Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest classes

2008-05-10 Thread Ray Henry
On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 12:57 -0400, John Kasunich wrote: Streaming is out of the question. The link is ADSL. Download speeds aren't bad, upload speeds are noticeably less. Last year's webcam took a photo once every minute, and it took several seconds (sometimes 10) to upload each one.

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest classes

2008-05-10 Thread Alex Joni
Hi Ray, I have lots of space available for hosting at DH. Last I checked around 400G or so ;) (should probably be enough). Too bad I can't make it to Fest.. but there's always next year.. Regards, Alex On Sat, 2008-05-10 at 09:50 -0500, Ray Henry wrote: In previous years we have placed a web

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest classes

2008-05-10 Thread Ian W. Wright
Hi, Streaming is out of the question. The link is ADSL. My vote would go for DVD iso's if someone would host them - or maybe host one apiece. I would love to take part in the fest but its just out of the question - I've just had a week in NY with my brother and the domestic chancellor would

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-05-06 Thread Filipi Vianna
Hi Fabio, Sorry about the delay.. ;-) (processing queue at work after FISL) On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 17:08 -0300, Fabio Gilii wrote: Regarding next FISL+EMC Fest, I want to say that is a quite big CNC community here in Brazil and possibly is very interesting to them participate of such

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-05-06 Thread Filipi Vianna
Sven, If you asked about FISL+EMC, FISL isn't in Europe. In fact, FISL happens every year in Brazil, and is the world largest FLOSS event. http://www.fisl.org.br/ Next FISL will be held on June, 2009. We are (I am) planning to make a CNC Workshop and/or EMC Fest during next FISL. Regards,

Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop/any one will be there?

2008-05-04 Thread amtb
Hi I want to send my conputer and motor with UPS to Cardinal Engineering and i want to know if someone will be there to take that staf from UPS? can i use UPS to send my machine to Cardinal Engineering better to put? thanks Aram I'd love to come to the workshop, hopefully transportation and

Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop/any one will be there?

2008-05-04 Thread John Thornton
Aram, did you see my post on the MPG pendant? John On 4 May 2008 at 9:41, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I want to send my conputer and motor with UPS to Cardinal Engineering and i want to know if someone will be there to take that staf from UPS? can i use UPS to send my machine to Cardinal

Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop/any one will be there?

2008-05-04 Thread amtb
hi no. can you send it again? about MPG. there are several things. 1. even it looks same cable is different. switch for 6 axis has only 4 wires. 2. con wheel has normal quadrature out put, and not with differential out put. so, even they look similar they are no exactly the same. make MPG work is

Re: [Emc-users] CNC-Workshop

2008-05-03 Thread Jim Coleman
I'd love to come to the workshop, hopefully transportation and funds will permit. If i can come, i will hopefully bring some of my axis servos and drives and maybe the VFD off of my machine, just to play with. if i actually have it running at that time i might not be able to, but i dont know.

[Emc-users] CNC Masters Supra

2008-04-30 Thread Peet de Vos
Hi there, Does anybody use or know whether EMC will work (without headaches or major customization) with the following CNC Masters Kit: CNC Supra Vertical Knee Mill Retrofit Kit Any help or feedback will be much appreciated. Thanks, Peet de Vos Orax Solutions 082 629 9915 [EMAIL

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Masters Supra

2008-04-30 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Wed, 2008-04-30 at 15:38 +0200, Peet de Vos wrote: Hi there, Does anybody use or know whether EMC will work (without headaches or major customization) with the following CNC Masters Kit: CNC Supra Vertical Knee Mill Retrofit Kit Any help or feedback will be much appreciated.

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Masters Supra

2008-04-30 Thread Jon Elson
Peet de Vos wrote: Hi there, Does anybody use or know whether EMC will work (without headaches or major customization) with the following *CNC Masters* Kit: _CNC Supra Vertical Knee Mill Retrofit Kit___ http://www.cncmasters.com/CNC%2520Supra%2520Retrofit%2520Kit.htm They are not real

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-29 Thread Thomas J Powderly
regarding EMC-Fest FISL... Attend over the internet :) we spend our time on these computers, oughta learn to use them ;) ( shame on me for not knowing how to video conference yet :( TomP - This SF.net email is sponsored by

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-29 Thread Dave Engvall
Certainly cheaper over the net than physical transport. I did look at flights and they were not cheap (~ 1400 to 1800) and will probably increase by 20% or so by next year. :-( Living in dry country I also looked at the temps and humidity. ... pretty steady 25-30 degrees with 70 +/- 5%

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-29 Thread Filipi Vianna
Perhaps next FISL will be on June, one dry month on Porto Alegre. On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 09:43 -0700, Dave Engvall wrote: Certainly cheaper over the net than physical transport. I did look at flights and they were not cheap (~ 1400 to 1800) and will probably increase by 20% or so by next

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-29 Thread Filipi Vianna
FISL, since 3th edition, has always been broadcast trough the internet, using theora ogg encoding (watch with VLC, mplayer, etc). Videos of past events, key note speaks and talks are available on http://tv.softwarelivre.org http://mirrors.softwarelivre.org/fisl6/

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-29 Thread Fabio Gilii
Regarding next FISL+EMC Fest, I want to say that is a quite big CNC community here in Brazil and possibly is very interesting to them participate of such meeting... I'm owner of a discussion forum focused in building simple CNC machines, and some of us are using EMC² in our machines, and I think

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-29 Thread amtb
Hi round trip with soth west $ 550 from portland to chicago Certainly cheaper over the net than physical transport. I did look at flights and they were not cheap (~ 1400 to 1800) and will probably increase by 20% or so by next year. :-( Living in dry country I also looked at the temps and

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-29 Thread John Kasunich
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi round trip with soth west $ 550 from portland to chicago Certainly cheaper over the net than physical transport. I did look at flights and they were not cheap (~ 1400 to 1800) and will probably increase by 20% or so by next year. :-( Living in dry country I

[Emc-users] CNC-Workshop

2008-04-29 Thread rehenry
HiI just received a call from Roland Friestad, the guy who puts together the CNC-Workshop each year. He has had a fairly severe heart attack. Got home from the hospital today and called me. He will try to get the web registration up in the next week and was wondering if we could help with some of

[Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-28 Thread amtb
Hi I want to ask about next CNC festival. Will be any class, as a class where is instructor that taking question and addressing questions? 2 years ago Ray Henry was instructor. Last year Jon Elson teach about tune up. Stuart Stevenson help with Linux part. I am sure that it will be good for the

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-28 Thread Jon Elson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I want to ask about next CNC festival. Will be any class, as a class where is instructor that taking question and addressing questions? 2 years ago Ray Henry was instructor. Last year Jon Elson teach about tune up. I will arrange to do two seminars. One on

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-28 Thread Filipi Vianna
Can we do another CNC Festival during the 10th FISL, next year? On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 12:06 -0500, Jon Elson wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi I want to ask about next CNC festival. Will be any class, as a class where is instructor that taking question and addressing questions? 2

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-28 Thread Filipi Vianna
FISL will be held in Porto Alegre - Brazil. The exact date still not defined, but I can estimate it will be or on April or on June. Regards, On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 17:17 -0300, Filipi Vianna wrote: Can we do another CNC Festival during the 10th FISL, next year? On Mon, 2008-04-28 at

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-28 Thread Kenneth Lerman
is not conducive to this type of meeting among volunteers. Ken - Original Message - From: Filipi Vianna [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest FISL will be held in Porto Alegre

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-28 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 5:10 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest FISL will be held in Porto Alegre - Brazil. The exact date still not defined, but I can estimate it will be or on April or on June. Regards, On Mon, 2008-04-28 at 17:17 -0300, Filipi Vianna wrote: Can we do another CNC

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest

2008-04-28 Thread rehenry
Hi Filipi That would be a great thing. Keep up the good work and we'll look for announcements. Rayh --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Filipi Vianna [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CNC Fest Date: Mon, 28 Apr

[Emc-users] cnc data

2008-03-26 Thread Andrew McCallum
I am involved in the CNC Industry. I have done the Basic Fanuc and Siemens controls programming systems. I am trying to find out what package Linux have,and what is the easiest one to use. The procedure i want to do is to scan in the shape of the part to be machined and have the programme work out

[Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Ed Nisley
About 50 people showed up for my Why CNC? An Introduction talk at Cabin Fever Expo, perhaps ten snuck out early, and about two dozen hung around afterward for the demo. I think a good time was had by all: the presenter wasn't injured during the after-game melee. I made a botch of the demo by

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 22 January 2008, Ed Nisley wrote: About 50 people showed up for my Why CNC? An Introduction talk at Cabin Fever Expo, perhaps ten snuck out early, and about two dozen hung around afterward for the demo. I think a good time was had by all: the presenter wasn't injured during the

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Steve Stallings
set up to cut something besides air. Cheers, Steve Stallings -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Nisley Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:25 AM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Jon Elson
Gene Heskett wrote: My daughter was enchanted by the craftsmanship on display at the Expo and gained an appreciation of what's required to produce -perfect- work instead of doing just enough to get by. Truly, those engines are jewelry, not machinery! If it is anything like the work shown at the

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Tuesday 22 January 2008, Gene Heskett wrote: On Tuesday 22 January 2008, Ed Nisley wrote: About 50 people showed up for my Why CNC? An Introduction talk at Cabin Fever Expo, perhaps ten snuck out early, and about two dozen hung around afterward for the demo. I think a good time was had by all:

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report

2008-01-22 Thread Ed Nisley
If someone needs it emailed, or zipped A ZIP file won't be much smaller, alas, because the JPG images are so large. I just generated a version with brutally squashed pictures that look pretty grotty, but the file is a mere 1.6 MB:

[Emc-users] cnc advice

2007-11-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I need to 1) cut very fine threads on largish diameter tubes. (about 6 diameter pipe/tubing. Inside and outside thread.). 2) Cut fine threads on small diameter tubes. (sherline or Taig probably will do) If someone have experience with theis, please advice as to the best affordable machines for

Re: [Emc-users] cnc advice

2007-11-26 Thread Svenne Larsson
Stainless or nylon? Makes difference, you see... 2007/11/26, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I need to 1) cut very fine threads on largish diameter tubes. (about 6 diameter pipe/tubing. Inside and outside thread.). 2) Cut fine threads on small diameter tubes. (sherline or Taig probably

Re: [Emc-users] cnc advice

2007-11-26 Thread Jon Elson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to 1) cut very fine threads on largish diameter tubes. (about 6 diameter pipe/tubing. Inside and outside thread.). 2) Cut fine threads on small diameter tubes. (sherline or Taig probably will do) If someone have experience with theis, please advice as to

Re: [Emc-users] cnc advice

2007-11-26 Thread John Kasunich
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I need to (order reversed to put the easy one first) 2) Cut fine threads on small diameter tubes. Just about any lathe will do. If the spindle thru-hole is larger than the workpiece diameter, workholding easy, since you can chuck it up with just the end to be

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-03 Thread Jack
Sears Roebuck Company was a GREAT retailer at one time. But since I remember they have always been a little high priced. When they were a real catalog retailer you could purchase almost anything in life from them (in the 1920's or so I think they sold house kits). Still their small tool, power

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-01 Thread Mario .
Yes it is old... Trick! Just plain advertising WITHOUT any SIGN of technical merit. And how do you connect EMC to it? (you spam-bot posted this to emc-users mailing list YOU HEAR RIGHT, EMC U-S-E-R-S ) Plus, the Sears have no establishment in my country and in hundred others too, while EMC is

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-01 Thread Mario .
I am sorry, but this can not be discerned from automatic spam generator. As for non-availability, TESCO for example advertises products they do not have on general sale, they have, but 2-3 PIECES for 5-milion inhabitants! Now imagine their offer of some cheaper high-quality electronics, like a

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-01 Thread Jon Elson
Mario. wrote: Oh, yes, I will never buy Sears, because they advertise something they do not even manufacture, Sears doesn't manufacture ANYTHING in their entire store. At one time, they may have made some of the Craftsman brand of small hand tools themselves. Now, they are just a department

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-01 Thread Mario .
So, Sears is a some kind of hobby-TESCO? So, similar practices can be awaited... either lie as much as you can, or perish. And, sorry again to all for overreacting to advertising, had to deal with lots of dumb, stupid, and idiotic customers for the past year - most of them wanting to buy goods

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-01 Thread Javid Butler
Message - From: Jon Elson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, January 01, 2007 4:09 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream Mario. wrote: Oh, yes, I will never buy Sears, because they advertise something

Re: [Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2007-01-01 Thread Jim Register
On Mon, 2007-01-01 at 23:37 +0100, Mario. wrote: By the way, I NEVER heard of any Sears before in my entire life. Maybe except of Sears Tower. Yep, that's them. Been around for quite a while. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Tower

[Emc-users] CNC routing goes mainstream

2006-12-31 Thread Dean Hedin
I guess it had to happen sometime.. I was watching the Barret Jackson auction tonight an an interesting Sears commercial appeared. Seems Sears in now selling a CNC wood router, the Compucarve.

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