at.
Anyway - I'll leave you Linux guys to prevaricate and dither and get on
with actually making things.
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On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:57:36 +0100, you wrote:
On 23 July 2014 23:33, Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net wrote:
Sorry - but if it aint as simple as
Go to web page
Select release or latest beta
(with explanations of differences)
download
double click downloaded file
Buy.
Problem is - there is no current reliable software for that either.
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Steve, you've helped me on occasion, so I am somewhat puzzled at the
negativity of your recent posts. Is there a reason for that?
Hi Gene - frustration at the current lack of usable cnc controller
software.
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 15:45:22 -0500, you wrote:
On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 08:57:21PM +0100, Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 08:06:43 -0600, you wrote:
The new trajectory planner is not in 2.6. It's in the master branch and
will be part of 2.7.
Why?
The most recent bugfix
isn't more popular.
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rather than actually
including the fix most people are waiting for and one that actually
fixes something that's been broken for years - despite protestations
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anyone tried this? I suspect it would take a largesh
grinder, so I may need to send the grinding out a fair distance. My
guess is shipping would cost too much.
Mill them. An insert face and side mill will give a really good finish
and good enough for a machine vice.
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to be a problem - only one of many
ways to hold work down.
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are on http://www.leadshine.com/ under easy servo
products.
Still got Z axis to do, but I need a new drive enclosure as the drives
are physically much bigger than the old ones they replaced and it needed
tidying up anyway. Got the new enclosure and started but router work
keeps getting in the way.
Steve
flute endmill in one pass, then the center and
mounting holes and finally cut it out all with the same tool. The index
slot is twice the length of the others and that opto is mounted further
in than the A B ones.
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to the programmed feed and stays there.
Hi Sam - looks like it is fixed :) All the more important to get it out
without further delay.
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and later. The new TP is not in 2.5 or 2.6,
those will keep working the same way they always have.
Has the arc to line, line to arc transition problem been fixed?
If so, why the delay to 2.7 and not put it in 2.6?
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nearly everybody forgets, if it's a hobby and you have
plenty of it spare it doesn't matter much. Commercially, it's a whole
different ball game. Time is money.
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offsets and touch should be taken care of
internally by the controller.
As for arcs - I always use CAM so never thought about it and it could
catch you out.
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I've never seen a commercial control that changes both.
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On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 08:42:30 +0200, you wrote:
As for arcs - I always use CAM so never thought about it and it could
catch you out.
What CAM do you use for lathe Steve?
FeatureCam - I have a license for Dolphin Partmaster too - but I prefer
the former.
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On Fri, 06 Jun 2014 09:07:18 +0100, you wrote:
On 06/06/14 07:40, Steve Blackmore wrote:
They do - but on commercial controls feedrate knob only affects feed,
not rapids.
On Fanuc systems there is usually a separate switch that says Rapid
Override on the control panel that is marked 100%, 50
nothing more that wearing my I
told you so tee shirt. It's cost me a few jobs too G.
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at times when the tool misses the end of the
job by tiny amounts - I have it set to adjust them as work
diameter/length changes during the job if I am making a lot of parts -
saves time.
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testing. I prefer using G33 (G32 in Mach). I do use CAM so it's easy for
me to control it more precisely and not rely on how somebody else thinks
it should be done.
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a ramp in move in/out can be done, but
the tool has to be at the correct feed when it hits the work - as long
as the pitch of the thread doesn't alter, it's fine.
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, the outer surface however looks rough. It's deliberate
to enable the retainer to get a good key. The only way to get them out
once stuck in is more often than not bore them out!
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On Wed, 07 May 2014 20:13:46 -0700, you wrote:
On 05/07/2014 03:56 PM, Steve Blackmore wrote:
As for three bolt mounting - I can't think of any quality lathe with
less than 4
None of the Myford, Dean Smith Grace, Colchester, Boxford, Harrison,
and the many Swiss lathes I worked on had
On Tue, 6 May 2014 14:45:16 +0100, you wrote:
On 5 May 2014 23:49, Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net wrote:
MDF and just two bolts - no wonder it turns tapered :) Needs to be
bolted down to something rigid enough to enable you to pull the twist
out of the bed.
This does, of course, go
wad
end users - the Chinese are simply doing what they were asked to.
If they don't the Indians, Koreans or someone else will ;)
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On Wed, 07 May 2014 00:25:57 -0600, you wrote:
On 5/6/2014 7:45 AM, andy pugh wrote:
On 5 May 2014 23:49, Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net wrote:
MDF and just two bolts - no wonder it turns tapered :) Needs to be
bolted down to something rigid enough to enable you to pull the twist
out
On Mon, 5 May 2014 05:23:32 -0400, you wrote:
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 12:20 AM, Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net wrote:
Jon - http://imagebin.org/309092
Tip of camera just touching surface. That's a 0.1mm gap set on the jaws
of my Mitu digimatic calipers. The ground surface looks good
test to get it spot on. My lathe/stand
isn't level, it tilts forward and towards the tailstock, otherwise
coolant doesn't drain - but it has no twist so turns true.
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I normally put them in the 4 jaw, take 0.25 to 0.5mm off first pass with
a CNMG type tool then switch to a DNMG for subsequent passes.
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On Sun, 04 May 2014 18:19:14 -0500, you wrote:
Those images are not real close-up either, but Steve Blackmore
seems to indicate it will focus a lot closer. I'll see when
mine comes
in.
Jon - http://imagebin.org/309092
Tip of camera just touching surface. That's a 0.1mm gap set on the jaws
to get back to some form of normality :)
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You should be able to remove the taper turning problem IF lathe is well
mounted on a rigid stand/base. Wooden benches/surfaces don't really
count as rigid unless steel covered with 1/4 plate or more.
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an object or as far away as you
like.
Easy to mount too as it's slim tube. Also has light ring which you can
adjust intensity on via a dial in the cable from off to very bright.
Best of all was it was inexpensive, listed at $27.99 on Amazon but are
available cheaper if you look around.
Steve
with Linux without
installing drivers, too.) So, I'll see how it works and
let everybody know. The item I bought is eBay #
310393865610
Just read this - that looks identical to the Supereyes B005
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Doesn't that create an error? Should do as both I J parameters should
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. Most turning
jobs can be done with a combination of 3 or 4 tools plus drills. Well
over 95% of jobs I could do with a selection from 10 tools in total.
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Le 17/04/2014 09:08, Steve Blackmore a écrit :
Modern panels are designed to work in daylight and don't need full
Sunlight.
Well not really. There two main technologies, cristalline and amorphous.
Cristalline cells needs full sunlight
though we have plenty of our own untapped/mined) and stick up those
noisy, inefficient, eyesore wind turbine bird killers.
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long. There
are good features that are ready to release today, so I want to get
those out to users while we finish up the next round of features for the
next release.
What good features are those Seb?
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, not a Linux guru.
Nothings changed, decision's all down to one or two guys who seem to go
out of their way to delay, prevaricate and dream up excuses why we
shouldn't rather than why we should.
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jog
while paused and CV/TP work fine and have done for some time.
I'm still stuck lathe wise though, I may just have to bite the bullet
and get a Siemens or Fanuc control otherwise I may well be in the grave
before it gets released here or Mach 4 turn materialises.
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brand or model.
Not for that model, but it's a knee mill. IMO added complication and
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C2 or clone the correct belt is a 5mm pitch 9mm wide 70
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it work as you would expect?
Yep - Bert Eding's implementation works fine.
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On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 07:09:00 -0600, you wrote:
that makes me think you have some sort of noise/cabling issue. (ground
loop or such)
Maybe Sam - a 1uF cap across the +ve and -ve terminals at the encoder
end works with Heds type encoders and Gecko's - may work in this case?
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nylon swarf got
wrapped on the job and lathe chuck and was whipping round and throwing
chips and tools from the tray! I had to cut the damned thing off with
tin snips. Could have been worse, it could have pulled the job out of
the chuck and a lot of work had already gone into it.
Steve Blackmore
On Tue, 04 Mar 2014 14:18:55 -0500, you wrote:
I thought that Steve was using the jog while pause tweak that Les wrote
up a while ago.
That's only for jog and zero during tool changes into collets with no
back stop.
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the ethernet?
Dunno - WOL is bios level stuff. Power down ethernet is OS crap.
Another reason to use Unix/Linux as your operating system.
.. it has its quirks too - mainly because OEM's never consider it.
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On Fri, 28 Feb 2014 16:31:43 -0800, you wrote:
On 02/28/2014 04:10 PM, Steve Blackmore wrote:
... snip
There is virtually no limits to program lengths since tape died so
writing subs isn't necessary to save space and serves no other purpose
other than living in the 80's (or earlier :)
Steve
On Sat, 01 Mar 2014 11:38:38 -0500, you wrote:
What control are you running your router with? It is not LinuxCNC or
Mach3, correct?
Are you happy with it?
Using an EdingCNC CPU5B, it works very well - on USB or ethernet ;)
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of problems. In windows most don't turn off
hardware power saving and then moan when the USB port goes to sleep. In
fact the majority aren't even aware it exists or where to find it! BTW -
same applies to ethernet ports ;)
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understand simple code ;)
There is virtually no limits to program lengths since tape died so
writing subs isn't necessary to save space and serves no other purpose
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appearing.
The later designed, Ethernet Smooth Stepper device does not seem to
exhibit similar issues.
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Well done Rob for taking this on and shame to those who buried their
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good with impressive accuracy and power. They are
selling well as replacements for dead servo systems and on new build as
the price is considerably lower for not much worse overall performance.
They are well worth considering for anybody doing a conversion or new
build.
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- you could buy a working second
hand Boss Bridgeport for what I got for mine!
There are some details here.
http://www.pilotltd.net/centec_2b_mill.htm
please ignore rest of site - so out of date :)
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the machine manufacturer - some
Swiss company, IIRC.
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On Sun, 16 Feb 2014 16:51:06 -0600, you wrote:
On 2/16/2014 4:03 PM, Steve Blackmore wrote:
On Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:11:13 -0600, you wrote:
With the recent release and general popularity of the ShapeOko V2
desktop mini-mill, I have several folks who are trying to use LinuxCNC
running
://www.inventables.com/technologies/desktop-cnc-mill-kit-shapeoko-2
Cant help with the best way to run that with LinuxCNC, but I'd be
tempted to remove one stepper and run a cross shaft driving both belts
with possibly a bigger stepper motor.
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of most products. I don't have a problem
with Chinese goods either. They are made to a price and the quality
reflects the price you specify.
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into the washers too! PC's had the
drives removed and went in also. That which survived went for export,
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personally inspecting it first and weighing up what would have to be
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not sure.
Probably did, it's commonly exported all over the world without
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the
balls in the slides with oversized ones and sold it on.
It definitely would do arcs in any plane and didn't need G17, G18 or G19
From my old email sale info it used
Techno CNC Interface (Servo GCODE) (Build #377)
It may be he has a buggy build of software, or simply just incompatible
gcode.
Steve
more problems!
I've done a lot of it lately and it's a PITA!
Running them through netfabb first before converting sometimes works.
http://cloud.netfabb.com/
Often you still end up manually editing mesh faces which can be very
time consuming indeed.
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job 30mm above the real thing
and see how it runs. From experience you can tell if it's going to be
OK. You don't have to watch, it's the sound that's the major indicator
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me they had
a fatal accident on one base with a tank of Carbon Tet or Trich (can't
remember which).
Some erk was using a large cleaning tank during the night, apparently
passed out from the fumes and fell in! They found him next day :(
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it for nothing out of the scrap bin :)
There's nothing wrong with it, the company change them every year
whether they need it or not !! Unfortunately never been back when they
just changed one again.
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in a nearly finished turbine housing. A 50 mile round trip to get my
borrowed spark eroder back and hours to get the broken tap out taught me
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if the G-code didn't contain any arcs, though.
I think I have an adequate solution. Watch this space.
Can't you set A as a linear axis in LinuxCNC ?
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some development work using worm and pinion
gearboxes and under 30:1 it was possible to back drive the input shaft.
Over that they were self locking.
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On Sat, 2 Nov 2013 10:54:24 +, you wrote:
On 2 November 2013 08:53, Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net wrote:
Can't you set A as a linear axis in LinuxCNC ?
You can't set the active plane to XA.
You can have a linear A-axis, but the only planes that arcs can be in
are XY, YZ, ZX, UV, VW
On Fri, 25 Oct 2013 13:14:34 +0100, you wrote:
On 25 October 2013 08:15, Steve Blackmore st...@pilotltd.net wrote:
The newer Vertex ones are nowhere near as good as the older ones and
there are a lot of cheap copies out there too.
I think that mine is one of the cheap copies.
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lapping
paste on the teeth for a couple of hours in both directions and backlash
is negligible now.
Even so, as Dave said, it's better to run the code in one direction
where possible :)
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do that you will have a standard layout and anyone else who
walks up to the machine will find the machine familiar.
That will also make everything on the CNC screen look right and it will
jive with your Cad thinking also...
Mine too.
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is on 9 17.
There is no standard - you either configure then wire, or wire then
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if it
could be integrated somehow into the pause behaviour.
I guess that Stop, Pause and M6 all have their own unique code and ways
of handling movement and queues, when in reality M6 is really just a
pause with a few additional commands?
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