And this does things that the engineers at K&T could only dream of... Like arc radius bigger than 9.9999" ;)
On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 4:30 PM Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote: > On Thursday 10 September 2020 13:53:53 Scott Harwell via Emc-users wrote: > > > I'm testing on the HP8300 $115 with keyboard and mouse from Newegg. > > It looks good but I have two problems (probably me). No root password > > and power management time out. > > > > Scott > > > > > > On Thursday, September 10, 2020, 11:02:19 AM CDT, Sam Sokolik > > <samco...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I just downloaded the buster 2.8 iso and tested it on an 8200 (8300 > > usually runs just slightly better in my experience) > > > > This was overnight with glxgears running. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 11:45 PM Bruce Layne > > <linux...@thinkingdevices.com> > > > > wrote: > > > On 9/8/20 12:48 PM, Dave Matthews wrote: > > > > A few weeks ago someone mentioned the HP 8300 SFF as having very > > > > good jitter numbers. Those are an i5 that takes a $5 cable to add > > > > the parallel port. Usually about $150 US on Amazon. > > > > > > > > $155 today - > > > > > > https://www.amazon.com/HP-8300-Elite-Computer-Quad-Core/dp/B01CV9G1B > > >O/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=hp+8300+sff&qid=1599583671&sr=8-1 > > > > > > That's the Amazon price with Win10. It's $81 on eBay, maybe less > > > for one without Windows. Search for item number 184439631747, or > > > more generically, search for "HP 8300 i5 -usdt". > > > > > > I can't vouch for how well it runs LinuxCNC, but the i7 version > > > (eBay, off lease) has been my Linux desktop PC for the past few > > > years and it's on 24/7. It's been 100% reliable and with a solid > > > state drive and Linux, it runs like a scalded dog. I run FreeCAD > > > and it'll spin a complex model, generating shaded images at more > > > than twice the frame rate needed for smooth persistence of vision > > > video. There's definitely something to be said for a reliable PC to > > > use for LinuxCNC in the shop. > > > > > > In hind sight, I probably should have gotten good used PCs that run > > > LinuxCNC instead of buying a bunch of Intel motherboards so I could > > > have standard controllers for all of my LinuxCNC projects. However, > > > I was very stoked to see that LinuxCNC 2.8.0 can be installed on a > > > Raspberry Pi 4. That's very cool, and would be ideal for tiny > > > machines like a little desktop CNC router or a Sherline mini lathe. > > > > Why limit it to toy's? I am running a 75 yo 11x56 Sheldon lathe with an > rpi4, make it do things it never dreamed of doing originally with a > compound and taper attachment, but without either, and much faster than > original after the gcode is written. No between cuts pauses to check > your next cut. :) > > Cheers, Gene Heskett > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author) > If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
