[Emc-users] 3.16 kernel

2016-01-14 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; I finally got around to rebooting to the 3.16.0-0.bpo.4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.7-ckt20-1+deb8u2~bpo70+1 (2016-01-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux kernel, and almost everything is working, even sim-axis lcnc! However, late in the boot I heard a pretty strong thump in the speakers, and I

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper Motors/Drives

2016-01-14 Thread John Dammeyer
Very impressive that you were able to squeeze a ball screw under the cross slide. What diameter screw is that? Thanks for posting the pictures. John Dammeyer > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: January-14-16 5:58 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller

Re: [Emc-users] A heads up on IDC ribbon connectors from China

2016-01-14 Thread Lester Caine
On 14/01/16 04:19, Gene Heskett wrote: > Seems like the right thing to do, or buy 25 > wire cable, hard to find though. Up to now I had assumed that ribbon > cable always came in even numbers of conductors. I've a reel of 25 way on the shelf, and none of the plugs or sockets have space for the

Re: [Emc-users] A heads up on IDC ribbon connectors from China

2016-01-14 Thread Karlsson & Wang
It is rather easy to strip away one or a few if necessary. On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 09:56:08 + Lester Caine wrote: > On 14/01/16 04:19, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Seems like the right thing to do, or buy 25 > > wire cable, hard to find though. Up to now I had assumed that

Re: [Emc-users] Potential CNC conversion project.

2016-01-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 January 2016 at 05:06, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > It's a small machine, easily fit into a small shop. The catch is it only > does gears up to 1" diameter. That is quite a significant limitation though. Otherwise replacing the gear train with an encoder and servo with a bit

Re: [Emc-users] Potential CNC conversion project.

2016-01-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 1/14/2016 4:22 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 14 January 2016 at 05:06, Gregg Eshelman wrote: >> It's a small machine, easily fit into a small shop. The catch is it only >> does gears up to 1" diameter. > > That is quite a significant limitation though. > Otherwise replacing the

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper Motors/Drives

2016-01-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 January 2016 at 03:32, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Got any pics of yours? where are you located? https://picasaweb.google.com/108164504656404380542/CNCUnsorted#5611904480713910226 And also: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/mini-lathe/63621-cnc-2.html#post509784 I am in the

Re: [Emc-users] Xenomai, machinekit

2016-01-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 January 2016 at 22:00, Jeff Epler wrote: > linuxcnc.org has no xenomai kernel support in its stable or development > branches. The version in what is now the machinekit fork was never made > into a form that could be merged with standard linuxcnc. I don't think that

Re: [Emc-users] Xenomai, machinekit

2016-01-14 Thread Karlsson & Wang
> > linuxcnc.org has no xenomai kernel support in its stable or development > > branches. The version in what is now the machinekit fork was never made > > into a form that could be merged with standard linuxcnc. This doesn't > > mean that no Xenomai support can ever be merged, but nobody seems

Re: [Emc-users] Xenomai, machinekit

2016-01-14 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Thu, 14 Jan 2016, Jeff Epler wrote: > Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:00:55 -0600 > From: Jeff Epler > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject:

[Emc-users] Xenomai, machinekit

2016-01-14 Thread Karlsson & Wang
Do anybody know how to compile for xenomai? I use the xenomai kernel. Linuxcnc I compiled myself run in user space and there is a huge difference between this and the version from machinekit which use xenomai real time. Regards Nicklas Karlsson

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper Motors/Drives

2016-01-14 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On 1/14/2016 10:54 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: > Very impressive that you were able to squeeze a ball screw under the cross > slide. What diameter screw is that? > Thanks for posting the pictures. 5/16" or 8mm can be just fit in by milling out the nut channel in the saddle as wide as possible while

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper Motors/Drives

2016-01-14 Thread John Dammeyer
Very nice. Especially hearing the spindle speed up as the tool moves inward to keep the same SFM. John Dammeyer > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: January-14-16 10:57 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Stepper

Re: [Emc-users] Stepper Motors/Drives

2016-01-14 Thread andy pugh
On 14 January 2016 at 17:54, John Dammeyer wrote: > Very impressive that you were able to squeeze a ball screw under the cross > slide. What diameter screw is that? 8mm. I thought it would be too small, but it has worked very well for years. This is a good example of

Re: [Emc-users] Xenomai, machinekit

2016-01-14 Thread Jeff Epler
linuxcnc.org has no xenomai kernel support in its stable or development branches. The version in what is now the machinekit fork was never made into a form that could be merged with standard linuxcnc. This doesn't mean that no Xenomai support can ever be merged, but nobody seems to be doing the

Re: [Emc-users] Xenomai, machinekit

2016-01-14 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 14 January 2016 17:00:55 Jeff Epler wrote: > linuxcnc.org has no xenomai kernel support in its stable or > development branches. The version in what is now the machinekit fork > was never made into a form that could be merged with standard > linuxcnc. This doesn't mean that no