Re: [Emc-users] How to treat rusted linear rails?

good job of knocking off > the rust without affecting the metal. I find steel wool doesn't last > very long and leaves bits of steel wool everywhere which is a pain to > clean up. > > Les > > On 11/03/2024 07:42, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > Hello! > > > > Last y

[Emc-users] How to treat rusted linear rails?

Hello! Last year there was a chance to acquire Biesse machine for a a really low price so I surprised myself with pretty large and heavy Christmas present. Just put it in the workshop (where heating is not yet present) and was waiting for a warmer weather to start retrofitting it with LinuxCNC.

[Emc-users] 3 encoders on 7i76E?

Hello! I am trying to help a guy to sort out config changes for their LinuxCNC machine. Currently they are running servo motors with step/dir signals and there is no position feedback to LinuxCNC. They are having some issues with machining errors and they want to change the config so that encoder

Re: [Emc-users] Q for Andy

piektd., 2023. g. 8. sept., plkst. 19:07 — lietotājs gene heskett () rakstīja: > > > > Now I've another data missmatch, since when is a "not" not a true/false > invertor? I can't feed it into a mux2 in for the sample to hold??? > > > https://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.6/html/man/man9/mux2.9.html says

Re: [Emc-users] Glitch in PlasmaC?

svētd., 2023. g. 4. jūn., plkst. 11:13 — lietotājs Phill Carter via Emc-users () rakstīja: > > The VAD threshold is what the velocity is allowed to drop to after the THC is > activated. > THC won't activate until the velocity has reached 99.9% of the cut feed rate > setting. > In "Run" tab cut

[Emc-users] Glitch in PlasmaC?

Hello! I have an issue with PlasmaC. The thing is that VAD lock is active, when actual velocity is _above_ VAD threshold rather than below. So the consequence is that on long parts the torch height is not adjusted. I asked client to film it and I posted here: https://youtu.be/7EPQrzv1RZ8 Should

Re: [Emc-users] Reusing Fanuc servo drive?

Quite another as paid work for someone else. If someone were > paying me to retrofit a machine I probably wouldn't even consider trying to > reuse the Fanuc stuff. > > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 &g

[Emc-users] Reusing Fanuc servo drive?

Hello! I am asked to retrofit some old 3 axis mill to LinuxCNC. It is not yet clear if original servodrives are working or not, so the owner wants to reuse Fanuc servodrives and motors they have removed from another machine. This is label of the servodrive: https://pasteboard.co/LNVjuaBYC3Ox.jpg

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Air cooled router spindle problem

General question to audience - how are you doing the warmup of spindle? Immediately at full speed? I am idling it for few minutes at low speed (around 3000-5000 RPM) instead of going to full speed immediately. The idea is that grease is stiffer when cooler and warmup at lower speeds increases the

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Air cooled router spindle problem

Leonardo, are you sure about those Hz vs. RPM numbers? AFAIK all high speed spindles are 2-pole motors (correct me if I am wrong on this), then you should have 200 Hz for 200 RPS = 12000 RPM and 400 Hz for 400 RPS = 24000 RPM Viesturs pirmd., 2023. g. 13. marts, plkst. 18:55 — lietotājs Leonardo

Re: [Emc-users] Fusion 360

sestd., 2022. g. 22. okt., plkst. 12:59 — lietotājs andy pugh () rakstīja: > > I also have, and strongly recommend, a Space Mouse: > Awww yisss, +1 on this one! I have the very first gen SpacePilot, got it almost for free (it is not officially supported any more, it is trickery to get it

Re: [Emc-users] CAM software

piektd., 2022. g. 21. okt., plkst. 20:21 — lietotājs John Dammeyer () rakstīja: > > What is out there for CAM G-Code generation? Preferably integrated with with > the CAD package so one can go back and forth to tweak a drawing for better > CAM without having to start all over again with the

Re: [Emc-users] Awesome Linuxcnc gui

e.com/c/theferalengineer > > Help support my channel efforts and coffee addiction: > www.patreon.com/theferalengineer > > On Sun, May 8, 2022, 5:54 AM Viesturs Lācis > wrote: > > > Umm but what makes you think that this is LinuxCNC? There is nothing > > in descrip

Re: [Emc-users] Awesome Linuxcnc gui

Umm but what makes you think that this is LinuxCNC? There is nothing in description and I did not hear any comments in background. Did I miss something? Viesturs trešd., 2022. g. 27. apr., plkst. 04:54 — lietotājs andrew beck () rakstīja: > > Hey guys > > Does anyone know who built this? > > I'm

[Emc-users] How to update 7i71 firmware

Hello again! I am receiving a message on LinuxCNC startup that 7i71 board has old firmware. So I have a question (most probably, for PCW) - how exactly should I do it? I found a zip file with firmware and update scripts here: http://www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/sserial.zip I found a readme

Re: [Emc-users] How to get Glade editor?

trešd., 2021. g. 20. okt., plkst. 17:15 — lietotājs Gene Heskett () rakstīja: > > On Wednesday 20 October 2021 07:56:48 andy pugh wrote: > > > On Mon, 18 Oct 2021 at 17:18, Thomas J Powderly > wrote: > > > you can get a special newer, but not newest glade-3 installed > > > > The glade-gtk2 binary

[Emc-users] How to get Glade editor?

Hello! I want to create a VCP and embed it as a tab in Axis as there are just too many things to include so it will take up too much space. So far I always managed to get things done with PYVCP panels, but they cannot be created as separate tabs, so I have to start learning Glade. I have fresh

Re: [Emc-users] M6 remap brings "zero timeout with wait type != immediate return"

ge file. I corrected that, but still get an error. I get the error even for simple if - endif statement. Viesturs piektd., 2021. g. 8. okt., plkst. 10:06 — lietotājs Viesturs Lācis () rakstīja: > > Hello! > > I thought that I can remap M6 for rack tool change with subroutines, > b

[Emc-users] M6 remap brings "zero timeout with wait type != immediate return"

Hello! I thought that I can remap M6 for rack tool change with subroutines, but it turned out somewhat harder than I expected and now I have no idea what is wrong. In INI file I have: [RS274NGC] PARAMETER_FILE= sim.var SUBROUTINE_PATH =

[Emc-users] Question about tool change

Hello! I am retrofitting a Biesse machine and the only thing left to do is setting up automatic tool change. Good news is that this is an old machine and there are 5 separate tool holders, so basically I am dealing with rack toolchange. I am trying to tackle this with remapped g-code subroutines.

Re: [Emc-users] Subroutine error about duplicate O-word label

Oh, thank you for pointing that out, I definitely had missed that! I have absolutely no experience with canned cycles so far, always managed simply with G1, G2 and G3 Is there a way to reverse the direction? I tried playing with Z and R values, but got only error message that R has to be larger

Re: [Emc-users] Subroutine error about duplicate O-word label

0, respectively. > Maybe pyngcgui.py is getting confused by the named o-labels. > > On Sun, Sep 5, 2021 at 8:32 AM Viesturs Lācis > wrote: > > > Hello! > > > > I would like to create a subroutine for horizontal drilling. I do not > > know, if canned cycles, l

[Emc-users] Subroutine error about duplicate O-word label

Hello! I would like to create a subroutine for horizontal drilling. I do not know, if canned cycles, like G81 work in XZ and YZ plane, but I feel pretty sure that they would not work both directions - the drill tool head holds two drill bits, facing opposite directions, as shown in the picture in

[Emc-users] Z stepper losing position

Hello! I have a question about a machine that I converted to LinuxCNC 5 or 6 years ago. It is a 4 axis mill that is used for making jewelry - milling wax parts that are then turned into nice things with lost-wax technique. The issue is that Z axis is losing height. That is best observed, when

Re: [Emc-users] Maybe a minimally printed harmonic drive?

otrd., 2021. g. 26. janv., plkst. 19:26 — lietotājs andy pugh () rakstīja: > > You have two internally toothed gears and a double-height flex-spline. > The gears have 202 and 200 teeth, the flex-spline has 200. > That means that the flex-spline is static relative to the 200 tooth > gear, but moves

Re: [Emc-users] Some questions about 6i25 and 7i77+7i74 combo

svētd., 2021. g. 14. febr., plkst. 18:58 — lietotājs Peter C. Wallace () rakstīja: > > The 7I64 has low enough power draw that it can be powered via the CAT5 serial > cable > Manual says that it is for cable length less than 5 feet, which is about 1,5 m. This machine will have cable length of 10+

Re: [Emc-users] Some questions about 6i25 and 7i77+7i74 combo

svētd., 2021. g. 14. febr., plkst. 17:43 — lietotājs andy pugh () rakstīja: > > On Sun, 14 Feb 2021 at 15:06, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > > How do I specify in HAL file, what mode 7i77 should use? I intend to > > use mode 0 - analog outputs, encoder inputs and onboard I/O pins

Re: [Emc-users] Some questions about 6i25 and 7i77+7i74 combo

svētd., 2021. g. 14. febr., plkst. 16:54 — lietotājs Peter C. Wallace () rakstīja: > > On Sun, 14 Feb 2021, Viesturs L?cis wrote: > > >> Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2021 16:26:41 +0200 > >> From: "[UTF-8] Viesturs L?cis" > >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > >> > >> To: "Enhanced

Re: [Emc-users] Some questions about 6i25 and 7i77+7i74 combo

svētd., 2021. g. 14. febr., plkst. 11:57 — lietotājs andy pugh () rakstīja: > > On Sun, 14 Feb 2021 at 09:46, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > > What I did notice there is that I do not understand, how to determine, > > which gpio pins are outputs and which are inputs. For 7i96 b

Re: [Emc-users] Some questions about 6i25 and 7i77+7i74 combo

svētd., 2021. g. 14. febr., plkst. 00:23 — lietotājs Peter C. Wallace () rakstīja: > > On Sat, 13 Feb 2021, Viesturs L?cis wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 20:44:58 +0200 > > From: "[UTF-8] Viesturs L?cis" > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: "Enhanced Machine

[Emc-users] Some questions about 6i25 and 7i77+7i74 combo

Hello! I am trying to figure out, how to set up HAL config for 6i25 card that will have 7i77 and 7i74 attached to it. I flashed it with 5i25_7i77_7i74.bit firmware. I did also --verify and it reports that board configuration verified successfully. Is this correct approach? Then I am puzzled

Re: [Emc-users] Faulty THCAD board? 7i96 error? Advice needed! Was: Plasma config with Telwin plasma source

Viesturs pirmd., 2020. g. 30. nov., plkst. 22:57 — lietotājs Peter C. Wallace () rakstīja: > > On Mon, 30 Nov 2020, Viesturs L?cis wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2020 22:35:21 +0200 > > From: "[UTF-8] Viesturs L?cis" > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: "Enhanced

[Emc-users] Faulty THCAD board? 7i96 error? Advice needed! Was: Plasma config with Telwin plasma source

Hello! I am stuck with the plasma machine that has 7i96 board and also THCAD board. My biggest issue is getting THC module to work. I have managed to get the encoder module to receive pulses from THCAD board and to count them. Here are the encoder settings:

[Emc-users] Plasma config with Telwin plasma source

Hello! There are few more things to sort out with the plasma build. First thing is that I am stuck at getting some pulses from THCAD board reflected in encoder rawcounts or whatever HAL pin value. Here is a picture of THCAD board in the cabinet: https://www.picpasteplus.com/v.php?i=0cbcca94b0 My

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

I have worked on that machine for some time now and what I have managed so far is that machine actually works nice, when I execute a sample g-code file. I saved it, edited to scale up 10x and then ran it. Everything is nice, rapids are smooth at 15 m/min. The problem is that the velocity is

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

20:21, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > Now that I think about it, when I > > jog the machine and release the arrow key, it continues for at least > > full second, if not more, before it actually starts to decelerate. > > Do you see that with physical jog buttons? I am trying to work ou

Re: [Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

Hello! I did that. Long story short, the problem is still there. The motion is still not smooth, it is oscillating the machine. Any ideas, what to look for? Could it be related to overall performance of PC? I have got "unexpected realtime delay" warning message with standart 1ms servo thread

[Emc-users] Velocity fluctuating, when I try to jog the machine

Hello! I am stuck on a problem that I cannot figure out. Please take a look here: https://youtu.be/LtP9wE-FUN4 It should be steady jogging back and forth at 1074 mm/min. The motor is not moving at a constant pace and I noticed that the DRO also shows that the velocity is not steady. So that tells

[Emc-users] Sample config for 7i96

Hello! I am looking for sample config for machine with 7i96 board. Only thing I have found so far is JT's config utility, but I feel more comfortable taking a sample config and editing INI and HAL files. Is there anything like that available? Viesturs

Re: [Emc-users] Error with ISO image

otrd., 2020. g. 8. sept., plkst. 00:39 — lietotājs andy pugh () rakstīja: > > (and if it still fails at the cdrom stage, unplugging and replugging > the USB then pressing "continue" is alleged to work. But I really > would prefer it to work without that.) > Thank you for actually reminding me

[Emc-users] Error with ISO image

Hello! I downloaded ISO image with 2.7.14 version and I cannot make it to work. I get errors when I try to run installer and I also get an error when I try to run live version from USB stick. Error for install: https://www.picpasteplus.com/v.php?i=4056a632c1 Error for live run:

[Emc-users] What cables between 7i44 and 7i70/7i71

Hello! Just a quick question about requirements for cables between 7i44 and 7i70 or 7i71 boards. Are there any special requirements or can I use usual CAT5 LAN cables? Is there anything special about pinout? I recall that there are "normal" LAN cables and there are "crossover" cables... Viesturs

[Emc-users] ISO file for Mesa 7i96?

Hello! I was going to get ISO file with 2.7.14 version for a machine that has Mesa 7i96 board. I opened the downloads page and then hit the reverse, when saw this sentence:"This is compatible with Mesa PCI and PCIe and Pico interface boards but is not compatable with Mesa Ethernet interface

[Emc-users] Mesa 7i48 (and 7i71) needed

Hello! I am in need of Mesa 7i48 board, preferably also 7i71 as well. I need to retrofit Biesse CNC machine for a client and since I already have done another Biesse machine for them previously, they would like to make both setups identical just in case. I got all the necessary boards from

[Machinekit] Re: Where to buy MESA cards in Central Europe

www.duzi.cz On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 5:03:14 PM UTC+3, Alexander Rössler wrote: > > Does anyone know where to buy MESA cards in Central Europe, preferably > Austria? > > -- > Alexander > -- website: http://www.machinekit.io blog: http://blog.machinekit.io github:

Re: [Emc-users] Unable to get 5i24 + 7i48 + 7i44 to work

2017-01-22 16:54 GMT+02:00 Peter C. Wallace : > > > Do you have field voltage supplied to the 7I70 and 7I71? > Not yet, I have it all laid out on a table, just testing to get the initial config right to get the boards working. So field power is needed? Ok, thanks, I will try

Re: [Emc-users] Unable to get 5i24 + 7i48 + 7i44 to work

2017-01-15 18:10 GMT+02:00 Peter C. Wallace : > > Proper firmware for 7I48 and 7I44 is 5i24_16_svss6_8.bit > > NOTE: 7I48 on P4 (IO 0..23) , 7I44 on P2 (IO 48..71) > I got so far that manipulating pwmgen value pin does change voltage on 7i48 outputs, so that seems to be correct

Re: [Emc-users] Unable to get 5i24 + 7i48 + 7i44 to work

2017-01-15 18:10 GMT+02:00 Peter C. Wallace : > Proper firmware for 7I48 and 7I44 is 5i24_16_svss6_8.bit > > NOTE: 7I48 on P4 (IO 0..23) , 7I44 on P2 (IO 48..71) Thank you! Viesturs -- Developer Access

[Emc-users] Unable to get 5i24 + 7i48 + 7i44 to work

Hello! I need a little help with starting point for a LinuxCNC config. There is 5i24 board with 7i48 attached to P2 and 7i44 attached to P4. 7i44 board has 7i71, 7i71 and 7i70 boards attached. 5i24 board is flashed with 5i24_16_svss8_8.bit firmware. I have 2 questions: 1) which is correct

Re: [Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

Do not know about OP, my client received machine with mach3 that was not licenced... So you may guess if it actually worked correctly. Especially with with g-code files of 300K+ lines. Viesturs 2016-03-30 1:18 GMT+03:00 Dave Cole : > Why do you have to buy Mach3 if it

Re: [Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

A month or so ago I converted one desktop mill from mach3 to LinuxCNC for a customer. It was using some USB-based controller with mach3, I do not know, if that is the same smooth-stepper or maybe something else. What I did: 1) installed Mesa 5i25 card in PC case; 2) installed new SSD drive in PC

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 firmware - is there a mistake?

2016-02-19 0:13 GMT+02:00 Peter C. Wallace : > > I dont think there are any common 5 axis pinouts that match parallel port > breakouts, but if you are not aiming at a parallel port compatible pinout, you > might be able to use a 7I76 pinout. It has 5 stepgens and if the other

[Emc-users] Mesa 5i25 firmware - is there a mistake?

Hello! I am trying to set up a cnc machine with 5 steppers that is supposed to run with 5i25 card and simple breakout board. I downloaded 5i25.zip file from mesanet.com webpage and found that 5i25_g540x2.bit might be the most appropriate firmware to use. The problem is that in .pin file I see

Re: [Emc-users] Not as useful as I thought

2016-01-22 17:30 GMT+02:00 sam sokolik : > We use these and they plug an play right into mesa 50 pin plugs.. > > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Opto22-G4PB24-G4-digital-24-channel-I-O-Module-Rack-used-in-Tech-Lab-only-/221797137044?hash=item33a423ba94:g:dNAAAOSweW5Vdxtc > What do

Re: [Emc-users] Waterjet at TX/RX Labs

I had waterjet for 6 years (yes, also retrofitted to LinuxCNC) and I _always_ had the water tank as full as possible - much less splashes around. Nothing like you had in the video. If possible, you might want to try to submerge the workpiece under surface of water - the cutting process is much

Re: [Emc-developers] Who changed the requiered python version?

2016-01-02 19:49 GMT+02:00 Niemand Sonst : > Do you mean that every new hardware witch include new developments and > new features is broken by design? I guess that he meant that implementing a solution (UEFI) which basically accepts OS from particular vendor (read: Microsoft) and

Re: [Emc-developers] jerk limited trajectory

2015-12-22 19:18 GMT+02:00 Jon Elson : > One is to just turn off jerk limiting when in > spindle synch. The other is to warn users that there is > some initial part of the motion which will not be fully > synched to the spindle, until the jerk limit has been > integrated

Re: [Emc-developers] jerk limited trajectory

AFAIK it has been few years since Araisrobo and Yishin Li have done it; take a look here: https://github.com/araisrobo/linuxcnc/blob/master/src/emc/kinematics/tp.c I found some threads from 2012 on developers mailing list, where Yishin discussed their work on that. This one seems even older,

Re: [Emc-users] Probe

2015-12-14 0:51 GMT+02:00 Andrew : > 2015-12-14 0:41 GMT+02:00 John Thornton : > >> I saw that on in my search. Looks like a nice one, wonder where he is from? >> >> "*Hardened steel touch probe with rubby stylus for CNC machines*" > > > Lithuania > Free

Re: [Emc-users] Probe

Thanks, I should clarify - not that dumb to miss that link, but still looking for _ebay_ store. Viesturs 2015-12-14 21:07 GMT+02:00 <linux...@rodes.biz>: > http://kurokesu.com/main/ > > > -Original Message- > From: Viesturs Lācis [mailto:viesturs.la...@gmai

Re: [Emc-users] Practical Probing Routines

2015-12-14 14:32 GMT+02:00 John Thornton : > Crumb, I hit delete on your reply and it does not show up in the trash > folder... which probe screen are you talking about? Andy posted this link (if you were asking for it):

Re: [Emc-users] Probe

2015-12-14 22:51 GMT+02:00 Andrew : > Viesturs, there are no more probes listed right now. > Though yesterday it was available http://www.ebay.com/itm/151911730211 > Apparently sold just recently. Thank you! Viesturs

Re: [Emc-users] Z axis stepper gradually losing position

2015-12-12 21:07 GMT+02:00 Peter C. Wallace : > If the step pulse is inverted you are likely to violate the direction hold > time And that would mean that direction is changed one step later. Which is fine, because the next direction change would also be done one step later and

[Emc-users] Z axis stepper gradually losing position

Hello! This is more like a hope that somebody (especially any fellow jewelers) might share their experience, where to look for source of problem. Please feel free to suggest whatever possible ideas that I already have not tried out. I will try to provide as detailed description as I can (sorry,

Re: [Emc-developers] handle the deviation feedback from encoder of servo motor

2015-11-25 11:54 GMT+02:00 Jullian : > As i see, now, in LinuxCNC, there's no code handling with the deviation > feedback from the encoder of servo motors of robot arms. > > I use the "deviation feedback" meaning like the bias between the pulses > number sent to motor and the

Re: [Emc-users] Split X axis - How to go about that?

2015-11-17 21:54 GMT+02:00 John Kasunich : > Just divide the steps per mm for X in half, and send the X steps to both > gantry and pipe chuck motors using HAL. Also send X direction to both > motors, and invert one so they travel in opposite directions. Use HAL > logic

Re: [Emc-users] Split X axis - How to go about that?

2015-11-17 22:23 GMT+02:00 Marius Liebenberg : >>Why not to treat the chuck motor as another joint of X axis? There >>already are 2 of them (on the gantry), so adding 3rd should be >>straightforward - that allows homing the chuck to its own switch >>without any additional

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printing Retract Script

2015-11-09 19:47 GMT+02:00 Jeshua Lacock : > So here is example 3D printer g-code (generated from Slic3r) Have you tried "firmware retraction" option in slic3r - IIRC it should place particular command for prime and retract moves, which you can easily "find & replace" by any

Re: [Emc-users] Rookie question - what to get to run LinCNC easily/inexpensively

2015-10-12 3:11 GMT+03:00 John Dammeyer : > At the moment the PC based LinuxCNC systems are better supported with newer > releases compared to the Beagle. Having LinuxCNC on my router for 3+ years and Machinekit in my 3d printer for over a year, I agree to all of John's

Re: [Emc-users] Rookie question - what to get to run LinCNC easily/inexpensively

2015-10-12 19:05 GMT+03:00 John Dammeyer : > How is Machinekit being used with your 3d Printer? Do you use a separate > slicing program or something integrated along with Octoprint? AFAIK Octoprint will not work with Machinekit. I use mobaXterm to connect to BBB via ssh

Re: [Emc-users] Machine vision cameras for use with camview, align and friends

2015-10-09 16:50 GMT+03:00 Jim Craig : > Very nice! I like the Joinery. Oh yes, that chest looks really awesome, Gene! Corner joints are beautiful! Viesturs --

Re: [Emc-users] Porting LinuxCNC(EMC) to Windows was CAD/CAM for LinuxCNC

2015-09-22 21:54 GMT+03:00 Charles Buckley : > If I am reading this correctly, they just don't have a lot of developers > working compared to the tablet option. Well, it seems that you did not read correctly - Alex Rossler is the author of machinekit-client application. All

Re: [Emc-users] Drag-chain cable

What is the price? Viesturs 2015-09-15 15:54 GMT+03:00 andy pugh : > I have 50m of encoder/resolver cable coming my way: > http://edgecdn.lappgroup.com/fileadmin/documents/technische_doku/datenblaetter/oelflex/DB00277101EN.pdf > Variant 00277131 > > I don't need 50m, I

Re: [Emc-developers] "LinuxCNC Features"

2015-09-14 21:32 GMT+03:00 EBo : > it is not really a collection of CAM software is it? What exactly do > all the features do, or intended to do? As the author describes it in russian forum, it is similar to ngcgui - it allows to create subroutines and macros for mills and

Re: [Emc-users] OT: How is the kinematic system called usually used by 5axis water jet cutters?

2015-09-05 19:47 GMT+03:00 Florian Rist : > > By the way, has anyone built a water jet cutter? I need to sketch a > concept quickly (over the weekend actually) and I'd be happen to be able > to ask a few questions to someone more experienced. I owned waterjet cutting machine for

Re: [Emc-users] OT: How is the kinematic system called usually used by 5axis water jet cutters?

2015-09-05 19:47 GMT+03:00 Florian Rist : > The advantage is clear, the angles can be adjusted without moving the > tool center point in space. I guess this was a advantage in the early > years, simplifying the control (interpolation only in 4, not 5 axis, > si), but why is the

[Emc-users] No stepgens in 5i25

Hello! I have a spare 5i25 board that finally has found a project to be used in. I downloaded 5i25.zip file from Mesa webpage, extracted the file and found that 5i25_g540x2 has the required pinout for the project. I copied 5i25_g540x2.bit file to the folder, where mesaflash binary is located. In

Re: [Emc-users] No stepgens in 5i25

2015-08-27 21:26 GMT+03:00 sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com: did you physically power cycle the machine? on-off-on? Thank you!!! I did not do that. Now everything seems to be fine. Viesturs --

Re: [Emc-developers] A trivial change.

2015-07-22 18:01 GMT+03:00 Russell Brown russ...@lls.lls.com: Can I suggest adding this: (MSG, WARNING: This is a Demo routine. Really sure you want to run this G-code?) M0 to the top of the distributed version of axis.ngc (the 'Linuxcnc' g-code that axis loads by default)? This might

Re: [Emc-users] Small cnc-controlled chuck

2015-07-10 22:06 GMT+03:00 Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com: They use a variety of a 3 jaw chuck that uses some type of scroll mechanism which is actuated by an external ring which you hold in place. The brand most common around here is Rigid.That setup would not work for accurate metal

Re: [Emc-users] Stopping looping confusion

2015-07-13 19:37 GMT+03:00 Bruce Layne linux...@thinkingdevices.com: As for the original topic, I think it would be great if there was a key like the escape key that would always get the attention of LinuxCNC and force it to stop whatever it's doing and return to an idle state. What about

[Emc-users] Small cnc-controlled chuck

Hello! I need to build a machine for rotary milling of wood parts. The thing is that customer wants the parts in the rotary head to be swapped automatically, so some kind of cnc-operated chuck is needed. I would appreciate, if somebody could share a link to something like that. Total range of

Re: [Emc-users] Servo Drive (For Sale?)

Which corner of the globe are you from? Viesturs 2015-06-09 15:17 GMT+03:00 Todd Zuercher zuerc...@embarqmail.com: I bought an AMC servo drive off ebay for a project I'm working on. Problem is I didn't pay close enough attention to it's part number (DR100RE30A40NDCC)

Re: [Emc-users] Sandy box

2015-06-05 12:13 GMT+03:00 Mark Wendt wendt.m...@gmail.com: Dunno. It runs LinuxCNC so I would presume you could only run one instance of whatever control GUI you use. Well, it runs Machinekit and remote GUIs is one of the major areas that has been changed, compared to LinuxCNC. AFAIK client

[Emc-users] Source for conveyor rollers

Hello! I will appreciate any hints for source _from EU_ of chain-driven conveyor rollers. I am looking for something like this: 1) diameter: 50 - 60 mm; 2) made from steel (or stainless steel - whatever is less costly); 3) no special requirements for roller coating; 4) effective roller length -

Re: [Emc-users] How to swap over a large wood plate?

2015-05-08 3:12 GMT+03:00 Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com: Maybe? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9NODBXqfNI Awesome, thank you very much!!! An existing example of something like this is exactly what I was looking for - looks simple, doable and would help to move the plates sideways

Re: [Emc-users] How to swap over a large wood plate?

2015-05-08 1:04 GMT+03:00 John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm: How many plates do they process? Do they need to turn a plate over once a day or every five minutes? Totally different scale of investement for those two cases. Here is a suggestion if they don't need to do it very often: Ok,

[Emc-users] How to swap over a large wood plate?

Hello! I built some pretty large gluing press for a customer. Here are 2 pics of it during the build. Here is the whole rotating platform (5m long, 1,6m wide): http://picpaste.com/IMG_20150403_140923-6uIvoq8i.jpg Here is some material loaded in it:

Re: [Emc-users] How to swap over a large wood plate?

2015-05-08 0:38 GMT+03:00 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: On 7 May 2015 at 22:31, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: but sanding machines process only one side (usually top surface) so customer needs a device that would swap them over between the operations. Does the sanding

Re: [Emc-users] Possible New Lathe

2015-03-28 5:30 GMT+02:00 Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com: On 3/27/2015 10:44 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Friday 27 March 2015 11:08:18 Bruce Layne wrote: I'm looking forward to seeing your newly converted CNC lathe. I'd name her Natasha. FWIW, I'd like to see the conversion process in

Re: [Emc-users] Possible New Lathe

2015-03-27 16:47 GMT+02:00 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Centre-lathe-made-by-Stankoimport-Russian-built-/191526503823 I forgot to ask the question... Does anyone have any experience of these or other Russian lathes? Well, in my part of world western-made machine

Re: [Emc-users] Possible New Lathe

2015-03-27 19:56 GMT+02:00 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com: The slides are relatively huge compared to the CCL, and the saddle is at least 3 x wider too Bastards made good machines for export, but sold crap for domestic use... Viesturs

Re: [Emc-users] Simple, adjustable timer

Thank you very much, looks really good! Viesturs 2015-03-23 12:51 GMT+02:00 alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com: Hi Viesturs. Finally I can send to you the HAL component for the blink function as I explained before. This is my first component I wrote so for sure somebody else can do it

Re: [Emc-users] Simple, adjustable timer

2015-03-22 2:27 GMT+02:00 Chris Morley chrisinnana...@hotmail.com: In classicladder you can dynamically change the timer time with an assignment element. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/2.6/html/ladder/classic_ladder.html#_iec_timers %TM0.P=%IW0 I have 2.5.3 version and in Classicladder editor

Re: [Emc-users] Simple, adjustable timer

2015-03-22 2:27 GMT+02:00 Chris Morley chrisinnana...@hotmail.com: %TM0.P=%IW0 will set IEC timer 0 at whatever classicladder.0.s32in-00 is This could be connected to a vcp spinbutton to select the time. Awesome, thank you! Viesturs

Re: [Emc-users] Simple, adjustable timer

2015-03-21 17:58 GMT+02:00 alex chiosso achio...@gmail.com: Hi Viesturs. I made a custom HAL component that I called blink that I used for adjustable on and off period for lamp blinking but can be used to create adjustable duty cycle . It's quite simple but effective and for sure you can do

[Emc-users] Simple, adjustable timer

Hello! My customer acquired different abrasive hopper system for their waterjet and now they want me to implement some controls over it. I managed to do that, but the problem is that it can not be left in on state for extended time as it causes the abrasive overfill the small tank on abrasive

Re: [Emc-users] Simple, adjustable timer

2015-03-21 21:11 GMT+02:00 Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com: I'd run the input to a unused Mesa 24 volt input and put some logic into Classic Ladder for a couple of timers to condition the input with time on and time off delays so you don't short cycle the grit loader. Or just tie it in via

Re: [Emc-users] Torsion springs

2015-02-23 15:58 GMT+02:00 Dave Cole linuxcncro...@gmail.com: The other option might be some type of compressed air powered rotary actuator.Connected to a compressed air reservoir could act as a rotary spring. Thank you, sounds doable, I will investigate this option in more details.

[Emc-users] Torsion springs

Hello! I would appreciate, if someone could share a source for torsion springs, moment needed is 70 Nm, when there is 90 degrees still left to reach max angle (for 270 degree max angle that would be ~105 Nm max moment). I ordered Lesjofors springs, received them today and discovered that in the

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