[Emc-users] [OT:] Mirror Grinder

2010-08-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
This looks like something EMC2 could be used on: http://www.mirror-o-matic.com/machines.html , maybe to simplify the mechanism or allow for more sophisticated or randomized sweep patterns, automate grit and fluid. I have a 6 mirror from a 1970's project I'd like to finish. A vacuum chamber for

Re: [Emc-users] Wichita fest

2010-08-26 Thread Dave
That is the right thing to do... I took my kids to a launch years ago. It was an awesome experience to see the shuttle take off. They will never forget it. Dave On 8/25/2010 5:13 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: Heh, no, but i wish i was! The research group I work with has a payload

Re: [Emc-users] [OT:] Mirror Grinder

2010-08-26 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Projects (for me at least) tend to be a recursive phenomenon. All you can do is accept your destiny. D. - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:22 AM

Re: [Emc-users] [OT:] Mirror Grinder

2010-08-26 Thread Stuart Stevenson
true On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 2:56 PM, R.L. Wurdack di...@nwlink.com wrote: Projects (for me at least) tend to be a recursive phenomenon. All you can do is accept your destiny. D. -- dos centavos -- Sell apps to

Re: [Emc-users] [OT:] Mirror Grinder

2010-08-26 Thread Andy Pugh
On 26 August 2010 20:56, R.L. Wurdack di...@nwlink.com wrote: Projects (for me at least) tend to be a recursive phenomenon. All you can do is accept your destiny. Is it still recursive when you asymptotically get further away from the original project? I was going to make a clock, now I am

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 48

2010-08-26 Thread Speaker To-Dirt
That's my new religion, I call it The Church of Projectavism. A Projectavist earns points to nirvana when completed projects lead to the completion of other cool projects. The Projectavist is dammed in direct measure of the number of incomplete spawned projects that were spawned to support

Re: [Emc-users] Mirror Grinders.

2010-08-26 Thread Speaker To-Dirt
Hey Kirk: I used to work at a large optical lab. I'm not sure it's as off topic as you might think. There are papers out there describing how to control glass removal by nature of the stroke and grit. This requires a multi-axis machine. A rotary table, and variable radius of curvature 'tile

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 48

2010-08-26 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:30 PM, Speaker To-Dirt speaker_2_d...@yahoo.comwrote: That's my new religion, I call it The Church of Projectavism. A Projectavist earns points to nirvana when completed projects lead to the completion of other cool projects. The

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 48

2010-08-26 Thread Andy Pugh
On 26 August 2010 21:30, Speaker To-Dirt speaker_2_d...@yahoo.com wrote: The pulpit is a mill, and at every door is a bowl filled of chips and spent cutting oil which which you smear on your forehead when you enter the shop I guess your version of the Gideons leave a copy of Zeus in every

[Emc-users] Mini ITX systems

2010-08-26 Thread Andy Ibbotson
Hello Everyone, I have a question re. systems built around mini ITX motherboards. What I have in mind is to build a system using the Intel D510MO motherboard (good choice re. latency?), picoPSU, solid state SATA disk. I want to minimise the size of the computer so no CD / DVD drives, my

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems

2010-08-26 Thread Igor Chudov
You can install Linux on your hard on another computer and then move your hard drive to this motherboard. Should work great. i On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Andy Ibbotson andyi_w...@btinternet.com wrote: Hello Everyone, I have a question re. systems built around mini ITX motherboards.  What

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems

2010-08-26 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Install Ubuntu (just basic installation of Hardy or Lucid) from usb-flash and then connect to internet and install EMC with a script - it will install also all the RTAI packages and everything else necessary for EMC. That is how I did on my D510MO based PC. /vie 2010/8/27 Andy Ibbotson

[Emc-users] fflags

2010-08-26 Thread Spiderdab
Hallo everyone, this is the first time i write in the mailing list, but i read it and i'm on the forum too. i wrote a question on the forum here: http://www.linuxcnc.org/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,20/func,view/catid,10/id,3730/limit,6/limitstart,6/lang,italian/ but maybe for this problem

Re: [Emc-users] Mirror Grinders.

2010-08-26 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Speaker To-Dirt speaker_2_d...@yahoo.com wrote: Hey Kirk:  I used to work at a large optical lab. I'm not sure it's as off topic as you might think. There are papers out there describing how to control glass removal by nature of the stroke and grit. This

[Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2010-08-26 Thread samco
I thought I would give an update on our ongoing project. This is a 60's vintage NC that used hydraulic servos. we are converting it to EMC2 using not quite as old Inland servos. (80's vintage) they are 8 brush low rpm high torque. (with the amc drives we are using - it will be 40ft-lbs

[Emc-users] Fwd: EMC in joint mode?

2010-08-26 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello, guys! I still would like to find out, how can I make my machine safer and at least disable jogging in joint mode, but I did not receive any answer. I would really appreciate, if anyone could share some insights on how to achieve that. See below forwarded initial message for more details

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems.

2010-08-26 Thread Speaker To-Dirt
Hi Andy: I may be showing my ignorance here, but while searching on your motherboard, because I'm about to do the same thing you are, I found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121399Tpk=D510MO Where's the parallel port? Am I missing something? Look

Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2010-08-26 Thread samco
Well - I fail at copy and paste... this should work better. I thought I would give an update on our ongoing project. This is a 60's vintage NC that used hydraulic servos. we are converting it to EMC2 using not quite as old Inland servos. (80's vintage) they are 8 brush low rpm high

Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2010-08-26 Thread Igor Chudov
Looks like an awesome machine and a very fun project, but most of your picture URLs are bad. i On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 4:27 PM, sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: I thought I would give an update on our ongoing project. This is a 60's vintage NC that used hydraulic servos.  we are converting it

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems

2010-08-26 Thread Dave
Andy, There is no reason why you cannot connect a Sata or USB CDROM drive to your system, install the OS and then remove the CDROM drive. Get the latest EMC2 live CD and boot the system off the CDROM drive, then have it load the system right off the live CD. You can't get any simpler than

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems

2010-08-26 Thread Andy Pugh
On 26 August 2010 22:08, Andy Ibbotson andyi_w...@btinternet.com wrote: I have a question re. systems built around mini ITX motherboards.  What I have in mind is to build a system using the Intel D510MO motherboard (good choice re. latency?), picoPSU, solid state SATA disk.  I want to

Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2010-08-26 Thread William Baden
I haven't written much on the emc-users list but I do have to have say nice job on the progress. I enjoyed the pics and videos. Makes me want to dive back into the project that I have started. Will From: sa...@empirescreen.com To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010

Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2010-08-26 Thread dave
On Thu, 2010-08-26 at 16:38 -0500, sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: Well - I fail at copy and paste... Details ... details. Kool project. That should be a fun machine with all of it functioning. EMC2 with servos should nicely outperform the original. Thanks for sharing. I've got a couple

Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2010-08-26 Thread Gary Corlew
That is awesome!, loved the video! -Original Message- From: sa...@empirescreen.com [mailto:sa...@empirescreen.com] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 5:38 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress Well - I fail at

Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2010-08-26 Thread samco
these servos used to be driven by a large scr drive. They reach their maximum rpm at 150v and will handle much more current than we are throwing at it (they work out to about 1A per ft-lb http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/servotag.JPG http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/DSC_0242.JPG

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems.

2010-08-26 Thread Peter Homann
Hi, It doesn't have one. You could use this one instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131396 Cheers, Peter. Speaker To-Dirt wrote: Hi Andy: I may be showing my ignorance here, but while searching on your motherboard, because I'm about to do the same thing

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 52, Issue 48

2010-08-26 Thread Stuart Stevenson
heh On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 3:56 PM, Andy Pugh a...@andypugh.fsnet.co.ukwrote: On 26 August 2010 21:30, Speaker To-Dirt speaker_2_d...@yahoo.com wrote: The pulpit is a mill, and at every door is a bowl filled of chips and spent cutting oil which which you smear on your forehead when you

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems.

2010-08-26 Thread sam sokolik
it does have a printer port header on the motherboard. sam On 8/26/2010 7:09 PM, Peter Homann wrote: Hi, It doesn't have one. You could use this one instead. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131396 Cheers, Peter. Speaker To-Dirt wrote: Hi Andy: I may

Re: [Emc-users] Wichita fest

2010-08-26 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Ok - I want to schedule the Wichita Fest for Friday 12 Nov 2010 thru however long anyone wants to stay the next week. The shop is working 4 days so we should have Friday, Saturday and Sunday to work on projects without much interruption. We can stay during the next week and work around everyone.

Re: [Emc-users] Enshu progress

2010-08-26 Thread Stuart Stevenson
the Enshu lives again I moved the XYZ axes under EMC2 control this afternoon. I should be able to work on the I/O config and tuning tomorrow. I will post some more pictures. -- dos centavos -- Sell apps to millions

Re: [Emc-users] Mini ITX systems.

2010-08-26 Thread kurniadi
Yup, I have one this mobo, and i add parallel port konnekor from old pc, like 386 PC. Kurniadi 2010/8/27 sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com:  it does have a printer port header on the motherboard. sam On 8/26/2010 7:09 PM, Peter Homann wrote: Hi, It doesn't have one. You could use this