Re: [Emc-users] updating freecad appimage?

2021-01-02 Thread Linden
This is the ppa i was refering too there is Freecad-Stable and Freecad-daily builds. https://launchpad.net/~freecad-maintainers/+archive/ubuntu/freecad-stable On January 2, 2021 8:53:13 PM PST, Gene Heskett wrote: >On Saturday 02 January 2021 22:02:19 Chris Albertson wrote: > >> You are using

Re: [Emc-users] updating freecad appimage?

2021-01-02 Thread Linden
There is a ppa for the daily build of freecad. I have been using that for a few years now. It seems pretty stable for the most part and any bugs i have come across have been delt with or a work around found in a day or two. On January 2, 2021 7:02:19 PM PST, Chris Albertson wrote: >You are

Re: [Emc-users] using STMBL without high-power drivers

2021-01-02 Thread John Dammeyer
This sort of thing has come up before. https://forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/34445-custom-board-for-smart-serial-interface > -Original Message- > From: Ralph Stirling [mailto:ralph.stirl...@wallawalla.edu] > Sent: January-02-21 8:15 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >

Re: [Emc-users] updating freecad appimage?

2021-01-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 January 2021 22:02:19 Chris Albertson wrote: > You are using the "Alpha" version and complaining of problems? There > are new problems every week. I just checked the "known problems" list > and #1 is "crashes on startup". > > To install the stable version it is simply "sudo

[Emc-users] using STMBL without high-power drivers

2021-01-02 Thread Ralph Stirling
I'm intrigued with the thought of using the STMBL code on simple hardware without the high-power (unobtainable) igbt devices. In fact, I'm more interested in using it as a versatile interface between various devices and the SmartSerial interface. Distributed I/O, small brush or brushless motors,

Re: [Emc-users] updating freecad appimage?

2021-01-02 Thread Chris Albertson
You are using the "Alpha" version and complaining of problems? There are new problems every week. I just checked the "known problems" list and #1 is "crashes on startup". To install the stable version it is simply "sudo apt-get install freecad" On Sat, Jan 2, 2021 at 2:13 PM Gene Heskett

Re: [Emc-users] updating freecad appimage?

2021-01-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 January 2021 17:11:27 Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > Its been about 3 months since I last tried to run the freecad-19 > appimage and the first thing i wanted to do was about 800 patches > since the last update. > > But the progress bar has been stuck at 94% for about 50

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting GUI

2021-01-02 Thread Sven Wesley
Den lör 2 jan. 2021 22:11andy pugh skrev: > On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 at 20:17, Sven Wesley wrote: > > > Going back to original post from Andy, Mazak has some pretty funky GUIs > > nowadays too. > > >

[Emc-users] updating freecad appimage?

2021-01-02 Thread Gene Heskett
Greetings all; Its been about 3 months since I last tried to run the freecad-19 appimage and the first thing i wanted to do was about 800 patches since the last update. But the progress bar has been stuck at 94% for about 50 minutes now, while I see an occasional write to the main drive, and

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting GUI

2021-01-02 Thread andy pugh
On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 at 20:17, Sven Wesley wrote: > Going back to original post from Andy, Mazak has some pretty funky GUIs > nowadays too. > https://mazakfiles.blob.core.windows.net/web-site/image/403f2cf63ed244ebbd11b6e32a8d8051/PreviewG_image_1.png I think that looks a little _too_ funky :-)

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 January 2021 12:56:40 Chris Albertson wrote: > The noise is caused by tooth shape. I think the sound is caused by > air getting pushed out of the grove in the belt and pulley and very > high rates and then the teeth slamming together. A lower precision > printed pulley would

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting GUI

2021-01-02 Thread Sven Wesley
6 sep. 2020 kl 22:16 skrev Kurt Jacobson : > Aaron Dargel has been working on some pretty neat conversation widgets for > QtPyVCP based ProbeBasic GUI. > So far his just don't basic things like hole circles and facing ops, but > they have excellent sanity checking that makes them almost foolproof

Re: [Emc-users] hy_vfd vs crc errors running at 38400 baud

2021-01-02 Thread Chris Albertson
With 485, the third wire is optional. It is recommended if the grounds at the two endpoints are not "close" The signals are voltage referenced not current referenced Because 485 can have such long cable runs (over a kilometer) the grounds in each building might be very different, if so you

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread Sven Wesley
Den lör 2 jan. 2021 kl 20:27 skrev John Dammeyer : > > From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > > I've seen CAD models of the complete Bridgeport machine on GrabCad. It > > really is helpful to have a good model so you can test-fit parts before > you > > make them. > > > > I

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > I've seen CAD models of the complete Bridgeport machine on GrabCad. It > really is helpful to have a good model so you can test-fit parts before you > make them. > > I found a model of my Harbor Fright minimill so now I can able to

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread Chris Albertson
I've seen CAD models of the complete Bridgeport machine on GrabCad. It really is helpful to have a good model so you can test-fit parts before you make them. I found a model of my Harbor Fright minimill so now I can able to make add-on parts that match the screw-holes on the mill, first try.

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: Gene Heskett [mailto:ghesk...@shentel.net] > > I have noticed the 3D > > printed pulleys are noisier than the metal ones. But the noisy grind > > of the stepper motor is also gone. > > That's also worthwhile. I've also found the downloadable pulley making > code, like from thingiverse,

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com] > The noise is caused by tooth shape. I think the sound is caused by air > getting pushed out of the grove in the belt and pulley and very high rates > and then the teeth slamming together. A lower precision printed pulley > would

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread Chris Albertson
The noise is caused by tooth shape. I think the sound is caused by air getting pushed out of the grove in the belt and pulley and very high rates and then the teeth slamming together. A lower precision printed pulley would interlock tighter with the belt. The slamming would be a little

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 January 2021 03:40:40 John Dammeyer wrote: > > From: marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk > > > > On 2021-01-02 06:53, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > I have noticed the 3D > > > printed pulleys are noisier than the metal ones. > > > > I wonder whether that is because the surface of the

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 02 January 2021 01:53:14 John Dammeyer wrote: > After a few days of trials and tribulations it's workable. > > Step 1 was cast a new plate. Then use LinuxCNC to surface and mill > the appropriate holes and slots. Note to self. Don't tell the CNC > program you are using a 6.35mm

Re: [Emc-users] 3D Printed L Type Timing Pulleys

2021-01-02 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: marcus.bow...@visible.eclipse.co.uk > On 2021-01-02 06:53, John Dammeyer wrote: > > I have noticed the 3D > > printed pulleys are noisier than the metal ones. > > I wonder whether that is because the surface of the teeth will > inevitably be rougher than if they had been die-cast or