Re: [Emc-users] Encoders x 2

2011-02-17 Thread jros
Kim, On Wed, 2011-02-16 at 17:03 -0600, Kim Kirwan wrote: Yes, this can be done and Stuart (for one) has done it. See the wiki Combining Two Feedback Devices On One Axis http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Combining_Two_Feedback_Devices_On_One_Axis Certainly that looks like a

Re: [Emc-users] Map Network drive

2011-02-17 Thread Mark Wendt
On 02/16/2011 05:42 PM, Doug wrote: What is the best way to have emc find files on a local network server? It seems only local folders show up in the drop down box. I have mounted on the desktop a linked drive to find but have to do that every time the machine starts. I would like not to

Re: [Emc-users] Turning spindle off

2011-02-17 Thread John Thornton
That is the way my BP Discovery works. You press the Oh Shit button and all motion stops but the spindle keeps turning and coolant keep flowing. You press the spindle up button and the spindle moves to the clear position. Then you can press the spindle stop button and the spindle and coolant

Re: [Emc-users] Turning spindle off (or not)

2011-02-17 Thread kilian
Original Message Subject: [Emc-users] Turning spindle off From: Farzin Kamangar farzin.kaman...@gmail.com Date: Thu, February 17, 2011 12:05 am To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Dear EMC users, I was asked to make the

Re: [Emc-users] Map Network drive

2011-02-17 Thread Doug
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Re: [Emc-users] Map Network drive

2011-02-17 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I have smb installed on my emc2 machines and the nc_files directory shared. This way the files reside on my machine's hard drive so the condition of the network does not affect the file information during a run. The windows machines on the network are smb connected to the directory on the

Re: [Emc-users] Charge pump

2011-02-17 Thread Doug
I have a new PMDX Gecko driver board. It requires an osculating +5 to 0 to enable the outputs. I am using the step wizard and find that I only get a solid voltage out of pin 17 when I choose charge pump in the wizard. How can I fix this? PMDX manufacture does not have a sample config file.

Re: [Emc-users] Turning spindle off

2011-02-17 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, February 17, 2011 10:07:11 am Farzin Kamangar did opine: Dear EMC users, I was asked to make the following change in the controller behaviour. As you know when we want to stop the running program and we push the stop program button, program stops and so does spindle from

Re: [Emc-users] Charge pump

2011-02-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 February 2011 17:26, Doug d...@archfitters.com wrote: I have a new PMDX Gecko driver board.  It requires an osculating +5 to 0 to enable the outputs. I learned many years ago that osculating 5V hurts. :-)   I am using the step wizard and find that I only get a solid voltage out of pin

Re: [Emc-users] Charge pump

2011-02-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 07:26 -0800, Doug wrote: I have a new PMDX Gecko driver board. It requires an osculating +5 to 0 to enable the outputs. I am using the step wizard and find that I only get a solid voltage out of pin 17 when I choose charge pump in the wizard. How can I fix this?

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders with no Index

2011-02-17 Thread Jon Elson
Igor Chudov wrote: Which brings up a question, can one tap with a plug tap first, on a CNC mill that is equipped for rigid tapping? The problem is how do you synchronize two taps, in different holders, so that the threads are synched? I really don't think rigid tapping with a roughing

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders with no Index

2011-02-17 Thread Jon Elson
Igor Chudov wrote: Stuart, what I mean is this: 1) Drill a hole for tapping 2) Tap with a plug tap Is that possible with a CNC mill equipped for rigid tapping? (like mine)? It depends on the hole size, the thread engagement, the material, the thickness of the material, etc. I am sure

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders with no Index

2011-02-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 February 2011 19:19, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Probably the only way to do it would be to rigid tap with the plug tap, change to the finish tap but leave the holder loose and manually start it into the hole, and let the existing threads synch the tap. Then, tighten the

Re: [Emc-users] Turning spindle off (or not)

2011-02-17 Thread Jon Elson
kil...@bobodyne.com wrote: Dear EMC users, I was asked to make the following change in the controller behaviour. As you know when we want to stop the running program and we push the stop program button, program stops and so does spindle from turning. Now the request is: when we stop

[Emc-users] Joypad button to tell axis to move?

2011-02-17 Thread Igor Chudov
I have a Saitek P880 joypad. It works REALLY great to do the following: 1) Control X, Y and Z with joyhandles (little levers sticking out of the joypad) 2) Make some buttons like input.0.btn-pinkie to control HAL pins to give HAL pause and resume commands. The nice thing is that depending on how

[Emc-users] Machine tapping was Encoders with no Index

2011-02-17 Thread dave
On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 19:35 +0200, andy pugh wrote: On 17 February 2011 19:19, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: Probably the only way to do it would be to rigid tap with the plug tap, change to the finish tap but leave the holder loose and manually start it into the hole, and let

Re: [Emc-users] Joypad button to tell axis to move?

2011-02-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 February 2011 21:39, Igor Chudov ichu...@gmail.com wrote: In other words: when I press a certain button, I want a given axis to start moving in a given direction at a predetermined speed. When I release that button, I want movement to stop. How can I set that up. Look at the mux4

Re: [Emc-users] Joypad button to tell axis to move?

2011-02-17 Thread Ed Nisley
On Thu, 2011-02-17 at 13:39 -0600, Igor Chudov wrote: I would like to use regular joypad buttons I did that with my Logitech gamepad: the joysticks do gradual motion and the buttons do on-off motion. This should get you started:

Re: [Emc-users] Machine tapping was Encoders with no Index

2011-02-17 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 4:43 PM, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: In all this fuss over how to machine tap no one has mentioned thread forming. The few times I've tried it by hand it has worked well. True, but one has to be very careful with threadforming if thread strength is important: