Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC

2010-01-03 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:54:54 -0500, you wrote: My water PH is very close to neutral so I know the failures are product related. Hi Dave Not necessarily, could be galvanic reaction due to dissimilar metals, or electrolytic if you have some stray electricity grounding to the pipes. (seems a

Re: [Emc-users] edge finding

2010-01-03 Thread Andy Pugh
2010/1/3 Chris Reynolds c_reynolds2...@yahoo.com: I saw a video online of someone using an edge finding routine, not in emc, but I was wondering if there is something similar in emc. Yes, G38. http://www.linuxcnc.org/docview/html/gcode_main.html#sub:G38.2:-Straight-Probe There is example

Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC

2010-01-03 Thread Dave
On 1/3/2010 6:01 AM, Steve Blackmore wrote: On Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:54:54 -0500, you wrote: My water PH is very close to neutral so I know the failures are product related. Hi Dave Not necessarily, could be galvanic reaction due to dissimilar metals, or electrolytic if you have

Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC (OT)

2010-01-03 Thread Wayne Parks
Here in my part of Canada (at least) insurance companies will not insure a home if it as one bit of galvanized pipe in it. guess that says a lot about what they think about the reliability of galvanized pipe. Wayne On 03/01/2010 12:16 PM, Dave wrote: On 1/3/2010 6:01 AM, Steve Blackmore

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever Expo, York PA - January 15-17

2010-01-03 Thread Ed Nisley
... if anyone will be set up there again this year I'll bring my little Sherline CNC mill stack o' simpleminded projects again. If the conference room isn't full up, I'll do my Why CNC? An Introduction song dance routine, too. Gotta start printing some handouts pretty quick! -- Ed

Re: [Emc-users] Cabin Fever Expo, York PA - January 15-17

2010-01-03 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 03 January 2010, Ed Nisley wrote: ... if anyone will be set up there again this year I'll bring my little Sherline CNC mill stack o' simpleminded projects again. If the conference room isn't full up, I'll do my Why CNC? An Introduction song dance routine, too. Now that needs to be

Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC (OT)

2010-01-03 Thread Dave
On 1/3/2010 12:23 PM, Wayne Parks wrote: Here in my part of Canada (at least) insurance companies will not insure a home if it as one bit of galvanized pipe in it. guess that says a lot about what they think about the reliability of galvanized pipe. Wayne On 03/01/2010 12:16 PM, Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC (OT)

2010-01-03 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:46:53 -0500, you wrote: Interesting as I grew up in a house that was 100% galvanized pipe. We lived there for 17 years and my father never touched the plumbing other than perhaps replacing a faucet. That was on the west side of Detroit and the house was fed with Detroit

Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC (OT)

2010-01-03 Thread Dave
On 1/3/2010 8:56 PM, Steve Blackmore wrote: On Sun, 03 Jan 2010 14:46:53 -0500, you wrote: Interesting as I grew up in a house that was 100% galvanized pipe. We lived there for 17 years and my father never touched the plumbing other than perhaps replacing a faucet. That was on the