Re: [Emc-users] Is anyone using / experimenting with a delta setup ?

2013-05-10 Thread Gregg Eshelman
--- On Fri, 5/10/13, YES NOPE9 wrote: >   Is anyone using / > experimenting with a delta setup ? > Such as the ones SeeMeCNC.com sells ? Ones like that can be fast, but the style that uses 3 or 4 levers directly connected to servos can be extremely fast. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=e

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread Todd Zuercher
Here is how I have done array repeats in LinuxCNC. O100 sub (insert the g-code you want repeated here) G0 X0Y0 O100 endsub O102 repeat [2] (number of rows) O103 repeat [4] (number of colums) O100 call G0 X2.38Y0 (width of colums) G92 X0Y0 O103 end repeat G92.1 G0 X0Y23.5 (length of rows) G92 X0

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread robert - Innovative-RC
Here is one way i have done it with a program where i machine some blocks on an indexer on a jig, to machine all 3 faces handy when you have more than work offsets stored in the control, if your programmers used to fanuc and used the G52 its pritty similar in some points i guess... (SET G54 X)

Re: [Emc-users] Is anyone using / experimenting with a delta setup ?

2013-05-10 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 5/10/2013 3:58 PM, YES NOPE9 wrote: > Is anyone using / experimenting with a delta setup ? Such as the > ones SeeMeCNC.com sells ? I'm headed that way, but got side-tracked porting to the BeagleBone ARM platform. If you want to use a PC and not an

[Emc-users] Is anyone using / experimenting with a delta setup ?

2013-05-10 Thread YES NOPE9
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Re: [Emc-users] DIY G-Code

2013-05-10 Thread RogerN
Sorry but I have to ask, does this mean you no longer make mistakes or you no longer learn from mistakes? :-) Roger Neal -Original Message- From: John Thornton Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 7:57 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] DIY G-Code You should hav

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2013/5/11 Chris Radek > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:18:42PM +0300, Viesturs L??cis wrote: > > > G0 Z15 > > G0 x0 y0 > > G10 L2 P2 X0 Y0 Z15 > > I did not check everything, but I think you probably meant L20, not > L2, here. > > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/gcode.html#sec:G10-L2_ Thank

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread Chris Radek
On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 11:18:42PM +0300, Viesturs L??cis wrote: > G0 Z15 > G0 x0 y0 > G10 L2 P2 X0 Y0 Z15 I did not check everything, but I think you probably meant L20, not L2, here. http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/gcode/gcode.html#sec:G10-L2_ ---

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread Pete Matos
This is something I have never understood too well either so I am gonna be listening intently LOL carry on. Pete On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 4:55 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > How many times are you calling the subroutine? > > > g54 > call > > g55 > call > > g56 > call > > ... > > > On Fri,

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread Stuart Stevenson
How many times are you calling the subroutine? g54 call g55 call g56 call ... On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 3:36 PM, Kenneth Lerman wrote: > On 5/10/2013 4:18 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > > Hello! > > > > Today I was helping my client to prepare a g-code for their new machine I > > built. > > The

Re: [Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread Kenneth Lerman
On 5/10/2013 4:18 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello! > > Today I was helping my client to prepare a g-code for their new machine I > built. > The particular code was manually optimized for faster performance and I > thought that having a code for one part in subroutine and then creating > another f

[Emc-users] Correct use of subroutines

2013-05-10 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! Today I was helping my client to prepare a g-code for their new machine I built. The particular code was manually optimized for faster performance and I thought that having a code for one part in subroutine and then creating another file, which just moves around material and calls subroutin

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-10 Thread Norton Allen
On 5/10/2013 10:29 AM, Norton Allen wrote: > > Without a power interlock, what conditions will turn the machine off? I am running with just the emcrsh interface. Step 1: virtually disconnect the home switch from the limit pins. Startup and drive 2 inches off the limit. Shutdown emc Step 2: virtua

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-10 Thread Norton Allen
On 5/10/2013 9:43 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > On 5/10/2013 3:05 AM, andy pugh wrote: >> On 10 May 2013 03:28, Norton Allen wrote: >>> In this remote configuration, at the moment I do not have access to the >>> graphical display. Is there a way to alter the configuration so I can >>> start up from th

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-10 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 5/10/2013 3:05 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 10 May 2013 03:28, Norton Allen wrote: >> In this remote configuration, at the moment I do not have access to the >> graphical display. Is there a way to alter the configuration so I can >> start up from the command line without a GUI interface? > You ca

Re: [Emc-users] What's the opposite of a V groove wheel?

2013-05-10 Thread Shawn Rutledge
Maybe the reason it's uncommon is that junk (swarf, dust, whatever) will collect in the groove? On 9 May 2013 19:08, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > I'm looking for rollers, wheels or bearings with a pointed edge to run in > a slot, but all I find are V groove wheels made to run along a pointed edge >

Re: [Emc-users] What's the opposite of a V groove wheel?

2013-05-10 Thread John Thornton
McMaster sells the wheels with the carraige part number 9904K1 will get you to the page. JT On 5/9/2013 12:08 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > I'm looking for rollers, wheels or bearings with a pointed edge to run in a > slot, but all I find are V groove wheels made to run along a pointed edge > ra

Re: [Emc-users] driving or jogging off a limit via emcrsh

2013-05-10 Thread andy pugh
On 10 May 2013 03:28, Norton Allen wrote: > In this remote configuration, at the moment I do not have access to the > graphical display. Is there a way to alter the configuration so I can > start up from the command line without a GUI interface? You can, but it might not help. You can define the