On 01/22/2012 09:14 PM, Steve Blackmore wrote: > Your not on your own John!! EMC, or should I now say LCNC, is written > and annotated by Linux gurus who unfortunately think everyone is at the > same guru level as them! > > Beware - of these gotcha's > > No jog in feedhold! - So don't break an insert or get a swarf ball > around a tool!!! > > Taper thread pitches are measured along the hypotenuse ??? > > There are others, but those are two show stoppers for me... > > I only use EMC, or whatever you want to call it, for turning jobs where > screw cutting is involved, everything else I do with a really old > version of Mach. Credit where credit's due - Parallel screw cutting is > flawless. > > Unfortunately any changes to EMC only happen if you can do it yourself > even when you can prove it's sensible or Industry standard. Committee > member ego's seem to overrule standards or common sense. > > Explains really why it's still a niche application with so few users... > > Steve Blackmore >
Did you ever think your attitude might have something to do with not getting some of your wish list implemented? The old "more flies attracted with honey" tends to apply. Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
