Re: [Emc-users] Machine documentation: software, best practices

2013-04-17 Thread Luis Bellot
Hello, for the wiring drwings I use QElectrotech, that can run over linux. Is not the maximum but makes its job for simple drawings Regards, Luis Bellot 2013/4/16 Clint Washburn cl...@clintandheidi.com currently I have been I the process of tracing all the wiring in my lathe. For the

Re: [Emc-users] 5 micron linear scales good enough to replace servo encoders?

2013-04-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 April 2013 04:37, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: Would a 0.0002 or 0.5 resolution linear magnetic scale be good enough to use instead of a servo encoder? The old Anilam Crusader M system uses tachometers and glass scales so any reason LinuxCNC couldn't use magnetic

Re: [Emc-users] sweet little lathe

2013-04-17 Thread Mark Wendt
On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 4:52 PM, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: Gentlemen, The price is right (right now). This auction has two days left. I am sure the price will go up but I don't know how much. For your consideration

[Emc-users] Plastic button routing

2013-04-17 Thread Erik Friesen
I am routing some lettering on some small plastic buttons with a .020 ball nose feeding at 15 ipm. I am using vcarve pro to create the lettering, using Norm West 1L, or a single line font. I am using create profile, on, to route the line, and doing two passes, one conventional, one climb, in an

Re: [Emc-users] Machine documentation: software, best practices

2013-04-17 Thread Ed Nisley
On 04/16/2013 07:53 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: That long? Back in the day, when the usual group met at a friend's house for burgers and car fixin', that was his standard warranty. He also had a caveat: while he was willing to help you fix anything, you couldn't complain if you took some leftover

Re: [Emc-users] sweet little lathe

2013-04-17 Thread Stuart Stevenson
http://www.go-dove.com/en/event-17197/lot-1048/Bridgeport-EZ-path-CNC-Programmable-Lathe There is more to this one. This one was just over 1000.00 yesterday and the reserve was met. It will be interesting to see what it sells for. On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:37 AM, Mark Wendt

Re: [Emc-users] Plastic button routing

2013-04-17 Thread Marcus Bowman
Are you creating it in VCarve Pro by using the Quick Engrave tool or the VCarve tool? Regards, Marcus On 17 Apr 2013, at 12:14, Erik Friesen wrote: I am routing some lettering on some small plastic buttons with a .020 ball nose feeding at 15 ipm. I am using vcarve pro to create the

Re: [Emc-users] sweet little lathe

2013-04-17 Thread Ralph Stirling
The original Hardinge (probably an HSL-59) was a second op lathe or speed lathe typically used for things like removing the nub left over from parting. The Servo CNC put a little X-Z gang tool slide on it. It would be perfect for doing the second op (and even the first op) on an 8mm x 3.5mm

Re: [Emc-users] Machine documentation: software, best practices

2013-04-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 April 2013 10:36:42 Ed Nisley did opine: On 04/16/2013 07:53 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: That long? Back in the day, when the usual group met at a friend's house for burgers and car fixin', that was his standard warranty. He also had a caveat: while he was willing to help you

Re: [Emc-users] sweet little lathe

2013-04-17 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 17 April 2013 10:58:53 Stuart Stevenson did opine: http://www.go-dove.com/en/event-17197/lot-1048/Bridgeport-EZ-path-CNC-Pr ogrammable-Lathe There is more to this one. This one was just over 1000.00 yesterday and the reserve was met. It will be interesting to see what it sells

Re: [Emc-users] Plastic button routing

2013-04-17 Thread Tom Penner
Send me the artwork and I will run it through EnRoute, which can handle 3D engraving on a curved surface much better. Depending on the plastic you will probably be happier with an engraving tool with a small tip (.001 or .005 need to see the artwork) That tip gives you a little rotation to

Re: [Emc-users] KUKA!!

2013-04-17 Thread Sven Wesley
2013/4/16 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com Also slightly strange to see manual assembly and spray-painting of the robots. Exactly! Factories uses robots for painting, but not Kuka! Weird, they don't even have to buy the robots... LinuxCNC in the good ol' EMC2 days has been used for several

Re: [Emc-users] 5 micron linear scales good enough to replace servo encoders?

2013-04-17 Thread Jon Elson
Gregg Eshelman wrote: Would a 0.0002 or 0.5 resolution linear magnetic scale be good enough to use instead of a servo encoder? Still trying to get the guy with the Acra mill in need of a bunch of TLC to sell it for what it's worth as-is, not for what it'd be worth if it was in working

Re: [Emc-users] 5 micron linear scales good enough to replace servo encoders?

2013-04-17 Thread Jon Elson
andy pugh wrote: Is there any reason LinuxCNC couldn't use tachometers and glass scales? If the tachos go direct to velocity-mode drives then LinuxCNC doesn't even need to know about them. But there is no fundamental reason why LinuxCNC can't run a separate velocity loop and position loop

Re: [Emc-users] 5 micron linear scales good enough to replace servo encoders?

2013-04-17 Thread andy pugh
On 17 April 2013 17:58, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: the tach would need a dynamic range of nearly 1 million to one to cover the full range of velocities, not even a 16-bit ADC would suffice. True, though I guess you could use some sort of logarithmic amplifier, and a software

Re: [Emc-users] Plastic button routing

2013-04-17 Thread Erik Friesen
I wrote my own script to handle the curved surface. I wrote a custom post processor for this as well, it works well enough for the button curve. I am using the Create Vector tool within vcarve. This is getting infilled with black enamel, and cleaned once dry with Naptha. I did a number of