Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Karl Jacobs
just for correctness: 0.1mm is about 4 thou, not 2.5 ... Cheers, Karl (a traveller between the metric and imperial parts of this planet) Am 07.04.2015 um 07:01 schrieb dave: On 04/06/2015 12:29 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 06 April 2015 14:12:31 John Alexander Stewart wrote: Hi all;

Re: [Emc-users] PNCConf setup

2015-04-07 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Rick It should be something like this mesaflash --device 7i80 --addr 10.10.10.10 --write bitfilename.bit If you have not set a new IP in the eeprom you have to use the default IP of 192.168.1.121 -- Original Message -- From: Rick Lair r...@superiorroll.com To: Enhanced Machine

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Dave Caroline
+0 -0 is an ok number for climb milling, which most CAM thinks it is ok to do for best finish, else you should program your paths for conventional milling where the play is taken up by the cutting force. Dave Caroline On 07/04/2015, Karl Jacobs karl.jac...@gmx.de wrote: just for correctness:

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 07 April 2015 03:23:18 Karl Jacobs wrote: just for correctness: 0.1mm is about 4 thou, not 2.5 ... Cheers, Karl (a traveller between the metric and imperial parts of this planet) Yeah, fun ain't it. Not! We used to have a metric/inch convertor in kcalc a decade back, but the inch

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Mark Wendt
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 5:37 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: snippage Either that or I need more naproxin sodium in my cold yesterdays coffee. ;-) Cheers, Gene Heskett I prefer some Baileys, or even a wee dab of Jamesons. ;-) Mark

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 07 April 2015 05:57:06 Mark Wendt wrote: On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 5:37 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: snippage Either that or I need more naproxin sodium in my cold yesterdays coffee. ;-) Cheers, Gene Heskett I prefer some Baileys, or even a wee dab of Jamesons.

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Mark Wendt
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 6:30 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Tuesday 07 April 2015 05:57:06 Mark Wendt wrote: On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 5:37 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: snippage Either that or I need more naproxin sodium in my cold yesterdays coffee. ;-)

Re: [Emc-users] was: Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Mark Wendt
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 7:06 AM, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: On Tuesday 07 April 2015 06:48:03 Mark Wendt wrote: Those two things, along with chocolate, are the *only* things I'd ever add to my coffee. ;-) Ours gets polluted a bit as its making, couple shakes of cinnamon on

Re: [Emc-users] PNCConf setup

2015-04-07 Thread Rick Lair
Good Morning Peter, You should not need to do this as the 7I80HD already has appropriate firmware installed I just went about trying this, becuase I remember our conversation on the forum, you supplied 7i80hd_16_rmesvss6_6.bit, due to me running the 7i49, and 7i52 off of the 7i80. Looking

Re: [Emc-users] was: Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 07 April 2015 06:48:03 Mark Wendt wrote: Chuckle ;-) Obviously a man of good taste. :) Bailey's I have, but thats the wife's occasional nightcap, so I check the bottle occasionally to make sure its not empty yet, replace and sample a fresh one to make sure its good when it

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Karl - Aaargh! And to think I used to work in imperial measurements only. Living around the world, now back in imperial land you'd think that I'd still be able to work in thous but looks like I can't! Thanks for the correction - John. ​

[Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup)

2015-04-07 Thread Rick Lair
Hey Guys, I will start from the top on what I have done, I have Debian built from the boo-table USB from the website, then I compiled using, cd ~ sudo apt-get install git-core gitk git-gui sudo apt-get build-dep linuxcnc sudo apt-get install linux-image-3.2.0-4-rt-686-pae sudo apt-get install

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 April 2015 at 17:07, Karl Jacobs karl.jac...@gmx.de wrote: acre-foot, which is one of the weirdest measure for volume I ever came across :-) I like the megaparsec-barn. As an aside (and then I will stop because this thread is so far off-topic that I can't even see the topic): Fuel economy

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Karl Jacobs
Then you must be the guy who can translate Gene Heskett's three fingers in a jelly glass of Jack, Black neat into acre-foot, which is one of the weirdest measure for volume I ever came across :-) Karl Am 07.04.2015 um 17:40 schrieb dave: I try to keep the world right-side-up by a quick

Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup)

2015-04-07 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Also look at this thread http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/9-installing-linuxcnc/28975-debian-uspace-and-7i80 -- Original Message -- From: Rick Lair r...@superiorroll.com To: Emc Users emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2015-04-07 17:30:05 Subject: [Emc-users] 7i80

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 07 April 2015 11:50:46 andy pugh wrote: On 7 April 2015 at 16:40, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: I worked in metric all my life ... weight, volume, etc but not distance. This last week I have been doing some building work at my parents house. For reasons that I am not clear

Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup)

2015-04-07 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote: Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:24:38 + From: Marius Liebenberg mar...@mastercut.co.za To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup) Rick You need two Ethernet

Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup)

2015-04-07 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Rick You need two Ethernet connections to get going. Secondly, check your firmware version of the 7i80. Also download the latest Mesaflash software form here http://www.github.com/micges/mesaflash. The version on the Mesanet website is outdated and does not talk to the 7i80 properly. You are

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 07 April 2015 12:07:52 Karl Jacobs wrote: Then you must be the guy who can translate Gene Heskett's three fingers in a jelly glass of Jack, Black neat into acre-foot, which is one of the weirdest measure for volume I ever came across :-) Karl My calculator doesn't have enough

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Mark Wendt
On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Karl Jacobs karl.jac...@gmx.de wrote: Then you must be the guy who can translate Gene Heskett's three fingers in a jelly glass of Jack, Black neat into acre-foot, which is one of the weirdest measure for volume I ever came across :-) Karl I usually pour

Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup)

2015-04-07 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Tue, 7 Apr 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote: Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2015 16:24:38 + From: Marius Liebenberg mar...@mastercut.co.za To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup) Rick You need two Ethernet

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Steve Stallings
What is this, a new take on measure twice - cut once. More like measure once... aw that doesn't look like enough -Original Message- From: Mark Wendt [mailto:wendt.m...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2015 12:19 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread dave
I try to keep the world right-side-up by a quick reality check: to a decent approximation 40 thou and 1 mm are equivalent. I worked in metric all my life ... weight, volume, etc but not distance. Since most of what I do now is related to pre-1920 guns I reverse engineer in imperial. I can think

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 April 2015 at 16:40, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: I worked in metric all my life ... weight, volume, etc but not distance. This last week I have been doing some building work at my parents house. For reasons that I am not clear on, I did all the plasterboard (drywall) work in metric and

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 07 April 2015 12:18:41 Mark Wendt wrote: On Tue, Apr 7, 2015 at 12:07 PM, Karl Jacobs karl.jac...@gmx.de wrote: Then you must be the guy who can translate Gene Heskett's three fingers in a jelly glass of Jack, Black neat into acre-foot, which is one of the weirdest measure

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread John Alexander Stewart
I can't believe that I'm replying to my own thread, with an off-topic post. Look on youtube for the westjet metric time video - priceless. (Canadians are in theory metric, and I most certainly am, but almost all materials are in inch, based on our proximity to the USA. The WestJet April 1 metric

Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup)

2015-04-07 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Full instructions are in the readme on the home page of the project -- Original Message -- From: r...@superiorroll.com To: Marius Liebenberg mar...@mastercut.co.za; Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2015-04-07 18:56:52 Subject: RE: [Emc-users] 7i80

Re: [Emc-users] 7i80 Setup ( Was PNCConf setup)

2015-04-07 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Rick You need two Ethernet connections to get going. Secondly, check your firmware version of the 7i80. This is not quite true, a single interface will work but is more trouble to setup. I agree Peter, I meant to get going with first off. After that you can dump the second connection.

[Emc-users] Newbie Question: From where I should start?

2015-04-07 Thread Abdul Rahman Riza
Dear All, I just Installed built in LinuxCNC integrated with debian wheezy under my Dell Inspiron 640M laptop and I have several unused servomotor to start with. My question: 1. How do I setup testing my servos using LinuxCNC just to ensure it works properly before I build my simple 2 axis

Re: [Emc-users] Newbie Question: From where I should start?

2015-04-07 Thread Philipp Burch
Hi Riza! On 07.04.2015 22:11, Abdul Rahman Riza wrote: Dear All, I just Installed built in LinuxCNC integrated with debian wheezy under my Dell Inspiron 640M laptop and I have several unused servomotor to start with. My question: 1. How do I setup testing my servos using LinuxCNC just

Re: [Emc-users] Newbie Question: From where I should start?

2015-04-07 Thread andy pugh
On 7 April 2015 at 21:11, Abdul Rahman Riza ar.r...@live.com wrote: I have several unused servomotor to start with. What type of servo motor? Brushed or brushless? Do they have quadrature encoders, resolvers, or something else (such as serial absolute encoders)? 1. How do I setup testing my

[Emc-users] kcalc in our distro's question

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings everybody; At some time in the past, I recall having a version of kcalc that had a menu of conversion utilities, such as inch/metric vice versa. But that seems to have disappeared in later versions. 10.04.4, its on the missing list. I've been over to snapshot.debian.org and picked

Re: [Emc-users] kcalc in our distro's question

2015-04-07 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 08 April 2015 00:57:36 Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings everybody; At some time in the past, I recall having a version of kcalc that had a menu of conversion utilities, such as inch/metric vice versa. But that seems to have disappeared in later versions. 10.04.4, its on the

Re: [Emc-users] Backlash - what are ok numbers?

2015-04-07 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 4/7/2015 9:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 April 2015 at 16:40, dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: I worked in metric all my life ... weight, volume, etc but not distance. This last week I have been doing some building work at my parents house. For reasons that I am not clear on, I did all the

[Emc-users] Can LCNC operate over 2 interfaces at once?

2015-04-07 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Just thinking a bit (dangerous, I know). If LCNC can be made to run my PLM2000 over a serial port, could it integrate operation of a 4th axis via a second serial port or a parallel port? From what I've read online, only about 40 proLIGHT mills were made with the 4th axis option (a HASS with a