Re: [Emc-users] Very neat idea of controlling the Z-level

2011-12-17 Thread dave
by hand and that can fix the granularity. ;-) A little imagination and your programming language of choice can save a lot of fooling around. ;-) Dave -- Learn Windows Azure Live! Tuesday, Dec 13, 2011 Microsoft

Re: [Emc-users] where to paste

2011-12-18 Thread Dave
online. Learn more at http://p.sf.net/sfu/ms-windowsazure ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Try Pastebin.com Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder Discs, possible collective order

2011-12-26 Thread dave
mainly on the sensor. The sensor I am intending to use is 75 lines per inch, so 16k would be a 68 inch circle.. There is a 150 lpi version, for a mere 3-foot encoder. The fancy encoder on some Fanuc motors comes to mind. I think Jon Elson doped out how to read one of them. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Transformer Question

2011-12-29 Thread Dave
On 12/29/2011 11:54 AM, Clint Washburn wrote: What type of transformer would someone use to connect to the American Split-Phase 240 volt system to get 100-110 volt output? Would one like this work? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nunome-2-5-KVA-Transformer-/110344460317?pt=BI_Circu

Re: [Emc-users] Transformer Question

2011-12-29 Thread Dave
an enclosed transformer with at least a Nema 1 rating so you don't have to supply a box /enclosure for the transformer. Enclosed - meaning something like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Transformer-Topaz-2kva-120-280-240-480-/150724107566?pt=BI_Circuit_Breakers_Transformershash=item2317db5d2e Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Transformer Question

2011-12-29 Thread Dave
Transformers typically don't care if they are connected between a neutral and a hot lead or two hot leads. Dave On 12/29/2011 2:36 PM, Clint Washburn wrote: I am in the process of building a power supply for my lathe and need a big transformer for for the powersupply. My main question

Re: [Emc-users] Possible bug in G41-42 stuffs?

2011-12-31 Thread dave
Hm! Maybe half that ... 0.0525 center to center. :-) dave On Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:55:20 -0500 gene heskett ghesk...@wdtv.com wrote: Greetings; Lots of editing to no avail, but I believe I have a clue to the G41-42 problem. The preset radius is for a .230 diameter circle, but if I use

Re: [Emc-users] hal taking machine down

2012-01-02 Thread Dave
a hundred miles per day on bikes when we were younger! Getting older sucks. Many hospitals have Wifi throughout the facilities now.. I'm just saying. ;-) Good Luck and thanks for everything you have done. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] hal taking machine down

2012-01-02 Thread Dave
. The MW525 from Intel is a known entity. I have no idea how well the Foxcon 525 board compares. I've assembled several MW525 PCs this past year.The cost difference between the Foxconn 525 and the Intel may be $10. The Intel MW525 boots just fine off an external USB DVD/CDRW drive. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Riser for Intel Mini-ITX

2012-01-05 Thread Dave
-details.asp?EdpNo=5554585SRCCODE=WEBLET03ORDERcm_mmc=Email-_-WebletMain-_-WEBLET03ORDER-_-Deals The Intel bios has a display that will show you the CPU core temperature so you can get an idea of how efficiently your enclosure is keeping your PC boards cool. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Riser for Intel Mini-ITX

2012-01-05 Thread Dave
On 1/5/2012 11:29 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 1/5/2012 11:07 AM, Dave wrote: On 1/5/2012 8:45 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 5 January 2012 13:41, Edward Bernardyankeelena2...@yahoo.comwrote: How do you deal with cooling issues having all that gear in one enclosure

Re: [Emc-users] Riser for Intel Mini-ITX

2012-01-05 Thread Dave
that there is a HAL module that links in to lmsensors to allow you to view such things inside EMC2. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?ContributedComponents#Motherboard_Sensors I did not know that.. Thanks for pointing that out! I think I need to include that on my next build. :-) Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Riser for Intel Mini-ITX

2012-01-05 Thread Dave
On 1/5/2012 2:18 PM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 1/5/2012 12:14 PM, Dave wrote: On 1/5/2012 11:29 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 1/5/2012 11:07 AM, Dave wrote: On 1/5/2012 8:45 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 5 January 2012 13:41, Edward Bernardyankeelena2...@yahoo.com

Re: [Emc-users] a physicist's approach to the pronunciation of solder

2012-01-05 Thread dave
these are pronounced Lefftenant in British English because, errr, because... We're back to the L causing problems again. ;-) Mark I presume some of you have read: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mother_Tongue Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Ideal Atom?

2012-01-07 Thread Dave
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Re: [Emc-users] Ideal Atom?

2012-01-07 Thread Dave
@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Probably designed to be a TV set top box platform. Dave -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure

Re: [Emc-users] OT: HDMI to VGA Was RE: Ideal Atom?

2012-01-08 Thread Dave
standard? The DVI connector seems like an overkill compared to the HDMI connector. Dave -- Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless

Re: [Emc-users] Analogue inputs into EMC2.

2012-01-13 Thread Dave
be several mS, but that is probably OK for many uses. That sounds like a lot of work. If you aren't concerned about speed, a modbus link to a cheap PLC is hard to beat dollar wise. Or what about using an Arduino for Analog I/O? Dave

Re: [Emc-users] PC shutdown

2012-01-18 Thread Dave
They work well too.I have used a lot of them with zero failures over the last several years. Watch out as there is a chinese import clone that is being sold on Ebay for not much less than the original. Dave On 1/18/2012 7:22 AM, John Thornton wrote: Dang, I just googled PicoPSU and them

Re: [Emc-users] PC shutdown

2012-01-18 Thread Dave
out of the PC power supply.When the PC shuts down it drops the 12 volt to the drives, which will cause the relay to drop out killing all AC to the PC power supply. Simple, but I think it will work. Dave -- Keep

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced MachineController

2012-01-18 Thread dave
On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 19:20:28 +0200 Belli Button be...@iafrica.com wrote: emc unique? ha! http://www.acronymgeek.com/EMC http://www.acronymgeek.com/EMC2 There is an 'LNC' CNC controller, probably just EMC in a box. - Original Message - From: Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced Machine Controller

2012-01-18 Thread dave
is the monniker. At least it isn't GNUCNC Or, in classic Unix fashion, YACNC. Just to be picky ... yacnc Dave But I really like your pun. yes, at times this group can be pretty punny. Regards, Kent

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced Machine Controller

2012-01-18 Thread Dave
Seeing that EMC2 has been stung by the EMC Corporation for trademark infringment, why isn't Gillette pursuing Mach3 CNC ??? Or is it only a matter of time? On 1/18/2012 3:05 PM, dave wrote: On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:46:01 -0500 Kent A. Reedknbr...@erols.com wrote: On 1/18/2012 2:39 PM

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced Machine Controller

2012-01-19 Thread Dave
changing, just the name. Dave On 1/18/2012 8:21 PM, Mike Payson wrote: FWIW, Mach3 is relatively safe from attack. Trademarks apply to a particular domain only, and razor blades and software are quite different domain. In addition, there must be reasonable reason to believe that the consumer would

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced Machine Controller

2012-01-19 Thread Dave
... I just made a logical connection between PC software and razors... I know, I know... I should have been a lawyer. :-) Dave On 1/18/2012 7:57 PM, Stephen Wille Padnos wrote: I know it's tongue-in-cheek, but since several people have mentioned this I thought I'd reply. EMC corp

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC: The new name of the Enhanced Machine Controller

2012-01-19 Thread dave
(win or lose). That is not the way that I would choose to spend my time. Alan --- The is NOTHING lawyers like better than two parties that have money and want to fight. Dave Alan Condit 1085 Tierra Ct. Woodburn, OR 97071 Email -- acon...@ipns.com Home-Office (503) 982-0906

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Possible Retrofit candidate for someone in the heartland

2012-01-21 Thread Dave
dropped it is dropping machines at another location now. ;-) Dave On 1/20/2012 12:38 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Friday, January 20, 2012 12:35:37 PM BRIAN GLACKIN did opine: Kansas is just too far for me. http://www.govliquidation.com/auction/view?auctionId=4975994 Looks like the were

Re: [Emc-users] need advice from old hands

2012-01-21 Thread Dave
six-connector version of RJ11 is I think called RJ-14: Radio Shack carried them at one time here in the States. Automation Direct/Koyo PLCs use the 6 conductor RJ connectors for their RS232 ports. Dave On 1/21/2012 1:20 PM, Przemek Klosowski wrote: On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 6:22 PM, gene

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-01-22 Thread dave
things as clear as possible and normalize output, including things like white space. OUCH! I've become quite used to g-code with no white spaces and would hate to see that forced on user. If it is an option I have no problem. Just my preference. Dave I could probably achieve my original use case

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 69, Issue 116

2012-01-23 Thread Dave
On 1/23/2012 10:20 AM, Robert von Knobloch wrote: On 23/01/12 15:48, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: Does anyone else indent their loops and subs in G-code? Yes, are there people who don't ?? Bob Ha ha Dave

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Possible Retrofit candidate for someone in the heartland

2012-01-23 Thread Dave
make special arrangements. Most of the people seem to be pretty easy to deal with, but the system is rigid. Dave On 1/23/2012 12:58 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: If no one on this list buys this machine I will bid on it. This machine is on the Air Force Base. If I can, I will pick it up

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Possible Retrofit candidate for someone in the heartland

2012-01-24 Thread Dave
.. removing it might take some good skates, johnson bars, a few strong bodies, and some patience.. Usually on stuff like that they will load onto a flatbed. Dave -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow

Re: [Emc-users] Open letter to the EMC Board of Directors

2012-01-24 Thread Dave
I entirely agree. There is nothing wrong with the forum as it is. The CNCZone is not open and could go to a paid subscription service in a heartbeat. Dave On 1/24/2012 9:56 AM, John Thornton wrote: Why on earth would you want to close down the LinuxCNC forum and shift to a commercial laden

Re: [Emc-users] question about tapered threading (etc)

2012-01-24 Thread dave
the second.) This is the nub of the very crux of one of the problems. None of the people who are in a position to do paid work on LinuxCNC have the time to take on extra paid work. They are (to generalise) too busy doing stuff for fun for free. ...and I for one are very thankful. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Possible Retrofit candidate for someone in the heartland

2012-01-24 Thread Dave
to the pickup location. No problem. Dave -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus

Re: [Emc-users] question about tapered threading (etc)

2012-01-24 Thread Dave
On 1/25/2012 1:11 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: It may be annoying to know LinuxCNC works best with G-code programs tailored to it, but isn't this true also for other controllers? Yes. -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current

[Emc-users] Methods of community information exchange for LinuxCNC

2012-01-25 Thread Dave
following a number of threads on a forum can be very difficult. Dave On 1/25/2012 9:36 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 25 January 2012 12:12, Sven Wesleysvenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: If you guys think that the internal forum works well so be it. To me it's not better at all than (for example

Re: [Emc-users] Open letter to the EMC Board of Directors

2012-01-26 Thread Dave
of. No untangling required. Dave On 1/25/2012 3:53 PM, s...@highlab.com wrote: I am not a board member or anything official, I'm just some guy who hacks on linuxcnc sometimes. I speak for myself. I've been following this thread since the start, and there is a disconnect between what people are asking

Re: [Emc-users] Nitpicking , was: Servo tuning - wt_?

2012-01-29 Thread Dave
On 1/29/2012 12:03 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Sun, 2012-01-29 at 16:16 +, andy pugh wrote: On 29 January 2012 15:47, Viesturs Lācisviesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I took one of them off, I see 4 DIP switches, but do not see a jumper. Their manual also does not show, where on

Re: [Emc-users] Servo tuning - wtf?

2012-01-29 Thread dave
= Velocity Feed Forward Gain. FF1 = Position Feed Forward Gain. You have these reversed. I think I have this right. ;-) 0 is a constant 1 is first derivative and therefore velocity 2 is 2nd derivative and accel 3 is 3rd jerk Dave Jon

Re: [Emc-users] Servo tuning - wtf?

2012-01-29 Thread dave
= Velocity Feed Forward Gain. FF1 = Position Feed Forward Gain. You have these reversed. I think I have this right. ;-) 0 is a constant offset 1 is first derivative and therefore velocity 2 is 2nd derivative and accel 3 is 3rd jerk Dave Jon

Re: [Emc-users] US Digital encoders?

2012-01-30 Thread dave
hit. :-) Dave Jon -- Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3

Re: [Emc-users] Probing error?

2012-01-31 Thread dave
and a pointer to some pics. If you paid $ for a commercial probe the real caution is in order. Dave This could be usable, IF the probe was isolated, but it is not, its the pcb material that is isolated. In this case, any move in the upper hemisphere s/b legal. There is nothing in the up

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-01-31 Thread dave
and have to become a working implementation. I can only go on past experience.) Erik To my uncluttered mind ... read blank ... is this a good way to set the state of a machine at any given line as a precursor to restart from line no? Dave

Re: [Emc-users] question on gcode parsing

2012-02-01 Thread dave
On Wed, 1 Feb 2012 19:34:09 +1100 Erik Christiansen dva...@internode.on.net wrote: On 31.01.12 21:45, dave wrote: To my uncluttered mind ... read blank ... is this a good way to set the state of a machine at any given line as a precursor to restart from line no? IIUC¹, running

Re: [Emc-users] Passing file names into a subroutine

2012-02-02 Thread dave
. OT ... I'm it is rumored that really fast code is produced by writing in Pascal then using p2c to translate to C before compiling. Dave -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive

Re: [Emc-users] Workpiece is longer than the mill travel

2012-02-04 Thread dave
to the upper jaw of the vise so all I have to do is slide the part in x to get the dowel pin aligned. With no vise one could always use two dowel pins as y index and then clamp when you get X aligned. People with machining skills come up will all sorts of ways to adapt. Most work. ;-) Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Has anyone done some jobs about porting EMC2 to ARM9 platforms ?

2012-02-04 Thread dave
I have no idea. Dave -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity, and more. Splunk

[Emc-users] rho-sigma machine?

2012-02-05 Thread dave
List: Does anyone know of a Linuxcnc user that has implemented a working rho-sigma machine, eg. one linear axis and one rotary axis. The kins should not be difficult and it should prove to be quite stiff. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] rho-sigma machine?

2012-02-05 Thread dave
On Sun, 5 Feb 2012 21:49:44 -0800 dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: List: Does anyone know of a Linuxcnc user that has implemented a working rho-sigma machine, eg. one linear axis and one rotary axis. The kins should not be difficult and it should prove to be quite stiff. Dave Yes

Re: [Emc-users] New dialects [Was: Parsing the current language dialect, and describing as BNF.]

2012-02-06 Thread dave
to upgrade my mb and switch to 2.5 I will keep silent until I can test under the new system. The discussion here is good and if you grammer/parser people don't lose the rest of us in the fog . interesting. Dave The reason _not_ to convert this to G-code is that then we could have all sorts

Re: [Emc-users] Do CAM instead? [Was: New dialects]

2012-02-07 Thread dave
dated 1999. About 28 Mb download costs $30 and uses about 250-300 pgs double sided. Krall, I,H. Numerical Control Programming in APT ( 1986) is of course OP but available on the secondary market. ISBN 0-13-626599-5 HTH Dave Erik

Re: [Emc-users] Is the Intel D510M0 Processor still a good choice for a new EMC2 application?

2012-02-08 Thread Dave
I purchased some a month ago or so. The D510MO was a bit of an oddball and it seemed like it was in production for only a short period of time. I have one, but I sure wouldn't go looking for another one with the MW525s around. Dave On 2/8/2012 2:50 AM, Don Stanley wrote: Hi All; All my shop

Re: [Emc-users] Is the Intel D510M0 Processor still a good choice for a new EMC2 application?

2012-02-08 Thread Dave
The D510 was actually out for several years, but it was only very late in the I didn't realize that. Thanks for correcting the 525 board number, I didn't realize I had mangled the number. Dave On 2/8/2012 11:08 PM, Jon Elson wrote: Dave wrote: The D510MO was discontinued by Intel

Re: [Emc-users] Do CAM instead? [Was: New dialects]

2012-02-09 Thread dave
system. So what do you use as a system to run NCL? Dave snip ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users thanks Stuart

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on 1/16 end mill

2012-02-13 Thread dave
that removal of heat. Ventilation for the organics would be more than just advisable. It looks much safer to stay with emulsifiable oil. Keep kicking at it, you'll get there. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] A Bit OT, turning 4140

2012-02-14 Thread dave
CBN works very well above Rc 48 but I have no experience. Dave -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on 1/16 end mill

2012-02-14 Thread dave
really buried it. I can climb mill with .5 carbide roughers on steel if I take a light cuts like 50 to 100 thou. Dave -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on 1/16 end mill

2012-02-14 Thread dave
On Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:25:31 -0600 Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: dave wrote: I suspect the only reason to use carbide is that small HSS mills are really flexible. Well, it is both a hardness/wear resistance issue and a stiffness issue. I VERY rarely use small HSS tooling

Re: [Emc-users] Need advice on 1/16 end mill

2012-02-14 Thread dave
On Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:00:16 -0600 Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: dave wrote: GOOD GRIEF!! and I thought 0.003 on X and Y was bad. Well, that was the original 1938 Acme screw and bronze nuts. The threads in the center of the X screw are thinner to the extent you can see

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder wheel [Was: Need advice on 1/16 end mill]

2012-02-15 Thread dave
with a chrome/nickel layer on top then machining should not be too difficult. Just my tuppence. Dave Cheers, Gene -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use

Re: [Emc-users] Encoder wheel [Was: Need advice on 1/16 end mill]

2012-02-16 Thread dave
Palladium and Tungsten. The P's are pretty limited but knowing current materials science I'd go for a rare earth. Dave -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use

[Emc-users] OT-bandsaw

2012-02-16 Thread dave
but will entertain other reasonable ideas. What am I missing? Thanks in advance. Dave -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses

Re: [Emc-users] OT-bandsaw

2012-02-16 Thread Dave
Dave, I don't know what kind of bandsaw you have, but I have several bandsaws and all of them have a means of tilting one of the wheels (usually the non-driven idler wheel ). If your wheel bearings are good, then it is likely that your one wheel needs to be tilted to track the blade

Re: [Emc-users] OT-bandsaw

2012-02-16 Thread dave
, particularly if your wife has a built in spell checker and is a retired school teacher. I catch it all the time. She thinks it is in her job description as a wife. ;-) Cheers, Gene Lots of good thinking in the replies. Time to go shopping (off to the shop) and test. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] OT-bandsaw

2012-02-16 Thread dave
On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:36:00 -0800 dave dengv...@charter.net wrote: On Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:10:30 +0200 Jan de Kruyf jan.de.kr...@gmail.com wrote: nah! she did a semester of logical reasoning, much worse! My peabrain finally woke up to the facts of bandsaws. Last time I had

Re: [Emc-users] The future of LinuxCNC mailing lists and bug tracking

2012-02-19 Thread Dave
frequently get to reflect on my age and health.. ;-) ) I trust you guys will make a good decision. The adds don't bother me. But the possible vulnerabilities do. Thanks for asking for input. :-) Dave On 2/19/2012 10:13 AM, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: On 2/19/2012 8:23 AM, Jeff Epler wrote

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT?

2012-02-19 Thread dave
to be difficult. Dave -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http

Re: [Emc-users] The future of LinuxCNC mailing lists and bug tracking

2012-02-19 Thread dave
worth a tuppence. Dave -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http

Re: [Emc-users] Which video card/driver for LinuxCNC?

2012-02-19 Thread Dave
and CD/DVD drive. I tend to reuse cases and power supplies when possible, but motherboards, particulary the D525MW are pretty cheap for what you get. Dave On 2/19/2012 1:20 PM, Alan Browning wrote: Thanks for the quick response. So you build your machines from the ground up with new

Re: [Emc-users] Which video card/driver for LinuxCNC?

2012-02-20 Thread Dave
shoved the gantry arm into the spinning spindle. I didn't see any of the damaged gantry arms but I was told that it was mechanically gruesome. ;-) What a mess! Dave On 2/20/2012 8:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 20 February 2012 13:07, Erik Friesene...@aercon.net wrote: Sorry, dynomotion

Re: [Emc-users] The future of LinuxCNC mailing lists andbug tracking

2012-02-22 Thread Dave
on with Sourceforge? I just got on there and the adds are extreme! I thought they had adds before, but nothing like what I saw yesterday! It is really distracting. Dave On 2/22/2012 5:53 AM, Alex Joni wrote: While I am sure that you guys are more than capable of running the server outside

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-22 Thread dave
suggested Copper Carbonate and household ammonia. I think I'd go with a sulfide. (enjoy the smell but do it outside ). BNG (big nasty grin). The web should have some good suggestions; artists blacken brass all the time. Dave Ideally something that destroys any and all surface gloss, leaving a dead

Re: [Emc-users] The future of LinuxCNC mailing lists andbug tracking

2012-02-22 Thread Dave
I have an extensive HOSTS file loaded into my main windows box but I got onto Sourceforge with a freshly loaded Ubuntu system and WOW! what have they done? I think they have sold their souls to Google adds or similar.That is sad. They should change their name to AddSource. :-( Dave On 2

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-23 Thread Dave
FWIW, not all Walmarts have gun counters.. Apparently we are not worthy, even though many used pickup trucks here come equipped with shotgun racks in the back window.. ;-) Dave On 2/23/2012 5:15 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On 02/22/2012 04:23 PM, gene heskett wrote: On Wednesday, February 22

Re: [Emc-users] Signing Off

2012-02-24 Thread Dave
On 2/24/2012 7:49 PM, andy pugh wrote: I am heading off tomorrow to do a bit of sailing. I won't have any internet at all for 7 weeks. I will be back in April. You consider that a bit of sailing!?!? Good Luck, keep the harness on, and stay warm. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT?

2012-02-26 Thread dave
of discussion is needed to formulate a logical design and push forward. Dave -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses

[Emc-users] OT - Andy Pugh

2012-02-26 Thread dave
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Re: [Emc-users] Why APT?

2012-02-26 Thread dave
emulator. Slow and sure (?) would be much better than fast and not so sure. I've had a simple move from start point to a line end up nowhere near the line. Practical? I did get a simple square to work but try something a bit more complicated and the results are not so good. ;-( Dave

Re: [Emc-users] OT - Andy Pugh

2012-02-26 Thread Dave
Yep, since they haven't left port yet (I think) the logs seems to be of an older trip. Dave On 2/26/2012 1:51 PM, Dave Caroline wrote: I think there be bugs http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/index.php/teams/derry-londonderry//crew-profiles/crew/ Dave Caroline On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 6

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-26 Thread Dave
how they make those. They are pretty open about their technology. Dave On 2/26/2012 12:59 PM, Greg Bernard wrote: Why not use a laser cutting service to make encoders? The cost is reasonable and they are capable of0.002 features. Here is one in my area: http://www.gatewaylaser.com

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-26 Thread Dave
On 2/26/2012 3:39 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On Sun, 2012-02-26 at 15:13 -0500, Dave wrote: I'm not meaning to be a joy killer, but have you looked at the encoder wheels that you can buy from places like US Digital? The seem really cheap to me at $18 for a qty 1 - 2 diameter disk including

Re: [Emc-users] Ladder Modbus Slave

2012-02-26 Thread Dave
with the rest of the Classic Ladder package into LinuxCNC. Chris Morley would know a lot more than I do about the history. Dave -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-28 Thread dave
the substrate (board) expose with UV. Develop with toluene. Etch. Since I'm a packrat (I'm obviously relate to Neotoma cinerea ) ;-) the KPR is tucked away someplace. It may have auto-polemerized. Dave -- Keep Your

Re: [Emc-users] Ladder Modbus Slave

2012-02-28 Thread Dave
. for whatever reason. Dave -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3

Re: [Emc-users] mesa 5i25 install woes (fwd)

2012-02-28 Thread Dave
. Dave On 2/28/2012 2:39 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, sam sokolik wrote: wow - sorry about that [HOSTMOT2] DRIVER=hm2_pci BOARD=5i23 CONFIG=firmware=hm2/5i23/SVST8_4.BIT num_encoders=0 num_pwmgens=0 num_stepgens=3 should be [HOSTMOT2] DRIVER=hm2_pci BOARD=5i25

Re: [Emc-users] Kearney and Trecker Milwaukeematic IIIb progress

2012-02-28 Thread Dave
Linuxcnc has performed flawlessly. It's awesome software. :-) Dave On 2/28/2012 11:25 AM, sam sokolik wrote: I still have to finalize my control panel. It is still just a piece of plexi-glass with knobs and dials stuck through it. :) I would like to make up a pendant (maybe using

[Emc-users] OT- Not quite your hobby sized mill

2012-02-28 Thread dave
Check this mill out. Used to make the molds for the America's Cup boats. http://www.janicki.com/5-axis-milling.html -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library

Re: [Emc-users] OT- Not quite your hobby sized mill

2012-02-28 Thread dave
You never know what is going to come crawling out of the woodwork. :-) You do know about the big shop in Carnation? Dave n Tue, 28 Feb 2012 14:24:46 -0800 Gary Fiber gfi...@comcast.net wrote: I have been to Sedro-Woolley, WA several times and did not know there was a CNC engineering firm

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-28 Thread dave
On Tue, 28 Feb 2012 20:06:25 -0600 Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: dave wrote: If anyone is really desperate I think I still have some KPR (Kodak photoresist) around. IIRC ... vacuum pull down the photomask over the substrate (board) expose with UV. Develop with toluene. Etch

Re: [Emc-users] OT- Not quite your hobby sized mill

2012-02-29 Thread Dave
of approximately 0.002 inches (51 microns) in our working envelope. Those are required to get any decent accuracy on a machine that large. That machine probably grows and shrinks a quarter of an inch or more with temperature swings. Dave On 2/28/2012 5:24 PM, Gary Fiber wrote: I have been to Sedro

Re: [Emc-users] mesa 5i25 install woes (fwd)

2012-02-29 Thread Dave
I'd contact Peter at Mesa Interfering with the hard drive seems like a very odd problem. Dave On 2/29/2012 5:58 AM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, Viesturs Lācis wrote: 2012/2/28 kqt4a...@gmail.com: '/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/emc2/hm2_pci.ko': -1

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-29 Thread dave
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 07:37:31 -0800 (PST) Peter C. Wallace p...@mesanet.com wrote: On Tue, 28 Feb 2012, dave wrote: Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:04:50 -0800 From: dave dengv...@charter.net Reply-To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net To: emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] OT- Not quite your hobby sized mill

2012-02-29 Thread dave
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:54:20 -0500 Dave e...@dc9.tzo.com wrote: I have a friend who is an engineer who sets up laser trackers on those big mills all over the US. The only way you can maintain .005 tolerances over 50 or 60 feet on a big gantry machine is with a laser tracker. They do

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-29 Thread dave
On Wed, 29 Feb 2012 12:19:39 -0600 Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: dave wrote: Sorry you had such bad luck with it. I diluted it IIRC 1:1 with toluene, floated in on the copper, drained off any that would run off, let it dry, exposed it with a very intense UV lamp. Developed

[Emc-users] Why APT?

2012-03-03 Thread dave
/1959_ashtray.jpg Happy reading. Dave -- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered

[Emc-users] Why APT

2012-03-04 Thread dave
input program is converted by a computer processor and, probably, subsequently by a postprocessor into an ordered set of instructions for numerically controlled machines. Sorry for the length but this puts it all in one place. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] q on taperlock hubs

2012-03-04 Thread Dave
.. if I can find it. Dave On 3/4/2012 11:48 AM, gene heskett wrote: Does anyone know the taper angle that Browning uses for their taperlock hubs? I get the impression from my memories of it that it is a faster taper than std morse by quite a bit. I did get a bit of machining done last

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT

2012-03-04 Thread dave
On Sun, 04 Mar 2012 10:06:13 -0800 Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: On Sun, 2012-03-04 at 08:33 -0800, dave wrote: Selected readings: links to historical papers plus abstracts of ANSI APT tutorial and language. ... snip Thanks for the links. I looked up Douglas T Ross

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT

2012-03-04 Thread dave
. The code should run on any IBM ... maybe even the newer Z series but certainly 360 thru 390 plus Amdahl. Probably under OS360/HASP, MVS, MVT. Dave EXTRA_DIST= \ A2CTRL.FOR \ ABKKPR.FOR \ ABTSHL.ASM \ ABUFTP.ASM \ ABUILD.ASM \ ACALSP.FOR \ ACANCK.FOR \ ACANGT.FOR \ ACANPT.FOR \ ACCALL.FOR \ ACCINT.FOR

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