On Thu, 2009-12-24 at 21:21 -0500, Matt Shaver wrote: > On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:27:27 -0600 > Chris Radek <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have extensively used a (non-EMC) machine that requires a rehome > > after estop. In at least one case I can remember, I had a crazy setup > > that was in the way of homing. If I had estopped during that job, it > > would have been a very big pain, involving cranking the knee down > > out of the way and losing my origin. > > Worse still, the Y axis homes in the minus direction (on the horrifying > Bridgeport "E" control Chris speaks of). This means any fixturing that > overhangs the back of the table could interfere with the column. I've > had to disassemble a fixture to rehome on one of these machines. > Whenever I hear someone complain too loudly or too long about something > in EMC, I recall some of these things that were wrong with commercial > controls and think, "You have no idea...". > > Thanks, > Matt
Whoa! Are you telling me that Bridgeports are not ram machines and you cannot arbitrarily shift the Y axis. Sorry for being so ignorant. Dave > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy > Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
