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@tat2joeelliott 17 күн бұрын
Are you going to share the build of the power supply?
@dingolovethrob 17 күн бұрын
The PSUs are all off-the-shelf switch mode units from amazon. the schematic (at the link below) shows that the edm spark generation is mainly done by a 48v PSU... - using an off-the shelf unit meant that I couldn't abuse it with short circuits on its output, which is why the resistors are the values that they are. I havent looked at this in years now, - its buried in other projects in my shed...... I must get round to digging it out... best regards!
@mikaelhellstrom2411 Ай бұрын
great videos big thanx. followed instuctions and it worked beautifully!
@dingolovethrob Ай бұрын
Excellent ! I'm delighted 😀. Have fun .
@TheMarkdo1980 Ай бұрын
Hello, i am using libreoffice calc, and i need to make sound like beep when a cell show Error, can you teach me how?
@TheMarkdo1980 Ай бұрын
Hello, i am using libreoffice calc, and i need to make sound like beep when a cell show Error, can you teach me how?
@Ashtrixal Ай бұрын
This is so true
@Anticommunism99 Ай бұрын
Both possessed by the devil
@marcfriedman5424 2 ай бұрын
NOT BASIC!!
@sush_77a 2 ай бұрын
Brother can you make another video on this . Im unable to install gcode extension in latest or old version too . I seriously appreciate it ❤
@lebergerdesphotons4565 2 ай бұрын
thanks for the help.
@WayneCook306 2 ай бұрын
Too much tool stick out I would think.👍👍👍👍
@citylockapolytechnikeyllcc7936 2 ай бұрын
nice minilathe
@dingolovethrob 2 ай бұрын
heheh, yeah, I was being a bit optimistic with the plastic casters . Yeah, it's as level as its going to be and I've smeared cheese all over it. 🤣 - seriously though - lubed all the surfaces and checked all the gib strips.... it's doin' okay. very grateful.
@AndyNicholson-ij5pz 3 ай бұрын
Paranoia kicks in before I even start watching, Oh a different Andy! Ok lets see if you can add to your collection of andy's I need to get started properly with this!
@dingolovethrob 3 ай бұрын
good luck Andy, you can do it 🤣
@antsniper 3 ай бұрын
Sir, I have followed your directions to the T and am not getting the same results as you. Once I go to extensions and g code tools and and hit orientation points and apply. I get no Gcode whatsoever. What am i doing wrong?
@dingolovethrob 3 ай бұрын
At that point (after adding orientation points) you don't get Gcode, at that point you are READY to make your gcode- as shown in the rest of the video... if you are following the rest of the video, and it still isn't working, then perhaps the PATH you have entered isn't quite right. The software has generally worked for me, I hope you can get it working, good luck. - to see if the problem is the save PATH , then you might try saving to a path on a drive in a place like the DOCUMENTS folder or perhaps on the desktop. Some locations on the C: drive are protected by windows and it simply won't let the software write data there. - good luck, I hope you get it working.
@antsniper 3 ай бұрын
do you think it is because I am using inches instead of mm it is not working for me?
@dingolovethrob 3 ай бұрын
i wouldnt expect that to cause an issue but I havent tried it. I have had other commenst from americans who I assume are using inches who seem to be managing okay. I had a request from somebody about how to set up the output folder so I did a video a while ago, thats why I suggested the output path thing. Without more info its hard to work out whats going wrong... @@antsniper
@jacktopper3365 3 ай бұрын
How’d you do this ?
@dingolovethrob 3 ай бұрын
well, this is Gravity Sketch running on a Pico4 VR headset. The video is a recording straight from the headset. You run gravity sketch and then you're in VR. Then you IMPORT some STL file , like the sort you make for 3D printing. To do this import, you make a LANDING PAD account and then upload your files to that. Then from inside Gravity Sketch you can access those files from the wrist-menu thing, and open the files in VR. I sometimes do that so that I can see how big they are before printing them. So then once you open the file(s) in VR , like you see me doing in the video, you can pick it (them) up and manipulate it (them) , - (if you open several things you can try to assemble them, but thats VERY tricky...).. anyway, when you're in VR in gravity sketch, , if you reach up to where your 'goggles' would be and click , you 'grab hold of' your goggles and by dragging away, you "remove" them (vitually) and you are then in Augmented Reality, like you see in the video, where it mixes the VR objects with the headset cameras view of the room. It's great fun, but perhaps of limited use.... Great for showing people who are new to VR though . Enjoy!
@jacktopper3365 2 ай бұрын
@@dingolovethrob Awesome !! Thank you so much I'll try it out
@klausbrinck2137 3 ай бұрын
Hallo, I like your design, but after studying the provided plans, I still have some quick questions: 1. Your "fet-switch", what does it consist of? Simply a fet, or also a fet-driver-circuit? (which fet maybe?) 2. Is the 80µf-capacitor still needed, when you switch over to "pwm", or is then simply the current used, that´s coming directly from the psu? 3. What´s in your "potential divider network"? is it simply a potential-divider made out of 2 resistors (so that you feed "Analog-Input-0" with 5v or less)? 4. How is your up/down-joystick made? I couldn´t locate it anywhere on the machine´s interface/front-panel... Is it a 2-position-switch somehow? Thanks á priori for every answer, even if to a single of the above topics, it would help a lot, believe me. I don´t have the posibility to experiment, so, I try hard to find a secure design, and I am a bit disappointed by what I´ve found... I learnt even a bit of electronics cause of my search, but there´s either not enough infos for the simple designs (code´s missing or circuitry is missing), or the designs are far too complicated for me (not to build, but to deeply comprehend and troubleshoot if necessary)... Aside to the few "black boxes" mentioned in my questions, it´s the most complete circuitry of a simple, but real-working machine I´ve seen till now (and not an idealized circuitry that just displayss the principle, but is no real circuitry), and I have looked into dozens of them...!!! Thanks again
@aborntexan 4 ай бұрын
Great work! I've been looking for a video just like this. Thanks!!
@jeffbarta6276 5 ай бұрын
thank you ....
@OOAK-Ireland 5 ай бұрын
your videos are so confusing. just clicking isnt explaining what needs to be done, it even doesnt show what you are doing or telling us to do. sorry man but its beside confusing unable to follow.
@Spark-Hole 6 ай бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZiqkGV4mcdljK8si=CaN_uISA6p0X9rdT
@Spark-Hole 6 ай бұрын
Check this out, best homemade EDM machine.
@shopdat 6 ай бұрын
thanks for sharing - helpful
@constantintudoreci5733 7 ай бұрын
NU MERGE Switch to another tab to run the extensions. No changes are made if the preferences or help tabs are active.
@lukealventosa3559 7 ай бұрын
i love you and yer bigfatbum
@andriusalbavicius9238 8 ай бұрын
thanks for the information on how to create a folder👌
@DavidKirk-vf5vy 9 ай бұрын
Hi DingoLoveThrob, have you tried to use the gcodetools area function? that is where I am having trouble. I can only get outlines in my gcode, no fills. I am on Inkscape 1.2 and gcodetools version 1.7. I've been running around this bush for days!
@dingolovethrob 9 ай бұрын
Hi there, no I've not used it for that at all. I have definitely seen tutorials on KZbin for that sort of thing though. Never tried it personally though. If I have a minute or two I might look into it, if I get anywhere I'll let you know. I found this video where the chap goes through how to do that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4a3h4KKecd3iKs its 11 years old though so things may look a boit different now.
@aaronbono4688 9 ай бұрын
First, thanks for this. However, this is absurdly hard. Why would anyone go through this to create a gcode file?
@dingolovethrob 9 ай бұрын
None of the tools that make Gcode (of which I am aware) seem to be trivial to operate, so you do have a point there. Speaking for myself, I use Inkscape for this:- * because it's free, * because this method works on all sorts of shapes and paths, * and I have tried other free tools and none of them have worked quite as well as this. Using this method I've cut front panels out of metal, made garden signs with text & borders carved from wood and last week I scanned a complex-shape item on the photocopier , drew a path around it in Inkscape and then turned that into a toolpath and used that to cut out duplicates of the item. With free softeware. I'm always interested in better ways to do this , especially if the s/w is free.
@aaronbono4688 9 ай бұрын
@@dingolovethrob thanks, I do a lot of 3D printing but I'm new to CNC. 3D printers are pretty popular and widespread so that's probably why they're free software is so much easier to use even though it is still kind of complex. Probably has to do with the fact that CNC machines are less common and so the market's smaller so less demand. I finally got it to work but it was a pain.
@dingolovethrob 7 ай бұрын
UPDATE!!! The free online CAD tool ONSHAPE has a free plug in available that generates toolpaths and it works really well. I'm not familiar with Onshape myself but my colleague at work uses it for all his stuff and knocked out a design for a front panel for an electronics box in a lunch time and generated the toolpaths in under half an hour. We cut the panel out that afternoon. So maybe check that out. Have fun. - If I learn how to do it I'll be sure to post some videos detailing the entire process 😀
@nostamine2567 10 ай бұрын
haha ... this is like poors man AR :))) love it !!!!
@jesseskellington9427 10 ай бұрын
Thx :-)
@adoordoor1929 Жыл бұрын
Hi
@andriablack2416 Жыл бұрын
i have all of that available but when i try and save as gcode isnt available...... how do you save it to send to cnc?
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
So the output text file is in my example output_0003.ngc - and that is the gcode. You might prefer to change the file extension to another such as Outputfile.gcode for example. To send that output file to the cnc you'd use a program like UGS , (Universal Gcode Sender), or GRBLPanel , there are many of them around. If you watch the video that I link to above in teh video description you'll see an example of the gcode being run in a simulator (Camotics) - that checks the gcode is doing generally the right sort of things...
@bboyhusky Жыл бұрын
thank you!
@vtpvlogs7256 Жыл бұрын
Hello, can you help me convert black and white images to G code in C# code? I have a laser programming project
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
Blimey ! Thats a 'tall order' ! - and your description is a bit vague.... It sounds like a lot of work , the sort of thing you'd only want to do if it wasn't possible using readily available tools. The first thing to do would be to look at the programs that are supplied with laser cutters. they often have a raster setting where the software will burn in a raster pattern and the intensity of the laser is linked to the luminance of the pixel, so they do teh job for you. However if you want to do the entire thing yourself in c# then you need to start by defining exactly what it is that you want to do....
@ingvarchexplorer Жыл бұрын
I don't understand why it creates Gcode file for laser engraving machine. And looks like when I change "tool" it doesn't work. What I'm doing wrong ?
@KatelynShaw-wj4nj Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this video, so helpful! How would I code the file so it cuts the whole letter instead of just the outline?
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
I don't know how to do that automatially with Inkscape, never done that myself. We can conveniently turn the outline of the letter into a path and then we turn that path into a tool path. To hollow out the entire letter it would need to do something like a 'raster scan' for example where it does lots of lines within the outline. I'll have a look and see if I can find any way to do it in Inkscape. I found this video where the chap goes through how to do that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4a3h4KKecd3iKs its 11 years old though so things may look a boit different now.
@KatelynShaw-wj4nj Жыл бұрын
@@dingolovethrob Yes, that was super helpful. Still playing around with it to get the cuts I need for the bit I'm using but I'm almost there. Thanks muchly!
@alandh5400 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video, like others have commented, pretty straight forward compared to others, but I hasten to add, I am not knocking them, they are trying to help, and I thank them for their efforts. I am a bit like yourself in that I don’t use some programs a lot, and end up forgetting how I did things in the past, so I watch, then re-watch and write down what the steps are for later use, after running through the script a few times to iron out the bits I got wrong, and keep for next time I need to do a similar project. So once again thank you.
@seiwat8564 Жыл бұрын
I always have trouble to export the gcode. It always said the directory doesn’t exist. Can you make a video about it?
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
yes I can 😀 kzbin.info/www/bejne/omi9dYaVhNCcgrs I hope thats of help.
@sniperfuazo6495 Жыл бұрын
this video gonna blow up soon
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
u gonna dynamite my tiny lil froggies? oooo nooo !
@dubsuesuedub Жыл бұрын
Thank You again for the Video and comments. That is where we learn! I am making G-Code, however lately my G-Code files have grown enormously large, (700KB versus 100-150KB). On close inspection, I see that each Path has 5 identical copies of G-Code lines, one behind the other! I am baffled completely as to why this is happening, therefore any constructive comments are more than welcomed!
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
Oooh, I bet that it's doing several cuts over the same path..... possibly at succesively deeper cuts. (That got me a few times when I did my first inkscape generated cuts.... ) - Please watch the first video i did (which uses the older version of inkscape but illustrates this exact issue) - you can control this behaviour with the values in the dialog boxes in the Generate Gcode stuff and the video shows me discovering that exact issue in the Camotics simulator.. Also - PLEASE try the Camotics simulator software , I find it absolutely inval;uable for seeing what the generated Gcode is doing. thats also covered in that first video. --> kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJy5m2WDdt6dZ5o I hope thats of help. 😀 By the way , I have no relationship with Camotics in any way , its just damn useful software and its totally free.
@dubsuesuedub Жыл бұрын
I have corrected my own mistake. I had inadvertently entered 5.0 in a box that I thought was something else. Problem solved! Thanks for your help.
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
the arduino code is very simple (and is not lost after all):- drive.google.com/file/d/1-kA6WuqCbY5n7_WJzZ9yMKrgQo-2eXno/view?usp=share_link link is to a zip archive of the arduino sketch and the schematic and apiccy of the interface board from inside the control unit, that was intended to be for the next video , but plans changed...
@ernstaardal7747 Жыл бұрын
Hi and thank you for sharing this edm video with us. I realy hope to get s copy of the arduinocode. I am not a programmer but if I have the code might be I can understand how it works. Hope to get code.
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
I believe that those "Orientation Points" are showing both the ORIGIN and also the SCALING that the GCODE generation routines will be using. The video shows me picking that item up and moving them around to put my origin in a convenient place. You can also SCALE THEM.. You can scale them so that it matches the grid of your artwork. The orientation points show that the distance between the arrows is 100mm . So I'd perhaps try setting up a 10mm grid on your page in inkscape and then scale the orientation points so that they are exactly pointing to 100mm worth of distance on YOUR scale. Remember, that left hand pointer is pointing to x=0, y=0. Thats what I have done in my projects and it seems to work for me. I hope that helps..🙂
@dubsuesuedub Жыл бұрын
I agree! Tried your scaling suggestion and it worked like a charm.
@seiwat8564 Жыл бұрын
I always have trouble to export the gcode. It always said the directory doesn’t exist. Can you make a video about it?
@dubsuesuedub Жыл бұрын
Thank you again for the video. I am now making G-code. However, I am having trouble with the image size from the generated code being too large. I sized an image as small as 30 mm by 30 mm, generated the g-code, and loaded the code into GRBLCandle. Its size is over 200 mm! How do you set/control the final image size for the g-code? Any help would be appreciated.
@dougj8186 6 ай бұрын
Check and double check document settings scale and units before generating gcode. Inkscape will change those behind the scenes while you're working.
@cbhoy5527 Жыл бұрын
I have watched many other videos on Inkscape to G-Code & they do many other things like Trace Bitmap, save as G-Code in addition to your 3 step method: Obj to Path, Orientation Points & Path to G-Code. Your method didn't generate any errors, while the others did. Thanks for your help 👍
@dubsuesuedub Жыл бұрын
I tried to read your folders from the video, but it was too blurred. Sorry
@dubsuesuedub Жыл бұрын
I thank you for the video, as I am on the new version and the videos showing the old version do not help me. I am having problems setting up the folders for proper operation. Can you help me? These are under the preferences tab. Any help will be appreciated.
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
In the preferences tab : in the first box called 'file' I put a filename and extension like Thefilename.GCODE This is the TEXTFILE that it will stuff the gcode into. It will use the filename and extension that you specify in this box. Also I tick the box labelled Add numeric suffix to filename - so that it makes a new file each time rather than deleting the previous one, I find that makes it easier to keep track of what I'm doing. files generated will be called Thefilename1.GCODE , Thefilename2.GCODE etc. The next box is 'Directory' that is the folder where it will make the gcode files. I put mine on a date drive but I have also used a foldere on the desktop so it's easy to find. So my present path entered in this box is something like this:- F:\zDATADrive\GCODE and CNC\GCODE FROM INKSCAPE Z safe height is teh 'fly height' and I leave it at 10mm. Units I leave as mm Post-processor , I leave as None , ( I have never tried any of the other options ) Addional port processor I leave blank Generate log file is ticked on my installation Full path to log file is blank so I have no idea where the log file is , I ghuess I shoudl sort that out. Thats all I can say really. I hope thats of some help.
@dubsuesuedub Жыл бұрын
@@dingolovethrob Thank You Very Much. I was able to make it work! Thanks Again.
@dominantartiste.t.a7636 Жыл бұрын
My green box from path to gcode isn't showing up. The default tool box. What is it?
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
I've done another quick vid showing the same process in INKSCAPE v1.2.2 (March2023) it's the same process....
@dominantartiste.t.a7636 Жыл бұрын
Hey my default tool green screen isn't showing up on inkscape path to g code I looked everywhere any idea
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
looks like they've updated it - I'll download the latest version 1.2.2 and see if I can work out what's changed..... if I work it out then i'll post an update or maybe a follow up video. -pete
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
I've downloaded the new version of the s/w (v1.2.2) and it works in the same way. Provided you have converted the object to a path and have it selected then the gcode function Path-To-Gcode should work.... if it doesnt then I'm not sure whats going wrong for you.
@dominantartiste.t.a7636 Жыл бұрын
My green box doesn't pop up
@dingolovethrob Жыл бұрын
I can't be sure whats wrong, but when I had problems I often found that I had forgotten to turn the object into a path before trying to use the Path To Gcode functions. Beyond that I'm not sure what to suggest.. - oh, and I just watched somebody elses video and they show how to bring up the green box :- see the video by Matthew Smith called "Gcodetools Tutorial Part 2" good luck.
@dominantartiste.t.a7636 Жыл бұрын
What version of inkscape are u using and do u have to download something for the extentions to work
@thebiglip2933 Жыл бұрын
Thank you!! This is the 1st video that's actually explained it step by step. And I watched a lot of videos 🤣