Re: [Emc-users] OT: X-Y query

2019-01-11 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/11/2019 11:20 PM, Roland Jollivet wrote: I have an old KTF-30 King Tun Fu drill-mill that I use a lot. But on this machine, X0Y0 is at top right, as in rotating your graph paper 180deg on the table. Since machines and especially CNC machines don't care about orientation of axes, why

[Emc-users] OT: X-Y query

2019-01-11 Thread Roland Jollivet
On a piece of paper, one might draw a graph, with X0Y0 being at the bottom left. And it looks like, and this is my query, most CNC machines use X0Y0 at the front left of the table? I have an old KTF-30 King Tun Fu drill-mill that I use a lot. But on this machine, X0Y0 is at top right, as in

[Emc-users] Got the final piece of my 6040 today, the handheld

2019-01-11 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; This has all the earmarks of a gizmo they could make in 10,000 qty order for maybe a fiver? Has no indicators other than power, but buttons for everything to step it around at apparently variable in steps jog speeds. I don't see as its even worthwhile to plug it into a usb port

Re: [Emc-users] Looks Useful

2019-01-11 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 11 January 2019 11:01:16 Jon Elson wrote: > On 01/11/2019 09:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nsk-Nippon-Seiko-High-Torque-Motor/323221 > >054636?hash=item4b4179e4ac:g:J80AAOSw2q9a3OL2 > > > > (Collection only, though) > > > > Drive and programmer included. > >

Re: [Emc-users] Looks Useful

2019-01-11 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/11/2019 09:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nsk-Nippon-Seiko-High-Torque-Motor/323221054636?hash=item4b4179e4ac:g:J80AAOSw2q9a3OL2 (Collection only, though) Drive and programmer included. Hmm, that has an integral harmonic drive? Looks like it might. Jon

[Emc-users] Looks Useful

2019-01-11 Thread andy pugh
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nsk-Nippon-Seiko-High-Torque-Motor/323221054636?hash=item4b4179e4ac:g:J80AAOSw2q9a3OL2 (Collection only, though) Drive and programmer included. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical

Re: [Emc-users] G10 L2 R-90 isn't working?

2019-01-11 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 at 17:56, Gene Heskett wrote: > Now its Thursday and, I'm back from the body shop, typeing a little > slower, and sorer and with a foreign object in my chest. A pacemaker. Probably best if you don't try customising the pacemaker firmware :-) -- atp "A motorcycle is a