I have a pretty good pile of them myself! When I first started messing around with my lathe I had to have right where I could read it and do it step by step that was about the only way I would have a chance do it right, but once you get used to it, it is pretty simple Gary
-----Original Message----- From: gene heskett [mailto:ghesk...@wdtv.com] Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 6:31 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question On Sunday, March 25, 2012 06:18:24 PM Gary Corlew did opine: > My limit switches are at the ends of the travel farthest away from the > chuck both axis(X & Z) I have no clue what s/b means, to set up your > tools I set mine up to the end of the part you are going to machine > after I face it off a little then take a cut on the od and set your > tool to that Thanks Gary. As for s/b, its short hand for "should be". I think I have a printed copy of this link already, in a 3 ring binder out in the shop, just need to locate it. Too many 3 ring binders on the shelf now... > This link should explain how to set up your lathe tools > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/lathe_lathe-user.html > > > -----Original Message---- > From: gene heskett [mailto:ghesk...@wdtv.com] > Sent: Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:47 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Tool change question > > On Sunday, March 25, 2012 10:29:31 AM Mark Wendt (Contractor) did opine: > > > Silly Q about lathe mode. Can somebody load examples/lathe_pawn.ngc > > > into their machine & see if its upside down and reversed left right > > > on your display. Here it shows the pawn's radius above the > > > centerline, and the large diameter bottom on the right. And will > > > not of course run unless I edit the ini and let it go inches or > > > feet negative in both directions. > > > > > > Cheers, Gene > > Nobody can comment? > > Where does one normally put home switches on a bench style lathe? > > I have been assuming the carriage (Y) s/b zeroed with the cutting tools > edge exactly on centerline, with Z (the leadscrew) zeroed at the face of > the chuck. Is this wrong? > > > Gene, > > > > I ran into the same problem looking for cable to make up plugin > > extenders for a Tektronix TM50x. I needed a little less than 15' of > > 15 conductor ribbon. 100' and 300' was just ridiculous for what I > > was trying to do, so I bought 10' of 30 conductor from Jameco last > > week. Split 'er in two, and cut off 3' sections and I'm in like > > flint. > > BTDT, even tore old 40 wire IDC cables apart & split off what I needed, > but since those are only 18" long, usually too short. I did have one 2 > feet long but that exceeded the specs, and as expected, trashed too > much data. I first blamed the drive but when a fresh drive needed to be > e2fck'd the second time in a week, the old drive, on a shorter cable > was put back in. Worked till I retired the box in favor of an Intel > D525MW. > > > I miss having a full-featured electronics shop nearby. The Shack just > > don't cut it for much more than solder and flux anymore. Used to have > > a nice little shop run by an elder gent a couple of miles down the > > road. Need a length of cable? No prob. He'd cut it to length for > > you. Had a nice wall filled with bins of components too. Not like > > that almost worthless set of pseudo-Vidmars that the Shack calls > > their electronics component rack. Almost everything has to be mail > > order any more. Sucks. > > About 10-33 Tor. That is about halfway to Alpha Centari. :( > > > Mark > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- ------ This SF email is sponsosred by: > > Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > Cheers, Gene Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> You're either part of the solution or part of the problem. -- Eldridge Cleaver ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
