Re: [Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 01 June 2018 16:44:25 andy pugh wrote: > On 1 June 2018 at 21:06, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The only way I can see to fix it, requires a calibration per tap, > > I think I would have already tapped them all by hand. > > But then I nearly always do, I don't think I have rigid-tapped more

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders

2018-06-01 Thread Chris Albertson
Yes, they have Mac, Linux and Windows version of the software. Closed source but free from Saleae. The $8 clone is just a tiny uP that reads 8 input pins really fast and puts the data on USB. Al the smarts is in the software. Saleae makes some really nice ones that use the same software but

Re: [Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 June 2018 at 21:06, Gene Heskett wrote: > The only way I can see to fix it, requires a calibration per tap, I think I would have already tapped them all by hand. But then I nearly always do, I don't think I have rigid-tapped more than half a dozen times. -- atp "A motorcycle is a

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders

2018-06-01 Thread Chris Albertson
The device is a clone of the Saleae analyzer so it works with their software https://www.saleae.com/downloads/ There is also some open source software that works with it https://sigrok.org/wiki/Main_Page On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 9:40 AM, Greg Bernard wrote: > Interesting. What software do you

Re: [Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 01 June 2018 14:46:52 jeremy youngs wrote: > On Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 13:20 Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings everybody; > > > > I have the grub screw bore & tap working except for on glareing > > problem. I am using g38.2 to measure both the length of the drill, > > and the tap, and I had

Re: [Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 01 June 2018 14:45:15 andy pugh wrote: > On 1 June 2018 at 19:20, Gene Heskett wrote: > > IOW, how do you folks deal with this? > > Why not do two holes in one operation? They are opposite each other, > aren't they? Yes but most of the smaller taps aren't long enough to reach all the

Re: [Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread jeremy youngs
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 13:46 andy pugh wrote: > On 1 June 2018 at 19:20, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > IOW, how do you folks deal with this? > > Why not do two holes in one operation? They are opposite each other, > aren't they? > > I didn't catch this, I agree do em straight through in one shot . >

Re: [Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread jeremy youngs
On Fri, Jun 1, 2018, 13:20 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings everybody; > > I have the grub screw bore & tap working except for on glareing problem. > I am using g38.2 to measure both the length of the drill, and the tap, > and I had set the depth of the tap so it went a little into the opposing >

Re: [Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread andy pugh
On 1 June 2018 at 19:20, Gene Heskett wrote: > IOW, how do you folks deal with this? Why not do two holes in one operation? They are opposite each other, aren't they? -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses,

[Emc-users] problem with tap tip profiles

2018-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings everybody; I have the grub screw bore & tap working except for on glareing problem. I am using g38.2 to measure both the length of the drill, and the tap, and I had set the depth of the tap so it went a little into the opposing hole on the other side of the hat, and still left some

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders

2018-06-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 01 June 2018 12:32:09 Chris Albertson wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Thursday 31 May 2018 19:45:24 jeremy youngs wrote: > > > Encoders in hand, shaft turned and mounted, it looks good, 3 more > > > to do . encoderawcount.jpg > > >

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders

2018-06-01 Thread Greg Bernard
Interesting. What software do you use with that? On Fri, Jun 1, 2018 at 11:32 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: > On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Gene Heskett > wrote: > > > On Thursday 31 May 2018 19:45:24 jeremy youngs wrote: > > > > > Encoders in hand, shaft turned and mounted, it looks good, 3

Re: [Emc-users] Encoders

2018-06-01 Thread Chris Albertson
On Thu, May 31, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 31 May 2018 19:45:24 jeremy youngs wrote: > > > Encoders in hand, shaft turned and mounted, it looks good, 3 more to > > do . encoderawcount.jpg > >