Re: [Emc-users] Buying used CNC machine - what to look for??

2008-05-11 Thread Jon Elson
John Thornton wrote: Just goes to show you never know what is tucked away in the hills of south east Missouri... If I had to guess I would have guessed a job shop to support the lumber industry. I'm glad it is bigger than that. There's a LOT of aerospace work in MO. The old

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest classes

2008-05-11 Thread Jon Elson
Ray Henry wrote: I won't presume to speak for other presenters. I move a around a lot for an old guy. Don't think that a web cam is going to do folk much good although I'm not at all opposed capturing my events. A good lapel mike and a camera focised on your whiteboard or easel would get

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest 2008

2008-05-11 Thread Jon Elson
Ed wrote: Which brings up the question of power availability. I would like to bring a project that would need 240V 3Phase at about 10Amps. Does anyone know if that is available? Hard wiring or common plugs are not a problem. Ed. Roland most certainly has good 3-phase power at his

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest 2008

2008-05-11 Thread Jon Elson
John Kasunich wrote: The Mazak is three-phase, and plugs into a twist-lock receptacle, but I don't recall if it is 240V or 480V. Depending on how continuously you will need power we could unplug the Mazak and plug in your machine. I seem to recall that the plug is fed from a disconnect,

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest classes

2008-05-11 Thread Svenne Larsson
A Skype conference should work. 2008/5/11 Jon Elson [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Ray Henry wrote: I won't presume to speak for other presenters. I move a around a lot for an old guy. Don't think that a web cam is going to do folk much good although I'm not at all opposed capturing my events.

Re: [Emc-users] European EMC event users

2008-05-11 Thread Svenne Larsson
Ok friends, this will be a great chance to make a European EMC workshop! I'm willing to work further with a gathering and can take the responsibility to manage the arrangement. If you have any ideas or want to join me, don't hesitate to send a mail! I'll go further with this during the upcoming

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: coordinate spaces and setup

2008-05-11 Thread Gary Fixler
On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Dave Engvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mazak at Galesburg offsets (X and Y) to middle of table. I thought limit switches needed to be at extents, because you can't run right through them. How do they have it set up? It would work with an optical trip -

Re: [Emc-users] European EMC event users

2008-05-11 Thread jros
If it is needed, I would not mind to host such a event at the Public University of Navarra (Spain). http://maps.google.es/maps?f=qhl=esgeocode=q=Zaandamsll=40.396764,-3.713379sspn=10.353023,17.270508ie=UTF8ll=42.798439,-1.635568spn=0.009746,0.016866t=hz=16 We have some labs, so we can work with

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: coordinate spaces and setup

2008-05-11 Thread Ray Henry
Hi Gary The limits are at the end of travel. As are the home switches. On most commercial machines like this there are 2-3 or 4 switches on each end of travel. What we do is home to the switches at one end and then offset to the center of the table. This offset is set in the ini file as a

Re: [Emc-users] European EMC event users

2008-05-11 Thread Ray Henry
Good on you, Svenne. Even a long weekend would be wonderful. We'd try to arrange a visit with our kids and gkid in Dortmund around the time. We would do well to think about what we want to accomplish beyond getting acquainted and sharing stories and info. Rayh On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 10:49

Re: [Emc-users] European EMC event users

2008-05-11 Thread Ray Henry
Transportation will certainly be a consideration for location but I'd be willing to bet that you will work out several places that can host such an event. This is exciting. Rayh On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 13:22 +0200, jros wrote: If it is needed, I would not mind to host such a event at the

[Emc-users] Axis Interface Startup Behavior

2008-05-11 Thread Greg Michalski
Ok - what am I missing - how do I force the Axis window to start MAXIMIZED when I click on the icon created by stepconf when I started my base config file? There's got to be something - just not familiar enough with X to figure it out - my Linux knowledge is based more in the command line

Re: [Emc-users] Axis Interface Startup Behavior

2008-05-11 Thread Alex Joni
Check this out: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.emc.user/2385 Regards, Alex On Sun, 2008-05-11 at 10:33 -0400, Greg Michalski wrote: Ok - what am I missing - how do I force the Axis window to start MAXIMIZED when I click on the icon created by stepconf when I started my

Re: [Emc-users] Axis Interface Startup Behavior

2008-05-11 Thread Greg Michalski
Thanks Alex! You guys are quick AND thorough. I love this list. Now I just need to get my LAN cabling out to the garage so I can access the internet Thanks again to everyone who contributes - hopefully someday I'll be knowledgeable enough to play the mentor part instead of the mentee :)

Re: [Emc-users] newb question: coordinate spaces and setup

2008-05-11 Thread Dave Engvall
On May 11, 2008, at 3:12 AM, Gary Fixler wrote: On Sat, May 10, 2008 at 7:53 AM, Dave Engvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Mazak at Galesburg offsets (X and Y) to middle of table. The limit switches yes but emc provides offsets after home. I thought limit switches needed to be at

Re: [Emc-users] Axis Interface Startup Behavior

2008-05-11 Thread Jeff Epler
On Sun, May 11, 2008 at 10:33:20AM -0400, Greg Michalski wrote: Ok - what am I missing - how do I force the Axis window to start MAXIMIZED This may help you: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?To_Make_The_AXIS_Screen_As_Large_As_Possible Jeff

Re: [Emc-users] Axis Interface Startup Behavior

2008-05-11 Thread Greg Michalski
Thanks Jeff - I see it's the same info as Alex posted a bit earlier - though you point out that I missed it in the wiki :( my search foo seems to be faltering of late... Thanks. Greg Michalski - Original Message - From: Jeff Epler [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller

Re: [Emc-users] LXR Broken?

2008-05-11 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 12:40:05PM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: I get a blank page with this link: http://cvs.linuxcnc.org/lxr/source Fixed. - This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest

2008-05-11 Thread Greg Michalski
I'd second that - I can't justify time off from real income for what is for now a hobby, if the proceeds from a sale of DVDs (even if just unedited off the cuff stuff) went to the developement team as donations I'd step up. Even setting up a cam and recording each of the sessions would be