Re: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional mill design like this and general thoughts and comments.

2015-11-06 Thread andy pugh
On 6 November 2015 at 23:55, linden wrote: > Could linuxCNC something control this? or do I have 2 many variables with no > fixed base position? It is do-able, I think. You might have redundant constraint, if so the kinematics will need to be rather accurate. It is a bit like

[Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional mill design like this and general thoughts and comments.

2015-11-06 Thread linden
Hello All, I have progressed a little with the design and modeling of the machine I asked for help simulating. It has evolved a little over the last few weeks. have a look at the pdf attached for pictures Another month and I will be back to the world of fast Internet and I should be able to

Re: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional mill design like this and general thoughts and comments.

2015-11-06 Thread John Dammeyer
http://seemecnc.com/products/rostock-max-complete-kit There are lots out there like that for 3D printing. > -Original Message- > From: linden [mailto:l...@island.net] > Sent: November-06-15 3:55 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of

Re: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional mill design like this and general thoughts and comments.

2015-11-06 Thread TJoseph Powderly
well it is like the rostock but has extra constraint in the extra 3 tracks and arms maybe this is to increase the rigidity. the standard rostock looks and feels really wiggly to anyone used to tool room machines. the drawings _suggest_ use of iron C channel, so I _guess_ rigidity is sought

Re: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional mill design like this and general thoughts and comments.

2015-11-06 Thread TJoseph Powderly
this describes the stiffness and joint aspects better https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSSvKt92tnA no ball joints! a knuckle/nutating head on end of 'inverted rostock' -- ___

Re: [Emc-users] Those $16 Chinese TTS tool holders

2015-11-06 Thread MC Cason
On 11/06/2015 02:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 06 November 2015 00:10:53 MC Cason wrote: > >> >> I don't have a tool changer, so my comment may not work, but why >> not have LinuxCNC send a signal out to a microcontroller, let the >> microcontroller do it's job, and then have the

Re: [Emc-users] Those $16 Chinese TTS tool holders

2015-11-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 06 November 2015 00:10:53 MC Cason wrote: > On 11/05/2015 09:31 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Thursday 05 November 2015 21:55:00 MC Cason wrote: > >> Gene, > >> > >> I uploaded some pictures to Flickr, to show you how I have mine > >> done: > >>

Re: [Emc-users] Linux Mint

2015-11-06 Thread John Thornton
Hi Tim, Thanks so much, can't wait to try it. JT On 11/5/2015 7:13 PM, tjma...@charter.net wrote: > > - Original Message - >>> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net [1] >> From: j...@gnipsel.com [2] >>> Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 14:26:43 -0600 >> Subject: [Emc-users] Linux > Mint >> I

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc-dev in Synaptic when using uspace (was Carousel Component)

2015-11-06 Thread Rick Lair
And there it is, Thanks Jeff, On 11/5/2015 8:32 PM, Jeff Epler wrote: > You need to look for the properly named package: > > linuxcnc-uspace-dev - PC based motion controller for real-time Linux > > -- >

Re: [Emc-users] Those $16 Chinese TTS tool holders

2015-11-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 06 November 2015 05:34:56 MC Cason wrote: > On 11/06/2015 02:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 06 November 2015 00:10:53 MC Cason wrote: > >> I don't have a tool changer, so my comment may not work, but > >> why not have LinuxCNC send a signal out to a microcontroller, let >

[Emc-users] Linuxcnc pre installed, (imrovments --> copyright)

2015-11-06 Thread Karlsson & Wang
They got the code for free and now they must share improvements for free. If a pre installed version of linuxcnc is found somewhere we should not forget the most important to check if they added someting useful. Nicklas Karlsson

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc pre installed, (imrovments --> copyright)

2015-11-06 Thread Jack Coats
Most good companies understand and are pretty good about giving back appropraitely. Bad companies are the ones that need to be harangued, and even suggest they use a different software On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 11:15 AM, Karlsson & Wang wrote: > They got the code

Re: [Emc-users] OT - Newsgroup email

2015-11-06 Thread Karlsson & Wang
For me it is normal to get my own emails back on this list on gEDA however it is the opposite. Nicklas Karlsson >Is it normal to NOT get your own emails back when posting to this > list? My settings on the mailserver have "Receive your own post to the > list?" set to "Yes" > > I'm

[Emc-users] Off Topic Cron and FTP

2015-11-06 Thread John Thornton
I'm trying to upload some files to my web site to share using a cron job and ftp. The cron part looks simple enough from crontab, where I need help is the ftp part. Here is what I have so far and the error I get. Of course xxx yyy and zzz have the correct info in them. #!/bin/sh USERNAME="xxx"

Re: [Emc-users] Off Topic Cron and FTP

2015-11-06 Thread Jerry Scharf
John, This is dusty past stuff, but I don't think mput likes a path. Try the following ftp commands instead: lcd /home/john/cron/upload mput *.* jerry On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 12:59 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I'm trying to upload some files to my web site to share using a cron