Re: [Emc-users] Setting up for hobbing, need a hand

2020-06-28 Thread Ed
On 6/28/20 3:52 PM, andy pugh wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 21:31, Ed wrote: SNIP Yes. I don't do it quite like that any more. I wrote a custom HAL component that handles the slaving and the jogging. It also (as of last weekend) handles multi-start hobs. Oh, and I changed the feed to

Re: [Emc-users] Setting up for hobbing, need a hand

2020-06-28 Thread andy pugh
On Sun, 28 Jun 2020 at 21:31, Ed wrote: > The listing that is shown goes in the regular HAL file? It would need to be comprehended and worked-in as appropriate. > I assume the part about the A axis would be removed. It is handy to be able to jog A even whilst it is slaved, to align the

[Emc-users] Setting up for hobbing, need a hand

2020-06-28 Thread Ed
Looking to set up an old horizontal mill for hobbing. The machine is already set up with XYZ and A axis, spindle encoder, and has the swiveling table. The machine is set up with a Mesa 7I80hd, two 7I29's and a 7I42TA. The table left/right is X in/out Y knee is Z rotary is A I looked at