Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping speed advice

2016-01-24 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 23.01.16 17:08, andy pugh wrote: > If you drill a hole of D-1p then you are at about 78% engagement. That'll do me for M10 and up, but it's scary for Gene's M3. I was certain I was going to break the tap if I persisted with 82% engagement, which is as close to D-1p as you get with 0.1mm drill

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping speed advice

2016-01-24 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 23.01.16 12:27, Gene Heskett wrote: > Now we are getting more precise than we can drill with the typical drill > bit, which usually drills oversize because the tip flats are > un-avoidably off center. Even to a small extent for pricy carbide bits > in the smaller sizes. Yesterdays finished

[Emc-users] pyvcp/xml syntax

2016-01-24 Thread Gene Heskett
How do I go about setting the vertical size of a ... construction? How do I set the vertical position of the text? How do I move the led so as to center it in the box? Thanks pyvcp experts. :) A URL link would be great, but my google-foo hasn't found one. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There

[Emc-users] xml editors with validation. Need one that recognizes the tag.

2016-01-24 Thread Gene Heskett
I installed xmlcopyeditor, which claimed to be able to validate ones xml scribblings, but when asked to take a look at pyvcp-panel.xml, upchucks and stops the analysis on line 2, which is tag of course. So have we such a beast that does recognize that tag? I have searched synaptic for quite a

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping speed advice

2016-01-24 Thread Peter Blodow
Erik, I don't know wat table you were glancing at, but here is the table from Europes No:1 tool seller, Hoffmann Group (http://www.gewinde-norm.de/metrisches-iso-gewinde-din-13.htm), listing metric ISO / DIN13 threads: Thread PitchCore diam. bolt Core diam. nut Drill

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping speed advice

2016-01-24 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 24.01.16 13:28, Peter Blodow wrote: > Erik, I don't know wat table you were glancing at, The one I posted upthread. It is much more convenient than calculating engagement each time, and safer than just using D-p below M6. Erik

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Marius Alksnys
and in orientation / position mode I_out is constant and f_out is controlled by PID. -- Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping speed advice

2016-01-24 Thread Peter Blodow
Sorry, the mail didn't transport the table like it was supposed to. I try again without table function: Thread PitchCore diam. bolt Core diam. nut Drill size mm Wrench size mm M1 0,25 0,6930,729

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping speed advice

2016-01-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 24 January 2016 04:18:27 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 23.01.16 12:27, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Now we are getting more precise than we can drill with the typical > > drill bit, which usually drills oversize because the tip flats are > > un-avoidably off center. Even to a small extent

[Emc-users] Gcmc - 1.7.2

2016-01-24 Thread Bertho Stultiens
Hi all, A new version 1.7.2 of gcmc has been released. This is mostly a bugfix release. The version jumps two points because an assertion bug was found just after 1.7.1 was released. The major additions to this version are the reduced stroke (Hershey) sans-serif font and the addition of the

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Dave Cole
Is the positioning ability adequate? Most squirrel cage motors are really bad at positioning under load as they rely on slip to generate armature flux. No slip -> no flux -> no torque But you are just trying to position the tool for the changer, right? The best I have seen for positioning

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Stephen Dubovsky
The positioning ability of an induction motor is no different to that of a DC servo motor. When no torque is needed both go to zero voltage/current to stop moving (though technically an induction motor can maintain a DC current if it chooses to to provide braking - similar to shorting out the DC

[Emc-users] NGCGUI Holes

2016-01-24 Thread John Thornton
Is there a way in NGCGUI to have a way to add coordinates on the fly? For example if I have a drilling pattern that is not a square or some other pattern that can be done with magic I need to enter the XY coordinates and add them to a list of some kind. Something like I do with my Mill G code

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 24 January 2016 10:56:28 Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > The positioning ability of an induction motor is no different to that > of a DC servo motor. When no torque is needed both go to zero > voltage/current to stop moving (though technically an induction motor > can maintain a DC current

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping speed advice

2016-01-24 Thread tom-emc
OSG, referenced earlier by John Thornton, has this tool (http://www.osgtool.com/Technical.asp?tid=1=1) that calculates hole size given Major Dia, Pitch, and Engagement (% of Thread). Their numbers seem to be slightly different than Erik’s though, but they suggest 60-70% engagement for deep

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 24 January 2016 16:30:45 Marius Alksnys wrote: > 01/24/2016 04:37 PM, Dave Cole rašė: > > Is the positioning ability adequate? > > I am impressed how strong it holds in position even when fed with DC > current (freq = 0). I can't force it to rotate by hand, while it is > very easy

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Marius Alksnys
01/24/2016 04:37 PM, Dave Cole rašė: > Is the positioning ability adequate? I am impressed how strong it holds in position even when fed with DC current (freq = 0). I can't force it to rotate by hand, while it is very easy rotating while turned off. I did not implement any ramp there yet, just

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Marius Alksnys
Thank you Andy! I tried and analysed vismach/vmc_toolchange config. However, I am planning to make substantial changes. Yes, this config will help me, but there are several issues not covered: 1. Comments from remapped M6 toolchange.ngc subroutine: ; This assumes that the carousel is already