My Sherline mill will not run whwn I select Sherline as the driver type. I have to use OTHER. Further along the wizard you again select the output to be Sherline and that works. I found the "not in use" selection for the limit switches and also had to enter different axis movements to get the sample engraving program to run. I don't have a bit small enough to engrave yet so I left the Z axis up off the piece and let the x and y axis run through the controller. My first project will be to write a program to route a coper PC board. Should I leave the steps in the config file alone (set at 200) seeingt that I am running "other" rather than the Sherline preset in driver type. I need it to be accurate of course as I will be milling specific lengts on the PCB. Also is there a way to manualy control one axis with out writting a program. Sort of a manual jog.
John Domville John Thornton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > John, > > The easy way is to use the Stepconf Wizard to generate a config for you. There > is a > Sherline Driver choice and a Sherline Outputs button that does all the hard > work for > you as you page through the wizard. Take a gander at the getting started > guide. > It > tells you how to create a desktop shortcut for your new config after you get > done > with the wizard. > > John > > On 15 Oct 2008 at 11:55, John Domville wrote: > > > I have been stumbling around in the dark with the learning curve for > > my new SHERLINE mill ever since I got it. I had trouble installing the > > software disk that came with the SHERLINE mill. ( Linux/EMC Version > > 4.51). > > At this point I have been able to down load the EMC2 image from > > Linuxcnc.org and after several attempts have Been successful in > > burning a CD that will boot. > > > > I already had a PC that dual booted between Windows XP professional > > and Ubuntu 8.xxx. Still learning my way around the LINUX file > > structure and OS. > > > > I have printed out the EMC2 manual and have that handy. So > > this is > > where I am now: > > > > Computer: DELL with 1Gb Ram and a 160 Gig hard drive running both > > Win XP and Ubuntu. Mill: Sherline 5000 series with a external 8760 > > controller. > > > > Per printed instructions I have booted off the CD and got to the > > EMC2 > > program (Applications > CNC > EMC2) The screen where I am stuck for a > > selection is the "Configuration Select". What do I select at this > > point to proceed, based on my equipment? > > > > Several of you were kind enough to answer my "new guy" dumb questions, > > which without I would not be where I am now. A million thanks for > > that. I hope someday to return the favor if I ever learn this > > system/software/machine. > > > > John Domville > > Elmira NY > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's > > challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & > > win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > > anywhere in the world > > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great > prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
