[Emc-users] IMAGE-TO-GCODE PCB

2008-03-13 Thread Cary Rohan
What are the best settings to generate g-code? Something looking like that banner on the image to gcode page. http://axis.unpy.net/files/default/axis-banner.png - Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your

Re: [Emc-users] IMAGE-TO-GCODE PCB

2008-03-13 Thread Jeff Epler
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 05:06:27AM -0700, Cary Rohan wrote: What are the best settings to generate g-code? Something looking like that banner on the image to gcode page. http://axis.unpy.net/files/default/axis-banner.png The gcode used in the basis of that screenshot was not generated by

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 13 March 2008, John Thornton wrote: You will find out that the cost of plasti dip to be more than the $12 replacement bowl. The weight of the plasti-dip coating will also affect the resonant frequency of the bowl, reducing the amplitude of the jiggle, and the effectiveness of the

Re: [Emc-users] Can EMC2 support any 'AC Servo Motor'?

2008-03-13 Thread Howard Chan
Dear All, I am very happy, you propose some practical suggestions. I and my members take a meeting and decide that we will buy 5I20 control card and 7I33 analog servo amp interface. But there are problems, I would like to ask. Rayh said that EMC2 and Sanyo servo amp support step and

Re: [Emc-users] IMAGE-TO-GCODE PCB

2008-03-13 Thread Cary Rohan
http://unpy.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/eagle/ulp/ Does it work for KICAD files? And thanks for the quick reply, all help is thanked. - Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo!

Re: [Emc-users] Can EMC2 support any 'AC Servo Motor'?

2008-03-13 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 14 Mar 2008, Howard Chan wrote: Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 01:15:01 +0800 From: Howard Chan [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users]

Re: [Emc-users] IMAGE-TO-GCODE PCB

2008-03-13 Thread Jeff Epler
On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:11:34AM -0700, Cary Rohan wrote: http://unpy.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/eagle/ulp/ Does it work for KICAD files? And thanks for the quick reply, all help is thanked. No. That program is only for the eagle circuit board program from cadsoft.de. Jeff

[Emc-users] IMAGE-TO-GCODE PCB

2008-03-13 Thread ben lipkowitz
http://unpy.net/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/eagle/ulp/ Does it work for KICAD files? No. That program is only for the eagle circuit board program from cadsoft.de. GCAM http://gcam.js.cx/ claims to import and cut along rs274x gerber files, which kicad can export. Additionally, it's Free and

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread cnc
On Wednesday 12 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope it's not too off-topic, as it's not about EMC2, but this is a forum of machinists (please let me know if there are intelligent, well-trafficked lists more intended for this kind of talk). Anyway, I suddenly realized today that I'm not

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread cnc
Thanks for the link - I don't know all the fancy terms for finding all my options on their site yet. I searched for awhile, and never ran across that particular item. It looks a worthy candidate for my experiments. -Gary On Wednesday 12 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2008-03-13 at 14:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 12 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope it's not too off-topic, as it's not about EMC2, but this is a ... snip to push air through the zig-zag channel. Maybe I could even run a pipe in there from my portable A/C

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread cnc
Clever! My gut feeling has been that clothes-dryer tumbling action would take too long, and/or remove material too aggressively, even though these ideas seem to contradict each other. Honestly, though, a lot of things I'm going to be making are so tiny - e.g. less than 1 cubed - that I'm tempted

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread John Thornton
On 13 Mar 2008 at 9:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use one for shell cleaning and it works nicely, just give it a few hours. I have another bowl I use for moly-coating bullets as you shouldn't contaminate the cleaning bowl with the moly. If you don't mind me asking what kind of shells

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 13 March 2008, John Thornton wrote: On 13 Mar 2008 at 9:06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I use one for shell cleaning and it works nicely, just give it a few hours. I have another bowl I use for moly-coating bullets as you shouldn't contaminate the cleaning bowl with the moly. If you

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 13 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 12 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope it's not too off-topic, as it's not about EMC2, but this is a forum of machinists (please let me know if there are intelligent, well-trafficked lists more intended for this kind of

Re: [Emc-users] vibratory polishing/deburring

2008-03-13 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 13 March 2008, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Thu, 2008-03-13 at 14:19 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Wednesday 12 March 2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I hope it's not too off-topic, as it's not about EMC2, but this is a ... snip to push air through the zig-zag channel. Maybe I could

Re: [Emc-users] Can EMC2 support any 'AC Servo Motor'?

2008-03-13 Thread Thomas J Powderly
Howard, There is another way... the Sanyo amp and the 5i20/7i33 can work together with analog velocity mode. Emc would work with the 5i20 to create a PWM signal The 5i20 would send this to the 7i33 which would convert PWM to Analog The analog signal would go to the Sanyo amplifier This input is

Re: [Emc-users] home-mad CNC machine project.

2008-03-13 Thread Doug Metzler
I’m on my third rev of my home-built CNC project. My best advice is to make it much more rigid than you think you need to. I started out with small slider shafts and now I’m up to 7/8” (which you can get surprisingly cheap at speedymetals). But in my case every rev got considerably bigger. The