Crikey.  I wish Wichita was closer to Maryland, or Maryland was closer 
to Wichita.  I would love to see your shop Stuart.  You gots the kinda 
toyls I can only drool over.

Mark

On 08/18/2010 05:54 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote:
> Gentlemen,
>    I have not heard much about an EMC Fest other than the CNC Workshop. I am
> willing to host a meeting here again this year. I just need a week or two
> notice.
>    I have some projects to be worked on. If someone has a project they need
> some machining done on we have machines to use here.
>    The G&L may still need some development. If we have a meeting scheduled I
> will not work on it until the meeting. I noticed an anomaly on the X axis. I
> may need a little work on the marriage between the encoder and scale. I was
> working on the four speed gearbox when I noticed the noise that was teeth
> missing from a gear in the gear box. The gear should be reinstalled by the
> end of next week. It will need some EMC attention then.
>    I have the robot. I purchased mesa cards to do the interface. The mesa set
> up will need some attention. I certainly need some help with the programming
> and compilation of the fpga process.
>    The tool changer may not be completed on the Enshu.
>    The Junior needs a retrofit.
>    We could play with the laser tracker to collect geometric data for a
> machine.
>    My geometric compensation kinematics on the Cinci needs to be expanded to
> allow motion past 90 degrees. This will allow me to put EMC on the Viper.
>    I have another project I would like to try. I haven't built anything yet.
> I want to move a hydraulic cylinder using a positive displacement pump on a
> servo motor. The pump would be connected to each end of the cylinder and
> pump oil from one end to the other. The system would be pressurized by a
> separate pump. Thoughts or comments?
>    As of this moment I don't know of anything here that would interfere with
> any scheduled EMC Fest. If we want to do this let's agree on a date have
> some fun.
>    With the Enshu running I will have two machines with the Axis interface
> and two machines with Touchy.
>    Even without an official meeting the shop is open to anyone to come here
> and play (or work a project).
> thanks
> Stuart
>
>    

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