Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread Stuart Stevenson
My preferred probe calibration protocol: clamp a known diameter hole (ex. dial bore gage master) to the machine table determine XY location of the hole (test indicator in the spindle?) with the probe in the spindle use a calibration routine to determine where the probe calculates the hole XY

[Emc-users] Gerber Files and EMC

2011-07-02 Thread Paulo Valadares
Does Someone have experience with Gerber files and how to run them in EMC . Yours truly Paulo Valadares -- All of the data generated in your IT infrastructure is seriously valuable. Why? It contains a definitive record

Re: [Emc-users] How can I create my own functions table for named subroutines

2011-07-02 Thread cogoman
In the past I have thought that it would be great to have a feature in EMC2 like the C pre-processor, that would do some automatic replacements to allow the original G-code to be more readable. It seems like two threads here can collide, and the solution for the thread on substituting A for E

Re: [Emc-users] How can I create my own functions table for named subroutines

2011-07-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 July 2011 18:47, cogoman cogo...@optimum.net wrote:             s/rectangular-pocket/500/             s/peck-drill/501/             s/leave-a-tab/502/ Now you can use whatever names look good to you, and before EMC2 sees the code, it will be changed to a simple number. I think you are

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: My preferred probe calibration protocol: clamp a known diameter hole (ex. dial bore gage master) to the machine table determine XY location of the hole (test indicator in the spindle? I've seen these edge locators with an inside corner and a hole centered over the

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread samco
I have been using these from chris http://timeguy.com/cradek/01262579508 I got a renishaw knockoff from ebay that seems to work really well... And all the work was done. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOi51ogqelsfeature=youtu.be On Sat, 02 Jul 2011 13:04:36 -0500 Jon Elson

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread andy pugh
On 2 July 2011 19:04, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote:  It has a steel ball machined on the end of the probe rod.  I figured I could find a ruby ball with a drilled hole somewhere relatively cheap and make it even better. Check eBay for actual Renishaw probe tips, they occasionally

Re: [Emc-users] touch probe routines

2011-07-02 Thread Jon Elson
sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: I have been using these from chris http://timeguy.com/cradek/01262579508 Oh WOW, I didn't know Chris had this on his web site! Thanks, Jon -- All of the data generated in your IT