Re: [Emc-users] G52 and Fanuc conversion to EMC

2010-03-20 Thread Jim Register
Paul Keeton wrote: > Dave you are correct, That was what I said. In one email I kicked around the > idea of removing the encoders from the motors and installing OEM tachs and > the installing scales or separate encoders on the machine mechanics to track > position. The US digital box seems like

Re: [Emc-users] Quick question about the board ballots

2009-01-24 Thread Jim Register
Tom, You should have received a ballot from Michael Cornelius on 1/23 US time michael at ninthorder.com Jim Thomas Powderly wrote: > what ballots? > tomp > > > > > - Original Message > From: Alan Condit > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 2:43

Re: [Emc-users] Coppercam

2008-12-31 Thread Jim Register
Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 11:51 PM, ad...@mmri.us wrote: > >> Thanks for the help, I was looking for something that would open Gerber >> files in a cam window like a gerberviewer does. >> The options there looks a bit crude compared with coppercam. >> It seems like I will

Re: [Emc-users] Coppercam

2008-12-30 Thread Jim Register
admin, Perhaps this will be easier for you. Go to the link below, and look for "circuit board", without the quotes. The wiki search function returns that page as one of the three hits. There are a couple of scripts for circuit board milling - neither is a drop in replacement for CopperCam,

Re: [Emc-users] Gcode Newbie Question - repetitive part making

2008-12-15 Thread Jim Register
BRIAN GLACKIN wrote: > it won't be real quick, but you could order that as a back issue. >> Jon > > > Jon, > > Is it fair to say that the investment in this publication is worthwhile? If > so, I am not opposed to giving it a try after the 1st of the year. > Brian, Village Press usually has

Re: [Emc-users] EDM

2007-08-23 Thread Jim Register
Jon Elson wrote: > Gene Heskett wrote: >> On Tuesday 21 August 2007, Jon Elson wrote: >I think with a hollow electrode with a drip feed >>> scheme through the electrode it would go a lot faster. >> >> Theres always that 'yabut' Jon, in this case yabut where can I find one of >> those? :) How

Re: [Emc-users] HOME Sensors

2007-02-08 Thread Jim Register
On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 10:25 +0100, Javier Ros Ganuza wrote: > On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 12:28 -0500, Jim Register wrote: [thread snipped] > > Oh, the X40 connector does not have the pairs on the same pins as an > > RJ45 Ethernet connection. If you used a stock Ethernet cable, GND >

Re: [Emc-users] HOME Sensors

2007-02-05 Thread Jim Register
On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 14:24 +0100, Javier Ros Ganuza wrote: > On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 07:53 -0500, Jim Register wrote: > > On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 11:11 +0100, Javier Ros Ganuza wrote: > > > Returning to my previous thread about HOMING. I did read the information > > > point

Re: [Emc-users] HOME Sensors

2007-02-05 Thread Jim Register
On Mon, 2007-02-05 at 11:11 +0100, Javier Ros Ganuza wrote: > Returning to my previous thread about HOMING. I did read the information > pointed out here (section 5.4 of the manual), and there is some thing I > can understand: > > What is index pulse?. > > I have brushless servos with quadrature

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-01 Thread Jim Register
On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 23:37 +0100, Mario. wrote: > By the way, I NEVER heard of any Sears before in my entire life. Maybe > except of Sears Tower. Yep, that's them. Been around for quite a while. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Tower --