I needed to mill a bracket from 1.5mm (.060) aluminum and decided this
might be a good time to try mounting the material with wax. I dropped
some hot candle wax on a 13mm (.5) plate and then placed the sheet over
it and used a propane torch flame on the sheet until the wax started
running out all
My mill isn't fully functional yet and I neglected to realize the
ramifications of this. A bracket I needed to make required a tool
change, so I decided to just do it manually. I checked the program by
lowering the knee and single stepping through the program, which at the
time seemed okay. I
Kirk Wallace [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
get my own website server, I hope to expand my Synergy page.
If you're still looking for screencasting software take a look at
recordmydesktop. My first attempt can be found on google video for
a limited time. Search terms synergy+cad should find it.
Kirk,
I ran into the same problem with the popup message about ... I forget the exact
message but I rammed my carriage into my rails because the popup took focus
from the main window and I clicked on the main window trying to hit the e stop
button but it was not possible. I was not familiar
Kirk,
I do this often in my shop. I keep many pieces of sacrificial aluminum plate
around.
On parts with a profile I drill all the holes in the part while square then use
at least
two holes in the part and then mount it to the sacrificial plate which is
mounted into
the vise. Then I cut the
Wow - I guess I should be proud of myself that I had a physical estop button
and a machine kill switch designed in while things were still on the bench!
Ok, enough bragging - get your physical estop button - that button, even one
of the high dollar ones, is worth its weight in gold compared to
Wow - I guess I should be proud of myself that I had a physical estop button
and a machine kill switch designed in while things were still on the bench!
You can have all the e-stops you want but if you happen to pick the one that
don't
work...
I'm still spoiled by the keyboard - I hit escape
Kirk,
I have some stuff called Spann-Folie in German. I bought this from
Sartorius in Germany.
I friend of me used it also to create round disks of a few milimeters thick
on his lathe.
The label on the packaging tells me it's called
Mitee-Griphttp://www.miteebite.com/products/mitee_grip_e.html.
On Sat, 2008-06-14 at 09:12 -0400, Greg Michalski wrote:
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it can do to the machine (or you) if things go awry. I wonder - did your
program actually specify a new tool (ie m6 t02) or just an m6 with you
knowing what tool it needed next. My mill stops on the M6 T2 that was
Try Dop Wax, from lapidary suppliers. It's a replacement for the
traditional shelac, which shatters when it's bumped. It's a lot
stronger than parafin. It's primary use is for grinding the facets on
gemstones, which are held on the end of a stick, or dop, with this
stuff.
On Jun 14, 2008, at
On Sat, 2008-06-14 at 17:40 +0200, Rob Jansen wrote:
Kirk,
I have some stuff called Spann-Folie in German. I bought this from
Sartorius in Germany.
I friend of me used it also to create round disks of a few milimeters
thick on his lathe.
The label on the packaging tells me it's called
Sorry if this is a bit OT, but I'm stuck. I have EMC2 running and my CNC
machine assembled and now it's time to try cutting. I want to focus on
wax and wood and start with some pine. I'm using a Dremel for the spindle.
I've been reading the CNC forums and various websites but I cannot
figure
Kirk Wallace wrote:
My mill isn't fully functional yet and I neglected to realize the
ramifications of this. A bracket I needed to make required a tool
change, so I decided to just do it manually. I checked the program by
lowering the knee and single stepping through the program, which at the
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Sorry if this is a bit OT, but I'm stuck. I have EMC2 running and my CNC
machine assembled and now it's time to try cutting. I want to focus on
wax and wood and start with some pine. I'm using a Dremel for the spindle.
I've been reading the CNC forums and various
Hi Kirk,
I often temporarily stick parts I'm working on to a sacrificial piece of
metal. Of course, with the small size of the parts I'm making, having a
bigger 'handle' or something to clamp in the vise is the only way I can
work on the pieces. I usually use shellac as an adhesive or, more
I agree with Jon:
You really HAVE to have a hardware E-stop!
The business with the pointer focus on the GUI is pretty
dangerous, and I run into it all the time.
'In the Beginning' I just used the E-Stop input pin from the HAL,
but I was wondering if this is safe enough so I now added a
Kirk,
A physical E-stop is just about the first thing that I setup on a macahine,
even before simple testing.
The screen focus is not just a problem, it is dangerous, especially working
on 'big iron'.
A run away motor can blow a table right off it's ways.
You can add an E-stop button to axis with
I agree with John:
I don't think anyone is saying that you should not have a hardwired e-stop.
John
On 14 Jun 2008 at 20:47, Rob Jansen wrote:
I agree with Jon:
You really HAVE to have a hardware E-stop!
The business with the pointer focus on the GUI is pretty
That will suffer from the same loss of focus as the normal Axis e-stop when a
popup
screen is open...
John
On 14 Jun 2008 at 13:25, noel wrote:
You can add an E-stop button to axis with pyvcp.
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Check out the new
I've got two big ole Allen-Bradley push buttons wired in series.
One in easy reach on each side of the machine.
They're the pull and twist to close and push to open type.
They're in the AC mains circuit so operation is nearly instantaneous.
They control power to the router, motors and controller,
Kirk, and others doing manual tool changes.
I add an M00 after the M6 line as a second chance in case something is just not
right after a tool change.
Case in point. The operator had set the Kwik-Switch spindle spanner down on
the machine table after the tool change in a spot the tool would
I have just installed the latest EMC2 with Ubuntu 8.01. To get an Internet
connection I need to install a Win XP driver for my Wireless NIC using ndisgtk.
The instructions say to first install this using the Synaptic Package Manager
and then to run it and locate my driver .inf file.
Problem:
I wasn't trying to imply that the escape key should be someone's trusted way
out, or that it's ok the button on screen didn't work. I was actually implying
that it was still a bad habit of mine, as would be the button on the interface.
I'm training myself to hit the estop(s) (meaing the
Ive seen shops using plaster of paris to do exactly what your wanting.
its a bit more stable then
wax can be, and it may end up being less expensive. As far as removal, I
think the stuff will pretty much crumble, you could even mold in some
holding method, who knows, just tossing it out there.
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