Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc

2020-06-17 Thread andrew beck
Thanks Jon I'll head a look. Regards Andrew On Sat, Jun 13, 2020, 11:43 AM Jon Elson wrote: > On 06/12/2020 04:47 AM, andrew beck wrote: > > > > has anyone every retrofitted a pressbrake with linuxcnc? > > > > > Tx/Rx Labs in Houston has a press brake, and I'm pretty sure > it runs LinuxCNC

Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc

2020-06-12 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 at 23:19, andrew beck wrote: > how doable do you think it is? Very. That demo I posted only really needed a few HAL pins connected to work, inconveniently. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical

Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc

2020-06-12 Thread Jon Elson
On 06/12/2020 04:47 AM, andrew beck wrote: has anyone every retrofitted a pressbrake with linuxcnc? Tx/Rx Labs in Houston has a press brake, and I'm pretty sure it runs LinuxCNC (everything else there does). It is one of the most amazing makerspaces in the world, but their web site

Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc

2020-06-12 Thread andrew beck
hey andy yes I saw mention of that. but nothing else. how doable do you think it is? btw my cnc mill retrofit is going awesome. I am machining a injection mold as I type this! yeha regards Andrew On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM andy pugh wrote: > On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 at 22:50, andrew

Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc

2020-06-12 Thread John Dammeyer
> -Original Message- > From: andrew beck [mailto:andrewbeck0...@gmail.com] > Sent: June-12-20 2:48 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc > > Hey guys > > we are thinking about buying a 120 ton pres

Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc

2020-06-12 Thread andy pugh
On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 at 22:50, andrew beck wrote: > just trying to see if it is possible and if anyone has done any work with > it already. I made up a GUI for one, for fun, as an exercise. You might have found that on the forum. It's an interesting example of a situation where LinuxCNC with no

[Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc

2020-06-12 Thread andrew beck
Hey guys we are thinking about buying a 120 ton press brake with a dead control and retrofitting it with linuxcnc. I normally use delem controls on friends machines and ideally it would be good to get something similar. but even if it was just a nc style of brakepress we could deal with that.