Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-15 Thread Ed Nisley
, quirks... -- Ed softsolder.com -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily and efficiently configure, manage, and operate

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-15 Thread Ed Nisley
, as nearly as I can tell from here, was a perfect fit! -- Ed softsolder.com -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security visibility with the essential security capabilities. Easily

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-13 Thread Ed Nisley
shouldn't get involved at that level: the high level language describes the object geometry, not the production method. -- Ed softsolder.com -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-13 Thread Ed Nisley
-techies have trouble with 3D modeling and fancier CAD programs aren't the answer... -- Ed softsolder.com -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases

Re: [Emc-users] Easy 3D Re: Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-13 Thread Ed Nisley
definitely isn't the answer and traditional CAD/CAM packages aren't for those folks, either. 'Tis a puzzlement. -- Ed softsolder.com -- AlienVault Unified Security Management (USM) platform delivers complete security

Re: [Emc-users] convert mill

2013-05-08 Thread ed
Needs a vertical head, though. Take off the overarm and you have a small HMC!! Where's the tool changer? ;-) Ed. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide

Re: [Emc-users] Creep in X axis

2013-05-05 Thread ed
is still a mystery but thats what it was. Ed. -- Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with 2

Re: [Emc-users] Is a 750 Mhz Athlon enough for LinuxCNC?

2013-04-25 Thread ed
2 axis gantry? I ran a 700 on a two axis setup with 8.04 and EMC2.3.4 and it took forever it seemed to bring up Gedit and screen updates were very slow. Faster hardware is cheap now. 2 Ghz will run step/direction servos fine. Ed

Re: [Emc-users] Machine documentation: software, best practices

2013-04-17 Thread Ed Nisley
parts home in a brown paper bag. A good time was had by all... -- Ed softsolder.com -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs

Re: [Emc-users] Machine documentation: software, best practices

2013-04-16 Thread Ed Nisley
only 30 seconds or the end of the driveway, whichever comes first... -- Ed softsolder.com -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs

Re: [Emc-users] A project I want to do on a CNC mill

2013-04-12 Thread Ed Nisley
with a build platform the size of my living room! -- Ed softsolder.com -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps

Re: [Emc-users] off topic component question

2013-03-18 Thread ed
. 1V is as good as 36V for exciting your test harness with a concomitant reduction in power consumption. Find a buddy with an arc welder. 100Amps is a piece of cake. Ed. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we

Re: [Emc-users] PPMC.ini, Help with my math

2013-02-26 Thread ed
and they are both Rev 3.1 and have the resistors soldered to the bottom of the board. The one on the Hardinge works perfectly, the other is patiently waiting for me to hook it up to the Fanuc red cap servos. Ed. -- Everyone hates

Re: [Emc-users] PPMC.ini, Help with my math

2013-02-25 Thread ed
of terminating resistors and make some other adjustments on the motherboard to improve reliability for the newer ports. Jon Does this apply to the UPC cards? Ed. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make

Re: [Emc-users] Oversized balls

2013-02-16 Thread ed
does not bear, you want contact on the quadrants. How much backlash do you have now? I put new balls in my Well-Index X axis and it tightened it right up. Luckily the screw had very little wear. Ed -- The Go Parallel

Re: [Emc-users] Oversized balls

2013-02-16 Thread ed
Andy Pugh wrote: On 16 Feb 2013, at 14:58, ed ate...@mwt.net wrote: Do you have backlash the full length or is the screw worn in the middle? Most can be reballed to reduce the slop but you must be careful that the OD of the ball does not bear, you want contact on the quadrants. How

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for DIY 3D Printing

2013-01-14 Thread Ed Nisley
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[Emc-users] LinuxCNC for DIY 3D Printing

2013-01-11 Thread Ed Nisley
(the M2 will likely take several months to arrive), but I'd appreciate any advice in the interim. Thanks... -- Ed softsolder.com -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps

Re: [Emc-users] Milling arbor adaptor

2013-01-03 Thread ed
, turned down to fit. Ed. -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, ASP.NET, C# 2012, HTML5, CSS, MVC, Windows 8 Apps, JavaScript and much more. Keep your skills current with LearnDevNow - 3,200 step-by-step video

Re: [Emc-users] concrete table

2012-12-11 Thread ed
a table and a concrete top will it remain flat and stable that would be a cheap way to gain rigidity and mass richard Find a place that does granite counter tops and see if they have drop out from sink cutout or a left over remnant that is big enough for your use. Ed

Re: [Emc-users] cnc on windows

2012-11-24 Thread ed
believe, due to performance issues with that particular RTOS system. Ironically, Mach4 is suppose to be available on Linux at some point in the future. Dave Wasn't the earlier version(s) of Mach based on the NIST public domain code? If so it looks full circle. Ed

Re: [Emc-users] I crashed my machine, now I need a new drill chuck

2012-10-30 Thread Ed Nisley
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Re: [Emc-users] G code problem with G95

2012-10-21 Thread ed
Matt Shaver wrote: On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 20:44:02 -0500 ed ate...@mwt.net wrote: Finally got my Hardinge CHNC lathe up and mostly running and am having a problem. Do you simply put G95 on a line then on the next G1 make sure there is a F feedrate per rev? What ever I try the prog stops

Re: [Emc-users] G code problem with G95

2012-10-21 Thread ed
connections to motion.spindle anything. Most of what I am using comes from Jon's Pico Systems site and cobbled together. Ed. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download

Re: [Emc-users] OT - CNC Workshop not to be hosted by Digital

2012-10-20 Thread ed
All we want are the facts. That is much more in line!! But after I paid so much for parking I kinda wondered.. Lots of goodies to drool over, gotta go next time. Ed. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So

[Emc-users] G code problem with G95

2012-10-20 Thread ed
code snip that works so I can follow the code path. Thanks, Ed -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu

Re: [Emc-users] OT - CNC Workshop not to be hosted by Digital

2012-10-19 Thread ed
not even plug in his own equipment, had to call the electrician for everthing. Ed. -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http

Re: [Emc-users] OT - CNC Workshop not to be hosted by Digital

2012-10-18 Thread Ed Nisley
doubt we could pull off two build classes in that lecture room, but ... maybe for 2014? York sits on the outer edge of how far I can drive in a day; doing the trip in April makes that day *much* more enjoyable. Ann Arbor might as well be on the far side of the planet, alas. -- Ed softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Crowdsourced mass CNC produced private weapons

2012-10-16 Thread Ed Nisley
://softsolder.com/2011/05/02/what-would-barbie-pack/ But not against heavier weaponry: http://softsolder.com/2011/10/21/zombie-apocalypse-preparations/ I loves me my 3D printer... [grin] -- Ed softsolder.com -- Don't let slow

Re: [Emc-users] Crowdsourced mass CNC produced private weapons

2012-10-16 Thread Ed Nisley
missing. An hour to build the solid model, another to produce the object: it snapped into place and works perfectly. A strictly non-lethal application, I assure you... -- Ed softsolder.com -- Everyone hates slow

Re: [Emc-users] USB KVM switches

2012-09-09 Thread Ed Nisley
around the problem by switching to a console, rather than the GUI. Now, as to how a PC swallows keystrokes from a USB keyboard that's plugged into a KVM switch *upstream* of the PC, I have no idea... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] MSL Landing: Success!

2012-08-06 Thread Ed Nisley
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Re: [Emc-users] Rapid Prototype for CNC mill

2012-07-27 Thread Ed Nisley
notes; it got overwhelming after a while. Not to mention that reading patents makes an absolutely marvelous insomnia cure... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover

Re: [Emc-users] Rapid Prototype for CNC mill

2012-07-26 Thread Ed Nisley
On Wed, 2012-07-25 at 22:19 -0600, Jeshua Lacock wrote: like what for instance? Stabilized build environments, extruders with flow-control valves, improved filament feeders, less rickety mechanics... Basically, all the obvious improvements. [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Rapid Prototype for CNC mill

2012-07-25 Thread Ed Nisley
it with impunity... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond

Re: [Emc-users] Rapid Prototype for CNC mill

2012-07-25 Thread Ed Nisley
the patent trail up to the present time can provide hours of mingled admiration and horror ... [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's

Re: [Emc-users] Status of Linux-emc and 3d printing?

2012-06-29 Thread Ed Nisley
the extruder mass certainly improves the speed, at least given the usual under-powered and over-loaded stepper drives... [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event

Re: [Emc-users] Status of Linux-emc and 3d printing?

2012-06-28 Thread Ed Nisley
the stock platform isn't a real featherweight... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how

Re: [Emc-users] Status of Linux-emc and 3d printing?

2012-06-28 Thread Ed Nisley
that spectacular: X = 15 k mm/s^2 and Y = 5 k mm/s^2. The Z axis uses the stock motor, which isn't well suited for microstepping drive, and runs at 1000 mm/s^2. My Sherline runs X and Y at a sleepy 5 in/s^2 = 125 mm/s^2 and Z at 3 in/s^2 = 75 mm/s^2... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printer Parts

2012-06-12 Thread Ed Nisley
, as the MAX6675 seems to be obsolescent, but hand-rolling another thermocouple input is required for a second extruder head, anyway. Note that the EC is out of stock, which seems to be the fate of backlevel electronics everywhere. Good luck ... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printer Parts

2012-06-12 Thread Ed Nisley
for two extruders, although that might still be cheaper than cobbling up something Arduino-oid on your own. -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's

Re: [Emc-users] Question about steels?

2012-06-11 Thread Ed
35 on the Rockwell scale, grade 5 is about 30 as is most pre heat treated 4140 stock sometimes called 4140HT. Durralloy(SP) is one trade name for that type of material. Bolts are easier to find though. Ed. -- Live

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printer Parts

2012-06-11 Thread Ed Nisley
interface is as simple as it appears, either, because a common failure seems to involve the Motherboard losing contact with the Extruder Controller. -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-04 Thread Ed Nisley
, and platform leveling in HAL / Classic Ladder makes a lot of sense (again, at least to me). Methinks anyone working on such a contraption would receive a visit from a nattily attired lawyer who would explain his employer's view of the US patent system... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-04 Thread Ed Nisley
triggered some talks that circumscribe their enthusiasm, but I have no actual data. That said, I'd love to do a LinuxCNC-based printer, starting with extruder modeling. So many projects, so little time... [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-04 Thread Ed Nisley
. As the saying goes: It's not whether you're paranoid, it's whether you're paranoid *enough*. -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's

Re: [Emc-users] OT: and Soapbox: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-04 Thread Ed Nisley
the fundamental truth that money changes *everything*... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how

Re: [Emc-users] OT: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Nisley
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Re: [Emc-users] OT: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Nisley
On Fri, 2012-06-01 at 08:44 -0400, gene heskett wrote: the bolts are 3/8 but the holes are 7/16 In this case, the bolts were 7/16 and the holes 3/8... [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Live Security Virtual

Re: [Emc-users] OT: 3D Printer Mods?

2012-06-01 Thread Ed Nisley
. It took a few tries to get the design sizes right, but now I can build a second and a third with only a few minutes of finishing fitting; the printer can be building a case while I'm making the PCB to go inside. When we eventually downsize, I know which machine tool is a keeper... -- Ed http

[Emc-users] Which Ubuntu for a new install?

2012-05-06 Thread Ed
the latency is quite as important as a step/direction machine. Any thoughts or ideas? TIA Ed. PS Jon,you will be getting some questions as I go. -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways

Re: [Emc-users] database Q?

2012-04-03 Thread Ed Nisley
contest, an otherwise useless stack of shredded dead trees turned out to be absolutely vital... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications

Re: [Emc-users] Q re lathe vs axis

2012-03-15 Thread Ed Nisley
* that speaks VNC to the far end of the network. Set up the milling box to allow desktop sharing with VNC, set up your desktop box to connect with a VNC desktop, and you're done. Modulo, of course, having your network running, which may not be a given at this point. That, alas, is a real swamp... -- Ed http

Re: [Emc-users] Q re lathe vs axis

2012-03-14 Thread Ed Nisley
, then drop down to the Basement Lab to actually start building things. Not quite so manly as mud-wrestling with X, but ... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing

Re: [Emc-users] Need an electronic tech smarter than me

2012-02-21 Thread Ed Nisley
On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 16:15 +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: But it has banana sockets, so it'll do me. Murphy also has his way with them, particularly nowadays: http://softsolder.com/2012/02/08/power-supply-banana-jack-misfit/ Grumble... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Need an electronic tech smarter than me

2012-02-21 Thread Ed Nisley
On Tue, 2012-02-21 at 23:37 +1100, Erik Christiansen wrote: the last paragraph of the wikipedia entry for banana connector Seems to me that's an eBay market opportunity: who could possibly object to a small envelope with a gift from afar? -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] The future of LinuxCNC mailing lists and bug tracking

2012-02-21 Thread Ed Nisley
the approve-first-comment bar and then hose the place down with junk. I have seen a few borderline cases, but right up front I say that I reject first comments along the lines of Cool post!... and I do. So my data point says approval should work pretty well. -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Need an electronic tech smarter than me

2012-02-20 Thread Ed Nisley
. Before that, it wasn't there. [sigh] -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual

Re: [Emc-users] US Digital encoders?

2012-02-03 Thread Ed Nisley
traces will reveal their relation. Then use siggen to ramp / sawtooth freqgen and you'll see how the relation varies with speed acceleration. Yes? -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Try before you buy = See our experts

Re: [Emc-users] US Digital encoders?

2012-02-02 Thread Ed Nisley
and forth at a variable rate: siggen providing a sawtooth wave to freqgen? Surely it'd be more complex than that, but triggering on one edge of the motor output and looking at the corresponding encoder edges should be revealing... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Back to isolcpus=1, again...

2012-02-01 Thread Ed Nisley
had a four-core CPU, you could put the real-time stuff on one core, AXIS on another, have two left for everything else, and get wonderful performance... but, then, that's not a cheap Atom box. [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Back to isolcpus=1, again...

2012-01-31 Thread Ed Nisley
, with the usual horrible effects on software step pulse generation. At least, that's how I think it works... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online

Re: [Emc-users] DIY output driver

2012-01-27 Thread Ed Nisley
, no fuss. The optoisolator won't have enough current capacity for the relay, so you will probably need the driver transistor to power the *relay* from the digital output. But there's no need for the optoisolator in that case. Or, of course, I could be completely wrong... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-25 Thread Ed Nisley
you've already solved the PCB flatness and alignment problems. Some sed-fu should do the trick. I vaguely recall reading that stuff while building my hand-hewn G-Code routines. Mercifully, those didn't have the problem of integrating with anything else in the known universe... -- Ed http

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-25 Thread Ed Nisley
On Wed, 2012-01-25 at 22:20 +, andy pugh wrote: Even that is potentially optional: Oh, *wow*... Yet Another Way to confuse myself beyond recognition. I must put the tool probe switch somewhere more-or-less fixed before I start invoking that code, but I like what it can do! -- Ed http

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-24 Thread Ed Nisley
, you're not the first person to mill the backside of a PCB with this tool chain! And you really need an automatic tool height probe switch... really you do! -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Keep Your Developer Skills

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread Ed Nisley
wherever it shut down, with the previous position in place, and runs just fine. It doesn't display the homed crosshairs, but that really doesn't matter. Ought to work for you... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Try before

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Possible Retrofit candidate for someone in the heartland

2012-01-23 Thread Ed
of that machine running LinuxCNC to a set of Gecko 320's, works great. I do not see an X axis motor in the picture, it should be to the left in the picture mounted to the belt drop box. Ed. -- Try before you buy = See our

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary homing.

2012-01-23 Thread Ed Nisley
On Mon, 2012-01-23 at 22:34 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: also tells Axis to remember joint positions on shutdown It's a simpleminded XYZA Sherline mill that wouldn't know what to do with a joint if it saw one... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

[Emc-users] Pico Sytems UPC and a Hardinge CHNC

2012-01-23 Thread Ed
signal relays may work if they are fast enough. Any other ideas? Many thanks to any that can help. Ed. -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-01-21 Thread Ed Nisley
, their myriad M codes look like a problem. -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-01-21 Thread Ed Nisley
-performance printer that's on my far back burner. The language is close enough, right now, but it'd take some effort to make the answer come out right; which is why I'm spring-loaded to notice discussions about parsers. Returning to my lurking niche... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] eagle-6.1.0 (again)

2012-01-18 Thread Ed Nisley
On Wed, 2012-01-18 at 00:03 -0500, gene heskett wrote: Alright, how about this one? That'll work! [grin] And who knows? My Larval Engineer may remember how to poke around inside the safety covers without dying, in some future day when they desperately need a fix right *now*... -- Ed http

Re: [Emc-users] eagle-6.1.0 (again)

2012-01-18 Thread Ed Nisley
/11/13/emc2-logitech-gamepad-trigger-button-name-change/ Of course, that involved a pin name change, rather than a footprint or wiring change, which may make all the difference. Mutter... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] eagle-6.1.0 (again)

2012-01-17 Thread Ed Nisley
instances of the old part from the schematic, refresh the library to get the new part, and then re-place all of them. It's a pain, but it does make a certain kind of sense. those manuals were in my mailbox this evening. Excellent! Now, keep telling the occasional war story... -- Ed http

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread Ed
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Re: [Emc-users] steppers

2012-01-13 Thread Ed Nisley
the motor's upper speed limit, the torque will fall off because the current reaches the limit set by the driver much later in each microstep. In the worst case, it no longer reaches the limit at all. It's enough to make your (well, my) head spin... -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] gEDA / Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-12 Thread Ed Nisley
EE in up Rochester as examples of what she won't learn in the classroom. Deal? -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27 - Feb 2 Save $400 by Jan. 27 Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev2

Re: [Emc-users] stepper power supply

2011-12-30 Thread Ed Nisley
built around a stack of hockey-puck transistors that he'd been using for EDM. All I need is a bulk supply behind the thing, a bit of Z axis control, and I could sink dies with the best of 'em... [sigh] -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] stepper power supply

2011-12-30 Thread Ed Nisley
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Re: [Emc-users] stepper power supply

2011-12-29 Thread Ed Nisley
-mechanical-resonance/ Keeps me off the streets at night... [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver

Re: [Emc-users] Preview Plot - Clear

2011-12-09 Thread Ed
Florian Rist wrote: Hi, I don't know if there is a way to clear it automatically, but to clear it manually you can click the icon in Axis that's looking like a brush. cu Flo Control-K is the quickest. -- Learn

Re: [Emc-users] Emc vs modern lcd monitors

2011-08-15 Thread Ed Nisley
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Re: [Emc-users] stepConf configuration | EMC conversion

2011-06-27 Thread Ed Nisley
thread, then the stage will move more than the threads-per-inch by the number of thread starts. (The Z axis on my Thing-O-Matic has a four-start leadscrew, so I had to puzzle through this mess while figuring out the mechanics...) -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Extrusion-based RP

2011-06-13 Thread Ed Nisley
? Attracting their attention might be worth a hundred bucks right there... /rant [grin] -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power

Re: [Emc-users] Extrusion-based RP

2011-06-12 Thread Ed Nisley
Skeinforge it produces parts; the advantage of using EMC2 is that developers can concentrate on improving *printing* rather then reinventing motion control / UI wheels. I'd like to do it just to show how it works, but ... not right now. -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Extrusion-based RP

2011-06-11 Thread Ed Nisley
category may be amusing... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content

Re: [Emc-users] Monitor and control my CNC through an IP camera ?

2011-04-12 Thread Ed Nisley
crusty doesn't hurt at all... http://softsolder.com/2010/02/26/improved-sherline-way-bellows/ -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Forrester Wave Report - Recovery time is now measured in hours and minutes not days. Key

Re: [Emc-users] Beating Grub2 into submission

2011-04-12 Thread Ed Nisley
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Re: [Emc-users] multiple instances of emc?

2011-04-02 Thread Ed Nisley
kernel update, that note vanishes: it's time to edit grub.cfg again. Maybe there's a way to do that automagically, but ... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Create and publish websites with WebMatrix Use the most popular

Re: [Emc-users] manual tool change

2011-03-19 Thread Ed Nisley
) should be active. This is most likely due to my misunderstanding of how coordinate systems work, not an intrinsic flaw. Highly recommended... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Colocation vs. Managed Hosting A question

Re: [Emc-users] Single to Three Phase Rotary Converters

2011-03-14 Thread Ed Nisley
On Mon, 2011-03-14 at 11:00 +, andy pugh wrote: which caused some worrying sizzling noises. Obviously, your radio isn't turned up nearly loud enough... (Which helps with car repairs, too.) -- Ed http://softsolder.com

Re: [Emc-users] Temperature Controller with nested PID loops

2011-02-19 Thread Ed Nisley
On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 19:53 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: I might not have to be the only one that's always right. I regard it as my solemn obligation to be one of the two dozen folks who are (almost) always wrong... after all, without me, how could you possibly look so good? [grin] -- Ed http

Re: [Emc-users] Joypad button to tell axis to move?

2011-02-17 Thread Ed Nisley
in that version to avoid some race conditions, but the overall logic is straightforward. As soon as I got it set up, there was no going back! -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R

Re: [Emc-users] Multiplexers

2011-02-13 Thread Ed Nisley
, though... -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- The ultimate all-in-one performance toolkit: Intel(R) Parallel Studio XE: Pinpoint memory and threading errors before they happen. Find and fix more than 250 security defects

Re: [Emc-users] Preferred syntax of G71

2011-02-12 Thread Ed
contour on a part with only one input of coordinates, if it also came with the ability to do the G70 finish cycle it would be about perfect. On a related note, a friend is thinking about doing a retrofit on a 66 inch VTL and he asked specifically about roughing cycles. Ed

Re: [Emc-users] G-Code files needed

2011-01-24 Thread Ed Nisley
On Sun, 2011-01-23 at 15:00 -0800, Neil Baylis wrote: If there's demand, I would consider other editors as well I'll put in a vote for KATE, the KDE editor. It already has G-Code highlighting, but, lacking EMC2's language features, it's pretty much useless. http://kate-editor.org/ -- Ed

Re: [Emc-users] G-Code files needed

2011-01-23 Thread Ed Nisley
be the most useful. They're tucked into the ZIP files at: http://www.digitalmachinist.net/downloads Which text editor are you targeting? -- Ed http://softsolder.com -- Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE

Re: [Emc-users] Fanuc red cap servo brake: Is it a disk clutch?

2010-11-28 Thread Ed
it will show full voltage without load and droop when connected. Ed. -- Increase Visibility of Your 3D Game App Earn a Chance To Win $500! Tap into the largest installed PC base get more eyes on your game by optimizing

Re: [Emc-users] Using a mill as a lathe, EMC2 implications

2010-11-17 Thread Ed
usually is not as much of a problem. Ed. -- Beautiful is writing same markup. Internet Explorer 9 supports standards for HTML5, CSS3, SVG 1.1, ECMAScript5, and DOM L2 L3. Spend less time writing and rewriting code and more

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