On 3 August 2010 13:20, Erik Christiansen <dva...@internode.on.net> wrote:
> Oh ... yes, I forgot about aligning the INT30 dogs when inserting the > toolholder. Still, that could at worst be done by running the spindle at > inching speed over a springloaded toolholder until it engages the > socket, as detected by a microswitch? (OK, that necessitates a very good > VFD.) I think you can probably do that with any VFD. With a very good VFD you could use the spindle encoder to accurately align the dogs before trying. > Do we need non-standard G-code in order to have the spindle serve > alternatively as a rotary axis? I can't say I have given it much thought, but a separate PID for homing the dogs added to the normal spindle speed PWM demand would probably work perfectly well. -- atp ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Palm PDK Hot Apps Program offers developers who use the Plug-In Development Kit to bring their C/C++ apps to Palm for a share of $1 Million in cash or HP Products. Visit us here for more details: http://p.sf.net/sfu/dev2dev-palm _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
