Yep Gene it is a multipurpose magic button and I've threatened to add it to my hard buttons more than once just to make it easy to clear the table.
JT On 6/26/2015 4:44 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 26 June 2015 17:04:41 John Thornton wrote: >> The error would help a lot... on my plasma machine I have a "Rapid to >> Home" button and after I'm done cutting and before shutting off I >> press the magic button. Homing only takes a few seconds when I fire it >> back up. >> >> JT > Chuckle. I guess thats why we pay you the big bucks, John. ;-) > > Thats downright thinking it thru. Not to mention it probably gets the > torch out of the way of the changing to a fresh sheet so it doesn't take > a beating when the sheet slides not quite under it. Sweet! > > >> On 6/25/2015 8:33 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: >>> Hi all, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am not sure I understand why I cannot increase my home velocity >>> for X and Y. I have a 12' by 20' table and have not been able to >>> increase the home velocity much above 0.25, which is tortuously >>> slow (linuxcnc 2.6). Unfortunately I did not write down the exact >>> error message when I was at the machine, but looking it up it seemed >>> to indicate that the home sensor did not stay stable long enough to >>> complete the home. >>> >>> >>> >>> My home sensors are micro-switches which are closed by a plate which >>> first contacts the home sensor, then the end of travel limit, and >>> finally the hard stop. Once contact is made, the switches never >>> release until the axis reverses direction. The home sensors are >>> debounced, and I increased the debounce time from about 5ms to 10ms, >>> so I am pretty sure there is not a state change once the debounce >>> time is satisfied on initial contact. >>> >>> >>> >>> Is there something about the homing sequence I am still missing? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> Eric >>> >>> >>> <http://t.sidekickopen07.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXr >>> N7sKj6v4 >>> LCQRN7fcnk8RJ6s6N8rBF7Rd3_yKW18Chwm1k1H6H0?si=6453247850577920&pi=90 >>> ee8c53-8 5e5-4df5-b55c-48515242dba9> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> ---------- Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with >>> OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that >>> monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via >>> email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no >>> restriction. Download now >>> http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Emc-users mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> -------- Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! >> OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors >> network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms >> for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download >> now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o >> _______________________________________________ >> Emc-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > Cheers, Gene Heskett ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Monitor 25 network devices or servers for free with OpManager! OpManager is web-based network management software that monitors network devices and physical & virtual servers, alerts via email & sms for fault. Monitor 25 devices for free with no restriction. Download now http://ad.doubleclick.net/ddm/clk/292181274;119417398;o _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
