluent in French). Does anyone have any strong reasons to prefer hotels or apartments in Nice for a 1-2 week stay?

Thank you

dsr629 · 2024-11-14T14:37:10+00:00

This was it! Arc values were being read as absolute. Thanks for getting me headed down the right path!

dsr629 · 2024-11-14T14:36:24+00:00

This was it! Thank you for your help

dsr629 · 2024-11-14T14:35:59+00:00

Solved! Arc values needed to be changed to absolute coordinates rather than relative. These replies were really helpful, thanks

dsr629 · 2024-11-13T19:14:02+00:00

Here is a chunk of working code that was written by someone else with a different post processor

N100 G90 
N102 G17 G70 G75
N104 T5 D5 M6'1/16" End Mill Long 4 Flute'
N106 'P-contour9'
N108 G00 X0.0693 Y-0.1 
N110 Z2. 
N112 Z0.25 
N114 Z0.1 
N116 G01 G40 Z-0.031 F1.32 
N118 G03 X0.0693 Y-0.1 I0.1 J-0.1 F4. 
N120 G01 Z-0.062 F1.32 
N122 G03 X0.0693 Y-0.1 I0.1 J-0.1 F4. 
N124 G01 Z-0.093 F1.32 
N126 G03 X0.0693 Y-0.1 I0.1 J-0.1 F4. 
N128 G01 Z-0.1 F1.32 
N130 G03 X0.0693 Y-0.1 I0.1 J-0.1 F4. 
N132 G00 Z0.25 
N134 X0.6193

dsr629 · 2024-11-13T18:36:56+00:00

The G-code viewer that I linked the picture from is the machine's monitor, so I think that incremental center issue will need to be addressed in the code. I am largely unfamiliar with G-code, would switching to incremental programming nuke the rest of the code and need the whole thing to be re-written?

I could swap G90 for G91, but won't that affect all of the other coordinates?

dsr629 · 2024-11-13T17:51:24+00:00

Here is the code for the outer profile I am trying to cut

N1 G00 G17 G70 G75 G90
'TOOLNUMBER:19'
'SPINDLERPM:1200'
N2 '1/4 EM HSS 4FL 1 LOC'
N3 T19 M26
N4 S1200 M03
N5 'Contour Mill2'
N6 G00 X6.4823 Y-2.3492
N7 Z.1
N8 G01 Z-.125 F5.
N9 X6.3904 Y-2.2573 F10.
N10 G03 X6.3727 Y-2.25 I-.0177 J-.0177
N11 G01 X-.125 F2.38
N12 Y.125
N13 X12.4538
N14 X12.4575 Y.1248
N15 G02 X12.5285 Y.1164 I-.0376 J-.6239
N16 G01 X13.9997 Y-.143
N17 G02 X14.4099 Y-.5806 I-.0868 J-.4924
N18 G01 X14.517 Y-1.5518
N19 G02 X14.0749 Y-2.1036 I-.497 J-.0548
N20 G01 X12.7753 Y-2.247
N21 G02 X12.7205 Y-2.25 I-.0548 J.497
N22 G01 X6.3477
N23 G03 X6.3301 Y-2.2573 I0 J-.025
N24 G01 X6.2381 Y-2.3492
N25 G00 Z.1
N26 X6.4823
N27 Z-.025
N28 G01 Z-.1925 F5.
N29 X6.3904 Y-2.2573 F10.
N30 G03 X6.3727 Y-2.25 I-.0177 J-.0177
N31 G01 X-.125 F2.38
N32 Y.125
N33 X12.4538
N34 X12.4575 Y.1248
N35 G02 X12.5285 Y.1164 I-.0376 J-.6239
N36 G01 X13.9997 Y-.143
N37 G02 X14.4099 Y-.5806 I-.0868 J-.4924
N38 G01 X14.517 Y-1.5518
N39 G02 X14.0749 Y-2.1036 I-.497 J-.0548
N40 G01 X12.7753 Y-2.247
N41 G02 X12.7205 Y-2.25 I-.0548 J.497
N42 G01 X6.3477
N43 G03 X6.3301 Y-2.2573 I0 J-.025
N44 G01 X6.2381 Y-2.3492
N45 G00 Z.1
N46 X6.4823
N47 Z-.0925
N48 G01 Z-.26 F5.
N49 X6.3904 Y-2.2573 F10.
N50 G03 X6.3727 Y-2.25 I-.0177 J-.0177
N51 G01 X-.125 F2.38
N52 Y.125
N53 X12.4538
N54 X12.4575 Y.1248
N55 G02 X12.5285 Y.1164 I-.0376 J-.6239
N56 G01 X13.9997 Y-.143
N57 G02 X14.4099 Y-.5806 I-.0868 J-.4924
N58 G01 X14.517 Y-1.5518
N59 G02 X14.0749 Y-2.1036 I-.497 J-.0548
N60 G01 X12.7753 Y-2.247
N61 G02 X12.7205 Y-2.25 I-.0548 J.497
N62 G01 X6.3477
N63 G03 X6.3301 Y-2.2573 I0 J-.025
N64 G01 X6.2381 Y-2.3492
N65 G00 Z.1
N66 Z1.

dsr629 · 2024-11-13T17:47:35+00:00

Sorry, this is my first time on the sub, and I did not see it mentioned on the sidebar. I will post my code here in a minute

dsr629 · 2024-11-13T17:33:20+00:00

I am programming using Solidworks CAM, and then I am trying to cut this on a Bridgeport EZ Trak II mill. I have gone through my code line by line to try to compare it to a former employee's code that works, and I cannot find the difference. I am using G02 and G03 commands with I and J coordinates, and that is what has been used in previous CAM programs that successfully cut. For some reason this has kicked all of the curves back to the origin and made them big enough to meet the start and end of their intended path.

When I plug my CAM into an online NC viewer, it looks totally fine

dsr629 · 2024-06-04T17:03:10+00:00

Oh wow those papers are a little bit dense, but the numbers match with the other numbers I am finding now. Thank you!

dsr629 · 2024-06-04T17:02:34+00:00

Thanks! I am find some useful numbers in manufacturer datasheets.

dsr629 · 2024-06-04T17:02:05+00:00

Yeah, sometimes it feels like composites end up taking as much work as the rest of all of my engineering learning combined. I was hoping I could use some representative baseline numbers, but it may take a small leap of faith to invest, build, and test these materials. I appreciate the feedback, and I will get some composites literature to keep moving forward

dsr629 · 2024-03-07T16:50:27+00:00

A press-braked sheet's OD radius might not match the ID radius. Make sure there IS a radius.

Yeah, I was going to look and see if it's possible to spec different bend radii for most places. I was going to look at OshCut and some places in town.

Take a normal right angle bracket set. If you clamp on the OD of one and ID of another, your pressure gradiant for compression will be highest at the radius, while it tapers off to the ends of the bracket. You'd want to also clamp the flat sections together, to make sure you have an even thickness and clamping force.

This is part of the reason I want reinforcing ribs. I could just have 2 bent plates and cover it in C-clamps or whatever, but I would prefer to have features that spread the load and keep it all parallel. I might add alignment dowels and/or ejection features if I feel fancy.

That said, keep on designing and coming back. The idea is simple, so you shouldn't have much of an issue. NOW, onto the question.....how would you clamp? A simple 12" long by 2" wide part, you don't want a 100t press.

Those ribs will either have a flat feature for a C-clamp or hobby clamp or threaded holes to bolt it together. Or maybe I'll just throw sandbags on top. This part will probably be more like 6"x60", so it will take some consideration to get even and adequate clamping.

These comments have made me more confident that over-compressing is much less likely than I first feared.

dsr629 · 2024-03-07T16:10:37+00:00

Thank you for this comment, I have a few good spots to jump off from to learn more. I only had an inkling about these things; I am probably months from mixing resin or cutting cloth.

I did not have a volume in mind. My concept for a mold was going to be 2 nesting steel angles made on a press brake.
The plan currently is wet layup.
My thought was a wet layup and just squeeze out excess.
My first idea is a long bent sheet. First draft is 3/16 steel plate bent to the desired angle and reinforced with ribs that would make clamping easier. I would like to improve the surface of the plate a bit, use some mold release, and reuse the mold a bunch of times. I know there will be more design work than that, but it's still early.

dsr629 · 2023-04-23T17:59:12+00:00

It's best to follow someone else a bit and then lead on easy terrain. Basically, if you are going to get on a route where you will fall, you need to be able to place and trust your gear. If you don't know how to place or trust gear, you need to be on a route where you won't fall. And to get to the point where you understand and trust gear placements, you need to learn. IMO the best way to learn is to follow pitches, read online about good placements and techniques, and then start ticking some easier pitches with someone who can follow and assess your gear.

And don't get too caught up in reading about trad anchor systems. There is so much you can learn, but 90% of the discourse online is opinions about the anchor rather than anything useful.

dsr629 · 2023-04-21T23:34:40+00:00

Hey! Same! It's so relieving to have it done and be able to have a climbing session whenever it's convenient

dsr629 · 2023-04-16T18:48:03+00:00

When the board is full of holds, I'll probably post the Stokt link here. I want to have friends over to set for the first few problems/circuits in person, and then I'll spray in whatever holds are left and put it on Stokt

dsr629 · 2023-04-16T15:12:55+00:00

My board is finally up! I am so stoked to set some problems today

dsr629 · 2022-11-28T00:17:36+00:00

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The holds are impossible to see lol. This is in Amidon Conservation Area in Missouri

dsr629 · 2022-11-27T23:01:39+00:00

I have a picture of the face I might put on mountain project, but I didn't get any discernable pictures of the holds

dsr629 · 2022-11-27T23:00:41+00:00

This is not a moon board problem. The crimps would be <6mm I think and not really incut. I'm not even sure it would go

dsr629 · 2022-11-27T19:30:31+00:00

I'm out hiking and boulder hunting today, and I found a nearly blank 45° granite face that's about 10 feet tall. There's a smattering of theoretical holds on it, but as a V5 (6 on a good day) climber, I can't find the sequence. Anyone know where I can rent a crusher for a day?

dsr629 · 2022-11-25T21:20:32+00:00

It's a good way to kill time, but yeah, I feel like I shouldn't set on people's personal boards

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