Re: [Emc-users] Progress!

On 2/17/23 11:43, dave engvall wrote: HI all, I've been occupied in building a new Y axis to go on top the x of my contourmaster. Nothing like jousting with windmills. 1" rails on top of a cold drawn/hot roll frame.  5/8" ballscrew. With the spindle as reference I get about a half thou deflecti

[Emc-users] Progress!

HI all, I've been occupied in building a new Y axis to go on top the x of my contourmaster. Nothing like jousting with windmills. 1" rails on top of a cold drawn/hot roll frame.  5/8" ballscrew. With the spindle as reference I get about a half thou deflection leaning on the axis in the y direct

Re: [Emc-users] Progress on 6040

On Friday 19 April 2019 01:41:07 Roland Jollivet wrote: > Hi Gene > > I don't know how you're engaging the spanner on the spindle shaft for > your ATC, but you could use one of these; > > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Durable-Car-Locking-System-2-Wire-Central-Doo >r-Lock-Solenoid-Actuator-Motor-12V/131

[Emc-users] Progress on 6040

Hi Gene I don't know how you're engaging the spanner on the spindle shaft for your ATC, but you could use one of these; https://www.ebay.com/itm/Durable-Car-Locking-System-2-Wire-Central-Door-Lock-Solenoid-Actuator-Motor-12V/131945015051?epid=511506243&hash=item1eb889270b:g:Ly0AAOSw4shX4NhW Easi

Re: [Emc-users] Progress on 6040

Hi Gene, > > One of the first things I did to it was add a Shumatech DRO-350 which > > included adding a caliper to the quill. > > Once cnc is running it, you'll never note the quill caliper needs a > battery. My quill has been locked tight on the G0704 for years. Its just > automatic to look at t

Re: [Emc-users] Progress on 6040

On Saturday 06 April 2019 13:47:59 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > Just came in from wireing up and configuring the x home, the last of > the 4 home circuits. [...] > And since the A/B/C rotary axis is not mounted and plugged in until > actually needed, how can I exclude it from all but

Re: [Emc-users] Progress on 6040

On Sunday 07 April 2019 01:41:38 John Dammeyer wrote: > Hi Gene, > You're way ahead of me on wiring up limit switches. I'm also busy > adding CNC to my mill which is the same as the now discontinued > Grizzly G3616. > > Here it is when it first arrived in 2007 and some of my pictures. > http://w

Re: [Emc-users] Progress on 6040

Hi Gene, You're way ahead of me on wiring up limit switches. I'm also busy adding CNC to my mill which is the same as the now discontinued Grizzly G3616. Here it is when it first arrived in 2007 and some of my pictures. http://www.autoartisans.com/milton.htm One of the first things I did to i

[Emc-users] Progress on 6040

Greetings all; Just came in from wireing up and configuring the x home, the last of the 4 home circuits. One more relay to hook up, to turn off all machine power until motion is enabled. And I'll need to automatically unhome everything when its disabled since these 2m542's power up at the zero

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Friday 21 July 2017 11:13:34 dave wrote: > On 07/21/2017 07:31 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 21 July 2017 10:16:27 dave wrote: > > > > Except Gene wrote: > >>> But another problem I have mentioned previously ate my lunch, > >>> about 2 hours and some material yesterday while making the

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On 07/21/2017 10:28 AM, Ken Strauss wrote: Of course it is the operator's responsibility to do the right thing and I hate software that makes it difficult/impossible to make my own decisions. That said, an undo button would be really nice! An undo stack for touch-off would be a good addition to

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

> -Original Message- > From: John Kasunich [mailto:jmkasun...@fastmail.fm] > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 12:00 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right > > > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017, at 08:56 AM, Gene Hes

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Fri, Jul 21, 2017, at 08:56 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > But another problem I have mentioned previously ate my lunch, about 2 > hours and some material yesterday while making the first 8 brass screws > for the rear of the spindle spider. Axis couples the 4 motion keys to > the two teeny littl

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On 07/21/2017 07:31 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Friday 21 July 2017 10:16:27 dave wrote: Except Gene wrote: But another problem I have mentioned previously ate my lunch, about 2 hours and some material yesterday while making the first 8 brass screws for the rear of the spindle spider. Axis coup

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Friday 21 July 2017 10:16:27 dave wrote: Except Gene wrote: > > But another problem I have mentioned previously ate my lunch, about > > 2 hours and some material yesterday while making the first 8 brass > > screws for the rear of the spindle spider. Axis couples the 4 motion > > keys to the two

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On 07/21/2017 05:56 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Friday 21 July 2017 02:25:50 Phillip Carter wrote: Seems like a problem in jessie Interesting. My take on it is that its something related to the initial key assignments in the .ini file, where o

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Friday 21 July 2017 02:25:50 Phillip Carter wrote: > Seems like a problem in jessie > > Interesting. My take on it is that its something related to the initial key assignments in the .ini file, where one can scramble the key vs axis moved. This

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

Seems like a problem in jessie On 20/7/17 11:20 pm, Gene Heskett wrote: On Thursday 20 July 2017 03:41:17 Chris Albertson wrote: Gene, Try h, j, k, l keys if the arrow keys don't work.VI was created LONG ago back when arrow keys were a lu

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Thursday, July 20, 2017, 7:24:37 AM MDT, Gene Heskett wrote: On Thursday 20 July 2017 03:41:17 Chris Albertson wrote: > Gene, > > Try h, j, k, l keys if the arrow keys don't work.    VI was created > LONG ago back when arrow keys were a luxury item.  The old "hjkl" > still should work for yo

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Thursday 20 July 2017 08:02:03 Trent Hejazi wrote: > try to use the finest thread pitch you can tap for on the cat head > bolts. it will make centering the barrel easier. For thread strength in 1/8" thick alu, I have 8 or 10mm in mind. At 10mm, I may have room for the internal threading tool

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Thursday 20 July 2017 05:09:36 andy pugh wrote: > On 20 July 2017 at 05:20, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Measuring the barrel, I'll > > need to round up some 2" ID pipe about 11" long with 1/4" walls to > > make that cat head. > > That seems rather long. > Is the spindle bore big enough to pass the

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On Thursday 20 July 2017 03:41:17 Chris Albertson wrote: > Gene, > > Try h, j, k, l keys if the arrow keys don't work.VI was created > LONG ago back when arrow keys were a luxury item. The old "hjkl" > still should work for you. > I'll see if I can remember to give them a try. > It is un in

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

try to use the finest thread pitch you can tap for on the cat head bolts. it will make centering the barrel easier. On Jul 19, 2017 11:25 PM, "Gene Heskett" wrote: > Greetings all; I am being attacked by UPS and USPS today. > I got the metal I'd ordered today, a 1/4", 12x48 sheet of 6061t6, a

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

On 20 July 2017 at 05:20, Gene Heskett wrote: > Measuring the barrel, I'll > need to round up some 2" ID pipe about 11" long with 1/4" walls to make > that cat head. That seems rather long. Is the spindle bore big enough to pass the barrel down it and use a second 4-bolt steady on the left-hand

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

Gene, Try h, j, k, l keys if the arrow keys don't work.VI was created LONG ago back when arrow keys were a luxury item. The old "hjkl" still should work for you. It is un intuitive at first then you get into it and it is faster than using arrow keys because you don't need to move your hand

[Emc-users] Progress, if I spell it right

Greetings all; I am being attacked by UPS and USPS today. I got the metal I'd ordered today, a 1/4", 12x48 sheet of 6061t6, a 14" piece of 1/2x1 brass for steady rest shoes, and a pair of 1/2" hex brass bars to make cathead & spider bolts out of. Measuring the barrel, I'll need to round up some

[Emc-users] progress, slowly, and advice questions

Greetings all; Got the new driver for the x motor a few days ago, a M542T, which looks a lot like the 2M542's I bought a 7 pack of most of a decade ago, and this was the only failure, which occurred while powered up at 42 volts, but no input or motor load. Has anyone had less than expected perf

[Emc-users] Progress note on GO704 ball screw conversion

Greetings; Unforch I did not take any pix, my back is complaining enough w/o the extra running around with a camera. But I can relate that when installing the Y screw, the nut must be removed by unscrewing it with the supplied short piece of tubing following the bolt as it backs out, then drop

[Emc-users] Progress, sorta

Greetings; I went out and wired up a breadboard, using software stepping, including 2 of the 3 motors today, setting quite leasurely timings in the opto drive, but ran into a stepconfig limit when entering the horrible latency of this computer, finding stepconfig cannot set a base thread any s

Re: [Emc-users] Progress, sorta

On Wednesday 14 May 2014 18:59:15 Gene Heskett did opine And Gene did reply: > I have the extension with its imitation pipe thread all made except for > the boring of a 13mm deep 9.25mm hole in the end for the screw to be > inserted into. And of coarse its not slit yet, tomorrows project(s). > >

[Emc-users] Progress, sorta

I have the extension with its imitation pipe thread all made except for the boring of a 13mm deep 9.25mm hole in the end for the screw to be inserted into. And of coarse its not slit yet, tomorrows project. I also have a round nut made, using the same thread taper, which will screw onto the ex

Re: [Emc-users] Progress Report: Eagle Schematic to HAL code converter

On Sat, 2010-10-23 at 09:41 -0400, Kent A. Reed wrote: > document existing configurations That's sort of what pushed me into getting the schematic converter running: I wanted to tweak my existing Logitech HAL configuration, but the prospect of figuring out how it worked seemed too painful for word

Re: [Emc-users] Progress Report: Eagle Schematic to HAL code converter

On 10/23/2010 8:58 AM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: > From: Ed Nisley > Subject: [Emc-users] Progress Report: Eagle Schematic to HAL code > converter > To:emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID:<1287836715.3808.18.ca...@localhost.localdomain>

[Emc-users] Progress Report: Eagle Schematic to HAL code converter

I tweaked Martin's original Eagle ULP a bit, added some library devices, then built a schematic to connect my Logitech gamepad Joggy Thing as an EMC2 pendant. The grisly details, links to background info, and current files are at: http://softsolder.com/2010/10/23/logitech-gamepad-as-emc2-pendant-