Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-08-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 01 August 2019 20:51:56 Gene Heskett wrote: > > If you can see why I'm only seeing a 90 degree arc in the backplot, > teach me what is wrong. Wrong K. Its running, but very very slowly. About .5 ipm And from the looks of the carbide tool I'm using for electrode, its going away faste

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-08-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 01 August 2019 13:01:25 andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 16:47, Gene Heskett > wrote: > > Did that got g3 error, usual recipe, converted it back to g17, lcnc > > > bought it but back plot shows the arc as a straight line??? > That turned out to be a missing F in the G2/3 lines

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-08-01 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 16:47, Gene Heskett wrote: Did that got g3 error, usual recipe, converted it back to g17, lcnc > bought it but back plot shows the arc as a straight line??? > At this point I would give up and use R-format arcs. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachm

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-08-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 01 August 2019 05:52:06 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 01 August 2019 02:59:37 andy pugh wrote: > > On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 04:36, Gene Heskett > > wrote: > > > > output of arcgenm18.py is assumeing G17. not G18. So I need to > > > > > translate the ijk into what it would be for G18

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-08-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 01 August 2019 02:59:37 andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 04:36, Gene Heskett > wrote: > > output of arcgenm18.py is assumeing G17. not G18. So I need to > > > translate the ijk into what it would be for G18 motion. Is there a > > rule of thumb for that? > > G17 XY IJ > G18 XZ

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-08-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 01 August 2019 02:59:37 andy pugh wrote: > On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 04:36, Gene Heskett > wrote: > > output of arcgenm18.py is assumeing G17. not G18. So I need to > > > translate the ijk into what it would be for G18 motion. Is there a > > rule of thumb for that? > > G17 XY IJ > G18 XZ

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-08-01 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 04:36, Gene Heskett wrote: output of arcgenm18.py is assumeing G17. not G18. So I need to > translate the ijk into what it would be for G18 motion. Is there a rule > of thumb for that? > G17 XY IJ G18 XZ IK G19 YZ JK So to change a G17 arc to a G18 change Y to Z and J to

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 30 July 2019 23:52:23 TJoseph Powderly wrote: > you ask for long lasting > that would be tungsten carbide > but > i suggest using easy to manufacture, easy to find, low cost > because it will wear anyway > > so copper, with little lead ( often copper sold will be 'machineable' > which m

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 31 July 2019 09:39:22 andy pugh wrote: > On Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 15:29, Gene Heskett > wrote: > > Carbide was mentioned, I might even see how long this now dull tool > would > > > work. Running backwards so the spiral is carrying fresh water down > > to the fire on the bottom face? L

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-31 Thread andy pugh
On Wed, 31 Jul 2019 at 15:29, Gene Heskett wrote: Carbide was mentioned, I might even see how long this now dull tool would > work. Running backwards so the spiral is carrying fresh water down to > the fire on the bottom face? Lots of things to try. :) > Do you really mean "Woodruff" here? --

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 31 July 2019 05:10:08 Andy Pugh wrote: > > On 31 Jul 2019, at 04:14, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > So it appears I will have to dig the keyways by EDM. > > A rotating disc electrode would seem to be a natural for EDMing a > Woodruff slot. > Sourceing a piece of brass that thickness? Pr

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-31 Thread Andy Pugh
> On 31 Jul 2019, at 04:14, Gene Heskett wrote: > > So it appears I will have to dig the keyways by EDM. A rotating disc electrode would seem to be a natural for EDMing a Woodruff slot. ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 30 July 2019 23:52:23 TJoseph Powderly wrote: > > So it appears I will have to dig the keyways by EDM. > you ask for long lasting > that would be tungsten carbide > but > i suggest using easy to manufacture, easy to find, low cost > because it will wear anyway > > so copper, with littl

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-31 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 30 July 2019 22:52:06 Jon Elson wrote: > On 07/30/2019 09:14 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Greetings all; > > > > Like Jon said on the sheldon list. woodruff keys cut into a case > > hardened shaft are a bear. Carbide makes a mark, for about 5 > > seconds. > > > > So it appears I will hav

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-30 Thread TJoseph Powderly
you ask for long lasting that would be tungsten carbide but i suggest using easy to manufacture, easy to find, low cost because it will wear anyway so copper, with little lead ( often copper sold will be 'machineable' which means lead which means higher wear ) for a key way you should be able to

Re: [Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-30 Thread Jon Elson
On 07/30/2019 09:14 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: Greetings all; Like Jon said on the sheldon list. woodruff keys cut into a case hardened shaft are a bear. Carbide makes a mark, for about 5 seconds. So it appears I will have to dig the keyways by EDM. Because the electrode will go away too, what ma

[Emc-users] EDM forms?

2019-07-30 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; Like Jon said on the sheldon list. woodruff keys cut into a case hardened shaft are a bear. Carbide makes a mark, for about 5 seconds. So it appears I will have to dig the keyways by EDM. Because the electrode will go away too, what makes the longest lasting electrode material?