I made a hal component that uses either eoffset functionality or using an offset component in hal. It takes the spindle position and dynamically move the axis to create a polygon.. (and remember - a polygon of a large number of sides is a circle..)
The comp is only lightly tested..... On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 2:56 PM John Dammeyer <jo...@autoartisans.com> wrote: > Cool. Did I miss a post on how you actually do this? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sam Sokolik [mailto:samco...@gmail.com] > > Sent: March-15-20 12:39 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style. > > > > another high quality video > > > > https://youtu.be/LWLcFdObLvA > > > > On Sun, Mar 15, 2020 at 1:57 PM Nicklas Karlsson < > > nicklas.karlsso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hex hole is rather useful for nuts. > > > > > > > video coming... :) one gcode program - chamfer, hex and hole all > > > > poly-bored.. > > > > h > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2020, 6:47 PM Sam Sokolik <samco...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > playing with being able to 'gear?' the x axis to the radius of the > > > polygon. > > > > > > > > > > \ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 11:12 AM dave engvall > > <dengv...@charter.net> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > >> On 3/12/20 8:53 AM, Sam Sokolik wrote: > > > > >> > I think you could with currently a negative tool diameter... > The > > > > >> problem > > > > >> > is - the axis keeping up. The spindle would have to move > slower. > > > > >> > > > > > >> > On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 10:25 AM Ed <ate...@mwt.net> wrote: > > > > >> > > > > > >> >> On 3/12/20 10:03 AM, Sam Sokolik wrote: > > > > >> >>> Yes - and it really isn't that great. the cutter edge isn't > on > > > the > > > > >> >> center > > > > >> >>> line of the spindle.. I had to tweek the angle of the tool so > > > that it > > > > >> >> cut > > > > >> >>> the hex in the right orientation. I am actually surprised it > > > worked > > > > >> as > > > > >> >>> well as it did. > > > > >> >>> > > > > >> >>> (or who knows - maybe it is why it did work as well as it > did. :) > > > ) > > > > >> >>> > > > > >> >>> I hope to find or sharpen a decent tool to try andy's tapered > > > polygon > > > > >> >> this > > > > >> >>> weekend. (I also think I could thread it... why? no clue. > But > > > why > > > > >> stop > > > > >> >>> now..) > > > > >> >>> > > > > >> >>> sam > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> Pretty neat Sam! > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> Now for your next test do the double hex on an OD. > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> Ed. ;-) > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> Get the bugs worked out and then try something in steel. :-) > > > Probbly > > > > >> using a roughing routine first to remove the bulk of the material. > > > Still > > > > >> pretty fancy stuff. > > > > >> Dave > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> >> Emc-users mailing list > > > > >> >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > >> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > >> >> > > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > > > >> > Emc-users mailing list > > > > >> > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > >> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Emc-users mailing list > > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >
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