Hi Andy I don't know if you adopted Capto from scratch, or had some already, but as a new tooling system did you consider the Kennametal KM system?
See on Ebay <https://www.ebay.com/itm/145739010930?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-166996-619525-4&mkcid=2&itemid=145739010930&targetid=293946777986&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=1028712&poi=&campaignid=20801105710&mkgroupid=156754162540&rlsatarget=pla-293946777986&abcId=&merchantid=114730805&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwxLKxBhA7EiwAXO0R0M_T2l_quRrstRXKd5Ljub2f7Lscvb_QUnHMa29UTGDhY-cGvUjUABoCuJwQAvD_BwE> ; Or https://www.kennametal.com/us/en/products/metalworking-tools/tool-holders-and-adapters/km/km-systems.html Regards Roland On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 at 02:35, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Mon, 8 Jan 2024 at 00:25, Chris Morley <chrisinnana...@hotmail.com> > wrote: > > > I too have catpo 3,4 and 5 tools. I look forward to reading/seeing your > adventure in this. > > I also agree it would surely show off some of linuxcncs advantages! > > I am becoming really keen on Capto. It's like the best of all worlds. > And it's super-short too. > > I discovered this weekend that the equation in the standards doesn't > give even spacing around the circle. It's epicycles in Xi, 2Xi and > 4Xi, so that's no surprise. > > Today I have been tabulating lookup tables at evenly spaced centre > angles (successive approximation in Xi to get a target theta) and I > have a HAL component ready to run. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
