[Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread gene heskett
Greetings; I've about worn out that 7x10 I have, and its rubber tool post prevents me from doing anything resembling a fine finish regardless of the sharpness of the bit. When cutting threads I have to, before reversing the spindle to back away reset to deepen the cut on the next pass, back

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread Dave Caroline
I have cut threads that way. the tooling http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/DJCPD/PD/2009/2009_08_13_cnc/P1010245.JPG I also tilt the rotary axis so the cut properly follows the helix, this requires some maths in the gcode to follow the tilted path before I made that tool and also

Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis table-table kinematics: G54 offsets

2011-12-26 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2011/12/26 rudy du preez rud...@iburst.co.za: I now have a working 5-axis table-table EMC2 controlled machine and have cut my first 7-bladed impeller (turbo-charger type with slanted and curved blades). However, I have to provide GCODE for all 7 blades since G54 type offsets do not seem to

Re: [Emc-users] fail2ban default setup gotcha

2011-12-26 Thread yann jautard
Le 25/12/2011 23:28, Jon Elson a écrit : Linux distros. Ctrl/Alt/F7 goes back to the Xwindows screen if it is working. or ctrl/alt/F8 sometimes, e.g. if for some reason *dm crashed and respawned. Ctrl/Alt/backspace kills Xwindows. not anymore on *buntu distros. If you want it, you need

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, December 26, 2011 07:37:48 AM Dave Caroline did opine: I have cut threads that way. the tooling http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/DJCPD/PD/2009/2009_08_13_cn c/P1010245.JPG I also tilt the rotary axis so the cut properly follows the helix, this requires some maths in

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread Dave Caroline
The tool cutting brass is one I found amongst some cutters at a clock and watch show It just suited the job, you can also use commercial thread mills eg http://www.kennametal.com/en-US/products_services/metalworking/tapping/thread_mills/thread_mills_products.jhtml While designed for steel but

[Emc-users] Electronics failing in cold weather?

2011-12-26 Thread Igor Chudov
I had, recently, a couple of instances of electronics failing, seemingly, from cold weather. 1. Netgear GS-108 8 port gigabit switch failed when I left on vacation and let the house cool to 52 degrees F. 2. Saitek USB joystick on my CNC mill failed when the garage cooled to, perhaps, 40 degrees

Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis table-table kinematics: G54 offsets

2011-12-26 Thread Rudy du Preez
Viesturs Thanks for the response. Perhaps before we go any deeper, have a look at what I have done. I Yahoogroups, under group SA-CNC-CLUB, you will find some photos of the 5-axis machine setup and the part cut. I tried to use a G54 in the GCODE for a C-axis offste - it did not seem to work.

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, December 26, 2011 10:36:04 AM Dave Caroline did opine: The tool cutting brass is one I found amongst some cutters at a clock and watch show It just suited the job, you can also use commercial thread mills eg http://www.kennametal.com/en-US/products_services/metalworking/tapping/t

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread Steve Stallings
The tool cutting brass is one I found amongst some cutters at a clock and watch show It just suited the job, you can also use commercial thread mills eg http://www.kennametal.com/en-US/products_services/metalworking /tapping/t hread_mills/thread_mills_products.jhtml These of

Re: [Emc-users] Electronics failing in cold weather?

2011-12-26 Thread Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Am Montag, 26. Dezember 2011 schrieb Igor Chudov: I had, recently, a couple of instances of electronics failing, seemingly, from cold weather. 1. Netgear GS-108 8 port gigabit switch failed when I left on vacation and let the house cool to 52 degrees F. 2. Saitek USB joystick on my CNC mill

Re: [Emc-users] Electronics failing in cold weather?

2011-12-26 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, December 26, 2011 10:43:05 AM Igor Chudov did opine: I had, recently, a couple of instances of electronics failing, seemingly, from cold weather. 1. Netgear GS-108 8 port gigabit switch failed when I left on vacation and let the house cool to 52 degrees F. 2. Saitek USB

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, December 26, 2011 12:19:25 PM Steve Stallings did opine: The tool cutting brass is one I found amongst some cutters at a clock and watch show It just suited the job, you can also use commercial thread mills eg

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Discs, possible collective order

2011-12-26 Thread dave
On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:13:11 + andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 December 2011 16:45, Anders Wallin anders.e.e.wal...@gmail.com wrote: a dream project of mine would be a telescope mount. To minimize tracking error one should measure the rotation directly on the geared axis

Re: [Emc-users] adobe-acrobat

2011-12-26 Thread Cathrine Hribar
Lester: Where do I find LibraOffice? Merry Christmas! Thanks: Bill WA0WWN -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to

Re: [Emc-users] adobe-acrobat

2011-12-26 Thread Florian Rist
Hi Cathrine Where do I find LibraOffice? Well, it's LiebreOffice, an OpenOffice fork: http://www.libreoffice.org/ cu Flo -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development.

Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis table-table kinematics: G54 offsets

2011-12-26 Thread Andy Pugh
On 26 Dec 2011, at 15:06, Rudy du Preez r...@asmsa.co.za wrote: I tried to use a G54 in the GCODE for a C-axis offste - it did not seem to work. I will try again. As far as I know G54 only selects a coordinate system. If you want to put an offset into that (or any other) coordinate system

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Discs, possible collective order

2011-12-26 Thread Jon Elson
dave wrote: The fancy encoder on some Fanuc motors comes to mind. I think Jon Elson doped out how to read one of them. Yup, Fanuc serial pulse coders come in 64K, 128K and 1 million count versions. The 64K don't dither at all, too. These have A860-xxx part numbers, and are called the

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread charles green
60 degree included angle double angle cutter, such as   http://www.use-enco.com/cgi/INSRIT?PMAKA=367-7100PMPXNO=948041PARTPG=INLMK32   might work.  not too too spendy, and can be ground to get within a full thread of a step.  the solid carbide lathe I.D. thread tools work too if you can set them

Re: [Emc-users] Another off the wall thought

2011-12-26 Thread gene heskett
On Tuesday, December 27, 2011 12:32:26 AM charles green did opine: 60 degree included angle double angle cutter, such as http://www.use-enco.com/cgi/INSRIT?PMAKA=367-7100PMPXNO=948041PARTPG=I NLMK32 might work. not too too spendy, and can be ground to get within a full thread of a step.

Re: [Emc-users] 5-axis table-table kinematics: G54 offsets (Andy Pugh)

2011-12-26 Thread Rudy du Preez
I am confused with G54 to G59. Look at the following code and run it on a simulation setup with Axis C rotation added: G10 L2 P1 x0 y0 C0 G10 L2 P2 x10 y10 C0 G10 L2 P3 x0 y0 C-45 o100 sub G0 x25 y0 G1 x30 f200 G1 y5 G1 x25 G1 y0 o100 endsub g54 G0 x0 y0 C0 o100 call g55 G0 x0 y0 C0 o100