I gave it a curious look but ngcgui works for me so I'm reluctant to change.
JT On 6/6/2014 7:36 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > I intend to do that as well. Did you check out the Gladevcp add-on that > Nick did > http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/40-subroutines-and-ngcgui/26578-linuxcnc-features-a-kind-of-ngcgui > > I have it loaded but not working all the way yet but it looks to be a > great tool for lathe especially. > > > On 2014-06-06 13:33, John Thornton wrote: >> I do 98% of my lathe work with ngcgui subroutines, having said that when >> hand programming arcs I use radius mode. >> >> JT >> >> On 6/5/2014 12:14 PM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>> Would you say it is better to always work in any one of the modes? I >>> mean Radius or Diameter? >>> >>> On 2014-06-05 12:33, John Thornton wrote: >>>> On X you can get confused if you forget what mode your in. For diameter >>>> mode it is 2 x the dowel + the diameter of the object in the chuck. For >>>> radius mode it is the diameter of the dowel + 1/2 the diameter of the >>>> object in the chuck. >>>> >>>> JT >>>> >>>> On 6/4/2014 8:08 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >>>>> So for the boring bar I can put an old rotary tool in the chuck and >>>>> bring the bar from behind. I then lay the dowel between the the two >>>>> tolls and jog away. The touch off will be that position less the >>>>> diameter of the two tools. Do I have this correct? >>>>> >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book >>>> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their >>>> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, >>>> this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! >>>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Emc-users mailing list >>>> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >>>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >>>> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book >> "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their >> applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, >> this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
