Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-22 Thread Sam Sokolik
I have one of these... cnc'ing it would be trivial.. :) http://www.lathes.co.uk/everede/ On Sat, Apr 13, 2024 at 10:05 AM BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: > Probably way to late the discussion but…. > > In the wiki under O-word example, there is an example for a “Spirograph” > which if my maths are righ

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about workflow, G28, G30 and work offsets.

2024-04-22 Thread Billy Huddleston via Emc-users
Sorry, That was always hidden behind the UI.  I never issued a G10 command.  I didn't realize that was the GCode behind it. The Probe Basic makes extensive use of G10 in the probing routine. On 4/22/24 5:54 AM, andy pugh wrote: On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 at 02:33, Billy Huddleston via Emc-users wr

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about workflow, G28, G30 and work offsets.

2024-04-22 Thread Ryan McIntosh
Lots of post processors make use of those datums. They shouldn't be considered static. 53 should be your machine datum that basically doesn't move. G54.1, G54.2, etc would be good options for setting up additional work datums. *Ryan McIntosh* E4F Designs (204)770-3682 r...@pebkac.ca On Fri, A

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about workflow, G28, G30 and work offsets.

2024-04-22 Thread Ryan McIntosh
Sometimes you may want to register a part using a feature that's a known coordinate distance from where you want to "zero" for the purposes of the program; you don't have to zero the machine at the touch-off point. Sometimes you can write a nice, easy to read routine if only you use a machine zero

[Emc-users] New LinuxCNC machine

2024-04-22 Thread ken.strauss
All Tormach machines use a customized version of LinuxCNC called PathPilot. You might be interested in their latest machine with linear rails, EtherCat servos, etc: https://youtu.be/s2PfIHf9lOk Around the 3:15 mark they discuss some of their additions to LCNC including probing, enhanced traject

Re: [Emc-users] Questions about workflow, G28, G30 and work offsets.

2024-04-22 Thread andy pugh
On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 at 02:33, Billy Huddleston via Emc-users < emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > I'm unfamiliar with G10 commands or how they would apply to this. I read > over the documentation on them and don't quiet understand how they would > work for this. You are talking about "tou