Re: [Emc-users] losing encoder counts

2022-10-05 Thread Sam Sokolik
Lol.. I remember Chris R was working on rigid tapping at one of the fests in galesberg.. He was using the mazak which had been converted to linuxcnc.. (I think it had been worked on over a couple fests. ). Anyway - it didn't seem to be tracking the correct pitch.. (Tapping in plastic).

Re: [Emc-users] losing encoder counts

2022-10-05 Thread John Dammeyer
You must be a happy camper other than the lost time. In my case the DRO was telling me things were off. And of course holes in the wrong place. John > -Original Message- > From: Jon Elson [mailto:el...@pico-systems.com] > Sent: October-05-22 7:54 PM > To:

Re: [Emc-users] losing encoder counts

2022-10-05 Thread Jon Elson
Wow, it gets deeper! It is NOT the encoder, or anything in the encoder-reading process. I marked the motor shaft, and the motor is returning to the exact same position every cycle. Well, I tried a different indicator and mount, and the problem was in the indicator mount!  I was using an