Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Jon Elson
On 05/16/2015 04:41 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: A hole that I presume is actually centered and can be used to register it? That would be a nice touch. ;-) I would not trust it! The powder sintered pulleys I got were visibly out of center, which didn't matter as I was turning them on the lathe,

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread jeremy youngs
Here's some shop porn I hope you may find useful Gene http://www.wmberg.com -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
I use nothing but a 4 jaw chuck and find it fast to get accurate centering of a part. I mount a dial indicator on a tool holder and put in my BXA holder. Real fast to use. I can take a photo of my set up if you want to see it. JT On 5/16/2015 9:11 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: But I fear that my 4

Re: [Emc-users] ot: motor speed control

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 06:49:39 Gregg Eshelman wrote: Have a look at this motor speed control being developed to accurately sense RPM without an encoder. http://hackaday.com/2015/05/15/hackaday-prize-entry-dc-motor-controlle r/ Unforch, the never miss a hack link is handled by mailchimp, one

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 09:54:14 Jon Elson wrote: On 05/16/2015 04:41 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: A hole that I presume is actually centered and can be used to register it? That would be a nice touch. ;-) I would not trust it! The powder sintered pulleys I got were visibly out of center,

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
And I forgot to say, Thanks Jeremy. On Saturday 16 May 2015 10:06:50 jeremy youngs wrote: Here's some shop porn I hope you may find useful Gene http://www.wmberg.com Yes, its at least as promising as what I have looked at prior. Thanks Jeremy. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four boxes to

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
Where at in Mo? JT On 5/16/2015 10:26 AM, jeremy youngs wrote: They should send you s dead tree copy on request. And your welcome. I may go out to the shop and start wiring in my mill we have been back in Mo for almost a year now and I still don't have it functional.

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 11:26:44 jeremy youngs wrote: They should send you s dead tree copy on request. I'll do that too. And your welcome. I may go out to the shop and start wiring in my mill we have been back in Mo for almost a year now and I still don't have it functional. Shame on you

Re: [Emc-users] 2.7~pre6 and Glade and gtk2/3

2015-05-16 Thread Tom Easterday
Thanks John and Chris, will try to install this later and see if it fixes my issue. -Tom On May 16, 2015, at 11:22 AM, John Thornton j...@gnipsel.com wrote: glade-gtk2 On 5/16/2015 9:22 AM, Chris Radek wrote: On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 05:12:38AM -0500, John Thornton wrote: I had to

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
Ha, I've been through Alton before riding the bike. 67 to 160 to19 to 60 and back to the house. On 5/16/2015 10:34 AM, jeremy youngs wrote: 80 miles west of ya big john in the bustling metropolis of Alton Mo. --

Re: [Emc-users] ot: motor speed control

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 06:49:39 Gregg Eshelman wrote: Have a look at this motor speed control being developed to accurately sense RPM without an encoder. http://hackaday.com/2015/05/15/hackaday-prize-entry-dc-motor-controlle r/ This one bears watching. Accurately enough to rigid tapping?

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread jeremy youngs
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Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Jon Elson
On 05/16/2015 09:11 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Saturday 16 May 2015 09:54:14 Jon Elson wrote: On 05/16/2015 04:41 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: A hole that I presume is actually centered and can be used to register it? That would be a nice touch. ;-) I would not trust it! The powder sintered

Re: [Emc-users] 2.7~pre6 and Glade and gtk2/3

2015-05-16 Thread Chris Radek
On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 05:12:38AM -0500, John Thornton wrote: I had to install Glade 2 on my Wheezy machine to continue editing my G code generators that I built on Ubuntu 10. And after a quick check the Hal and Vcp widgets and actions are there. JT What package name exactly is it?

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 11:33:40 John Thornton wrote: I use nothing but a 4 jaw chuck and find it fast to get accurate centering of a part. I mount a dial indicator on a tool holder and put in my BXA holder. Real fast to use. I can take a photo of my set up if you want to see it. JT My

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
What kind of mill are you converting? On 5/16/2015 10:26 AM, jeremy youngs wrote: They should send you s dead tree copy on request. And your welcome. I may go out to the shop and start wiring in my mill we have been back in Mo for almost a year now and I still don't have it functional.

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread jeremy youngs
Not completely unmolested the lathe has been used quite a bit and I have restored a 2 cyl Wisconsin engine and am expanding my shooting range and setting up my classroom and trying to start on a house and planting a one acre garden so I hope it forgives me

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 11:44:13 jeremy youngs wrote: Not completely unmolested the lathe has been used quite a bit and I have restored a 2 cyl Wisconsin engine and am expanding my shooting range and setting up my classroom and trying to start on a house and planting a one acre garden so I

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
Hmm a google search fails me trying to find a Matson knee mill. What controls does it have on it? Is it a manual that had a conversion kit put on it or CNC from the get go? On 5/16/2015 1:51 PM, jeremy youngs wrote: Already converted its a Matson knee mill 9×49

Re: [Emc-users] 2.7~pre6 and Glade and gtk2/3

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
glade-gtk2 On 5/16/2015 9:22 AM, Chris Radek wrote: On Sat, May 16, 2015 at 05:12:38AM -0500, John Thornton wrote: I had to install Glade 2 on my Wheezy machine to continue editing my G code generators that I built on Ubuntu 10. And after a quick check the Hal and Vcp widgets and actions are

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread jeremy youngs
80 miles west of ya big john in the bustling metropolis of Alton Mo. -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread jeremy youngs
Already converted its a Matson knee mill 9×49 -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread jeremy youngs
4 miles from 19/160 headed west -- One dashboard for servers and applications across Physical-Virtual-Cloud Widest out-of-the-box monitoring support with 50+ applications Performance metrics, stats and reports that give

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Jeremy, You should be pretty close to Central Ozark. Is it still running after Jerry died? My shop in Missouri is north of you on 19. EMI is in Eminence. Guys, 19 north out of Alton is the closest thing to a rollercoaster I have ever driven on. Would be super fun on a bike. Stuart On May 16,

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 08:49:51 andy pugh wrote: On 16 May 2015 at 10:41, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Keyways can be cut with a Junior hacksaw, or mill it and make a round-topped key. needle file work. ;-) I see a hacksaw as a special case of a file. True Andy, but the

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 10:06:50 jeremy youngs wrote: Here's some shop porn I hope you may find useful Gene http://www.wmberg.com It looks like they have a 5mm pitch line called Max-M-Drive, but I don't see any engineering data to see if its suitable for this... And I'd have to create an

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread jeremy youngs
They should send you s dead tree copy on request. And your welcome. I may go out to the shop and start wiring in my mill we have been back in Mo for almost a year now and I still don't have it functional. -- One dashboard

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 May 2015 at 10:41, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Keyways can be cut with a Junior hacksaw, or mill it and make a round-topped key. needle file work. ;-) I see a hacksaw as a special case of a file. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Re: [Emc-users] hal usb component?

2015-05-16 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On May 16, 2015 7:27:43 PM MDT, Tom Easterday tom-...@bgp.nu wrote: Is there a hal to usb component? We are making a a tool changer board that will take commands via usb. Do I need to have a python or c module that will interface hal commands to it or can I issue tool change commands directly

Re: [Emc-users] hal usb component?

2015-05-16 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 05/16/2015 09:53 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: On May 16, 2015 7:27:43 PM MDT, Tom Easterday tom-...@bgp.nu wrote: Is there a hal to usb component? We are making a a tool changer board that will take commands via usb. Do I need to have a python or c module that will interface hal

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 16:19:53 Jon Elson wrote: On 05/16/2015 09:11 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Saturday 16 May 2015 09:54:14 Jon Elson wrote: On 05/16/2015 04:41 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: A hole that I presume is actually centered and can be used to register it? That would be a nice

Re: [Emc-users] 7x lathes

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 18:03:51 Greg Bentzinger wrote: I bought a HF 7x about 2004 to try and use onsite to make and modify a huge amount of circuit board standoffs. Was doing a major retro fit / upgrade on rack mount chassis equipment. Bottom line fighting the machine ate up all the time

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread andy pugh
On 15 May 2015 at 23:41, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: To continue this nearly sterile thread, I have now spent about 3 hours looking for an HTD belt/pulley setup that might replace this. LMS is out of the plastic, 9mm bore pulley till the end of June. But the instant I mention a

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 16 May 2015 04:09:12 andy pugh wrote: On 15 May 2015 at 23:41, Gene Heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: To continue this nearly sterile thread, I have now spent about 3 hours looking for an HTD belt/pulley setup that might replace this. LMS is out of the plastic, 9mm bore pulley

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 May 2015 23:23:53 Jon Elson wrote: On 05/15/2015 09:38 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: Sounds like a workable thing to me Jon, thanks. How is that sintered powder in terms of making a keyway in it, considering I don't have an appropriate broach? Yet... What I have been doing is

Re: [Emc-users] drive belt question.

2015-05-16 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 15 May 2015 23:27:21 Gregg Eshelman wrote: [...] Crippling smaller/cheaper products' design mostly serves to get a company stuck with a bunch of product that doesn't sell as well as it would had it not been deliberately poorly designed. Amen! Cheers, Gene Heskett -- There are four

Re: [Emc-users] 2.7~pre6 and Glade and gtk2/3

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
I had to install Glade 2 on my Wheezy machine to continue editing my G code generators that I built on Ubuntu 10. However after looking it does not have the EMC widgets. JT On 5/15/2015 2:05 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: apt-get install glade-gnome on my systems says it is already up to date…

Re: [Emc-users] 2.7~pre6 and Glade and gtk2/3

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
I had to install Glade 2 on my Wheezy machine to continue editing my G code generators that I built on Ubuntu 10. And after a quick check the Hal and Vcp widgets and actions are there. JT On 5/15/2015 2:05 PM, Tom Easterday wrote: apt-get install glade-gnome on my systems says it is already

Re: [Emc-users] 2.7~pre6 and Glade and gtk2/3

2015-05-16 Thread John Thornton
Ignore this one... I was too quick to type and didn't scroll down far enough to see the emc widgets On 5/16/2015 5:11 AM, John Thornton wrote: I had to install Glade 2 on my Wheezy machine to continue editing my G code generators that I built on Ubuntu 10. However after looking it does not

Re: [Emc-users] ot: motor speed control

2015-05-16 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 15.05.15 09:04, Kirk Wallace wrote: I have a soft spot for these SCR speed controllers: http://www.kbelectronics.com/manuals/kbic_manual.pdf They can run DC motors or AC universal motors, plus have a separate field source if needed (see page 8). They use back EMF for speed feedback

Re: [Emc-users] ot: motor speed control

2015-05-16 Thread Gregg Eshelman
Have a look at this motor speed control being developed to accurately sense RPM without an encoder. http://hackaday.com/2015/05/15/hackaday-prize-entry-dc-motor-controller/ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

[Emc-users] hal usb component?

2015-05-16 Thread Tom Easterday
Is there a hal to usb component? We are making a a tool changer board that will take commands via usb. Do I need to have a python or c module that will interface hal commands to it or can I issue tool change commands directly over usb from hal in some way? -Tom

[Emc-users] 7x lathes

2015-05-16 Thread Greg Bentzinger
I bought a HF 7x about 2004 to try and use onsite to make and modify a huge amount of circuit board standoffs. Was doing a major retro fit / upgrade on rack mount chassis equipment. Bottom line fighting the machine ate up all the time savings of not just driving to the real shop to do it on

[Emc-users] How to build a little black box - Machine emulator.

2015-05-16 Thread Greg Bentzinger
I have 2 Hurco mills - 1 I plan to retrofit to LinuxCNC the other I hope to get running on the OEM control. What I would like to do is take the control I tear out for the retrofit and fix its issues and get it running on the bench with an emulator. Basically I would need a box to accept 3 axis