On Saturday 01 March 2014 01:56:58 EBo did opine: > On Feb 28 2014 10:11 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Saturday 01 March 2014 00:07:18 EBo did opine: > >> Out of curiosity, is there some elegant way to configure a machine > >> so > >> that it can work in 3 or 4-axis mode depending on if the rotary axis > >> is > >> connected? > >> > >> I have a machine that has 4 axes, but under most circumstances I > >> only > >> run it with 3. The issue arises that I want to start it up with > >> either > >> 3 or 4 -axes depending on connecting the rotary axis, and/or the > >> program > >> requirements... > >> > >> Any suggestions on how to address this flex configuration in an > >> elegant > >> way? > >> > >> EBo -- > > > > On my toy, I "home" where ever its at, no home switches, and its a > > minor > > annoyance to have to home A when its not connected, but the machine > > is > > otherwise happy as a clam. > > > > So I don't bother with loading the 3 axis config even when the rotary > > table > > is on the shelf. > > > > YMMV of coarse. > > Cheers, Gene > > Gene, > > On the machine in question, there are limit switches at both ends (and > the < side is linked to home). I fantasize setting up the rotary > (chuck) either syncing at 0.000 deg, OR reality checking out after > trying to spin more than 360deg, triggering an exception that "I DO NOT > SEE HOME" and arbitrarily "homing" the rotary axis... Can you think of > a way to either do that, or come up with an equivalence? > > EBo --
Where I need a proper angle. like to sharpen a tool, I mount the tool at the clearance angle, make sure the mill is sitting level, then run the table till a level against the side of the tool says its straight up and home to that. For making threading tools that has worked very well. Then run it to plus or minus 60 degrees and sharpen away, using a diamond coated dremel disk in an .125" collet in the mill spindle. I only bring the disk down a thou at a time, stopping when I can see steel or carbide dust drifting away in a strong light, then I sweep the table around to avoid the one tall diamond scratch. Thst is not the same clearance on both sides of course, so I tend to use a tip up clearance that makes sure there is clearance on the push side of a g76 cycle. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Flow-based real-time traffic analytics software. Cisco certified > tool. Monitor traffic, SLAs, QoS, Medianet, WAAS etc. with NetFlow > Analyzer Customize your own dashboards, set traffic alerts and generate > reports. Network behavioral analysis & security monitoring. All-in-one > tool. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=126839071&iu=/4140/ostg.c > lktrk _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> NOTICE: Will pay 100 USD for an HP-4815A defective but complete probe assembly. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Flow-based real-time traffic analytics software. Cisco certified tool. Monitor traffic, SLAs, QoS, Medianet, WAAS etc. with NetFlow Analyzer Customize your own dashboards, set traffic alerts and generate reports. Network behavioral analysis & security monitoring. All-in-one tool. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=126839071&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
