Re: [Emc-users] Tool Offset Parameters?

2024-05-31 Thread Chris Morley
that know that part of the code. Chris M From: Todd Zuercher via Emc-users Sent: May 29, 2024 6:58 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Cc: Todd Zuercher Subject: [Emc-users] Tool Offset Parameters? I was just trying to figure out something and found in my

Re: [Emc-users] GladeVCP Question?

2024-05-22 Thread Chris Morley
Yes Sent from my Galaxy Original message From: Todd Zuercher via Emc-users Date: 2024-05-22 7:47 a.m. (GMT-08:00) To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Cc: Todd Zuercher Subject: [Emc-users] GladeVCP Question? Is it possible with Axis to have a GladeVDP side panel,

Re: [Emc-users] Beam Stiffening?

2024-05-20 Thread Chris Albertson
> On May 20, 2024, at 6:26 AM, Todd Zuercher via Emc-users > wrote: > > I did to exactly that. With the dial indicator on the ends vs the center, it > moved 10 times more in the center of the gantry than it did on the ends. I > will be the 1st to agree that the servo tuning could probably

[Emc-users] A great example of CNC work and motion control.

2024-05-16 Thread Chris Albertson
Just by chance is anyone here interested in advanced machine control and CNC’d metal parts? Here is a real product you can buy today for $16K that defines the above. It is just like our 3-axis milling machines but 43-axis. It just went on sale. API is on GitHub. See video —>

Re: [Emc-users] Beam Stiffening?

2024-05-14 Thread Chris Albertson
I think I fell for the “beam is bending” idea too. It might be. The way to find out is to measure the beam center with the dial indicator and then measure the ends of the beam. It might be that the entire beam is moving Is the gantry belt driven? Long belts can act like springs. The

Re: [Emc-users] Beam Stiffening?

2024-05-14 Thread Chris Albertson
This kind of design “works” only if you make the overall dimension MUCH larger. It is an overall more efficient design but bmovimng material does not add streght of stiffness. You would need to do something like scale the beam up to maybe twice its size then cut away half the metal. The

Re: [Emc-users] Beam Stiffening?

2024-05-13 Thread Chris Albertson
Adding anything inside is the worst place to add material. Add it outside. Stiffness is the cube of the beam thickness, so you really want to make it bigger. Then secondary to making it bigger is to improve the shape to remove those parallel sides. So it you are just going to epoxy

Re: [Emc-users] Beam Stiffening?

2024-05-13 Thread Chris Albertson
> On May 13, 2024, at 1:45 PM, Todd Zuercher via Emc-users > wrote: > > Anyone have any brilliant ideas to stiffen a woefully inadequate cross beam > on a gantry router without adding too much mass? What is there now is a 4" x > 8" rectangular 3/8" walled extrusion that is 145" long. > >

Re: [Emc-users] cloning hard drive

2024-05-10 Thread Chris Albertson
> On May 10, 2024, at 9:49 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 5/10/24 11:25, Chris Albertson wrote: >> Rsync will copy data at the file system level.I think the OP wants to >> copy the partition tables and boot sector.But rsync can copy across a >> network

Re: [Emc-users] cloning hard drive

2024-05-10 Thread Chris Albertson
Rsync will copy data at the file system level.I think the OP wants to copy the partition tables and boot sector.But rsync can copy across a network and is a decent way to make a backup of your data. Clonzilla loks like it can work. I’ve always used “dd” because it is a two letter

Re: [Emc-users] cloning hard drive

2024-05-10 Thread Chris Albertson
I assume the laptop runs Linux.If so then you’d use “dd” to clone the disk drive. “dd” is installed on every Linux system I’ve ever seem. So you already have it. This assumes you are copying it to an identical drive. The trouble is that you can not have booted from the drive you are

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleY-AI

2024-05-01 Thread Chris Albertson
> On May 1, 2024, at 8:55 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > > I think that the attraction of the Beagleboard was that the PRU could be > used for step generation and encoder counting. This gets into the difference between a Linux PC and a microcontroller.The microcontroller has lots and lots of

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleY-AI

2024-05-01 Thread Chris Albertson
The magoroty of people who do not want to make CNC tools their hoby and just want to cut metal, wood or plastic, they would be best sewrved by one of the “out of the box” solutions, like Acorn. No one, except Torch sells an LCNC solution that come rewady to run with hardware and pre-istalled

Re: [Emc-users] Big Tree Tech Re: Mesa Card Stepgens?

2024-04-17 Thread Chris Albertson
No it does not fail, we can always send new commands in real time to be executed “right away” (at the current time) and make the queued execution system look and act as if there were no queue. A command taged with the current time will jump to the front of the queue. The system also allows

Re: [Emc-users] Big Tree Tech Re: Mesa Card Stepgens?

2024-04-17 Thread Chris Albertson
/16/24 20:46, Chris Albertson wrote: >>> On Apr 15, 2024, at 7:20 PM, gene heskett wrote: >>> >>> On 4/15/24 21:16, Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: >>>> I have a Hictop printer with some issues so I'm gathering parts to update >>>> it. Among

Re: [Emc-users] Big Tree Tech Re: Mesa Card Stepgens?

2024-04-16 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 15, 2024, at 7:20 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/15/24 21:16, Gregg Eshelman via Emc-users wrote: >> I have a Hictop printer with some issues so I'm gathering parts to update >> it. Among them is a Big Tree Tech SKR 1.4 board (not the Turbo, which is >> identical except runs the

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-12 Thread Chris Albertson
> All very true and well for someone equipt with the income and mental gear to > use that chain of tools profitably. But I'm an old Iowa farm kid, we made > what we needed. The "store" was 15 miles of horse drawn wagon over a mud > road the county graded about 2x a year and all of a days

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 11, 2024, at 11:49 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Where I'm still having trouble is understanding the compromises. > > Using G02 I,J motion it's possible to specify a feed rate and spindle RPM > that remains constant regardless of the spiral diameter. This approach > generated by

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 11, 2024, at 9:05 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/11/24 11:38, Chris Albertson wrote: >>> On Apr 10, 2024, at 1:14 PM, gene heskett wrote: >>> >>> On 4/10/24 13:30, Chris Albertson wrote: >>>> Do you even need a rotory table to

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 10, 2024, at 12:47 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/10/24 13:03, John Dammeyer wrote: >> Hi Gene, >> Just like I can't get my head around Fusion360 or similar CAD. I find that many people’s problem is that they are still thinking that CAD is used to “draw” a part and that somehow

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-11 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 10, 2024, at 1:14 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/10/24 13:30, Chris Albertson wrote: >> Do you even need a rotory table to cut a spiral? > > Now that you ask, I think the answer is probably no. Take a look at the nurbs > command G5.2 where a group of po

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-10 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Apr 10, 2024, at 10:44 AM, Ralph Stirling via Emc-users > wrote: > > Use the parametric equation of a spiral and compute it *inside* your > g-code program. > > x(t) = c1 * t * cos(t) + x0 > y(t) = c2 * t * sin(t) + y0 COnceptually that is it. But do you really want to cut afull depth

Re: [Emc-users] Carving a spiral

2024-04-10 Thread Chris Albertson
Do you even need a rotory table to cut a spiral? > On Apr 10, 2024, at 12:09 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 4/10/24 01:57, John Dammeyer wrote: >> A friend and I have been discussing exactly how to write the G-Code to >> create a spiral scroll. >> His rotary table 90:1 reduction with a 1600

Re: [Emc-users] Raspberry Pi5

2024-04-09 Thread Chris Albertson
The Pi5 has the advantage over a Pi4 of not only a faster CPU but the real step up over the Pi4 is that you can install the file system on a M2 SSD and not have to run off the SD card. But if you look at the price, you get more for the same money if you buy a low-end Intel PC from a place like

Re: [Emc-users] black list aliexpress

2024-03-18 Thread Chris Albertson
I remember once working at a company where we bought a fairly high-end PC. We found we could not export it without a license. But guess what? It was made in China. Some rules are pointless. > On Mar 18, 2024, at 7:33 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 3/18/24 18:50, Jon Elson wrote: >> On

Re: [Emc-users] looking for advice --> trick to sell an extra toolsetter

2024-03-16 Thread Chris Albertson
Silicon carbide is classified as a “semi-conductor”.It is used to make some heavy duty rectifier diodes and maybe other stuff Oxide-coated tools likely would conduct because the oxide wears off really fast, OK, I just tried a black oxide tool and I see ZERO conductivity. But then I test

Re: [Emc-users] looking for advice

2024-03-15 Thread Chris Albertson
If you are using it as a probe, why not put the drill in the chuck backward, then you have a precision rod, not a drill. Spinning seems like an interesting idea, moving fraction is always less than static friction. You would likely need to spin a 3mm rod fast enough so that the tangential

Re: [Emc-users] How to treat rusted linear rails?

2024-03-12 Thread Chris Albertson
Are the rails a standard part, or are they custom? If a standard part you could replace them, they install with just a screwdriver. These used to be very expensive until they started making themin Chine. Now pretty good rails are available at the 20-something dollar price point. But only

Re: [Emc-users] Mitsubishi VFD control

2024-03-01 Thread Chris Morley
The man page for Mitsub_vfd mentions the required settings. Check the scaling of the command. Chris Sent from my Galaxy Original message From: Thaddeus Waldner Date: 2024-03-01 10:59 a.m. (GMT-08:00) To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Subject: Re:

Re: [Emc-users] Acceleration question.

2024-02-23 Thread Chris Albertson
It is very easy to compute the rotational momentum of a complex-shape flywheel. Let’s use a simplified case as an example: You have a 100 mm diameter steel disk with an 80 mm hole. This looks like a ring made of 10 mm thick metal. First compute the momentum as if there was no hole, for a

Re: [Emc-users] Axis direction

2024-02-06 Thread Chris Albertson
It is pretty easy to see WHY the z-axis is set up the way it is on a lath and a mill and why it is different. You need a well defined “zero”. On a mill, the machine's “zero" is the table and one a mill it is the chuck. A lathe has not other well define place on the machine, the tailstock

Re: [Emc-users] Capto

2024-01-07 Thread Chris Morley
Andy I too have catpo 3,4 and 5 tools. I look forward to reading/seeing your adventure in this. I also agree it would surely show off some of linuxcncs advantages! Chris From: andy pugh Sent: January 3, 2024 11:52 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC

Re: [Emc-users] Ball Screw Driving Questions

2023-12-25 Thread Chris Albertson
When it comes to flexing and bending, think about the bed too. If the servo motor and pullies are mounted at the tailstock end, then the bed will carry the reaction forces and see exactly the same tension and “twist” force as the screw. But if the motor is mounted at the headstock end the bed

Re: [Emc-users] Suggested enhancment to linuxcnc

2023-12-17 Thread Chris Albertson
>> >> Depends on the mill or? In the case of my G0704, the accelerometer should go >> on the table for xy motion, not the relatively stationary chuck which >> generally only moves vertically. In the chuck on something like the 6040, a >> medium sized gantry I have. The acceleromter s/b on

Re: [Emc-users] Suggested enhancment to linuxcnc

2023-12-17 Thread Chris Albertson
Machine tools are a little different from 3D printers because 1) Printers are not built nearly are solidly are milling machines. Milling machines do not flex very much 2) the printer head moves in air and there is no resistance to movement. While an end mill has to have force applied to cut

Re: [Emc-users] Stepping through linuxcnc

2023-12-10 Thread Chris Albertson
Debuggers don’t work well with real-time code. and there is WAY to much code for that. Professionally I’ve had to come up to speed on large software projects several times. The best way is to first become an expert at the user level and learn what it does. This applies to radars, camera

Re: [Emc-users] OT Fanuc ot-c cpu power supply A16B-1212-0950

2023-12-05 Thread Chris Albertson
I missed the beginning of this. What kind a machine is this? As for the power supply, they are very hard to debug if you don’t have a schematic. But what about replacing it entirely? Good motors are always expensive. But encoders have gotten cheap and easy to use. The last one I bout

Re: [Emc-users] OT Fanuc ot-c cpu power supply A16B-1212-0950

2023-12-02 Thread Chris Albertson
If it is a simple linear power supply, yes they are very easy to debug and repair, LIkey it is the caps. But switching power supplies are much harder to debug, You can guess it might be the same issue but these have dozens of parts that can fail.. In any case, the cost to repair is small.

Re: [Emc-users] Run Fusion 360 on LInux

2023-12-01 Thread Chris Albertson
I ran Fusion360 for a long time on Linux. It’s easy, just install a virtual machine and run Windows on the VM and Fusion on Windows. I got pretty decent performance using a low-end Nvidia GPU card. Now I run Fusion on an M2-Pro powered Mac. Performance is better now that they have an

Re: [Emc-users] OT: novel 3+ n axes

2023-11-23 Thread Chris Albertson
feeler guages) under the gear where it shoulders up to the case can > probably reduce the backlash by a significant amount. > > *Ryan McIntosh* > E4F Designs > (204)770-3682 > r...@pebkac.ca > > > On Thu, Nov 23, 2023 at 1:25 PM Chris Albertson > wrote: > >&g

Re: [Emc-users] OT: novel 3+ n axes

2023-11-23 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Nov 22, 2023, at 1:06 PM, gene heskett wrote: >> > I'd have to agree Andy. I need to design a disk brake for my A axis as > there's half a degree of slop in the worm drive which if it gets to the motor > will be held, but the slop in the worm makes for sloppy looking holes, but > the

Re: [Emc-users] OT: novel 3+ n axes

2023-11-22 Thread Chris Albertson
Wh > On Nov 22, 2023, at 12:12 PM, andy pugh wrote: > > Quite a clever idea for machines with closed controllers and no easy > way to provide motor power into the workspace. > > With LinuxCNC it's probably always going to be better to be fully motorised. What about cost? If this device is

Re: [Emc-users] New Beaglebone

2023-11-04 Thread Chris Albertson
This is a VERY capable board. The main thing it has is the FPGA and a very fast SYZYGY connector. It could drive a multi-axis mill as well as any MESA board. But it is not plug and play with LCNC. You’d need to write code for the onboard FPGA and create a small PCB to connect SYZGY to a

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread Chris Albertson
eans writing a > user manual and far more comprehensive information on CANopen. > > My point of making the python and hal info available was to show that it's > pretty easy to integrate some sort of serial port control into linuxCNC. > > John > >> -----Origina

Re: [Emc-users] Reverse Pulse Control on Dust Collectors

2023-08-22 Thread Chris Albertson
The best way to distribute stuff like Python source code is to place it on GitHub and then every time you update it, send out a notice to tell people what’s new and where it is. GitHub is a free service and it offers more than just a place to store code. It also offers bug tracking and a

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid tapping

2023-08-14 Thread Chris Albertson
I think with encoders that are not symmetric 50/50, you need to look only at the leading edges. (Or only at the trailing edges) Yes,this cuts the resulution in half but removes the nose.I think for somethig with a lot of rotational inertia, like a spindle, you can use interpolation to get

Re: [Emc-users] Beaglebone black latency

2023-08-05 Thread Chris Albertson
LCNC was new. Would I ever do this for a machine tool? No. For me a machine tool is a tool. I use it to make stuff. > On Aug 5, 2023, at 5:26 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > Chris, > I must admit I had a bit of a chuckle when I read your answer. It's so easy > to just

Re: [Emc-users] Beaglebone black latency

2023-08-05 Thread Chris Albertson
Why start with a BBB/Pi4 and then add a screen and so on. A better starting place would be a low-cost Android tablet. Perhaps like this one. For $120 you get the CPU (that runs Linux), a touch screen and WiFi. What is needed is a way to connect it to a machine tool.

Re: [Emc-users] Beaglebone black latency

2023-08-04 Thread Chris Albertson
I think the BBB was popular because of the twp PRUs. These are programmable processors that are separate from the CPU. So you can get very accurate real-time pulses out even with poor latency under Linux. However, this does require programming the PRUs.Machinekit had a HAL unit for the

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC build on BeagleBoneBlack

2023-08-04 Thread Chris Albertson
I have some Pi and BBB boards that I use for robotics projects. I use them because they are physically small and can run on battery power. But do people need that for a machine tool? Are people building portable battery-powered CNC milling machines?If the machine is very heavy and

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-12 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Jul 11, 2023, at 5:42 PM, gene heskett wrote: > > ... I'll bet real money that OpenSCAD is easier to learn. Openscad is certainly easy for some simple things but impossible for others. Try making a cordless power tool in OpenScad. But in Fusion a power tool is used as an

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-06 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Jul 6, 2023, at 9:22 AM, Roland Jollivet wrote: > > The small 4-axis CNC machine,'Pocket Nc' uses LinuxCNC as far as I can > tell, and it seems to run just fine. Or does it? Does this device move all four axes at the same time while cutting? Or does it use the fourth axis only to

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Chris Albertson
It is not a public Beta. First you get Fusion 360 running which means setting up an account. They also need to see that you use Fusion regularly. Then you apply for membership in the “Insider’s Program”. More here https://feedback.autodesk.com/key/Fusion360Insider There are other new

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Jul 5, 2023, at 11:36 AM, gene heskett wrote: > > On 7/5/23 13:29, Thomas J Powderly wrote: >> Since this thread has 'evolved' into free 3D modeling software... >> Can I ask how to get Fusion 360 on a Linux box? >> I remember several failed tries but I font recall why. >> LinuxCNC

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-05 Thread Chris Albertson
> On Jul 5, 2023, at 10:27 AM, Thomas J Powderly wrote: > > Since this thread has 'evolved' into free 3D modeling software... > > Can I ask how to get Fusion 360 on a Linux box? It is easy. But you need Linux on Intel. ARM-based Linux will not work 1) install a virtual machine system.

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] Trajectory planner shortcomings

2023-07-04 Thread Chris Albertson
With no look-ahead, it might work well for those who use the fourth axis as a way to rotate the part only to expose a new side for more 3D milling. In other words, you don’t need look ahead if you are not cutting will rotating. But if all four axes are moving at the same time, looking ahead

Re: [Emc-users] CNC machining setup cards

2023-07-04 Thread Chris Albertson
The problem with transforming an STL file to a “real” CAD file is that the STL is only an approximation of the true shape. The software would have to have some intelligence to see that the designer intended to (say) have a curved profile revolved around an axis to make a complex shape on a

Re: [Emc-users] Drilling holes in the back of a stepper motor

2023-06-26 Thread Chris Albertson
I’m working on the same kind of thing. I want to add an encoder to a BLDC drone motor and we don’t have much shaft length at all. The design “secret” is to realize that you do NOT need a plate or any material at all between the motor and the encoder. You can support the encoder from the rear.

Re: [Emc-users] Drilling holes in the back of a stepper motor

2023-06-25 Thread Chris Albertson
> Is there any reason I can't clamp the motor in a vice and pop in two holes > and tap them with a bottom tap at the spacing of the mounting flange? The metal end plate might be a lot thinner than it appears from the outside. Is it thick enough to support threading? It might be a thin

Re: [Emc-users] G33.1 error then g-code file parsed

2023-06-23 Thread Chris Radek
I would add positioning moves (positioning all of XYZ) before the G33.1 because otherwise the tapped hole can be anywhere - the program is indeterminate. This sure might mess up any attempt by your GUI to check the program or generate a preview. Chris On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 09:14:20PM +0200

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-20 Thread Chris Albertson
> On May 20, 2023, at 2:12 PM, marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk wrote: > > > Interesting idea, which makes a lot of sense. > So you would end up with a 'solid' epoxy/glass mix. What would its > performance be like compared to a heavy dense epoxy/stone mix? Glass and stone are not much

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-20 Thread Chris Albertson
If you are going to the trouble of filling a frame with epoxy then two things… 1) Why bother with the frame, just print a plastic mold and fill that. with epoxy. Then it will be the exact size and shape you need. 2) Don’t use epoxy as it is not very stiff, Mix the epoxy with glass fiber

Re: [Emc-users] Sewing Machine Stiffness

2023-05-20 Thread Chris Albertson
I think there would be a huge variation. A cheap $100 consumer sewingmachine would not be at strong as an industrial sewing machine that sells for 20 times as much. One problem with many homemade gentry machines is that people us too-thin material for the base.If the gantry rails are

Re: [Emc-users] Medium voltage BLDC motor

2023-04-25 Thread Chris Albertson
t/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > > > > > > ___ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > Cheers, Gene Heskett. > -- > &q

Re: [Emc-users] Custom Cast Iron castings

2023-04-03 Thread Chris Albertson
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Re: [Emc-users] OT - Thoughts on making SheetCam open source

2023-02-23 Thread Chris Albertson
; > > > > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Parallel Port Current?

2023-02-22 Thread Chris Albertson
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Re: [Emc-users] 7c81 Questions

2023-02-17 Thread Chris Albertson
der to the spindle. I know this is a lot of direct and implied > questions, and I really do appreciate any help. I'm trying to understand > this in depth so I can proceed logically. > > Thanks & Best > Gene > > > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.ne

Re: [Emc-users] Robot Arm control via LCNC, Pi4 and MESA.

2023-02-05 Thread Chris Albertson
and the gear spins on the shaft. Bt the plastic never spins on the 30 mm disk. On Sun, Feb 5, 2023 at 8:23 PM John Dammeyer wrote: > Thanks Chris. > That's why I've been slicing the parts. Some of them I'd just turn from > metal. Not worth first doing it in plastic. But some of t

Re: [Emc-users] Robot Arm control via LCNC, Pi4 and MESA.

2023-02-05 Thread Chris Albertson
le to implement CAN bus and then run > other slower I/O devices with CANopen instead of a second USB port. > > So I'm back to wondering about the user interface and the teaching > capabilities and to use LinuxCNC instead of hard coded Teensy Arduino style > programming.

Re: [Emc-users] Robot Arm control via LCNC, Pi4 and MESA.

2023-02-05 Thread Chris Albertson
gt; John > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc HAL and AI

2023-02-03 Thread Chris Albertson
; > This script assumes that you have already set up the hardware > > connections > > between your 7i92 card and stepper motors, and configured the 7i92 for > > use > > with LinuxCNC. Note that you may need to modify the pin assignments and > > other parameters based on your specific setup.

Re: [Emc-users] Running PathPilot on non-Tormach Machines

2023-01-26 Thread Chris Albertson
On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 6:11 PM John Dammeyer wrote: > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > > > On Thu, Jan 26, 2023 at 5:03 PM John Dammeyer > > wrote: > > > > > > > > I should probably buy another high speed 16GB or

Re: [Emc-users] Running PathPilot on non-Tormach Machines

2023-01-26 Thread Chris Albertson
n the server that uses a versioned file system and is continuously backed up. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Running PathPilot on non-Tormach Machines

2023-01-25 Thread Chris Albertson
I > > think that's what's called the conversational interface on Tormach? > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > ___ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.out

Re: [Emc-users] Running PathPilot on non-Tormach Machines

2023-01-23 Thread Chris Albertson
tell us what happens? -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc debs for RPi4

2023-01-22 Thread Chris Albertson
st Linux version, and you need to upgrade to fix a bug. The solution is "docker" or virtual machines. You end up running multiple copies of Linux. This is inefficient, but sometimes the only way. -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___

Re: [Emc-users] Resolvers and 2 phase AC servos

2023-01-21 Thread Chris Albertson
1 > years retired, and still here. > > And tell us how you did it when it working. > > Cheers, Gene Heskett. > -- > "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: > soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." > -Ed Howdershelt (Author,

Re: [Emc-users] Resolvers and 2 phase AC servos

2023-01-21 Thread Chris Albertson
____ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Available fanless PC for linuxcnc with parallel port

2023-01-19 Thread Chris Albertson
t is easier to spend $110 and buy an FPGA based one. Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Available fanless PC for linuxcnc with parallel port

2023-01-19 Thread Chris Albertson
especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > > lunatics." > > � George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > > > > ___ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >

Re: [Emc-users] Available fanless PC for linuxcnc with parallel port

2023-01-19 Thread Chris Albertson
Ethernet card <http://store.mesanet.com/index.php?route=product/product_id=381> On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 9:16 AM Chris Albertson wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 19, 2023 at 4:26 AM andy pugh wrote: > >> On Thu, 19 Jan 2023 at 09:51, Robin Szemeti via Emc-users >> wrote: >

Re: [Emc-users] Available fanless PC for linuxcnc with parallel port

2023-01-19 Thread Chris Albertson
stitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___

Re: [Emc-users] Available fanless PC for linuxcnc with parallel port

2023-01-18 Thread Chris Albertson
much appreciated thanks in advance, > > Linden > > > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California __

Re: [Emc-users] Is this LCNC based?

2023-01-09 Thread Chris Albertson
circular hard algorithem, circular > soft algorithm: > > I wonder what is meant by interpolation algorithm. > > > On Jan 9, 2023, at 9:52 PM, Chris Albertson > wrote: > > > > Amazon has a turn-keyCNC controller for $480. This includes the whole > kit, > > computer

[Emc-users] Is this LCNC based?

2023-01-09 Thread Chris Albertson
m/Axis-Controller-Handwheel-MPG-Emergency/dp/B09WLDKW53 <https://www.amazon.com/Axis-Controller-Handwheel-MPG-Emergency/dp/B09WLDKW53?ref_=ast_sto_dp=1> User Manual: /nvcnc.net/pdf/DDCS%20Expert%20User's%20Manual%20V1%20(Part1)-nvcnc.pdf <https://nvcnc.net/pdf/DDCS%20Expert%20User's%2

Re: [Emc-users] Sharpening teeny drill bits

2022-12-18 Thread Chris Albertson
aw, we must first make the law respectable. > - Louis D. Brandeis > Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/> > > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/li

Re: [Emc-users] Another of my silly? questions

2022-12-05 Thread Chris Albertson
at 4:03 AM andy pugh wrote: > On Mon, 5 Dec 2022 at 02:20, Chris Albertson > wrote: > > > and we don't even know the exact kind of steel in the rod. Without > knowing more it is a toss-up. > > You don't need to know, all iron alloys have the same stiffness (to with

Re: [Emc-users] Another of my silly? questions

2022-12-04 Thread Chris Albertson
Wrap string around each end in opposite directions and hang weights on the string. Or place a torque wrench on both and measure. > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https

Re: [Emc-users] hair brained idea?

2022-12-03 Thread Chris Albertson
as there is not cutting force.So why not look up some CNC router projects? It is a common LinuxCNCproject. I would still use those closed loop steppers. With a week-long print, you do not want skipped steps. On Sat, Dec 3, 2022 at 5:00 PM gene heskett wrote: > On 12/3/22 18:35, Chris Albertson wr

Re: [Emc-users] hair brained idea?

2022-12-03 Thread Chris Albertson
; > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

2022-12-01 Thread Chris Albertson
t 5:38 AM gene heskett wrote: > On 12/1/22 00:47, Chris Albertson wrote: > > Cutting square tubing is no harder than cutting molding around a door > > frame. Use a miter saw. A fine tooth hacksaw blade works well for > > carbon fiber. > > > > My mitre saw i

Re: [Emc-users] ? cutting a square carbon fiber tube ?

2022-11-30 Thread Chris Albertson
> > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] XHC HB04 ..

2022-11-25 Thread Chris Albertson
notify the sender immediately > by return e-mail and delete this communication. > > Thank you. > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Ch

Re: [Emc-users] Production machine running linuxcnc.

2022-11-23 Thread Chris Albertson
With video production quality, it is easy to move from "amateur-looking" to "pretty good" without spending a fortune. But then after that, each small increment practically doubles the cost and effort. On Wed, Nov 23, 2022 at 8:54 AM andy pugh wrote: > On Wed, 23 N

Re: [Emc-users] Production machine running linuxcnc.

2022-11-22 Thread Chris Albertson
very high impact videos that “advertise” > the capabilities. I think these utilize all the points Chris makes and > then go well beyond. > > Not suggesting you have to go to thier level but offering additional > inspiration. > > > On Tue, Nov 22, 2022 at 2:01 PM Chris Albertson

Re: [Emc-users] Production machine running linuxcnc.

2022-11-22 Thread Chris Albertson
zaxBU0EVr0 > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Recommended GUI dev environ?

2022-11-06 Thread Chris Albertson
they do give you options for space and size.Maybe not as much as you would like but you can get down inside the details if you like. On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 3:20 AM gene heskett wrote: > On 11/5/22 21:14, Chris Albertson wrote: > > For making a simple and quick GUI in Pytho

Re: [Emc-users] Recommended GUI dev environ?

2022-11-05 Thread Chris Albertson
ibility > forward. > > Many thanks on the opinions, > Ted. > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, Calif

Re: [Emc-users] CAM software

2022-11-02 Thread Chris Albertson
360 can do parts as complex as say a motorcycle transition housing. Or that shoulder bulkhead assembly I posted. Hi Chris, > > > -Original Message----- > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > Sent: November-02-22 9:55 AM > > To: Enhanced Mac

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