Re: [Emc-users] Threading on a mill with fourth axis
Andy, I've never seen such a grinding wheel around here. Can you please tell me about who is supplying these, and for which purpose? Peter Am 22.03.2013 17:18, schrieb andy pugh: On 22 March 2013 15:56, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I have been threatening to make me one of those disks and buy an oz of diamond dust in oil. I have never seen such a tool sharpener in the catalogs since. http://www.frets.com/HomeShopTech/Projects/HandCrankGrinder/handcrankgrinder.html -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Displaying the forth axis with LinuxCNC 2.5.2
Hi all I have found that Rot4thaxiskins - configuration of a 3 axis machine with an additional rotatory axis has been added to LinuxCNC 2.5.2 ,is this correct? If Rot4thaxiskins has been added has anyone tried to use it? Have a look at my brothers web page, http://members.shaw.ca/rpape/ There is some of my projects on his web page to. Thank you David Pape -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] 3PWM on 7i43 MESA board
hello i'm an italian new user of EMC2 excuse my bad english can i use the function 3PWM included in 5i23 SVTP6_7I39 firmware file with a 7i43 board? or better is it difficult make a firmware file which can drive 3PWM in a 7i43 board? the 7i39 board is a good board but is expensive with cost and pin usage (16 pin used for two motors and 8 pin unused) i'm making a board with bridge for drive a 3 phase motor and the other pin i want to use for I/O or can i use two driver and i want to use the 8 pin unused on the bus can anyone help me?? ciao Roberto -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] 3PWM on 7i43 MESA board
On 23 March 2013 20:08, Roberto Sassoli bobwolf@gmail.com wrote: can i use the function 3PWM included in 5i23 SVTP6_7I39 firmware file with a 7i43 board? or better is it difficult make a firmware file which can drive 3PWM in a 7i43 board? The firmware file does exist, I have even used it. But I can't see it in the package downloaded from Mesa or the LinuxCNC firmware package. the 7i39 board is a good board but is expensive with cost and pin usage (16 pin used for two motors and 8 pin unused) Arguably the 7i39 is economical on pins. The hostmot2 2-phase PWMgen normally uses 6 pins (one pin for each gate of the inverter bridge). The 7i39 configs only use 3. 3 pins to control the inverter, 3 Hall sensors and 3 encoder lines is the bare minimum required. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. Can anyone help? Thanks. Cheers, Gene -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene is up! My views http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml Earth is a great, big funhouse without the fun. -- Jeff Berner I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
For going from EPS to gcode I use PyCAM. Bit of a learning curve, couple of wrinkles, but works well once you get past that. Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. Can anyone help? Thanks. Cheers, Gene -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene is up! My views http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml Earth is a great, big funhouse without the fun. -- Jeff Berner I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Sebastian Kuzminsky -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 17:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. Can anyone help? Thanks. Cheers, Gene Hi Gene, maybe you are thinking of pstoedit: version 3.50 Generates gcode (amongst a lot of other formats) from postscript drawings. It has an output driver that generates gcode. see pstoedit -help --- gcode: .gcode: emc2 gcode format (/usr/lib/pstoedit/libp2edrvstd.so) --- cheers Lawrence -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. I recommend using potrace within Inkscape (import the bitmap and select Path-Trace Bitmap). From Inkscape you can save in any number of vector formats, including AutoCAD DXF. There's also a Gcode output driver for Inkscape: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InkscapeHowto -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On 23 March 2013 21:36, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. Gcodetools in Inkscape? Possibly SheetCAM (and definitely SheetCAM if you can save the EPS as a DXF) -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
I was looking at Gcodetools for inkscape last night. Its actively supported by Nick off the russian forums. I was looking to import an HPGL file to eps through inkscape and out with gcodetools. I am not there yet but moving along. The wiki discusses gcodetools v1.2 . Its already upto v1.7 making the wiki out of date. My plan is to figure it out then see what I can do about updating the wiki. Gotta figure it out first. Brian On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 7:33 PM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 23 March 2013 21:36, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. Gcodetools in Inkscape? Possibly SheetCAM (and definitely SheetCAM if you can save the EPS as a DXF) -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On Saturday 23 March 2013 20:59:56 Sebastian Kuzminsky did opine: For going from EPS to gcode I use PyCAM. Bit of a learning curve, couple of wrinkles, but works well once you get past that. More than my 78 YO face. :) Well, I /think/ I had it doing what it was supposed to do since it demanded I extrude the image before it could write 3d gcode. Now I need to know the PyCAM author? as I have a requester on screen saying that I should forward the crash message it is displaying to the author. An OOM error from the looks of it, and the system is 850 megs into swap in 11 hours of uptime. Not exactly good I surmise. :) Cheers, Gene -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene is up! My views http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml Don't look back, the lemmings are gaining on you. I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On Saturday 23 March 2013 21:07:48 Lawrence Glaister did opine: On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 17:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. Can anyone help? Thanks. Cheers, Gene Hi Gene, maybe you are thinking of pstoedit: version 3.50 Generates gcode (amongst a lot of other formats) from postscript drawings. It has an output driver that generates gcode. see pstoedit -help --- gcode: .gcode: emc2 gcode format (/usr/lib/pstoedit/libp2edrvstd.so) --- cheers Lawrence I'll give that a try as soon as I've emailed the PyCAM author the OOM error message as it died in thge middle of extruding the 2d pattern. And rebooting too as I 850 megs into swap with 11 hours of uptime on a box with 4Gb of ram. Thank Lawrence. Cheers, Gene -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene is up! My views http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml Gee, Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On 3/23/2013 8:56 PM, BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: The wiki discusses gcodetools v1.2 . Its already upto v1.7 making the wiki out of date. The Wiki is out of date on many topics related to CAD/CAM :-( My plan is to figure it out then see what I can do about updating the wiki. Gotta figure it out first. ...and this is exactly the right response. The Wiki is only as good as we make it. I owe it some material too. :-) Regards, Kent -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On Saturday 23 March 2013 21:14:32 Lawrence Glaister did opine: On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 17:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. Can anyone help? Thanks. Cheers, Gene Hi Gene, maybe you are thinking of pstoedit: version 3.50 Generates gcode (amongst a lot of other formats) from postscript drawings. It has an output driver that generates gcode. see pstoedit -help --- gcode: .gcode: emc2 gcode format (/usr/lib/pstoedit/libp2edrvstd.so) --- cheers Lawrence Unforch, pstoedit --help, gets me a segfault no help. But the man page suggested a command line darned if it didn't work before throwing another segfault, I guess its fond of those. I did get the help screen at one point by givinbg it filenames but not the -f option. TLC needed? The output file contains enough hints that I can manipulate both size and orientation with an editor, and looks to be easy enough to convert into a subroutine to cut full depth. It names the output file .ncg, not .ngc but thats minor. The biggest problem is that NFS has suddenly ceased to work, so I can't send the file to the mill except with a usb key a sneakernet. Ain't computers grand? NOT! Thanks Lawrence, it looks like I have a usable method now. Cheers, Gene -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene is up! My views http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml Dawn, n.: The time when men of reason go to bed. -- Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On Saturday 23 March 2013 21:39:26 Przemek Klosowski did opine: On Sat, Mar 23, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file and make gcode out of it, but I'll be dipped if I can recall its name. I recommend using potrace within Inkscape (import the bitmap and select Path-Trace Bitmap). From Inkscape you can save in any number of vector formats, including AutoCAD DXF. There's also a Gcode output driver for Inkscape: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?InkscapeHowto All of these seem to need way more memory to work without an OOM tummy ache, on either the mill with 2G dram, or on this box with 4G dram. PyCAM just took an OOM exit after running this machine 850 megs into swap, so this box is crawling on its belly. It turns out that pstoedit can do it in 5 seconds, generating code I can manipulate to rotate and size, and convert into a o100 while/endwhile to carve it full depth. Just what the Dr ordered. Unforch, my stock of brass is .375 thick, and I need the part to be about 0.190 thick, at least that portion that rides in the slot. But those details are fairly minor compared to tracing the outline in the first place. Cheers, Gene -- There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order. -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene is up! My views http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml BOFH excuse #139: UBNC (user brain not connected) I was taught to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder to find any... -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?
On 03/23/2013 09:51 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: All of these seem to need way more memory to work without an OOM tummy ache, on either the mill with 2G dram, or on this box with 4G dram. PyCAM just took an OOM exit after running this machine 850 megs into swap, so this box is crawling on its belly. Though I haven't gotten gcode from pycam myself (yet), from the videos I've seen, when you set it up to output milling gcode, it does the silly raster scan thing. When I saw someone doing what I would want (2.5 D) they were setting the menus for engraving, and it still did gcode for muliple passes cutting an outline. If you're already there, you don't need this, but maybe it will help someone. Of course maybe I'm wrong, and can be corrected. I'd like to become proficient in openscad-pycam-linuxcnc, and eventually blender- pycam-linuxcnc. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_mar ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
