Re: [Emc-users] Mill ramp angle

gt; never > sees more than about 20-30% engagement. (While I've broken lots of 1/4" > O-flues, I've never noticed the tip breaking.) > > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > -Or

Re: [Emc-users] Mill ramp angle

what is the material? what is the endmill material? how many flutes? is it centre cutting tool or non-center cutting end mill? I have always struggled on o-flute endmills and ramp or plunge (breaking the tip :( https://zero-divide.net/?_id=4307_plunging-and-ramping-recomendations-and-techniques

Re: [Emc-users] An actual application for non-circular boring..

Nice! what is your spindle? servo motor with encoder? On Sun, 12 Mar 2023 at 15:17, Sam Sokolik wrote: > When all you have is a hammer > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMLz4kWoAEI > > sam > > ___ > Emc-users mailing list >

Re: [Emc-users] custom m codes tutorial and cnc lathe bar pulling

https://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/o-code.html#ocode:fanuc-style-programs use the "L" switch for looping X number of times On Sun, 29 Jan 2023, 10:22 andrew beck, wrote: > Thanks gene > > Hey you might know how to loop a gcode file > > I want to loop a gcode file 50 times. > > Ideally using

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

have you tried nativecam? easy to add to axis (when you've done it before). centroid acorn is nice, but very expensive and has very few iOS (compared to Mesa hardware and linuxcnc) and only 4x step and direction ports.. your choice. On Tue, 24 Jan 2023, 18:42 John Dammeyer, wrote: > >

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

am I missing something, this is all documented on the forum, with a number of users using tormach with non tormach machines. https://forum.linuxcnc.org/pathpilot Mesa 7i92 will work just fine (I have had it running before) now I have seen the light, and just run linuxcnc with axis for mill,

Re: [Emc-users] can I hide the nativecam interface

Rob C has sent you an email via Gmail confidential mode: [image: Gmail logo]Re: [Emc-users] can I hide the nativecam interface <https://confidential-mail.google.com/msg/AGMme3NR26DqmZZsnYUxNMs9jw3obeYOd28gvt8-DzbjpuuFOaQQVV5k3a7OJwi8rUIULAjWyIRlo44yUOM

Re: [Emc-users] cable connector for lcda357H stepper_servo

+pin+5.08+screw+terminal=1C1GCEA_enGB928GB928=ALiCzsZ_Zu8IuD736JHpZK01OeIrOj8YVw:1653332340188=lnms=isch=X=2ahUKEwi7mdT2pvb3AhXDoFwKHbE_BeQQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw=1229=531=1.56 On Mon, 23 May 2022 at 19:58, Rob C wrote: > Is this the green connector plug? > > On Mon, 23 May 2022 at 18:57,

Re: [Emc-users] cable connector for lcda357H stepper_servo

Is this the green connector plug? On Mon, 23 May 2022 at 18:57, andy pugh wrote: > On Mon, 23 May 2022 at 18:41, dave engvall wrote: > > > Can anyone provide a part number, eg. manufacturer or digikey, etc > > number for the 6 pin encoder cable connector on the LCDA357H controller. > > Google

Re: [Emc-users] Do pnp prox switches need a pulldown load R?

The colour change in the UK was one of the worst ideas ever! being faced with 3x brown wires and guessing which is L1, L2 and L3 is about as useful as a brush with no bristles! Red Yellow Blue / RYB always made sense to me as an on the tools electrician. neutral was always black. If I ever saw

Re: [Emc-users] If you are looking for a cheap mini PC for LinuxCNC in the UK

Thanks Les, much appreciated for the headsup Rob On Tue, 10 May 2022 at 09:44, Les Newell wrote: > I just spotted these on eBay > > I've always been a fan of Wyse thin clients and this model works really > well with LinuxCNC and Mesa Ethernet cards. I

Re: [Emc-users] tests hanging?

run: lscpu post the reply / contents you can also try: nproc --all that processor should have a good single core speed. are you using isolcpus within grub? there are mixed points of view about isolcpus and whether or not its relevant. Personally I use it and it seems to provide better latency

Re: [Emc-users] can I hide the nativecam interface

Yes nativecam will work for milling, plasma and lathe operations. unfortunately its not been updated to python3 .. so if you use it on a debian bullseye or linuxcnc master build it won't work :( I've tried to have a go at making it nativecam + python3 functional but failed but really like

Re: [Emc-users] OT: mouses

nice idea On Wed, 19 Jan 2022, 00:08 andy pugh, wrote: > On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 at 18:27, fxkl47BF--- via Emc-users > wrote: > > > > Though they are rather expensive if you pay full list price. I think I > > > found a good second-hand one. > > > > Just looking at the prices for those makes my

Re: [Emc-users] OT: mouses

you may be able to find it cheaper somewhere else possibly as that link was for amazon.co.uk and not *.com On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 at 17:47, fxkl47BF--- via Emc-users < emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > On Mon, 10 Jan 2022, Rob C wrote: > > > Oh ELECOM seem to do a lef

Re: [Emc-users] OT: mouses

Oh ELECOM seem to do a left handed trackball (using the thumb for the movement). https://www.amazon.co.uk/ELECOM-Left-handed-Wireless-function-M-XT4DRBK-Black/dp/B016QCPRBM On Mon, 10 Jan 2022 at 17:24, Chris Albertson wrote: > I have just a standard Microsoft cordless mouse. It is connected

Re: [Emc-users] OT: mouses

I presently use a number of ELECOM DEFT M-DT2DR mice (I have 1 wireless for work laptop, another for a personal laptop and a wired one for my LinuxCNC setup). I'm using one now. https://www.elecom.co.jp/global/ I like the roller ball as it does not give me RSI like a motion mouse. I am not sure

Re: [Emc-users] CNC controlled, plasma torch

like the idea with the funnel. there are no issues with the planner and look ahead. g64 options help tremendously with path blending I am just a hobby user On Sat, 8 Jan 2022, 15:47 Milosz K., wrote: > I cut near flammables and my solution is cutting over a water bed with a > slicone funnel

Re: [Emc-users] CNC controlled, plasma torch

a problem at the > time with it not being able to smoothly keep going between IJ arcs. This > can cause problems in thin sheet ... maybe it is better now. > > I always had trouble keeping the HF from the arc start out of the > electronics. > > On Sat, 8 Jan 2022 at 09:58, Rob C wr

Re: [Emc-users] CNC controlled, plasma torch

you could put sides on it that will catch any sparks, or an enclosure around it, same as I have for a 3d printer so it has its own heated environment. you could also add a water table that will catch all downward metal swarf. On Fri, 7 Jan 2022, 21:51 Thaddeus Waldner, wrote: > Use a submerged

Re: [Emc-users] Tormach writing open sorce ROS2/Machiekit/LCNC bridge.

I was also confused by machine kit reference from tormach. I thought tormach was based on linuxcnc and not the machine kit branch/fork although I guess if Tormach are running a 2.7 linuxcnc version I guess you could say they have their own branch/fork I would have thought that since the change

Re: [Emc-users] Tormach writing open sorce ROS2/Machiekit/LCNC bridge.

Interesting looking at the AR2/AR3 https://www.anninrobotics.com/ On Tue, 4 Jan 2022 at 18:14, andy pugh wrote: > On Tue, 4 Jan 2022 at 17:41, Robin Szemeti via Emc-users > wrote: > > > > Out of interest, how is PathPilot related to LinuxCNC? > > It's LinuxCNC with their own GUI on top. But

Re: [Emc-users] jerk control

any interest / help https://www.pmdcorp.com/resources/type/articles/get/mathematics-of-motion-control-profiles-article On Sun, 29 Aug 2021, 18:40 Chris Albertson, wrote: > In the general case there may be no closed form solution so numeric > integration is the only possible solution.I

Re: [Emc-users] jerk control

how is everyone working out jerk / jolt? on a stepper motor you have a defined step or micro step (distance) so if your acceleration is say 3000mm/s/s. (plasma cutter) and you are driving a 20T mod 1 rack and pinion with a 3:1 ratio drive, with a 200 step per rev stepper motor on 10uSteps the

Re: [Emc-users] jerk control

how do they get it to work on the tiny g? https://github.com/synthetos/TinyG/wiki/Jerk-Controlled-Motion-Explained could we not adapt and improve on the code On Mon, 23 Aug 2021, 15:32 Feral Engineer, wrote: > As someone who uses functions like g8p1, g5.1q1 and g5p1 on mits/fanuc > and

Re: [Emc-users] For Chris Albertson, question on bltouch

https://grabcad.com/library/bl-touch-for-3d-printers-1 https://www.geeetech.com/wiki/index.php/3DTouch_Auto_Leveling_Sensor any use? On Thu, 19 Aug 2021 at 17:14, Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings; > > I'm in the process of rebuilding the hot end of a failed CR10-S Pro V2, > as the hot end

Re: [Emc-users] jerk control

tormach did something to the planner, does anyone know what they paid for it, and how / who they commissioned to do it? On Tue, 17 Aug 2021, 18:57 Ralph Stirling, wrote: > I've also been hoping to see this appear in a Linuxcnc update, > as it has been worked on by a number of people for years.

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe Spindle Drive Questions

a motor is only rated at 5hp at its rated rpm. 5hp at 2500rpm, hence it provides around 10.5 ft lb of torque power = 2 X pi X N X T / 60 (sorry I think in metric to have to convert back and forth) 10.5. ft lb at 200 rpm is around 0.4 HP. an AC motor (or DC motor, not servo /

Re: [Emc-users] Missing Features in LCNC for FFF/FDM Printers

r rather than (say) a milling machine. > > Martin > > > From: Rob C > > > is this not just reinventing the wheel for the sake of it? > > what is the benefit of using lcnc for fff/fdm printer? > > I am not trying to downplay the i

Re: [Emc-users] Missing Features in LCNC for FFF/FDM Printers

thanks Andy, but Marlin does do Delta robots / configurations too (never used / set one up myself) https://marlinfw.org/docs/gcode/M665.html On Sun, 25 Jul 2021, 21:04 Andy Pugh, wrote: > > > > On 25 Jul 2021, at 19:48, Rob C wrote: > > > > what is the benefit o

Re: [Emc-users] Missing Features in LCNC for FFF/FDM Printers

is this not just reinventing the wheel for the sake of it? what is the benefit of using lcnc for fff/fdm printer? I am not trying to downplay the idea / application or lcnc or its capability. (dispite it may appear so) I ask because I run marlin (free) with octoprint (octopi) (again free) on a

Re: [Emc-users] A new lathe encoder option.

I am guessing that these may therefore be an option too http://trigger-wheels.com/store/contents/en-uk/d5.html you can get custom ones / made to your measurements too I went with a hollow shaft (40mm bore) encoder directly to the lathe spindle one of these (or a variant of)

Re: [Emc-users] OT Fanuc!

I know zero about fanuc conversion, but don't these boards from Pico Systems sort the ability to reuse the servos https://pico-systems.com/fanuc_pins.html http://pico-systems.com/osc2.5/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=33 On Fri, 16 Jul 2021, 20:20 Todd Zuercher, wrote: > That decimal

Re: [Emc-users] OT Fanuc!

rip it out an put linuxcnc in? is it possible to build a plugin replacement controller? On Fri, 16 Jul 2021, 17:20 Feral Engineer, wrote: > The 180i is an earlier windows version of a Fanuc, so I'm sure it's got > some quirks  > > Phil T. > The Feral Engineer > > Check out my LinuxCNC

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe 'topslide' component

I'm interested, thanks Les Rob / Robertspark On Mon, 12 Jul 2021, 18:08 Les Newell, wrote: > A while back I wrote a component for a simulated top slide for lathes > with dual MPGs. It allows you to enter an angle and remap the X axis MPG > to move both axes simultaneously at that angle. I use

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

Yes Adam, EMC is Linux CNC. It is a Linux Ubuntu OS with EMC incorperated into it. Unfortunatly this is not an Electronics solution, it is however a part of the software solution. You still need a way to interface the outside world with it, and that is where the problem lies when trying to

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

Roland, in your view do you see EMC being a CAM software? It actually isn't. Also you don't necessarily produce better parts using a 2.5D mill, remember a 3D printer is a Milling machine, the only thing different being the spindle is now a deposition head of some form. Really you will only

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

Try the RepRap open source printer, last i checked you can buy a fully built machine for about $600. Also it is open source. Have you ever broken a plastic part? With a 3D printer you can fix things, dream and make your dream real. From: mai...@mah.priv.at Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 01:05:10

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

I use Generation-6 electronics, it has an Atmega chip like Arduino. The most recomended is RAMPS, this is the Arduino Mega with a stepper sheild. The firmware is good because it gives you an idea of how things work. It is written in C language. From: joachim.fra...@pibf.de To:

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

Jeshua Lacock pisze: If your looking for something simple try using the Generation-6, RAMPS, or any Atmega based hardware along with some Opto limit switches. All you have to do from there is set the machine paramiters using the Firmware configuration.h file. The firmware can be Teacup

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For a Windows Software Solution try http://whatisacnc.com/sprinter/ How does EMC control a 3D Printer? I love the software for Milling!! -- Live Security Virtual Conference

[Emc-users] Something for the 3D printer

http://whatisacnc.com/sprinter a simple install bundle for a windows system. -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and

[Emc-users] Sprinter Easy Install tool for 3D Printer

For anyone interested in a simple install tool for a open source 3D printer try http://whatisacnc.com/sprinter/ It is a little unrelated to EMC but figured someone maybe interested. I have been fooling around with a program for Arduino and will post a link to the program when finished, the

Re: [Emc-users] BLDC on 7i43 + 7i39 + linear motors

So the 7i39 is a brush less DC motor, if your trying to see if the motor it self is functional just hook it up to a DC power supply, 12V would do just fine, if it rotates regardless of polarity the motor is good and you need to move onto the electronics. What are you hooking the encoder to?

Re: [Emc-users] BLDC on 7i43 + 7i39 + linear motors

arrives (maybe 2 weeks). Also feels like both 7i39 might be damaged - in the worst case. 17 квітня 2012 р. 16:28 rob c crob...@live.ca написав: So the 7i39 is a brush less DC motor, if your trying to see if the motor it self is functional just hook it up to a DC power supply, 12V would do

Re: [Emc-users] BLDC on 7i43 + 7i39 + linear motors

In the case the 7I39 motor is a stepper?, you should never hook a stepper motor up directly to a power supply it will destroy the motor. If you have encoders you need a micro-controller. Using the encoder in your circuit is called a closed loop system you need to read back to something like