Sorry, forgot to mention it's not using LCNC. On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 11:29 AM, Eric Keller <[email protected]> wrote:
> I work with a machine that displays out to an angstrom iirc. It uses mm as > the main units. That's a lot of digits. I don't think I would want to work > in microns. I know people are trying to hold dimensions on the order of a > nanometer with similar machines. Our machine isn't tuned quite that well, > and you need a temperature controlled environment > > On Tue, Jul 4, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Marius Liebenberg <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> The DRO's will have to be modified a bit I suppose. In order to show the >> larger travels. The max travel is about 300mm. >> >> ------ Original Message ------ >> From: "andy pugh" <[email protected]> >> To: "Marius Liebenberg" <[email protected]>; "EMC developers" < >> [email protected]> >> Sent: 2017-07-04 13:59:32 >> Subject: Re: [Emc-developers] Finest resolution of Lcnc >> >> On 4 July 2017 at 12:10, Marius Liebenberg <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>> The question I have is - will I be able to control the lathe to say 0.1 >>>> micro meter with Lcnc using the Gmoccapy front end. >>>> >>> >>> You could easily configure the machine to use microns as the base unit >>> (then G20 would work in thousandths of an inch). >>> >>> >>> -- >>> atp >>> "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is >>> designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and >>> lunatics." >>> — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1916 >>> >> >> --- >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus >> ------------------------------------------------------------ >> ------------------ >> Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most >> engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-developers mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
