[Emc-users] Parport driver max expected frequency

2013-09-30 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello to all. I need to control a screw with an encoder mounted on it. Calculating the max rpm and the resolution I want I need a 25 khz read response for the encoder. I remember reading somewhere the maximum expected frequency of the parport software driver to read an input but I don't remember

Re: [Emc-users] Parport driver max expected frequency

2013-09-30 Thread Jon Elson
On 09/30/2013 12:05 PM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: Hello to all. I need to control a screw with an encoder mounted on it. Calculating the max rpm and the resolution I want I need a 25 khz read response for the encoder. I remember reading somewhere the maximum expected frequency of the

Re: [Emc-users] Parport driver max expected frequency

2013-09-30 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello Jon and thanks for the quick answer. I was affraid that it would be on the limit. I guess I'm going to use a 5i20 to read it. I have one machine using it so I can test it with the TTL encoder and see how it works. Do you know if the 6i25 is already supported by LinuxCNC? I know that

Re: [Emc-users] polyurethane resin casting

2013-09-30 Thread Sven Wesley
I've made quite a few resin molds, I was working as a prototype technician once upon a time and made a lot of parts in resin. We did both silicone and metal molds, but we never poured the resin manually. I used a large vacuum oven with mixing equipment inside, the internal dimensions were like a

Re: [Emc-users] polyurethane resin casting

2013-09-30 Thread Erik Friesen
Were you using aluminum? What type of draft did you use on the moulds? This is the aftermath of the pressure tank test. http://aercon.net/Public/pumppix/Air%20bubbled.JPG This is the static mix pressure test, not sure exactly why the top corner bubbled.

Re: [Emc-users] Parport driver max expected frequency

2013-09-30 Thread Jon Elson
On 09/30/2013 12:33 PM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: Hello Jon and thanks for the quick answer. I was affraid that it would be on the limit. I guess I'm going to use a 5i20 to read it. I have one machine using it so I can test it with the TTL encoder and see how it works. Do you know if the

Re: [Emc-users] polyurethane resin casting

2013-09-30 Thread Gregg Eshelman
How about trying a different resin? Call Smooth-On and see if they have any recommendations that may fit your needs. Or perhaps an epoxy might work better? There are many manufacturers of those. One that looks like they have some interesting products is West Systems.

Re: [Emc-users] polyurethane resin casting

2013-09-30 Thread dave
On Mon, 2013-09-30 at 18:23 -0600, Gregg Eshelman wrote: How about trying a different resin? Call Smooth-On and see if they have any recommendations that may fit your needs. Or perhaps an epoxy might work better? There are many manufacturers of those. One that looks like they have some

Re: [Emc-users] polyurethane resin casting

2013-09-30 Thread Sven Wesley
2013/10/1 Erik Friesen e...@aercon.net Were you using aluminum? What type of draft did you use on the moulds? Yes. Usually splitted molds or ejectors in the bottom that could be manually knock the piece out. Another simple trick is to drill a small hole and plug it with a tiny bit of clay at

Re: [Emc-users] polyurethane resin casting

2013-09-30 Thread Sven Wesley
2013/10/1 Erik Friesen e...@aercon.net Were you using aluminum? What type of draft did you use on the moulds? Yes. Usually splitted molds or ejectors in the bottom that could be manually knock the piece out. Another simple trick is to drill a small hole and plug it with a tiny bit of clay at

[Emc-users] Is this some kind of RPM counter?

2013-09-30 Thread Sven Wesley
That thing that looks like a small motor in serial. http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7421/10027375954_9ecca084b7_c.jpg /Sven -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application

[Emc-users] Holding current for a tool changer

2013-09-30 Thread Sven Wesley
I bought this tool changer from a guy who slaughtered a VMC. http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5550/10027456456_2434844618_c.jpg There is a vid here with the changer before he took it down. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Smt54Ehh3k It has a pneumatic cylinder that locks the carousel when a TC

Re: [Emc-users] Parport driver max expected frequency

2013-09-30 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 30 Sep 2013, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2013 14:33:34 -0300 From: Leonardo Marsaglia leonardomarsagli...@gmail.com Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] Is this some kind of RPM counter?

2013-09-30 Thread Steve Stallings
It looks more like an auxiliary motor to run a cooling fan for the big motor. This is sometimes needed if the large motor is under speed control and running at low speed. Steve Stallings -Original Message- From: Sven Wesley [mailto:svenne.d...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, September 30,