Hi Kirk, yes the machine is dead, tech tool boards, and never returned them. Sorry for the late reply
> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2014 20:46:34 -0800 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Tree VMC tool changer help > > On 03/08/2014 07:41 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > I am not clear just where you are in your project. You mentioned two weeks > > but is that two weeks from now or two weeks from when you start? > > > > > > After looking at the manuals, my first guess is that the changer control > is built into the main controller so LinuxCNC will need to do low level > control. Also it looks like the carousel uses a servo motor and high > count encoder like a regular axis. I have used a Limit2 (3?) component > to good effect on my carousel but I haven't completed that project, so I > can't put that feather in my cap yet. The spindle orientation hasn't > become obvious yet. I'm tending to think two weeks to get the changer > working would be optimistic. If it were my machine, I might get the draw > bar to operate first, then if time runs out, parts could still be made > with manual loading. > > This looks like a capable machine as is, is the controller completely dead? > > -- > Kirk Wallace > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ > http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. > With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. > Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the > freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-developers mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
