Steve Blackmore wrote: > On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:27:56 -0400, you wrote: > Steve,
It's nice to save bits, but I'd appreciate it if you left a little more leading context. ----------I had quoted Terry-------- Terry wrote: > Leslie, > > I am not opposed to this change and if there is enough > intrest in this then great. > > I think that a better feature would be a "tool check" > Cutter is loading up(or whatever problem),you hit the > tool check button and the machine would move to a safe location > ---------End of Quote-------- So, my question and comment were in reference to "tool check"; not feed hold. > >> How would the tool know where the safe location is or how to get to the >> safe location? > > It wouldn't, and why should it. > >> If I'm thread milling on a mill, I can't just pull straight up? If I'm >> face grooving on a lathe I have to move in one direction, while if I'm >> cutting off, I have to move in another. > > Commercial controls won't feedhold on thread milling. > > BUT - Feed hold does just that, it stops movement. Nothing more. > > It doesn't withdraw, go to home, stop the spindle, make coffee or > anything else. > > Up to the operator where he feed holds and more importantly where he > positions the tool for the restart. > > Some controls complete the current line, some stop mid move, modern > controls then allow the operator to step out of the program and do > whatever. > > Steve Blackmore > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! > Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. > Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Kenneth Lerman Mark Kenny Products Company, LLC 55 Main Street Newtown, CT 06470 888-ISO-SEVO 203-426-7166 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Are you an open source citizen? Join us for the Open Source Bridge conference! Portland, OR, June 17-19. Two days of sessions, one day of unconference: $250. Need another reason to go? 24-hour hacker lounge. Register today! http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;215844324;13503038;v?http://opensourcebridge.org _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
