[Emc-users] 7/8" R8 collet

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
I just found, for 7/8" R8 collet, made in Korea (doesn't claim N or S) says .0005 TIR, better than most for this project, so now I can keep 3 of them preloaded. Just under $8/copy. I don't know if they are fibbing, or actually trying to take away some of that business from the Chinese. We'll s

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread melamy
you can find 6mm long in three different types of socket heads at www.boltdepot.com best regards, Steve Thatcher -Original Message- >From: Gene Heskett >Sent: Mar 31, 2018 12:32 PM >To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >Subject: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws > >And I

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 19:26:53 Chris Albertson wrote: > Gene, > > "MonsterBolts" on eBay has M5x.8 at 6mm long in grade 12.9 alloy steel > Only 1mm longer than you wanted About $8 for a box or 50. see item > 112016494139 > I've been buying hardware and these guys seem to always have what I

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 16:00:36 Greg Bernard wrote: > I always check good old McMaster-Carr first: > https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-socket-head-screws/=1c7o6zf > I did too, struck out, nothing smaller in socket-head metric than 6mm.8x12mm long. > On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 2:32 PM, Gene Hesk

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 15:55:22 andy pugh wrote: > On 31 March 2018 at 20:32, Gene Heskett wrote: > > And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. > > > > 5mm long would be a great plenty. > > Can you use 6 long? > https://www.ebay.com/itm/112016494139 > He list 5mm long but is out of stock

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 15:52:53 Ken Strauss wrote: > I assume that you want SHCS? I'm not sure about 5mm but M5-0.8x6 is > readily available: > https://www.fastenal.com/products/fasteners/sockets/socket-cap-screws? >term=s > ocket+head&r=~%7Ccategoryl1:%2260%20Fasteners%22%7C~%20~%7Ccategor

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Chris Albertson
Gene, "MonsterBolts" on eBay has M5x.8 at 6mm long in grade 12.9 alloy steel Only 1mm longer than you wanted About $8 for a box or 50. see item 112016494139 I've been buying hardware and these guys seem to always have what I want. On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 3:58 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Satu

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 15:51:19 Martin Dobbins wrote: > Hi Gene, > > > McMaster Carr carry a wide variety of M5 screws in various lengths. > 6mm is the shortest I could find on a quick search. > > > https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-flat-head-screws/=1c7o3c3 > Wrong screw type, need socket he

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 15:45:25 Mark Johnsen wrote: > Gene, > > Mcmaster has 6mm long M5 screws: > https://www.mcmaster.com/#socket-cap-screws/=1c7nxzi > MSCDIrect also has 6mm: https://tinyurl.com/yas6ujlh > Not sure that link will work. > > I was surprised they didn't have 5mm. > > Mark > Ho

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 15:43:41 Kenneth Lerman wrote: > https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-socket-head-screws/=1c7nzv5 > > McMaster has them -- stainless only. > > Ken > Stainless=too soft. Darn it. > On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 3:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > And I don't seem to find any shor

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 15:32:02 Gene Heskett wrote: > And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. > > 5mm long would be a great plenty. This is to be installed in the side > of a 7/8" diameter slug, with about 1/2 the head buried in the slug, > and the other half to stick up into a cutout t

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Martin Dobbins
Hi Gene, McMaster Carr carry a wide variety of M5 screws in various lengths. 6mm is the shortest I could find on a quick search. https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-flat-head-screws/=1c7o3c3 Martin And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. 5mm long would be a great plenty. This is

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Chris Albertson
On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 12:43 PM, Kenneth Lerman wrote: > https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-socket-head-screws/=1c7nzv5 > > McMaster has them -- stainless only. > Makes sense as there is no point in making a short screw in alloy steel, the softer stainless would give full strength of the engag

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Kenneth Lerman
https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-socket-head-screws/=1c7nzv5 McMaster has them -- stainless only. Ken On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 3:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. > > 5mm long would be a great plenty. This is to be installed in the side of > a 7/8"

[Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Mark Johnsen
Gene, Mcmaster has 6mm long M5 screws: https://www.mcmaster.com/#socket-cap-screws/=1c7nxzi MSCDIrect also has 6mm: https://tinyurl.com/yas6ujlh Not sure that link will work. I was surprised they didn't have 5mm. Mark On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 12:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > And I don't seem

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Greg Bernard
I always check good old McMaster-Carr first: https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-socket-head-screws/=1c7o6zf On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 2:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. > > 5mm long would be a great plenty. This is to be installed in the side of > a 7/8"

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread andy pugh
On 31 March 2018 at 20:32, Gene Heskett wrote: > And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. > 5mm long would be a great plenty. Can you use 6 long? https://www.ebay.com/itm/112016494139 He list 5mm long but is out of stock. Lots exist in China. But it seems a bit odd to use a screw shorter

Re: [Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Ken Strauss
I assume that you want SHCS? I'm not sure about 5mm but M5-0.8x6 is readily available: https://www.fastenal.com/products/fasteners/sockets/socket-cap-screws?term=s ocket+head&r=~%7Ccategoryl1:%2260%20Fasteners%22%7C~%20~%7Ccategoryl2:%2 2600039%20Sockets%22%7C~%20~%7Ccategoryl3:%22600040%20Sock

[Emc-users] looking for M5mm x .8 5mm long screws

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
And I don't seem to find any shorter than 10mm. 5mm long would be a great plenty. This is to be installed in the side of a 7/8" diameter slug, with about 1/2 the head buried in the slug, and the other half to stick up into a cutout the same width as the head of the screw, purpose to lock the sl

Re: [Emc-users] Making a steper pulse generator, would like comments

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 11:52:01 Chris Albertson wrote: > On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 8:20 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 30 March 2018 20:34:52 Chris Albertson wrote: > > > > > > Just one question? Can you build this for less than you can buy it > > from Mesa? Or Pico? If you time is wort

Re: [Emc-users] Making a steper pulse generator, would like comments

2018-03-31 Thread Chris Albertson
OK so here is what is required. The "joint action server" gets messages for up to 6 axis. The messages contain the velocities for each joint. Realistically it will not get more than abut 20 of these per second. Other types of messages are per joint acceleration limits and transformation matrixes.

Re: [Emc-users] Making a steper pulse generator, would like comments (jitter)

2018-03-31 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
I did something similar two years ago. 32 bit value with 16 bits for encoder style pulse counter and 16 bits for decimal is what I should chose. Position values. With encoder style I think of an encoder timer which usually overflow and then number of overflows is counted for longer motion. This

Re: [Emc-users] Making a steper pulse generator, would like comments

2018-03-31 Thread andy pugh
On 31 March 2018 at 16:52, Chris Albertson wrote: > The trouble with Mesa in this case is that I'd have to write a whole bunch > of FPGA code to make it into what they call a "joint trajectory action > server" > > I thought about using G-code for the robots but they need to do things like > notic

Re: [Emc-users] Making a steper pulse generator, would like comments

2018-03-31 Thread Chris Albertson
On Fri, Mar 30, 2018 at 8:20 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 30 March 2018 20:34:52 Chris Albertson wrote: > > Just one question? Can you build this for less than you can buy it from > Mesa? Or Pico? If you time is worth a buck an hour, its a slim chance > of yes. Very slim. Otherwise get it

Re: [Emc-users] controlling a 6 or 7 axis arm?

2018-03-31 Thread theman whosoldtheworld
no ... if use lcnc you have a quite good motion planner, more then one kinematics to load to make your robot arm ... for 7 axis robot you can add 1 axis to pumakins if the axis is calculated for limit acceleration ... there are some realtime component that can help you to make these features .

Re: [Emc-users] Making a steper pulse generator, would like comments

2018-03-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 31 March 2018 02:16:36 Marcus Bowman wrote: > On 31 Mar 2018, at 04:20, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Just one question? Can you build this for less than you can buy it > > from Mesa? Or Pico? If you time is worth a buck an hour, its a slim > > chance of yes. Very slim. Otherwise get it fro