Re: [Emc-users] OpenGL on EMC2? + 7i43

2009-07-05 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/7/5 Richard Acosta eyela...@gmail.com El 04/07/2009 04:42 p.m., Rafael Skodlar escribió: Why didn't i paid for a working solution based on windows from the begining? We ask ourselves the same question. ...and so on and so on and so on... Sorry to hear you didn't get

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-02 Thread Sven Wesley
I edited one of the post processors for FreeMill so I can make quick jobs for my machines if needed. Not much work so it's a simple task. --S 2009/7/2 Ádám Novák pleezwr...@gmail.com Hi, I am using EdgeCAM at the company and it works fine with our EMC controlled machine. A friend of mine has

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/7/1 Wayne Patterson way...@wavelinx.net Hey Guys, I have been reading the list for a few months and I was hoping that someone else would ask these questions or something close but no one did. Durn! First I'm new to EMC and CAM in general so forgive me if this is a simple question. I

Re: [Emc-users] VariCAD and EMC2

2009-07-01 Thread Sven Wesley
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_Generators http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_GeneratorsLook for chapter 9, PyCam. I never got it to read my files though. --S 2009/7/1 Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com Lenny, There are two steps from

Re: [Emc-users] Bad character'\37777777757' used

2009-06-30 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/30 a...@conceptmachinery.com hi every time i load new program i am getting new error. now i have that one near line 2 of/.. Bad character'\357' used I got it once yesterday, I resaved the file from the original source and after that I wasn't able to

Re: [Emc-users] New machine in production

2009-06-30 Thread Sven Wesley
Rexroth alu framing with their fasteners (put one in every corner and each side etc, or as many as you can afford. it makes a uge difference in stiffness). Supports bolted in the concrete wall, even though I think it's not necessary. Isel linear drives with ballscrews, the X-axis is really high to

Re: [Emc-users] (Dutch) EMC for Dummies fest

2009-06-27 Thread Sven Wesley
My original idea was a couple of seminars (Gcoding, tooling, manufacturing etc) and a machine to retrofit. It was all more or less ready to happen in the very south end of Sweden. But at that time less people than now replied. :)It would be fun if it happened, but as I said right now I'm not with

Re: [Emc-users] (Dutch) EMC for Dummies fest

2009-06-26 Thread Sven Wesley
Weird, you are the second within a couple of days notifying me about the Euro-EMC idea. Yes, it was me who brought that up. Unfortunately there was too little interest as very very very few who responded. I had a couple of good locations on spot and even a machine that was free for play (ie, it

Re: [Emc-users] CounterBore.py script owner

2009-06-17 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/17 da...@nicholls.homeip.net Greetings all, I am trying to get in touch with 'Big John T' ... Any ideas? Thanks David Nicholls GPL rework must be licensed under GPL, it's a part of the agreement. I would do the same thing as you do and ask the originator. Hard though, if

Re: [Emc-users] DIY encoder chipset

2009-06-14 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/13 Gary Fiber gfi...@comcast.net More than likely for radio frequency tuning. Using an encoder to control the tuning of a Direct Digital Synthesizer. Tuning up and down in frequency in as small as 1 Hertz increments. For my High Sierra HS1800/Pro adjustable antenna, I utilize SWR

Re: [Emc-users] .ngc file RFReview

2009-06-13 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/13 Lawrence Glaister ve...@shaw.ca Hi Kirk, Looks like you have been having fun in gcode. One thing you might want to consider for an encoder wheel is to make the cutouts the same size as the solid areas to get as close to a 50% duty cycle on the detector(s) as possible. You didnt say

Re: [Emc-users] .ngc file RFReview

2009-06-13 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/13 Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com 2009/6/13 Lawrence Glaister ve...@shaw.ca Hi Sven, The 3 sensors are used to give A,B and index pulses. ... ... Ah, I see. But shouldn't it be enough with two? One of A or B could be index as well, or am I swimming deep here? --S Wait

[Emc-users] DIY encoder chipset

2009-06-13 Thread Sven Wesley
I was Googleing for encoders when I found a bunch of radio amateur web pages where people have made DIY encoders with the following chip: http://www.austriamicrosystems.com/eng/Products/Magnetic-Encoders/Rotary-Encoders/AS5040 Anyone tried it? It looks really nice even though it may be too few

Re: [Emc-users] Mill-Drill needs steppers and servos?

2009-06-12 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/12 Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net Nahh - it's only inches G But, as it's mainly cutting ply, laminate and the odd Al sheet it's plenty good enough. 2 x 30mm wide belt, very high tension. A word of warning - The belt tension is often more than the rest of the bearings/mounts can

[Emc-users] Running the encoders directly to EMC

2009-06-11 Thread Sven Wesley
While reading another post I realized that EMC can handle the encoder input by itself - and at the same time I realized that I can run one of my machines at home as a direct encoded closed loop. After some more reading and digging at the cnclinux wiki I think it should be possible to do it with a

Re: [Emc-users] Running the encoders directly to EMC

2009-06-11 Thread Sven Wesley
Haha! Google is your friend! --S PS. Your payment is... ...soon on the way. :) 2009/6/11 Rainer Schmidt lemonn...@gmail.com Is this possible, what card do I need and how the heck do I configure EMC? Regards, Sven http://tinyurl.com/n6ehhl And don't forget your friends! ;)

[Emc-users] New machine in production

2009-06-10 Thread Sven Wesley
Guys (and girls, if here are any...), I recently helped my friend to assemble a new machine. Of course it's EMC2-driven, so I thought it would be nice to share some details. XYZ: 3000 mm X 1200 mm X 600 mm (aboutish, I don't have the exact figures). Top quality Bosch, Rexroth and Isel parts only,

Re: [Emc-users] New machine in production

2009-06-10 Thread Sven Wesley
Fourth axis (rotating head) is already on the way to cut the rail in the first setup. :) 2009/6/10 Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com Well done. Now he needs 5 axis to keep the cutter tangential to the surface, will save him time in finishing Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] DC brushed servo drives vs stepper

2009-06-10 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/11 Dave Engvall dengv...@charter.net On Jun 10, 2009, at 8:39 PM, Neil Macintosh wrote: Gentleman I have finished my lathe and now wish to start on the 5-axis mill. I have been reading all that I can find with regards to dc brushed servos vs steppers, I used steppers on the

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-controllers

2009-06-02 Thread Sven Wesley
http://arduino.cc The only thing you need is an USB cable. A lot of memory, a bunch of timers etc and pretty fast. The card is open sourced. Buy it, build it or get a clone. C subset for programming. When your finished with your project, get a Mini or Nano and make it supersmall. Besides that,

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-controllers

2009-06-02 Thread Sven Wesley
Oh, forgot to say that I've decided to create a toolchanger based on an Arduino.I was looking for a Make-yourself-a-toolchanger-tutorial but didn't find any. So what the heck, I'll make one. :) --S 2009/6/2 Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com http://arduino.cc The only thing you need is an USB

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-controllers

2009-06-02 Thread Sven Wesley
One of the reasons I need the controller is because my Shizuoka's steppers run fine on the software generated signals, but I need a fast PWM to run the changer motor. I haven't found the specs for the PWM feature yet. Can I assume that I can get above 20kHz? The rest of the features will be

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-controllers

2009-06-02 Thread Sven Wesley
2009/6/2 Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com One of the reasons I need the controller is because my Shizuoka's steppers run fine on the software generated signals, but I need a fast PWM to run the changer motor. I haven't found the specs for the PWM feature yet. Can I assume that I can get

Re: [Emc-users] Jitter problem

2009-05-10 Thread Sven Wesley
I am running EMC2 on a dual core 64 bit. The installation is 32 bit and will not use both CPU's, yes. But it will run awfully fast anyway. Regards, Sven 2009/5/10 Douglas Pollard dougp...@verizon.net I bought a used IBM Think Centre 3 ghz. intel chip that after a latency test proved to be

Re: [Emc-users] Decent CAM SW?

2009-05-08 Thread Sven Wesley
What I've seen of Rhino and a bunch of the CAM-plugins, I think you should take a look at 'em. 2009/5/8 Alex Joni alex.j...@robcon.ro A more up-to-date list is here: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Cam But currently I don't know any open source CAM program that can compete with

[Emc-users] Toolchanger howto/tutorial

2009-05-05 Thread Sven Wesley
I've been planning to make a tool-depot for a machine, and after reading the latest toolchanger discussion I searced for documentation. I found some about the coding between EMC and PLC, but is there any detailed documenation how to make for example a carousel? I mean, more like you need a PLC

Re: [Emc-users] Toolchanger howto/tutorial

2009-05-05 Thread Sven Wesley
hi, i think first you need to evaluate the type of changer your setup demands and take it from there robert True, but I hope someone already made a toolchanger from scratch and did make a writeup about it. If it's a line setup or a carousel doesn't really matter, I just would like to

[Emc-users] Thanks to the list.

2009-04-24 Thread Sven Wesley
Thanks to all of you who offered me help to cut up the solids. Extra super-thanks to Rainer who did a splendid work to cut the part up and generate the paths. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oY7O3v6IgI0 Now I'm going to Lissabon to meet up with a guy who also runs EMC for production, who also

[Emc-users] Old Rutex board, step time and space?

2009-04-22 Thread Sven Wesley
Did search, did not find... Is anyone running the R990h boards? I can't find the step time/space and direction values, so if someone have a guess or the real numbers I would be very thankful. It feels like I've been terrorising the list lately, but one problem never comes alone... Regards, Sven

[Emc-users] G-code panic: Create G-code from Rhino-file

2009-04-21 Thread Sven Wesley
I'm in a sort of panic mode here, time's running and I have no G-code for my parts. I got two Rhino files from a customer and I need to cut the parts in three because my machine is too short. Then, I need to get some G-code from that. Any suggestions or someone who can give me a hand? Specially

Re: [Emc-users] What's coming in manufacturing

2009-04-18 Thread Sven Wesley
Yes, veery long. :) Sometimes it feels great though to let the minds out. The donation issue, why not have a look or even talk to other Open Source projects, like the ones under the Apache umbrella how they handle donations? Regards, A very open sourced (I even work with it daily) Sven

Re: [Emc-users] apt-get

2009-04-04 Thread Sven Wesley
But then install your dependencies, the error says it all. Check if it's there: apt-show-versions -a -p lyx-qt Otherwise I think you know what to do (apt-get install lyx-qt) --S 2009/4/5 ygdan1001 ygdan1...@163.com Dear sir $ sudo apt-get build-dep emc2 E:Can't find package lyx-qt, so

Re: [Emc-users] apt-get

2009-04-04 Thread Sven Wesley
...and if apt doesn't find it with install you must update your repository. https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Repositories/Ubuntu 2009/4/5 Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com But then install your dependencies, the error says it all. Check if it's there: apt-show-versions -a -p lyx-qt

Re: [Emc-users] cd src

2009-04-04 Thread Sven Wesley
Read the manual.http://www.linuxcnc.org/content/view/5/5/lang,en/ 2009/4/5 ygdan1001 ygdan1...@163.com Dear sir: I've already got the source with CVS, but when I run these commands in the terminal, there is an error: $cd src bash:cd:src:No such file or directory what should I do?Please

Re: [Emc-users] VB: BIG CNC machine for making small airplane?

2009-03-17 Thread Sven Wesley
Have a look at cnczone.com, there are numerous of home made machines in large size. You need the big the garage, that's for sure. To cut building costs you can choose to not use ballscrews, linear guides exist in different rigid types and there are also a bunch of proven home made designs. But my

Re: [Emc-users] BIG CNC machine for making small airplane?

2009-03-17 Thread Sven Wesley
I don't want to be negative because I like when people try out new ideas, but... The rules are very clear, wings must have a tested beam and cross sections to be certified. Foam is for surfboards. Not even the lighest gliders are built with any type of foam. Beams and sections. Always. But it

[Emc-users] EU mirror doesn't work

2009-03-02 Thread Sven Wesley
Tried to download the Hardy Heron, but the EU mirror failed. Down just now or is it gone? Regards, Sven -- Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in

Re: [Emc-users] cam for emc2

2009-02-24 Thread Sven Wesley
I tried but gave up. 2009/2/25 raymondj raymo...@frontiernet.net On a somewhat related note, does anyone have experience taking a drawing done in BRL-CAD and creating a CNC file from it. Easy, hard, impossible? Thanks, Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN. - Original Message -

Re: [Emc-users] CNC 101

2009-02-10 Thread Sven Wesley
Search the mailing-list archive or google EMC probing (use the search box on cnclinux.org). Regards, Sven 2009/2/10 Jim Coleman drunkenwhip...@gmail.com a 3 axis machine with a probe in the spindle is a 3d scanner :-) I know theres been some talk here about probing before, i dont remember

Re: [Emc-users] G-code noob question

2009-02-03 Thread Sven Wesley
That was one of the best descriptions of G41/42 I've ever seen. Great Chris! Imagine yourself walking along the part edge in the direction the tool is moving. If the tool is on your right, that's G42. If it's on your left, that is G41. When you do that you'll also quickly see that G41

Re: [Emc-users] Is this list working?

2008-12-31 Thread Sven Wesley
Oh yes. :) 2008/12/31 Donnie Timmons dtimm...@etex.net I'm new and have made a request for some info and never received a reply. Is this mail list work? Donnie -- ___

Re: [Emc-users] HOWTO: EMC on a CompactFlash card (long)

2008-12-23 Thread Sven Wesley
Cool, nice work! But why not use a solid state disk? Pretty price worthy these days. 2008/12/23 Leslie Newell les.new...@fastmail.co.uk CNC machines operate in a harsh environment often with vibration, damp and severe temperature swings so hard drives have a tendency to fail. I've lost two on

[Emc-users] Off topic-Electrical design help

2008-12-20 Thread Sven Wesley
Sorry guys for using the list for something not really related to EMC, but I do know here are a lot of people with the knowledge I need. It was long time ago I designed something with electronics, so I hope someone can help me. What I need is an electric braker-pusher. It will not need to come to

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic-Electrical design help

2008-12-20 Thread Sven Wesley
It's either pushing or braking according to the given value, but the value will change over time. It's going to be a part of a simulator where the program will simulate a road, so it's uphill or downhill. Sven 2008/12/20 Leslie Newell les.new...@fastmail.co.uk Does it have to be two function

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic-Electrical design help

2008-12-20 Thread Sven Wesley
It's absolutely a cost issue, and the servo drives are way to exotic for this project. I only need a small motor that just drives or brakes according to the rate that the computer sent. I had an idea of letting a thyristor shopping up the frequency, but it would be much easier to run a DC motor

[Emc-users] EMC pumpkin

2008-10-30 Thread Sven Wesley
It's a must, isn't it? :) http://lumenlab.com/2008/10/pumpkin/ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand

Re: [Emc-users] EMC pumpkin

2008-10-30 Thread Sven Wesley
Darn, I was too late! 2008/10/30 Sven Wesley [EMAIL PROTECTED] It's a must, isn't it? :) http://lumenlab.com/2008/10/pumpkin/ - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 capabilities

2008-08-31 Thread Sven Wesley
Shouldn't Rutex be in the HCL? --S 2008/8/31 Anders Wallin [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'm also looking for a hardware compatibility list(HCL) for EMC2 ... if someone can point me in that direction. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?EMC2_Supported_Hardware

Re: [Emc-users] European EMC-fest

2008-08-21 Thread Sven Wesley
Great Kai, all ideas are welcome in a brainstorm! I'm a little bit surprised though that my question died out so quickly. I thought I would get more input. Regards, Sven 2008/8/21 Kai Schaeffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hm, this thread seems to be stuck a little bit. I am new here and I even don't

Re: [Emc-users] Repost: Teach with joystick. (Welding)

2008-08-12 Thread Sven Wesley
Hmm... I think I've missed this feature. What was the original purpose? It could solve a measurement scanning problem for me. :) Regards, Sven 2008/8/12 Organic Engines [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Craig, 1. Software to Generate basic G-code from a sequence of positions should not be a very

Re: [Emc-users] European EMC-fest

2008-08-12 Thread Sven Wesley
I'm happy to hear people want to join! What I need right now is some brainstorming what you really would like to have in a meeting (except the bbq). What type of classes? A retrofit? Seminar? Visits? Please shout it out! :) --Sven 2008/8/6 Dirk [EMAIL PROTECTED] I would like to attend. I don't

Re: [Emc-users] RELEASED: emc 2.2.6 (Steve Blackmore)

2008-08-11 Thread Sven Wesley
2008/8/11 Steve Blackmore [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:19:09 -0700, you wrote: I will give you this,EMC is not for someone who has no interest in tinkering with Linux or electronics Which is precisely why it's an elitist thing and prospective users are scared away. I have no

[Emc-users] European EMC-fest

2008-08-04 Thread Sven Wesley
Hi all, A while back I promised to investigate how a European EMC-fest/meeting could be arranged. I have some ideas and suggestions, but it would be great to have as many influences as possible and that means from all of you! Please throw in your ideas or suggestions! Possible location? Is there

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