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Unread 02-11-2012, 19:43
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Re: Helical Boring G-Code Generator

At GRR, we recently realized our ~30 year old bridgeport with prototrak plus had cnc capabilities, and running the cnc is nothing new. We can generate programs on the DRO manually, and it is operated the same way as the g-codes we input into the DRO. You press the button and it makes it go. Learning how to operate the dials and cranks was harder than learning to generate programs on our bridgeport