On Fri, May 8, 2015 at 7:06 PM, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@wdtv.com> wrote:
> > > Progress report: > > I copied all the 5i25.*.bit and 5i25.*.xml files from the zip archive I > had pulled from Peters site a week ago, into /lib /firmware/hm2/5i25. > > Then I did the compile and install of the boot.comp, fired up the latest > 2.8.0-pre of linuxcnc, did the homing dance without a tool mounted, then > mounted the cutoff tool, ran it to the right side of the previously > started cutoff and touched z off at 0.000. Measured the OD of the piece > in the chuck, did an x touch off to that/2 and ran it till it exited, > stopping to sharpen the tool when it got dull from all the chattering > due to this things rubber tool post. Had to stop & edit the code to > comp for what I was sharpening off the tool 3 or 4 times. > > Wash. rinse, repeat till the piece fell off. About an hours running > time, no crashes. > > I've read here that there were a few things I would need to update in the > configs for the 2.8 upgrade, but these were the configs in effect for > 2.6.7 when the drive signed off, and I had to reformat and re-install > the newer stuffs. When I shut it down there were a few msgs on the > screen I ran it from. Mostly saying it was using a default for so & so > that I probably need to add to the .ini or .hal file. They'll still be > there when I next turn on the monitor. > > It appears that a G96 dxxx s100 over-rides the spindle speed as I could > not modify it from the axis spindle speed slider. Is this a bug, or > intended behavior? It was turning at a steady 200 +- about 10 rpm. > > In the meantime the shops deck floor is about 14" from done & we found a > termite nest in the outside corner. They ignored wasp spray, and I am > out of straight 2x6's till the sun dry's them and straightens them by > drying the tops faster than the bottoms (I hope anyway). That will give > me a chance to yell at Orkin. The house & attached garage is covered & > under contract, but none of the other buildings are included. > > As treated wood goes, its soaking wet, my pin meter said 26% water. > Heavy, soggy stuff to handle, Lowes apparently stores the bundle out in > the weather till they need it inside to sell. A bit like Johnny in the > Rodeo song. :( > > To recap, nfs is working, ssh -Y is working and its beer thirty. > And I left Dee figuring out what we do for din-din. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > Most excellent! Glad to hear you got 'er up and running again! Mark ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give you Actionable Insights Deep dive visibility with transaction tracing using APM Insight. http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/290420510;117567292;y _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
