Re: [Emc-users] Cylinder Boring

2017-08-02 Thread R.L. Wurdack
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Re: [Emc-users] Maybe we don't need rtai anymore?

2017-07-12 Thread R.L. Wurdack
[OT] But the Megabot, giant robot guys (""Make"" magazine vol 58) are running rtai. Don't know what for. - Original Message - From: "sam sokolik" To: Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2017 11:13 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Maybe we

Re: [Emc-users] Durable Paint [Was: gee, is list in anechoic chamber][OT]

2017-03-08 Thread R.L. Wurdack
I just did our place, 46 squares of 50 year stuff at 495 pounds per square on a 5/12 pitch, 23000lbs. Can't even consider 10 lbs - especially on anything steeper than 5/12. - Original Message - From: "andy pugh" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"

Re: [Emc-users] OT - Arduino development - Atmel ICE useful ?

2017-02-25 Thread R.L. Wurdack
I vaguely recall the subject coming up in one of the Propeller columns in ""Nuts'nVolts"" Magazine. You may want to search there. R. - Original Message - From: To: Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] OT

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

2016-08-31 Thread R.L. Wurdack
When we were refurbishing the B-17 I was often amazed with the thought of all those precision parts produced mainly by hand. 20,000 B-17s X 4 engines X 18 pistons + spares = one huge chunk of machine time. A person could wear out several pairs of boots standing in front of a lathe for that

Re: [Emc-users] Silly Q about glues

2016-08-31 Thread R.L. Wurdack
glues > Is that what you meant? > http://makezine.com/2016/03/25/dont-glue-anything-without-handy-reference-ch > art/ > > >> -Original Message- >> From: R.L. Wurdack [mailto:di...@nwlink.com] >> Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2016 2:05 PM >> To: Enhanced M

Re: [Emc-users] Silly Q about glues

2016-08-30 Thread R.L. Wurdack
rsday, August 25, 2016 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Silly Q about glues > On Thursday 25 August 2016 12:35:40 R.L. Wurdack wrote: > >> ""Make"" magazine a while back had a nice table of glues vs >> applications that I found useful. >> >

Re: [Emc-users] Silly Q about glues

2016-08-25 Thread R.L. Wurdack
""Make"" magazine a while back had a nice table of glues vs applications that I found useful. Dick - Original Message - From: "Gene Heskett" To: Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 9:25 AM Subject: [Emc-users] Silly Q about glues

Re: [Emc-users] Math help plz

2016-07-23 Thread R.L. Wurdack
60 degrees, square root of 3 divided by 2. - Original Message - From: "Gene Heskett" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 4:43 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Math help plz > Greetings all; > > I know

[Emc-users] [OT] Group recommendations

2016-03-09 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Can anyone recommend a group that covers general Linux discussions. Distro specific is OK - Ubuntu, Debian, etc TIA, Richard -- Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with

Re: [Emc-users] junk Drill chuck from Grizzly

2016-03-03 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Or in the case of my Ming Dynasty machine they just fall out at inopportune times... - Original Message - From: "Bruce Layne" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2016 8:47 AM Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] Subject: junk Drill chuck from Grizzly

2016-03-02 Thread R.L. Wurdack
In the trivia department - there is an interesting relationship between Diesel, Cummins, Jacobs, and compression brakes ('Jake' brakes). - Original Message - From: "Chris Albertson" To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"

Re: [Emc-users] junk Drill chuck from Grizzly

2016-03-02 Thread R.L. Wurdack
They still have South Bend stuff - lathes and mills - in the Grizzly catalog. They did, however, seem to have discontinued offering the 9A. - Original Message - From: "Ron Ginger" To: Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2016 4:37 AM

Re: [Emc-users] Test

2015-12-28 Thread R.L. Wurdack
It is quite mysterioso. I've noticed the same occasional failing on a couple of my (other) listservers (not sourceforge). D. - Original Message - From: "CNC" To: Sent: Monday, December 28, 2015 1:05 PM Subject: [Emc-users] Test

Re: [Emc-users] Grounding Issues

2015-12-20 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Some of them tubes are Carbon fiber composite these days. Makes grounding more fun. - Original Message - From: "John Dammeyer" To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:59 PM Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] PathPilot (what hardware?)

2015-02-19 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Has any of these guys read Just for Fun or Rebel Code ? Trying to corner open source is a failed strategy. Dick - Original Message - From: Erik Christiansen dva...@internode.on.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, February 19, 2015 1:57 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users]

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-22 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Whatever you use, beware of reflections from the sides of the slots themselves. i.e. The surface of the disk may not be the only reflection problem. Will lampblack with a coat of clear flat Krylon work, or just flat black Krylon.? Dick - Original Message - From: gene heskett

Re: [Emc-users] Surface-Mount

2012-01-02 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Something like 3 is pronounced in Hants - fwreee, or something like that. (I have seldom heard the 'l' in the US.) D. - Original Message - From: andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, January 02, 2012 12:15 PM

Re: [Emc-users] Non EMC: Advice from Cold Climates [OT]

2010-12-25 Thread R.L. Wurdack
I have a similar system. After having to find a convenient tree in the forest behind which to hide (if you get my meaning) in the dark frozen cold early AM on one occasion I bit the bullet and put in a 1 1/2 poly pipe burried deeply with a tracer wire. The problem I had was caused by a road

Re: [Emc-users] [OT:] Mirror Grinder

2010-08-26 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Projects (for me at least) tend to be a recursive phenomenon. All you can do is accept your destiny. D. - Original Message - From: Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2010 8:22 AM

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Horsehair Was [OT]Re: Icecream was [OT] Re: FishingRe: CNC Saw Beveler video - OT

2010-06-03 Thread R.L. Wurdack
This is getting complicated. Some things I have to add: 1. When you get a newly haired bow (without rosin) it slicks back and forth across the strings without much effect. 2. I looked at 5 different bows under the microscope. All were rosined. a. Inexpensive student bows are strung with some

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Horsehair Was [OT]Re: Icecream was [OT] Re:FishingRe: CNC Saw Beveler video - OT

2010-06-02 Thread R.L. Wurdack
The scales serve to hold the rosin which thrubs the string. D. - Original Message - From: Edward Bernard yankeelena2...@yahoo.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 4:18 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Horsehair Was

Re: [Emc-users] learning gcode

2010-04-16 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Over the past several issues there has been some good info in Digital Machinist magazine. D. - Original Message - From: Chris Reynolds c_reynolds2...@yahoo.com To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 11:29 AM Subject: [Emc-users] learning gcode Is there a

[Emc-users] Grub and me

2010-01-20 Thread R.L. Wurdack
I have a dim recollection that this question has been asked and answered (maybe more than once), but I can't find it. Sorry if this is redundant. I recently updated my dual boot (DOS 6.22, Ubuntu(EMC2) 6.06) machine with Ubuntu(EMC2)8.04. Grub no longer has a boot entry for DOS, but boots

Re: [Emc-users] Brass fittings EMC

2010-01-02 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Here in the Pacific Northwest we have (had?) a once fine hardware store chain called McLendon's. I use them for most of my plumbing needs. We use 3/4 and 1 ball valves quite a bit on our farm for irrigation of gardens and greenhouses. I probably have 40 or 50 valves in the system. As it is not

Re: [Emc-users] Plumbing Parts

2009-12-31 Thread R.L. Wurdack
One interesting thing about plumbing fittings is their incredible variety. Just identifying them can be a headache. Dick -- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community Take advantage of

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Cutting Aluminium [Was: What hardware should buy to start ]

2009-09-06 Thread R.L. Wurdack
I cut a lot of 6061and 7075 dry, but for finish cuts I use a little A9. Most of the parts I make are small. I get a mirror finish with a light final cut and just a brushed on coat of A9. I use it for tapping, drilling, and reaming as well. It smells pretty vile, but not as bad as coal oil.

Re: [Emc-users] DIY encoder chipset

2009-06-13 Thread R.L. Wurdack
Lots of digital radios these days. Most tuning arrangements use encoders. Many stereos and car radios use encoders for rotating knob features (tuning, volume, balance, fade, mode, etc.) since many of the functions are controlled by digital and not analog inputs now. Dick - Original Message

Re: [Emc-users] CAN-Bus drivers

2009-02-07 Thread R.L. Wurdack
While CAN was a Bosch development I don't think there are IP restrictions as CAN is in universal use these days (far more than automotive) and an international standard. Microchip has a fine development system using their 2515. It seems like it would be silly in today's chip market to limit