Re: [Emc-users] Complex 6 axis robot arm.

2021-12-25 Thread John Dammeyer
Well it's working again. Probably had the arm apart 20 times. I found two nylon gears that had hairline cracks and were no longer fixed to the shafts. Put it back together and discovered another pair of pinions that had the same issue. Once again mark up the shafts with the dremel, and

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, December 25, 2021 1:01:03 PM EST dave engvall wrote: > I'd be lost w/o a command line editor. vi may be vile but vim can be > surprising useful. My feeble brain still can't get configurations that > work with a gui type configure. I'll gladly take a framework and > modifiy it to

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread dave engvall
I'd be lost w/o a command line editor. vi may be vile but vim can be surprising useful. My feeble brain still can't get configurations that work with a gui type  configure.  I'll gladly take a framework and modifiy it to suit my needs. Wish list: smoother motion probably via sine wave,

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread John Dammeyer
Merry Christmas everyone! I was probably dumb to start this topic because it's turning into a "Linux is wonderful and why doesn't everyone see that?" stream of comments. Maybe start with some definitions of what exactly an OS (Operating System) is? 1. Serves as an interface between computer

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread andy pugh
On Sat, 25 Dec 2021 at 10:39, andrew beck wrote: > It needs a few things (mainly a jerk control algorithm). And tool > Management stuff. More work offsets etc. You might have missed: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/tooldatabase/tooldatabase.html -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread Mark
On 12/24/21 6:10 PM, Chris Albertson wrote: No, RT patches are not a waste of time. But using something as big as a Linux based PC to drive a machine is not going to be popular today and will be even less so in 10 years. 40 years ago the PC is the only affordable computer that had enough

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread andrew beck
And before I go to sleep I just want to say merry Christmas! On Sat, 25 Dec 2021, 23:36 andrew beck, wrote: > Peter I agree on the semiens control using Linux > > I had to laugh awhile ago. > > I booted up a brand new semiens control and saw the Linux boot up on the > screen. Those boys are

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread andrew beck
Peter I agree on the semiens control using Linux I had to laugh awhile ago. I booted up a brand new semiens control and saw the Linux boot up on the screen. Those boys are using Linuxcnc pretty much under the hood. And I also know that haas next gen control is built from Linuxcnc. They

Re: [Emc-users] Choice of CNC conversions

2021-12-25 Thread gene heskett
On Friday, December 24, 2021 6:47:33 PM EST John Dammeyer wrote: > I think we perhaps need to take a step back before this turns into a series > of unworkable positions. [...] > The basic setup screens for LinuxCNC for either parallel port or Peter's > MESA stuff is amazing and simple until you