[Emc-users] Upset old fart

Logan STILL provides factory parts. (815) 943-6755. Had to buy a cluster gear for my 1949 model Logan lathe About $210 and wait a week. I am totally impressed. - Original Message - From: emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Friday,

[Emc-users] Suitability question

Greetings everybody; Working on the drive shaft for the x screw in this Sheldon. 1. I have 1/2" A2 rod, IOW 12.7m's in diameter. 2. I've already cut 50 tpi threads, both straight and tapered, on the inner end. The tapered section will have 6 slots cut into it by EDM, and a tapered thread nut

Re: [Emc-users] Nice old iron

On 09/02/2016 03:50 PM, andy pugh wrote: > http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Various-machines-untested-/282157105171?hash=item41b1dfc013:g:md0AAOSwRGlXqFQ2 > > You would need a big truck for all 11 machines. > > There is something about the Ikega I like, but my garage is full. No, > really, it is. > Ugh,

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On 09/02/2016 12:34 PM, Ken Strauss wrote: > Is that using paper or Mylar tape? Did you account for the weight reduction > due to chad removed? > > How could he, unless he knew the data? Lots of ones makes the tape lighter, lots of zeroes keeps it heavy. Jon

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On 09/02/2016 12:13 PM, John Kasunich wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 07:29 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: >> >> On 08/31/2016 10:22 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: >>> Surprising that just for the fun of doing it, someone hasn't built a >>> punched tape reader for a 3D printer. >> >> Have you SEEN 10MB of

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On the topic of resources for old machines, does anyone have any good resources for Logan tools. I have a little Logan shaper I need a part for. Any suggestions would be appreciated. TIA. Raymond Julian Kettle River, MN The things we admire in men, kindness and generosity, openness,

Re: [Emc-users] summing Z axes?

Thanks for your help Andy and Gene, I will investigate sum2 and see what I can figure out. Ken. On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 6:44 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 02 September 2016 00:56:13 Ken Johnson wrote: > >> Is it possible to sum 2 Z-axes in linux-cnc? Reason for the

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On Friday 02 September 2016 13:42:09 Dave Cole wrote: > And what about hanging chads?? ;-) > Chuckle, there is a law, if someone mentions chad, somebody else has to ask if its hanging. :) Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and

Re: [Emc-users] Nice old iron

I love the note and my postman is even happier: "Postage: May not post to Canada - Read item description or contact seller for postage options." > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 4:51 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller

[Emc-users] Nice old iron

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Various-machines-untested-/282157105171?hash=item41b1dfc013:g:md0AAOSwRGlXqFQ2 You would need a big truck for all 11 machines. There is something about the Ikega I like, but my garage is full. No, really, it is. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

Just buy the insurance... Only 1.6 million anyway (I saw 512GB microSD advertised for $60 each) Actually, ought to be less than that - you should be able to negotiate a quantity discount. On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 02:24 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: > > > > On 2 Sep 2016, at 21:14, John Kasunich

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

> On 2 Sep 2016, at 21:14, John Kasunich wrote: > > A shoebox (4" x 6" x 12") can hold 27,000 microSD cards If you trust Fedex to not lose your $10,000,000 --

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 01:32 PM, Dave Cole wrote: > Yet it is hardly a blip on an $8 - 32 gig stick drive. The old > days of 360K floppies and those newfangled hi-capacity 720 K and 1.44 > meg floppies seem so long ago You could stick a 1.44 meg floppy > in your pocket! That

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

Dave Cole wrote: > On 9/2/2016 1:13 PM, John Kasunich wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 07:29 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: > >> > >> On 08/31/2016 10:22 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > >>> Surprising that just for the fun of doing it, someone hasn't built a > >>>

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

To calculate the weight of the tape you have to know the number of "1" bits. The contribution from hanging chad is a second order correction. > -Original Message- > From: Dave Cole [mailto:linuxcncro...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 1:42 PM > To:

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

And what about hanging chads?? ;-) On 9/2/2016 1:34 PM, Ken Strauss wrote: > Is that using paper or Mylar tape? Did you account for the weight reduction > due to chad removed? > >> -Original Message- >> From: John Kasunich [mailto:jmkasun...@fastmail.fm] >> Sent: Friday, September 02,

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 01:34 PM, Ken Strauss wrote: > Is that using paper or Mylar tape? Did you account for the weight reduction > due to chad removed? Paper, and no :-) John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm --

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

Is that using paper or Mylar tape? Did you account for the weight reduction due to chad removed? > -Original Message- > From: John Kasunich [mailto:jmkasun...@fastmail.fm] > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2016 1:13 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] What does

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On 9/2/2016 1:13 PM, John Kasunich wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 07:29 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: >> >> On 08/31/2016 10:22 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: >>> Surprising that just for the fun of doing it, someone hasn't built a >>> punched tape reader for a 3D printer. >> >> Have you SEEN 10MB of

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On Fri, Sep 2, 2016, at 07:29 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: > > > On 08/31/2016 10:22 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > > Surprising that just for the fun of doing it, someone hasn't built a > > punched tape reader for a 3D printer. > > > Have you SEEN 10MB of paper tape?!? :-o > > The bits on paper

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On Friday 02 September 2016 11:32:25 Jon Elson wrote: > On 09/02/2016 08:21 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Friday 02 September 2016 01:32:55 Jon Elson wrote: > > But, best to check with John > > Knox on the Sheldon group, he is from the family that owned > > Sheldon and worked for a number of

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On 09/02/2016 08:21 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Friday 02 September 2016 01:32:55 Jon Elson wrote: > But, best to check with John > Knox on the Sheldon group, he is from the family that owned > Sheldon and worked for a number of years in the factory. He > has the remaining docs on everything

Re: [Emc-users] Can't figure out homing on gantry

On 9/1/2016 9:28 PM, dan...@austin.rr.com wrote: > > Well, wait- just rechecked the gantry man page: "When the system is > homing and a joint home switch activates, the command value sent to > that joint is "frozen" and the joint offset value is updated > instead" > > It unambiguously DOES say

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On Friday 02 September 2016 04:50:45 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 02.09.16 04:22, Gene Heskett wrote: > > Is there a plausible reason I should make the gib strips out of > > brass? > > Yeah, durability in a high production environment. For making a few > onsies here and there, the Al will

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On Friday 02 September 2016 01:32:55 Jon Elson wrote: > On 09/01/2016 11:45 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: > >> On 2 Sep 2016, at 01:07, Gene Heskett wrote: > >> > >> one problem, the SOB is made out of aluminum! > >> > >> So, what the heck do I do about that? > > > > How about using

Re: [Emc-users] What does "CNC" really mean?

On 08/31/2016 10:22 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > Surprising that just for the fun of doing it, someone hasn't built a punched > tape reader for a 3D printer. Have you SEEN 10MB of paper tape?!? :-o The bits on paper tape are about .1" in diameter. That's a lot of paper tape. Trivius

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On 02.09.16 04:22, Gene Heskett wrote: > Is there a plausible reason I should make the gib strips out of brass? Yeah, durability in a high production environment. For making a few onsies here and there, the Al will probably do for years, I figure. As for it maybe being Al-bronze, the one I

Re: [Emc-users] summing Z axes?

On Friday 02 September 2016 00:56:13 Ken Johnson wrote: > Is it possible to sum 2 Z-axes in linux-cnc? Reason for the question > is my mill has both a knee and quill, and I would like to put a dro on > both and have have linuxcnc sum them so the reading on-sceen > represents the distance between

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On Friday 02 September 2016 00:48:13 Andy Pugh wrote: > > On 2 Sep 2016, at 01:07, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > Also, is anyone selling way wipers? These are worn off about 20 thou > > short of sitting on the ways _& actually wiping. > > I have seen 3D printed ones for

Re: [Emc-users] Upset old fart

On Friday 02 September 2016 00:45:42 Andy Pugh wrote: > > On 2 Sep 2016, at 01:07, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > > one problem, the SOB is made out of aluminum! > > > > So, what the heck do I do about that? > > How about using it? It appears to have lasted this long and the

Re: [Emc-users] summing Z axes?

> On 2 Sep 2016, at 09:59, Ken Johnson wrote: > > Thanks for the reply Andy- initially they will be manual, but the > long-term aim is to fit ball screws and motors and go fully cnc with > linuxcnc. On that case you can literally add them together in HAL (sum2) and send to

Re: [Emc-users] summing Z axes?

Thanks for the reply Andy- initially they will be manual, but the long-term aim is to fit ball screws and motors and go fully cnc with linuxcnc. On Fri, Sep 2, 2016 at 3:20 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: > > >> On 2 Sep 2016, at 07:56, Ken Johnson wrote: >> >> Is it