Re: [Emc-users] looking for a split tubing fitting

2022-08-11 Thread gene heskett
a problem since the middle 2's of the cura releases. On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 10:57 AM gene heskett wrote: On 8/11/22 12:45, Chris Albertson wrote: If you need to make a cable bundle stiffer, Place a flexible plastic rod inside the bundle. This works better than using a stiff jacket. If you cut up

Re: [Emc-users] looking for a split tubing fitting

2022-08-11 Thread gene heskett
On 8/11/22 14:04, Chris Albertson wrote: You designed something you can't print? Post the STL or better, the STEP file. On Thu, Aug 11, 2022 at 10:57 AM gene heskett wrote: On 8/11/22 12:45, Chris Albertson wrote: If you need to make a cable bundle stiffer, Place a flexible plastic rod

Re: [Emc-users] looking for a split tubing fitting

2022-08-11 Thread gene heskett
. Maybe a combination of PLA shells and TPU liners? Or jut the TPU liners used with hardware store parts On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 2:19 PM gene heskett wrote: The gizmo I  made, printed in tpu might be a better part for this. Provided I can superglue it to the redesigned J-box I can't make. I can't

Re: [Emc-users] looking for a split tubing fitting

2022-08-10 Thread gene heskett
On 8/10/22 19:29, Andy Pugh wrote: On 10 Aug 2022, at 18:06, gene heskett wrote: But I need the equ of a half inch emt to box fitting, in plastic to anchor the ends of the piece connecting the hot end which has a 16x16 inch motion envelope Why not leave the wires loose while you print

Re: [Emc-users] re split tubing fitting

2022-08-10 Thread gene heskett
of it, somewhere in this project. Thanks Robert Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law r

Re: [Emc-users] looking for a split tubing fitting

2022-08-10 Thread gene heskett
quite often used there. Thank you Thaddeous.  Take care and stay well. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make th

[Emc-users] looking for a split tubing fitting

2022-08-10 Thread gene heskett
could tell me what to search for? Thanks all. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respecta

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 7C80 and rpi4

2022-08-09 Thread gene heskett
___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order.

Re: [Emc-users] labeling wires and cables

2022-08-04 Thread gene heskett
ade for Brother P-Touches, PT-D200's so I bought some too. Thanks Ralph, take care & stay well. ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users . Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- &qu

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: PCIe parport issues?

2022-07-24 Thread gene heskett
ers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc OEM?

2022-07-21 Thread gene heskett
. :-) That ought to generate some derision about carrying coals to Newcastle. :o) Or do we want to poke that bear? Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desi

Re: [Emc-users] Handy looking optocoupler

2022-07-20 Thread gene heskett
ies. Interesting concept for mixed logic uses though. Interfacing with 24 volt relay logic in 40+ yo controllers comes to mind. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc OEM?

2022-07-19 Thread gene heskett
is equ to a mill. But Z could even be manual. Take care & stay well. ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users . Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in def

Re: [Emc-users] Matrix Wiring

2022-07-12 Thread gene heskett
__ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order

Re: [Emc-users] R2E3 retrofit

2022-07-11 Thread gene heskett
ndled with a pair of the 3NM 3 phase stepper/servo's, by direct drive to the screw. Ought to be able to get 100 IPM for rapids. Are you going to motorize the quill too? It can move faster than the knee in most cases but with limited travel. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used

Re: [Emc-users] R2E3 retrofit

2022-07-05 Thread gene heskett
motors to around 3x their rated power. With current limits of around 17 amps, running at 126 volts dc, but peaking during a direction reversal (rigid tapping) at 165-170 volts, for years now. Zero problems. You make good stuff Jon. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be

Re: [Emc-users] Clausing NC Spindle drive belt tension and noise.

2022-07-04 Thread gene heskett
On 7/4/22 12:03, John Figie wrote: John Figie On Mon, Jul 4, 2022 at 9:02 AM gene heskett wrote: Having watched and listened to the movie, I'm of the opinion the tooth profile of the belt doesn't match the pulleys. Whether that's from wear, or tooth profile miss-match yet to be determined

Re: [Emc-users] Clausing NC Spindle drive belt tension and noise.

2022-07-04 Thread gene heskett
earliest electric wood planes, must be 40+ years old, works nice to fit the ends of a split rail fence rail, but it has a trapezoidal tooth and drive belt, and you can hear it howl a mile away. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot,

Re: [Emc-users] R2E3 retrofit

2022-07-02 Thread gene heskett
e of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- &

Re: [Emc-users] Pi4 SSD, MicroSD use

2022-07-01 Thread gene heskett
stinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D. Brandeis

Re: [Emc-users] Pi4 SSD, MicroSD use

2022-07-01 Thread gene heskett
ou've time to look. Take care and stay well. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

Re: [Emc-users] Pi4 SSD, MicroSD use

2022-06-30 Thread gene heskett
ast time I actually had to reboot it. I've a small USP on it, and a 20kw standby in the back yard. See my Sig for the URL. [...] Take care and stay well. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order.&q

Re: [Emc-users] Pi4 SSD, MicroSD use

2022-06-30 Thread gene heskett
dly broken compound, now a block of cast for the correct tool height. LinuxCNC does it better, including way wear comp, curved tapers, etc. Thanks all. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order.&q

Re: [Emc-users] tool table entry Q, 3 of them in fact.

2022-06-29 Thread gene heskett
On 6/29/22 17:06, andy pugh wrote: On Sat, 25 Jun 2022 at 13:00, gene heskett wrote: The tool table is essentially empty on this xyzb mill, but if I had an entry that adequately describes a .0625" (1.58 mm) ball nose 4 flute mill, with a .250" LOC, (6.36 mm) including the fact tha

Re: [Emc-users] Stop then probe tripped during move, machine does not stop?

2022-06-25 Thread gene heskett
and its quite easy to get .0002" or better repeatability. None of the Reneshaw clones I've had have that sort of accuracy, lucky to be .002" for repeatability. Pretty shabby in real use. So I just measure with the tool & be done with it. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are fo

[Emc-users] tool table entry Q, 3 of them in fact.

2022-06-25 Thread gene heskett
hysteresis? If no, then can I reliably measure the drives backlash using one edge of it? Its in the more than 1 degree area. But probably less than 5. I SWAG'ed it as 2 in the .ini file. Thanks everybody. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soa

Re: [Emc-users] g or m code to home a rotary axis?

2022-06-24 Thread gene heskett
On 6/24/22 20:25, andy pugh wrote: On Fri, 24 Jun 2022 at 23:48, gene heskett wrote: I could re-home it in 1% of that time if there was a *-code to do that from within a program. G10? Maybe G10 and a MOD on the current position. That might do the job. Can it fix G53 too? Or do I care? IDK

[Emc-users] g or m code to home a rotary axis?

2022-06-24 Thread gene heskett
a reset to "home" is less than 359.99 degrees away for a rotary. Is there such a critter, but not documented? Thank you. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author

Re: [Emc-users] Spare 6i25?

2022-06-24 Thread gene heskett
by far. ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers

Re: [Emc-users] pyvcp q?

2022-06-23 Thread gene heskett
On 6/23/22 12:52, gene heskett wrote: On 6/23/22 11:25, gene heskett wrote: On 6/23/22 09:48, gene heskett wrote: I've got my web page started and up again, and since I've been working on the 6040's gui, I just put a screenshot.png and copy's of the config files that made it in the 6040-stf

Re: [Emc-users] pyvcp q?

2022-06-23 Thread gene heskett
23, 2022, 10:24 AM gene heskett wrote: On 6/23/22 09:48, gene heskett wrote: I've got my web page started and up again, and since I've been working on the 6040's gui, I just put a screenshot.png and copy's of the config files that made it in the 6040-stf subdir for viewing or borrowing bit

Re: [Emc-users] pyvcp q?

2022-06-23 Thread gene heskett
On 6/23/22 11:25, gene heskett wrote: On 6/23/22 09:48, gene heskett wrote: I've got my web page started and up again, and since I've been working on the 6040's gui, I just put a screenshot.png and copy's of the config files that made it in the 6040-stf subdir for viewing or borrowing bit

Re: [Emc-users] pyvcp q?

2022-06-23 Thread gene heskett
On 6/23/22 09:48, gene heskett wrote: I've got my web page started and up again, and since I've been working on the 6040's gui, I just put a screenshot.png and copy's of the config files that made it in the 6040-stf subdir for viewing or borrowing bit and pieces.  Be my guest. 2nd question

Re: [Emc-users] pyvcp q?

2022-06-23 Thread gene heskett
On 6/23/22 02:28, gene heskett wrote: Greetings all. Two questions: I need to control the background color of a spinbox, to use as an "active" tally. Can this be done in the pyvcp-panel.xml by adding a pyvcp pin? Apparently not, I have chased thru every reference man pa

[Emc-users] pyvcp q?

2022-06-23 Thread gene heskett
t work w/o stopping the program. And stopping the program should disable them, but the state s/b recalled when the program is restarted, but it is not, now you have to enable that stuff again before starting the program. Am I miss-remembering? Thank you, Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration question.

2022-06-16 Thread gene heskett
enough it won't hit the limiter and that could probably get your service breaker down to 20 amps, allowing a 10 gauge feed line legally. Take care & stay well John. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. P

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration question.

2022-06-16 Thread gene heskett
sults for the case of thin spokes with 90% of the weight in the rim. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration question.

2022-06-16 Thread gene heskett
seconds. But, if going to machine cut with that motor, I'd have an amprobe or equ watching the motor currant to make sure the steady load is within the FLA on the motors nameplate. I hope the real answer means you've a motor and vfd in stock that will do it. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are

Re: [Emc-users] lut5 again

2022-06-13 Thread gene heskett
can do edge detection (of a sort) with LUT5 by feeding the output back to an input. Humm, I'd assume that would give a one servo period pulse? Another neat trick the lut5 can do.  Thanks Andy. Take care & stay well. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense o

Re: [Emc-users] lut5 again

2022-06-13 Thread gene heskett
On 6/13/22 04:01, Hans Unzner wrote: Am Mo., 13. Juni 2022 um 08:16 Uhr schrieb gene heskett < ghesk...@shentel.net>: Greetings all; Trying to setup a lut5 to block false errors. setup with 3 inputs. I already have a oneshot setup to ignore the power up momentary false as the d

Re: [Emc-users] lut5 again

2022-06-13 Thread gene heskett
On 6/13/22 03:58, andy pugh wrote: On Mon, 13 Jun 2022 at 07:16, gene heskett > wrote: > >> normal operation should have a true output only when in-2 is true, >> and either in-0 or in-1 goes false. > > Does it need to see the _transition_ to false? > > Are in0

Re: [Emc-users] lut5 again

2022-06-13 Thread gene heskett
to? Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. - Louis D

Re: [Emc-users] 'hm2_7i92.0.7i77.0.0.output-10' does not exist

2022-06-04 Thread gene heskett
On Friday, 3 June 2022 20:47:56 EDT Dan Bloomquist via Emc-users wrote: > gene heskett wrote: > > >From an oldtimer who is also a CET: > > Look any fuses in the original supply over, either with an ohmeter, > > replacing anything over 2 ohms, or with a very strong magni

Re: [Emc-users] 'hm2_7i92.0.7i77.0.0.output-10' does not exist

2022-06-04 Thread gene heskett
forge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > . Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire

Re: [Emc-users] 'hm2_7i92.0.7i77.0.0.output-10' does not exist

2022-06-03 Thread gene heskett
ing will eventually fail while looking good, but its fractured and broken on a real close examination. An argument could be made (if the fuse is in the line power part of the circuit) to place an ne2 neon lamp, in series with a 56k 2 watt fireproof resistor across any fuse holder found t

Re: [Emc-users] classic ladder drawing for anyone that needs to set up a lube pump

2022-06-01 Thread gene heskett
sitting a soft rubber mounts, all 5 draw a bit more than an amp combined from 12 volts, makes more than enough air to run the mister on my 6040 mill. I can't hear them running over the fan in the vfd. I can't hear myself think when the 2hp shop compressor is burning itself up supplying the ai

Re: [Emc-users] classic ladder drawing for anyone that needs to set up a lube pump

2022-06-01 Thread gene heskett
allow incoming that one of my machines didn't request first. Security can be had, even with winderz. But I do not currently have one of those critters. :-)> [...] Take care and stay well Andrew. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot,

Re: [Emc-users] classic ladder drawing for anyone that needs to set up a lube pump

2022-05-31 Thread gene heskett
forum.linuxcnc.org/show-your-stuff/46058-classic-ladder-lube-pu > mp-that-only-runs-while-machine-is-moving#244315 Thank you Andrew, its on my todo list. > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://list

Re: [Emc-users] air pressure sensors for up to 10 psi

2022-05-30 Thread gene heskett
t it takes so long to train them". Les was always good for a chuckle. [...] Take care and stay well now, both you and yours, Chris. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed

Re: [Emc-users] air pressure sensors for up to 10 psi

2022-05-29 Thread gene heskett
to go. > > James Isaac. > Thank you James, it works, but I agree, that is convoluted. Now the biggest problem is their ox-cart shipping, into the 4th week ARO. At 87, I might not be still sucking air by then. For about $3/copy more, and considerably more compact, Mouser will ship Tuesday.

Re: [Emc-users] air pressure sensors for up to 10 psi

2022-05-29 Thread gene heskett
e output manifold, and 5 compressors running out of synch, the pulsations in pressure will be far more than the average, which is what I'm after. The lag in the i2c seriel channel of the sparkfun device will add considerably to that tuning difficulty. > On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 10:33 PM gene heskett

Re: [Emc-users] air pressure sensors for up to 10 psi

2022-05-28 Thread gene heskett
. But where do I find an i2c fed D/A? I didn't note such a beast at Lady Ada's place. > On Sat, May 28, 2022 at 8:44 AM gene heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I'm getting frustrated, but I know it has to be out there, someplace. > > I need a differntial air press

Re: [Emc-users] air pressure sensors for up to 10 psi

2022-05-28 Thread gene heskett
xuF=glo2esp4itemAdapt can't find the english button. I have 2 of those, neither actually works. Thank you for the leg work, its appreciated. > On 5/28/2022 10:40 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I'm getting frustrated, but I know it has to be out there, somepla

Re: [Emc-users] air pressure sensors for up to 10 psi

2022-05-28 Thread gene heskett
to Mouser and look for this part number. > 785-TBPLLNN015PGUCV > Got it, ordered 3, will have to carve a pcb, & print a box. But thats easy 'nuf. Thank you John. > There are also inexpensive units out there with SPI or I2C instead of > analog. > > -----Original Message--

[Emc-users] air pressure sensors for up to 10 psi

2022-05-28 Thread gene heskett
6040 mill. One in the vfd is really noisy. Thank you. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law res

Re: [Emc-users] cable connector for lcda357H stepper_servo

2022-05-23 Thread gene heskett
ls and > >> lunatics." > >> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> Emc-users mailing list > >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://

Re: [Emc-users] cable connector for lcda357H stepper_servo

2022-05-23 Thread gene heskett
pix of the kit shows BOTH motor cables. I neglected to warn Dave about that, my bad. Thank you for helping Dave find the right connector. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt

Re: [Emc-users] Kicad to HAL

2022-05-21 Thread gene heskett
uired to set up the machine. > > > > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > . Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to b

Re: [Emc-users] Need a way to totally disable ALL ... -> Emergency stop, STO (link missing)

2022-05-21 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, 21 May 2022 08:38:01 EDT Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: > Den 2022-05-21 kl. 14:02, skrev gene heskett: > > On Saturday, 21 May 2022 04:52:28 EDT you wrote: > >> Den 2022-05-19 kl. 23:57, skrev gene heskett: > >>> On Thursday, 19 May 2022 16:19:37 EDT Mar

Re: [Emc-users] For Peter

2022-05-20 Thread gene heskett
On Friday, 20 May 2022 17:06:13 EDT Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 20 May 2022, gene heskett wrote: > > So I took out the --dbnames and printed the readhmid, which gave me > > some pin numbers to look at. which is a help. > > That means you are still running the old mesa

Re: [Emc-users] For Peter

2022-05-20 Thread gene heskett
On Friday, 20 May 2022 16:36:06 EDT Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 20 May 2022, gene heskett wrote: > > Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 16:31:34 -0400 > > From: gene heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > > > > > T

Re: [Emc-users] For Peter

2022-05-20 Thread gene heskett
k at. which is a help. But apparently the setp for output-type takes a different syntax as trying to set it to zero is a pin not found showstopper??? And I can't find it in any similar name in halshow??? But the outputs show up in the readhmid output as pins 5&6 of both p3 and p2, so that i

Re: [Emc-users] For Peter

2022-05-20 Thread gene heskett
On Friday, 20 May 2022 14:52:42 EDT Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 20 May 2022, gene heskett wrote: > > Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 14:41:53 -0400 > > From: gene heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > > > > > T

Re: [Emc-users] For Peter

2022-05-20 Thread gene heskett
On Friday, 20 May 2022 13:52:30 EDT Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Fri, 20 May 2022, gene heskett wrote: > > Date: Fri, 20 May 2022 13:10:25 -0400 > > From: gene heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > > > > &g

[Emc-users] For Peter

2022-05-20 Thread gene heskett
to Carhart notches 120+db deep in both ears. I only need 1 pin, the pwm output. No use of a dir for air compressing. Thank you Peter. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed H

Re: [Emc-users] Need a way to totally disable ALL of B axis stuff in B not plugged in

2022-05-19 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 19 May 2022 16:34:17 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 19 May 2022 at 09:11, gene heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > On this 6040 mill. It can be a 3 axis, or a 4 axis, so I would like > > to > > devise a way to put ALL the B axis

Re: [Emc-users] Need a way to totally disable ALL of B axis stuff if B not plugged in

2022-05-19 Thread gene heskett
be usefull. ATM I'm carving up an e-stop coupling between linuxcnc and a couple of those 3 phase drives. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. > 2022-05-19 11:07, gene heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > On this 6040 mill. It can be a 3 axis, or a 4 axis, so I

[Emc-users] Need a way to totally disable ALL of B axis stuff in B not plugged in

2022-05-19 Thread gene heskett
ea of having to keep two configurations in synch with each other. One for xyz, and one for xyzb. Can something like that be cobbled up? Thank you all. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order.

Re: [Emc-users] Do pnp prox switches need a pulldown load R?

2022-05-12 Thread gene heskett
___ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforg

Re: [Emc-users] Do pnp prox switches need a pulldown load R?

2022-05-11 Thread gene heskett
should remember that. Thanks Ralph, take care and stay well. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the la

Re: [Emc-users] Do pnp prox switches need a pulldown load R?

2022-05-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, 11 May 2022 16:19:58 EDT Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Wed, 11 May 2022, gene heskett wrote: > > Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 16:13:58 -0400 > > From: gene heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > > > > >

Re: [Emc-users] Do pnp prox switches need a pulldown load R?

2022-05-11 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, 11 May 2022 16:19:58 EDT Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Wed, 11 May 2022, gene heskett wrote: > > Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 16:13:58 -0400 > > From: gene heskett > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > > > > >

[Emc-users] Do pnp prox switches need a pulldown load R?

2022-05-11 Thread gene heskett
logic one? Thanks all. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940) If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: A bit OT: Looking for pinout for a Chinese Scale reader head

2022-05-10 Thread gene heskett
caliper into a usb port, I wouldn't mind seeing the url for it. I've a short one I'd like to fix to the barrel of my Sheldon's tailstock. It would make a nice calibrator for the z axis on my 6040 too. Take care & stay well. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in def

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: A bit OT: Looking for pinout for a Chinese Scale reader head

2022-05-10 Thread gene heskett
ions of the mini-usb socket, and discovered quite early in its history that If I wanted to get pix out of it with digikam, that it had to be standing on the face of its lens with the data cable hanging straight down off the edge of the desktop if I wanted a connection. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -

Re: [Emc-users] angular backlash

2022-05-08 Thread gene heskett
On Sunday, 8 May 2022 18:52:55 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Sun, 8 May 2022 at 08:44, gene heskett wrote: > > What is the "units" of backlash comp as stated in the ini file > > It's all just numbers to the controller. So the backlash will be in > whatever

[Emc-users] angular backlash

2022-05-08 Thread gene heskett
as stated in the ini file when the angular is stated to be "angular" and "degree" in the ini file? Is the backlash also in degree's? I'm guessing around 1.5 to 2 degrees but not sure how to measure it or even how consistent it is. Thanks everybody. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- &qu

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-29 Thread gene heskett
motor you are using? > > > > Thanks > > > >> On Apr 29, 2022, at 3:46 AM, gene heskett > >> wrote:>> > >> On Thursday, 28 April 2022 21:17:20 EDT gene heskett wrote: > >>>> On Thursday, 28 April 2022 19:35:44 EDT andy pugh wrote: &

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-29 Thread gene heskett
2 6:01 AM, Thaddeus Waldner wrote: > > Gene, can you share a link to the motor you are using? > > > > Thanks > > > >> On Apr 29, 2022, at 3:46 AM, gene heskett > >> wrote:>> > >> On Thursday, 28 April 2022 21:17:20 EDT gene heskett wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-29 Thread gene heskett
s at ambient temps. So you don't have to shut them off to slow the disk in the power meter. This driver also has an alarm shutdown that can be wired into the e-stop so if it hits something and loses a step, F2 is toggled off & LCNC stops dead in its tracks. > > On Apr 29, 2022, at 3:46

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-29 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 28 April 2022 21:17:20 EDT gene heskett wrote: > On Thursday, 28 April 2022 19:35:44 EDT andy pugh wrote: > > On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 00:20, gene heskett > > wrote: > > > > Surely you already know that? It's 360 x 100 x SCALE ? > > > &g

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-28 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 28 April 2022 19:35:44 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Fri, 29 Apr 2022 at 00:20, gene heskett wrote: > > > Surely you already know that? It's 360 x 100 x SCALE ? > > > > Sure Andy. But what is the scale? > > 200 * 16 * 40 * (60/53) / 360 > But

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-28 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 28 April 2022 18:00:12 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 28 Apr 2022 at 21:14, gene heskett wrote: > > To drive a couple comps to capture the number of steps issued to > > drive it exactly 100 full turns. > > Surely you already know that? It's 360 x 100 x SCALE ?

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-28 Thread gene heskett
ning on my kitchen counter, no belt breakage. bearing race failures have been it. So, if you've the time, teach me how to use classic ladder for this. Thanks Andrew. > On Fri, 29 Apr 2022, 08:13 gene heskett, wrote: > > On Thursday, 28 April 2022 14:55:24 EDT andy pugh wrote: > &

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-28 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 28 April 2022 14:55:24 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 28 Apr 2022 at 19:50, gene heskett wrote: > > Ack the switches on the driver, its doing a /16 microstep. its a 1.2 > > degree per full step 3 phase motor. the motor is now driveing a 40/1 > > harmonic dr

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-28 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 28 April 2022 11:39:38 EDT gene heskett wrote: > On Wednesday, 27 April 2022 03:55:42 EDT andy pugh wrote: > > On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 08:49, gene heskett > > wrote: > > > It would be handier than a bottled beer, if there was an m-code I > > > could

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-28 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, 27 April 2022 03:55:42 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 08:49, gene heskett wrote: > > It would be handier than a bottled beer, if there was an m-code I > > could hack up to do a setp. Do we have such a critter? > > The custom M-codes can be any

Re: [Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-27 Thread gene heskett
On Wednesday, 27 April 2022 03:55:42 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Wed, 27 Apr 2022 at 08:49, gene heskett wrote: > > It would be handier than a bottled beer, if there was an m-code I > > could hack up to do a setp. Do we have such a critter? > > The custom M-codes can be any

[Emc-users] Do we have an m-code with access to halcmd?

2022-04-27 Thread gene heskett
on the 103-104 trasition, the 1st subtracted from the second and displayed on a halmeter. A /100 then becomes the SCALE value for that rotary axis in the .ini file. Thank you. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. P

Re: [Emc-users] Hight Frequency VFD

2022-04-26 Thread gene heskett
te in 1972. 50 years ago now. > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > -Original Message- > From: gene heskett > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2022 2:33 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (E

Re: [Emc-users] Hight Frequency VFD

2022-04-26 Thread gene heskett
_ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > . Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that

Re: [Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
xis in the backplot, or > better yet, tooltip at vertical offset and backplot is rotated. That > however would be a huge load on the machines gfx engine. > > Maybe trivkins is the wrong kins? IDK. I've never built a machine that > needed more than trivkins. Cheers, Gene Heske

Re: [Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
the ini file. But with the the merger of JA none of that is > necessary. (However I don't think you can skip joint numbers.) > I'm not, altough I did try that, didn't work. Thanks Todd. > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330

Re: [Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
al offset and backplot is rotated. That however would be a huge load on the machines gfx engine. Maybe trivkins is the wrong kins? IDK. I've never built a machine that needed more than trivkins. Thanks Nick. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: so

Re: [Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 21 April 2022 12:11:41 EDT gene heskett wrote: > On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:34:33 EDT gene heskett wrote: > > On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:10:59 EDT gene heskett wrote: > > > Greetings all; > > > > > > I have reconfigured my 60

Re: [Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 21 April 2022 12:11:41 EDT gene heskett wrote: > On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:34:33 EDT gene heskett wrote: > > On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:10:59 EDT gene heskett wrote: > > > Greetings all; > > > > > > I have reconfigured my 60

Re: [Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:34:33 EDT gene heskett wrote: > On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:10:59 EDT gene heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > I have reconfigured my 6040 mill so the 4th acis is B, inline with > > the > > Y axis rotation. > > > &g

Re: [Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, 21 April 2022 08:10:59 EDT gene heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > I have reconfigured my 6040 mill so the 4th acis is B, inline with the > Y axis rotation. > > The Axis list in the .ini file is now X Y Z B > > No mention of axs A remains in any of its

[Emc-users] New problem puzzle

2022-04-21 Thread gene heskett
d in the debug panel. They won't copy/paste. Where is it finding a reference to A axis? Secondary Q, how do I recompile unit.halio, halcompile says its an unrecognized file type. There was an A reference in it, that I edited to make it B. Cheers, Gene Heskett. -- "There are four bo

Re: [Emc-users] nother Q for Peter

2022-04-19 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, 19 April 2022 12:54:44 EDT andy pugh wrote: > On Tue, 19 Apr 2022 at 17:28, gene heskett wrote: > > Can I access it raw as the hex value? > > Yes, but why? > > > volts doesn't really represent what > > > > I need to work with > >

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