here is a more basic one ;) http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22837&highlight=touch+probe
I like how small the text is he scanned in. sam ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Heskett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Wednesday, April 25, 2007 10:55 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Gene Heskett - Surface probe In User digest DTD Apr 24 2007 > On Wednesday 25 April 2007, Moses McKnight wrote: >>> But, just to put that in perspective for both of us, I was out to see >>> Doc >>> Blake 2 weeks ago as I pick up scraps I can use from his shop floor from >>> time to time. It was about 7pm and he hadn't quit for the day yet, so I >>> asked him when he was going to retire as I know he has a few years on >>> me, >>> but give him a chair at a pickin session and he can still start a fire >>> on >>> the fretboard of a banjo or mandolin doing real justice to some >>> bluegrass >>> at least as good as you'll hear on Mountain Stage, the radio program on >>> NPR. He could sit in with Ricky Skaggs and be right at home anytime. >>> Anyway he said he was too young to retire, he was only 78. And he said >>> it >>> with a straight face. Knowing Doc, he will probably fall over while >>> tending his power hacksaw, making parts to fix a broken well tender rig. >>> He and his son turn away work all the time. >> >>Did I hear BANJO!? :-) > > Yippers, and this guy Doc Blake is good. We invited him and a few of his > cronies, the local high school band director and a couple of music > teachers > from Weslyan(sp) College over in Buchannon in for a back yard dinner one > night about 6 years ago, and then made them play for their supper. So for > about 4 hours between 7 and 11, at which point somebody mentioned > disturbing > the peace, we had Mountain Stage quality bluegrass emanating from the > confines of our covered back porch. Dunno who we would have disturbed > though, all the neighbors were lined up on lawn chairs just across the > fences > enjoying the hell out of it. And when they quit, the neighbors all gave > them > a rousing hand. > >>I've built banjos for several years now. I >>don't have a CNC machine yet but when I do I'll use it for some of my >>banjo work. I'm currently working for CandCNC (www.candcnc.com) part >>time putting together, testing, and repairing all our CNC electronics. >>I helped with the design for our latest pendant and wrote all the >>firmware and the Mach3 plugin for it. >> >>We currently only support Mach3 but I'm hoping to get some time to work >>on EMC (I've been a linux guy for about 8 years now) and get our >>products working with it (some work already but others will need some >>extra work). >> >>I'm still a little wet behind the ears though at 31 :-) >> >>Moses McKnight >>www.mcknightinstruments.com > > And that's some nice work! > > And with a name like Moses, I predict a long and productive life! > > -- > 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) > All things being equal, you are bound to lose. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
