Craig Muller wrote:
Hi All
I Previously had emc installed via the BDI I have recently tried to
upgrade to emc2,2 . I downloaded the ISO and cut it to a disc seemingly
without a hiccup. I can boot my machine using the live cd however when I
try to install the software the
Kirk Wallace wrote:
The IA and IB sink the LED's on two optocoupler inputs each. The high
side of the LED's is driven by the Q and /Q quadrature signals. I am
guessing this forms a NAND function or an Inhibit? I wonder if the
inhibits are needed to prevent shoot-through? If that is the case
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I scoped the driver board inputs again and corrected my signal diagram
on the schematic. The gray traces are the result of the coil input and
it's inhibit. I confirmed this with scoping the far side of the input
optocoupler. I played with the axis speed and noticed the
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I mean that when the motor is commanded to take a step the shaft will
try its best to reach the new step, overshoot and then settle down. If
this over shoot is large enough, it might cause the cutter to cut too
deep for an instant. At moderate speeds, I suspect this isn't
Stuart Stevenson wrote:
Gentlemen,
Here is a video of my cinci. Notice the dual arm tool changer. It
is very generic and can do many things. :) :) that's me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxxdq6y8z8M
Wow, that is pretty cool! I'm usually not intimidated by big
stuff, but there's a
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
I want to build system to tool grinder and that means that my system
should behave stable on very low RPM.
Minimum PRM 0.0001 per minute. I want to use direct drive with ball screw
5 rev per inch or 1 rev for 5 mm in case of metric system.
My motors have 8192
Anders Wallin wrote:
Hi all,
I got my x-axis servo motor mounted today and ran some tests.
There is a video and some hal-scope screen shots here:
http://www.anderswallin.net/2008/04/x-axis-test/
This is a system with no motor current, motor voltage, or velocity
feedback. An m5i20
Anders Wallin wrote:
I couldn't find your serial number in my data base, so I don't
know what version of it you have. The earliest models had a
you sent these to me in late December 2006.
Can you tell which rev. I have based on the date?
Yes, Rev D started in Feb, 2006, so your amps are
Anders Wallin wrote:
somebody wrote :
3. What sample frequency are you using? with torque mode and straight PWM amps
you will need a high sample rate than used with velocity mode servos. A
a higher sample rate will allow higher P gains with these amps, improving
performance.
Erik Christiansen wrote:
On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 10:42:31PM -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote:
I got the spindle VFD working on my Shizuoka and the speed varies quite
a bit. This seems to be due to interference coming from the spindle
motor leads. The cable has no shielding but there are six wires. One
At the request of a potential customer, I did some performance
tests with EMC2. I created a program with 1 blocks like
N123456 G01 F30 X1. Y0.
with the coordinates working around a 2 diameter circle.
Each chord is roughly 0.0006 long. I ran it with the
feedrate at 30 and 60 IPM, no
Kenneth Lerman wrote:
To the best of my knowledge, there has been no attempt to optimize the
performance of the interpreter. If there is strong feeling that this might
be a problem, I suspect that it could be improved significantly.
My general experience with products that have never been
John Kasunich wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:
At the request of a potential customer, I did some performance
tests with EMC2. I created a program with 1 blocks like
N123456 G01 F30 X1. Y0.
with the coordinates working around a 2 diameter circle.
Each chord is roughly 0.0006 long. I ran
sam sokolik wrote:
I made this program http://pastebin.ca/993663 (same thing I think as Jon
made)
I ran it on the live cd (hardy is all I have handy at the moment) on a
dual core 2.2ghz. (not the greatest latency - around 20us. Anyway..
With the default stepper_inch.ini - acceleration
John Kasunich wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:
I have no idea how hard it is to do better with this lookahead,
It's hard. :-(
That's the rub - if there is a discontinuity the machine has to slow
down. But it doesn't know there is a discontinuity until it gets there.
(Or in EMC's case, until
John Kasunich wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:
John Kasunich wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:
I have no idea how hard it is to do better with this lookahead,
It's hard. :-(
That's the rub - if there is a discontinuity the machine has to slow
down. But it doesn't know there is a discontinuity until it gets
Anders Wallin wrote:
I think G64 without a tolerance can only blend moves that are exactly
tangent - that would mostly apply to paths made up of lines joined by arcs.
I thought G61 ('exact path' mode) did this already?
G61.1 is 'exact stop' mode which will stop at the beginning and end of
Roland Jollivet wrote:
Hi
I (we?) have no idea of the application, but if the system is always
going to operate at low speeds, what about a fat flywheel on the drive
motor to smooth things out?
You'd need an incredible flywheel to smooth out a motor movong
at 1.8 degrees per minute! I
John Thornton wrote:
On 25 Apr 2008 at 11:16, Jon Elson wrote:
With my controllers, for instance, there are 3-line stanzas for
each limit switch, such as :
newsig Xminlim bit
linksp Xminlim = ppmc.0.din.01.in
linksp Xminlim = axis.0.neg-lim-sw-in
Jon
Jon the new format is a single
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
I want to ask about next CNC festival.
Will be any class, as a class where is instructor that taking question and
addressing questions?
2 years ago Ray Henry was instructor. Last year Jon Elson teach about
tune up.
I will arrange to do two seminars. One
Peet de Vos wrote:
Hi there,
Does anybody use or know whether EMC will work (without headaches or
major customization) with the following *CNC Masters* Kit:
_CNC Supra Vertical Knee Mill Retrofit Kit___
http://www.cncmasters.com/CNC%2520Supra%2520Retrofit%2520Kit.htm
They are not real
Dale Ertley wrote:
Hello,
Will there be any good training for newbies at the EMC Fest 2008?
I am new to EMC. I am also in the process of putting a 4+ axis (xyzw+)
full size mill on EMC2.
I'm not sure exactly what formal classes there will be. I hope
we can have something more
Dave Engvall wrote:
Hi,
I'm milling a tapered hole using helical interp.
The program works fine but can't keep up.
With a HSS ball mill I've been millling at 4 ips.
With carbide I could raise that to 10 ips.
At either speed it maintains speed 'til about 1/2 way thru the
program then
Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote:
I've in the process of building a two axis machine - using the X and
Z axis, and I have a three axis stepper/driver combo already set up
and basically ready to go. I was wondering if there is some way to
configure EMC so that I could slave the Y axis to the X
Dave Engvall wrote:
You get to take your chances. Several of the attendees stayed at the
Econo Inn. I stayed there two years ago.
They had just changed the beds and the new ones were too firm for me.
I will stay at the Holiday Inn Express which is more expensive and
farther away; but then
Kent A. Reed wrote:
Anders:
I hesitate to throw what may be just another red herring into the
discussion, but there are a number of 600-second defaults floating
around Linux, and it is possible you're getting tripped up by one of
them rather than by some clock problem.
For example, by
Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote:
Thanks for the info. I was doing a little reading on the
wiki and in the user doc over the weekend, and missed seeing anything
on that. Is there any documentation that I may have glossed over?
It likely is NOT documented at the present. I think
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I wonder. If you don't know the state of the two end carriages, and they
might be in a binding condition, it might be necessary to sync the
carriages before any substantial move. Could a laser be used to get the
carriages synced enough to for a move to a proper sync?
Kenneth Lerman wrote:
The suggestion was made that arp or some other ethernet related protocol
might run every ten seconds. Disabling ethernet in the bios might be
*causing* the problem if all of the protocols are not disabled in software.
I sure don't know what would happen if something
Witek GB wrote:
I am thinking of taking the plunge and buying a VMC maybe with an ATC.
I plan on buying it for the iron and upgrading it to EMC. I have manual
machine tools already so I know what to look for when I see a manual
machine, but with CNC I really do not know much. What should
Dave Engvall wrote:
I didn't (don't) know any better so I consider the Mazak ATC as
pretty standard in complexity.
Some of those on the horizontals must be simpler since they change
tools in 2 sec or so.
The Mazak Micro 5 has a part that swings the holder 90 degrees
from the plane of
Witek GB wrote:
Dave,
I live in Lenexa Kansas a suburb of Kansas City. I hopped to go to the
EMC CNC workshop in IL however around that time I have a prior
engagement with my wife. If I would go she would kill me and the
machining hobby would be out the window. I might go next year.
John Thornton wrote:
Just goes to show you never know what is tucked away in the hills of south
east Missouri...
If I had to guess I would have guessed a job shop to support the lumber
industry.
I'm glad it is bigger than that.
There's a LOT of aerospace work in MO. The old
Ray Henry wrote:
I won't presume to speak for other presenters. I move a around a lot
for an old guy. Don't think that a web cam is going to do folk much
good although I'm not at all opposed capturing my events.
A good lapel mike and a camera focised on your whiteboard or
easel would get
Ed wrote:
Which brings up the question of power availability. I would like to
bring a project that would need 240V 3Phase at about 10Amps. Does anyone
know if that is available? Hard wiring or common plugs are not a
problem. Ed.
Roland most certainly has good 3-phase power at his
John Kasunich wrote:
The Mazak is three-phase, and plugs into a twist-lock receptacle, but I
don't recall if it is 240V or 480V. Depending on how continuously you
will need power we could unplug the Mazak and plug in your machine. I
seem to recall that the plug is fed from a disconnect,
Kirk Wallace wrote:
Is tapping obsolete?
http://www.emuge.com/carbide_thread/
Others have given good answers, but there is an alternative:
SINGLE-row thread mills. These have the advantage that they
will mill a range of thread pitches with one cutter, and they
are cheaper than multi-row
Ian W. Wright wrote:
'Scuse me for stepping in but I'm a bit confused by a couple of things
being said in this thread.
1. Exactly why does a low accel round corners more than a fast accel.?
The program calculates all moves based on the specified machine
acceleration in the ini file, and
Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote:
I think I have a grasp of how this thing works now. My only question
left is, if the teeth are in rings, and there are multiple rings
(and assuming the thread mill is spinning at that same time as the x
and y axes are moving), how does the tool keep from
Glenn R. Edwards wrote:
Other issues with thread milling: 1)The thread mill tool will not follow the
pre-drilled hole as will a tap. 2)Getting the correct pitch diameter from a
thread mill is a trial and error routine.
I don't think so. I bought a single-row 1/4 thread mill from
Micro-100.
Glenn R. Edwards wrote:
Jon,
I hope it doesn't appear as though I am jostling you for the final word,
however you pointed out a major difference between us hobbyists and
professionals. A professional must deliver a part in spec 100% of the time
( six sigma- don't get me started...) no matter
Kenneth Lerman wrote:
I really think we need some pictures and/or details.
Instead of using letters for a test case, could you try using short
lines? First plot a set of parallel lines about 5 cm long and 2 cm
apart, parallel to the X axis and centered on the Y axis. Then do the
same
John Kasunich wrote:
It sounds like you are losing position during rapid moves only. The
move between letters is probably a G0 rapid, which goes as fast as EMC
thinks the machine can go, while the moves within the letters are G1
lines or G2/G3 arcs, both at some specified feedrate.
A
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I have a Hobart TIG with really stiff AC/DC+/DC- and AMP range
selectors. They are eight inch rotary switches with 1/8th inch thick
blades and wipers. Does anyone have a favorite lube or should I run them
dry? I tried an electronics cleaner/lube and it turned into a stiff
John Kasunich wrote:
Kenneth Lerman wrote:
A simple solution is to use a dual drive.
Use a course mechanism with long travel for course positioning and a
fine mechanism with limited travel for fine positioning. The fine
mechanism has a large mechanical advantage and can use a smaller motor
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello.
Has anyone managed to set a screw cutting lathe up successfully with
EMC2?
Mine is a simple setup. The encoder has 1ppr and also a disk with 48
slots. The problem is that the lathe carriage does not synchronise with
the spindle nicely - it overshoots and
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Sat, 2008-05-24 at 13:49 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hello.
Has anyone managed to set a screw cutting lathe up successfully with
EMC2?
Mine is a simple setup. The encoder has 1ppr and also a disk with 48
slots. The problem is that the lathe carriage does not
Kirk Wallace wrote:
This one could use a little EMC:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Cincinnati-20V80-5-axis-mill_W0QQitemZ110255408981
Must be picked up within 14 days I doubt you could arrange
the riggers and freight in that time. H, too big even for
my garage!
Jon
Kirk Wallace wrote:
Thank you for posting your results. I kind of take the mains for granted.
Oh,no! That can be a FATAL mistake! I have been BLITZED a
number of times by defective grounds, and systems where multiple
pieces of equipment were plugged into different outlets.
I had a
Anders Wallin wrote:
Hi all,
Just wanted to let everyone know that we have now mounted an encoder on
the spindle motor of our mill and with a little HAL-tweaking it was easy
to get rigid tapping to work.
There are two videos of M3 tapping and M6 tapping on youtube:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi
I am looking for more info about why I can not take out encoder from AC
servomotor and put another in?
If the motor has commutation sensors (Hall signals) built into
the motor, and separate from the encoder, then there is no problem.
Many newer motors, like the SEM
Matt Shaver wrote:
I put this on the wiki page as well, but I thought I'd make this request
on-list as well. I'm looking for the following things:
1. Copies of ANSI, CENELEC, FM, IEC, ISO, OSHA, NFPA electrical and/or
machine tool safety standards, European [Economic] Community Directives
Stephen Wille Padnos wrote:
Jon Elson wrote:
Jeff Epler wrote:
In emc2 there are practical limits on the precision of position values due to
the use of float as the fundamental type for analog values such as
encoder positions. For instance, the values 1.0 and 1.0 + 0.5**23
(approximately
Matt Shaver wrote:
On Thu, 2008-06-05 at 00:18 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
I don't think there is truly ONE way to do things. You pretty
much have to use safety-rated controls from Pilz, Crouzet,
Schaffner, Faulhaber, etc., and then set them up so they can
function correctly to stop motion, even
Kirk Wallace wrote:
A while back I played with a KBIC speed controller which demonstrated
fairly good torque at high and low speeds. I was curious about how a PWM
amp would do, so I set up a Pico amp to a parport PWM signal at about
25kHz and was surprised to find that low end torque was much
Kirk Wallace wrote:
What are the issues with choosing a PWM frequency? I would think that
efficiency would be one, where you would balance switching losses and
iron or copper losses? Evidence of this might be seen as higher motor or
amp temperatures? Lower frequencies might produce noise. I
Peter C. Wallace wrote:
A reasonable hack might be to use the previous delta for velocity if index
(and a count clear event) happened
Good thought, this condition will only exist for one servo
cycle, so it shouldn't cause any problems for a spindle speed
control algorithm.
Jon
Kirk Wallace wrote:
Feedback would start with ppmc.X.encoder.X.delta? Is encoder delta reset
to zero and at what event? This would then be scaled/converted to RPM
and fed to pid.X.feedback and possibly a speed display.
Encoder.xx.delta is never reset. It is derived by subtracting
the last
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I received a Pluto today and started playing with it. Thanks to some
help from the IRC (Thank you Skunkworks) I got the driver to load using
LPT1 (378). Although, it loads without the apparent fix (epp_wide=0) now
too. The driver and EMC loads with my PCI parport card, but
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I haven't looked at the control signals with a scope. One inductor was
much hotter than the other. I assumed because it was because I was
driving the motor mostly one direction. I was planning on using 110
Volts for the motor supply.
Hmm, synchronous antiphase would
Kirk Wallace wrote:
Sometimes the the spindle context keeps me from seeing things as they
should be. More thinking aloud. An encoder still acts the same whether
it's on a linear axis or spindle. So if the spindle moves, the distance
is counted, and sometimes, it's a very long move. The delta
Jeff Epler wrote:
When you set pluto-servo.pwm.#.pwmdir TRUE, the output should be what you
call sign-magnitude:
value after scale+offsetPWM Dir
0.0 0%FALSE
0.5 50%FALSE
1.0
Andre' Blanchard wrote:
What is the delay (in degrees of rotation) between reading the spindle
encoder and positioning the Z axis?
That delay would be in opposite directions going and coming out.
Unless there is mechanical backlash between the spindle itself
and the spindle encoder, this
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Sat, 2008-06-07 at 13:06 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
...snip
would put the PWM duty cycle at 50%, the worst case. What is
your DC supply voltage?
Jon
53 VDC unregulated with 500 uF of filter caps. So far the motor has had
no load. If you need more information let
That should have read re-tuned the DEAD time
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Jeff Epler wrote:
Jon,
What *should* the driving signals look like at the input of your
amplifiers? I assume from your response that I'm making some kind of
rookie mistake here, compounded by the fact that I still don't
understand what the mistake is.
No, maybe not.
My amps were designed
Kirk Wallace wrote:
I can certainly try, but I am using the latest 2.2.5 which should be
fixed. I have pwmdir set true. I measured only logic levels on the dir
pin and analog on the PWM pin. The no load forward and reverse RPM
through the range (0 to 5500) was within 50 RPM.
OK, not a
Kirk Wallace wrote:
These are a little embarrassing, but here are some pictures of my
Pico/Pluto setup:
http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Pluto/
The cores of the inductors seem to be heating and not the copper, so it
takes a while for the heat to be detected. It seems that one
Chris Radek wrote:
That was exactly my thinking too. But as others have pointed out,
there could be other things at work. Looseness/backlash in the quill
spline on my bridgeport is significant for instance. The first step
to compensating for it is measuring it, so I was concentrating on
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Sun, 2008-06-08 at 01:21 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
... snip
Your last order of servo amps may be included in this batch.
If the power transistors say FB260 on them, they need the fix.
If they say 31N20D then they don't.
Jon
My amps have FB260's. Should I put some
Well, I have finally gotten the rigid tapping working, but I'm
not totally satisfied with the results. I'm getting a little
mauling or damage to the top part of the threads.
I am using combined drill-taps. What I am doing now is drilling
the hole through first, then pulling the tap back, and
On Jun 8, 2008, at 6:53 PM, Greg Michalski wrote:
Just thought I'd share my benchtop mill powered by EMC.
A question though - when I have the file loaded and touch off to the
workpiece - it takes FOREVER to get back to ready to let me touch
off the
next axis. What is this the result of?
Anders Wallin wrote:
So, I think the damage to the threads is because
I'm giving the drill-tap too much axial freedom in a home-made
spring-loaded tap driver.
We clamped the tap in a standard ER25 collet, no axial freedom (it's
called _rigid_ tapping after all...).
We had the g33.1
Jon Elson wrote:
One other thing, do you have it on a network? Something I've
noticed on one system where I share the network jack is that any
user interface stuff will run insanely slow for 10-15 minutes
after you boot. I forget which network process is burning all
the CPU time trying
Jon Elson wrote:
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Sun, 2008-06-08 at 01:21 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
... snip
Your last order of servo amps may be included in this batch.
If the power transistors say FB260 on them, they need the fix.
If they say 31N20D then they don't.
Jon
My amps have FB260's. Should
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Mon, 2008-06-09 at 20:24 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
... snip
I have another test. Try running the system exactly as it is
when the inductors overheat, but with the motor disconnected.
If it still overheats, you can remove C14 and C15 (right near
the power connector
Kirk Wallace wrote:
Removing C14 and C15 stopped the inductor heating without affecting
anything else, as far as I could tell. I wonder if smaller caps or a
different core type might help.
Excellent! Well, these are 47 uH 15 A inductors, and pretty
amazing at that size. I have found
Kirk Wallace wrote:
Has anyone tried cutting gears with something similar to this
arrangement?
http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Gear_Cutter-1b.png
I was thinking a slot saw (gray disk) could be used, centered on the
gear shaft(violet). The gear tooth form could be followed with
Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:38:02 -0500, you wrote:
In theory, this can be done. A thin slitting saw would deflect
too much to get an accurate tooth profile. You can buy gear
tooth cutters and run them like this, and it will go much
faster, which is still fairly slow.
Ian W. Wright wrote:
One of the main reasons I want to try to generate gears and,
particularly, pinions is the great problem I have in trying to make
working pinion cutters small enough for the watches I work on.
It just seems to me that if you have a CNC machine of any type,
you should be
Greg Michalski wrote:
snip
Another thought comes to mind, could wire EDM be used to cut very small
gears and pinions?
You bet! For hair-thin wheels and intricate escapement
profiles, they are the way to go. Of course, wire EDM is a
whole other domain, and you can't buy a $500 Chinese wire
Kirk Wallace wrote:
My mill isn't fully functional yet and I neglected to realize the
ramifications of this. A bracket I needed to make required a tool
change, so I decided to just do it manually. I checked the program by
lowering the knee and single stepping through the program, which at the
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Sorry if this is a bit OT, but I'm stuck. I have EMC2 running and my CNC
machine assembled and now it's time to try cutting. I want to focus on
wax and wood and start with some pine. I'm using a Dremel for the spindle.
I've been reading the CNC forums and various
Renewables Not Reactors wrote:
See here for details...
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59635
Sorry, can't fill this one out. it asks why I DON'T use EMC!
Jon
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Who is at the fest and set up? I'm frantically putting stuff
together and trying to get ready to head up there tomorrow.
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Jeff Epler wrote:
so far we've got
Jeff Epler
John Kasunich
Steve Padnos
Kenneth Lerman
Steve Stallings
Matt Shaver
Ray Henry
Great! Where's the webcam?
It looks like I will be assembling a servo system there, as I
have run out of time here to put it
Jeff Epler wrote:
On Sun, Jun 15, 2008 at 11:02:05PM -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
Great! Where's the webcam?
http://linuxcnc.org/compile_farm/festcam.shtml
HUH! Bunch of pikers - where the heck are you? All I see are
empty chairs!
Jon
Andrew Ayre wrote:
I have noticed that perhaps one time in five Linux will partially
shutdown during milling. It's a bit hard to describe but the Gnome
desktop is replaced with a text screen of what looks like the tail end
of the bootup sequence:
Operation [OK]
Another operation [OK]
Andrew Ayre wrote:
Thanks John and Kirk,
I will use an end mill for roughing.
Andy
John Thornton wrote:
Use a end mill for roughing unless there is very little to remove. Ball mills
don't cut
as well. Likewise use a drill to remove most of a hole the final size it with
an end
Matt Shaver wrote:
The content seems pretty old:
Those who bought Anilam's original 386sx-16 could easily upgrade to the
current standard, 486dx-33.
Hurco will soon offer a PC motherboard as the main processing engine
...
Looking through the fora on the main menu, I see a few that have
Kirk Wallace wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330246010908
Will they MAKE you take the GE 550 control? If so, you'll have
to dispose of that clunker. I don't believe there's anything
there that would be usable.
Jon
Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 11:09 -0500, Jon Elson wrote:
Kirk Wallace wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=330246010908
Will they MAKE you take the GE 550 control? If so, you'll have
to dispose of that clunker. I don't believe there's anything
Ian W. Wright wrote:
Jon Elson wrote...
I even trashed all the 486's out of MY basement a number
of years ago!
If you are throwing out old PC boards like this it is worth stripping out the
old processors and maybe some of the other big chips first. The ceramic
processor packages make
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
If you had to take it would still be worth it because nobody makes spindles
as good as the one in that HNC -Maybe the control would fall off the
truck on the way home if you were lucky
Well, the spindle on my Sheldon R15-6 (D1-6, 2.25 spindle
through hole,
Tony Bussan wrote:
Now, nobody bid. It's mine, all mine!
Tony
Heh heh! Lucky you!
Well, there is a community of EMC retrofit owners developing on
these.
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Kai Schaeffer wrote:
This sound not so bad. Actually we need this speed only for the rapid
movements. For the cutting speed we have to max. speed of 5m/min. That
would mean 0.02mm per cycle. I guess we could work with this. Or what do
you think?
Depending on thew hardware interface, you
Kai Schaeffer wrote:
Andre' Blanchard schrieb:
What does it wouldn't be trivial mean in man-months?
Actually, I think those were my words. EMC doesn't currently
have a feature to scan a surface and then modify the meaning of
a G-code file. There was some discussion once about a general
Renewables Not Reactors wrote:
What software is recommended for editing the gui for emc?
Any text editor will work. Some like vi, or gedit, I prefer
emacs (an optional software package).
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Kirk Wallace wrote:
On Wed, 2008-07-02 at 19:44 -0500, Chris Radek wrote:
One thing that jumps out at me is that it seems your accelerations on
X/Z are extremely low. It looks like it takes an inch or more to get
up to your rapid speed.
That's correct. I seem to recall that I had to
Renewables Not Reactors wrote:
I have added the EMC video gallery to CNCZone.
Expect a lots of newbies to appear here :)
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60619
Great!
I believe either the 3- or 5-axis CNC mill at Hogeschool
Antwerpen is controlled by my Universal PWM Controller
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