[Emc-users] Will any ol' RS485 adapter be good enough?

2013-08-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Sanyo-Denki specifies their own PBFM-U6 USB to RS485 converter for the setup connection to their motor drivers. Of course it's hideously expensive, if you can find one. The setup software is Windows only and isn't used other than for setting some parameters in the drive. Would something like th

[Emc-users] re ballscrew qauestion

2013-08-23 Thread jeremy youngs
hello fellas, !! been a bit but i came back from mo with some surplus center ballscrews i had hangin around down there. i had to flip the ball nut 180 degrees to make it work out right , my question is shouldnt the screw be completely filled with balls? when i reassembled it neither race was comple

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Jon Elson
John Thornton wrote: > Oh to answer your question: > 1 to get a quieter drive, the vari-speed is very noisy even with new > everything. > When the bushings in the motor pulley are shot, the moving flange wobbles and wears away at the motor shaft. Eventually, the motor shaft is destroyed, the

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Jon Elson
John Thornton wrote: > > What spindle RPM does that give you? I assume 20% you mean the motor is > running at 350 or so RPM? > Hmmm, seems like I calculated something wrong. With the belts set for 2720 nominal RPM, and I call for 1000 RPM, that is 37% of nominal speed, and the motor would be r

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Fri, 8/23/13, Greg Bentzinger wrote: Subject: Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Friday, August 23, 2013, 7:30 PM John; BP was pushing the edge with the 4200 rpm top speed. When you look up bearing specs most consider 4000 rpm max continuo

Re: [Emc-users] MachineKit network access

2013-08-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Fri, 8/23/13, Jeff Pollard wrote:   Does anyone have suggestions on how to give the Linux Xfce package network capabilities that will allow access to the LAN and the shared files on the XP machine? Thanks, Jeff     Google SMB client for Linux. Not the SMB *server* (SAMBA) for Linux.

Re: [Emc-users] MachineKit network access

2013-08-23 Thread Jeff Pollard
Hi Charles,   Thanks.   I installed both the smbclient and cifs-utils.   I was then able to mount my XP shared directory and access the network files with "GUI goodness" in AXIS.   I appreciate the assistance. Jeff   Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2013 19:21:20 -050

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Greg Bentzinger
John; BP was pushing the edge with the 4200 rpm top speed. When you look up bearing specs most consider 4000 rpm max continuous under load. If your head is truely that noisy then something else isn't right - cutting air that machine should just purr with the loudest noise being the motors fan.

Re: [Emc-users] MachineKit network access

2013-08-23 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
On 8/23/2013 7:01 PM, Jeff Pollard wrote: > Hi, > > I've set up a BeagleBone Black (BBB) with MachineKit for BeBoPr with > a Bridge (jumper wires straight from the BBB headers, no actual > BeBoPr or bridge). I am running the BBB headless through a wired > network with the main display on a Window

[Emc-users] MachineKit network access

2013-08-23 Thread Jeff Pollard
Hi,   I've set up a BeagleBone Black (BBB) with MachineKit for BeBoPr with a Bridge (jumper wires straight from the BBB headers, no actual BeBoPr or bridge).  I am running the BBB headless through a wired network with the main display on a Windows XP machine using Xming which starts xterm using

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Fri, 8/23/13, John Thornton wrote: Subject: Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Date: Friday, August 23, 2013, 11:21 AM Oh to answer your question: 1 to get a quieter drive, the vari-speed is very noisy even with new everything. 1a the vari-sp

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Fri, 8/23/13, John Thornton wrote: On mine the motor doesn't like going over 1800 RPM so I have to change the vari-speed from 500 at 30 Hz to 2000 at 60Hz to drill. JT Put a stepper motor on the speed crank and have the software setup to wait for the target speed to be reached. Like

[Emc-users] Motor with brake for servo drive Yaskawa SGDB-10VD

2013-08-23 Thread propcoder
Where to get used good servo motor with brake for Yaskawa SGDB-10VD ? I need 0.75-1 kW, 3000 rpm (or 1500 rpm maybe), incremental encoder is enough.. Or.. are newer motors compatible with older drives, what manufacturer does not write in the datasheets?

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread John Thornton
Oh to answer your question: 1 to get a quieter drive, the vari-speed is very noisy even with new everything. 1a the vari-speed drive goes from 500-4200 RPM but over 2k you can't stand to be in the shop with it. 2 to be able to set my RPM from 175-5200 with S in g code. 3 did I mention how noisy t

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread John Thornton
On 8/23/2013 10:44 AM, Jon Elson wrote: > John Thornton wrote: >> I have a BP Series 1 knee mill with an Anilam 3 axis CNC conversion and >> a Kwik Switch spindle on it that now runs with LinuxCNC. I have a >> GS2-23PO 3hp AC drive for the spindle. I recently added a 2500 line >> encoder to the sp

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Jon Elson
John Thornton wrote: > I have a BP Series 1 knee mill with an Anilam 3 axis CNC conversion and > a Kwik Switch spindle on it that now runs with LinuxCNC. I have a > GS2-23PO 3hp AC drive for the spindle. I recently added a 2500 line > encoder to the spindle and can now rigid tap. > > http://www.

[Emc-users] MachineKit "wired network disconnected"

2013-08-23 Thread Kerry Lynn
[cross posted to the BeagleBone Google Group] Greetings, I am a BBB newbie and trying to set it up as linuxcnc per: http://bb-lcnc.blogspot.com/p/machinekit_16.html. Base distro is Debian Wheezy. My host "console" is ubuntu 12.04 LTS running as a VM in OS X. After booting the BBB from the SD c

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 August 2013 14:25, John Thornton wrote: > The first motor I looked at was a 2 pole but after more looking it has > 1/2 the torque of a 4 pole motor. Both of those motors are on the wrong > side of the pond for me. Yes, but as everything in the UK costs the same in pounds as the same thing d

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread John Thornton
The first motor I looked at was a 2 pole but after more looking it has 1/2 the torque of a 4 pole motor. Both of those motors are on the wrong side of the pond for me. JT On 8/23/2013 8:15 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2013/8/23 andy pugh > >> On 23 August 2013 13:34, John Thornton wrote: >> >>

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread John Thornton
$440 for the 2 pole and $400 for the 4 pole. I've had some second thoughts on the 2 pole motor as it has 1/2 the torque of the 4 pole. If I gear the 4 pole 1:1 my RPM range would be 175 to 5400 and have constant HP up to 2600. The 4 pole (1750 RPM at full load) motor has 6 lb-ft of torque at fu

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2013/8/23 andy pugh > On 23 August 2013 13:34, John Thornton wrote: > > > The thought came to me yesterday after remembering my buddy had one of > > his BP's converted to a timing belt drive and a VFD for speed control. I > > found a 2 hp 3600 RPM inverter duty motor for $440 at automation direc

Re: [Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread andy pugh
On 23 August 2013 13:34, John Thornton wrote: > The thought came to me yesterday after remembering my buddy had one of > his BP's converted to a timing belt drive and a VFD for speed control. I > found a 2 hp 3600 RPM inverter duty motor for $440 at automation direct. How much? ! My first thoug

[Emc-users] BP Knee Mill Spindle

2013-08-23 Thread John Thornton
I have a BP Series 1 knee mill with an Anilam 3 axis CNC conversion and a Kwik Switch spindle on it that now runs with LinuxCNC. I have a GS2-23PO 3hp AC drive for the spindle. I recently added a 2500 line encoder to the spindle and can now rigid tap. http://www.automationdirect.com/adc/Shoppin

[Emc-users] GCodeMapper

2013-08-23 Thread Martin Lederhilger
Hello, I have made a little program which can map simple g-code programs (G0, G1, G2, G3 movements) from a plane to a cylinder. It might be useful for someone who has only a 3-axis-CAM software, but has an additional rotatory axis and wants to mill around cylinders. See: http://www.lederhilge