Re: [Emc-users] Tramming puzzle

2014-01-17 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 01/17/2014 12:26 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 17 January 2014 17:30, Dave Caroline dave.thearchiv...@gmail.com wrote: given a mill like http://www.lathes.co.uk/harrisonmiller/img1.gif That being the exact machine, yes :-) then mount the dti on the table top and measure against the front

Re: [Emc-users] Machinekit Gui

2014-01-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
in honor of the incredible Amiga Video Toaster by Charles http://mikesubuntu.com/2010/06/flying-toasters-screensaver-in-latest-ubuntu/ :) TomP -- CenturyLink Cloud: The Leader in Enterprise Cloud Services. Learn Why More

Re: [Emc-users] kinematics of 3 joint and 6 joint serial robots

2014-02-20 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 02/20/2014 12:24 AM, Marius Alksnys wrote: Rudy, I tried your robot6kins module, had to invert some joints due to different joint directions on my robot. It seems that my DH parameters are correct - I tested different positions and checked XYZ coordinates offline. But I get following

Re: [Emc-users] [ANNOUNCE] Machinekit project

2014-04-03 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 04/03/2014 09:26 AM, Michael Haberler wrote: We are pleased to announce the formation of the Machinekit project [1][2][3]. Machinekit is an overhaul of the real-time and glue infrastructure which supports LinuxCNC. Machinekit is intended to be broadly applicable to real-time control

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Milacron T3-426 and LinuxCNC

2014-04-07 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 04/07/2014 10:10 PM, L Mars wrote: Hello, I'm wondering if someone on this list has experience using LinuxCNC with Cincinnati Milacron T3 arms? The arm is, specifically, a Cincinnati Milacron T3-426 Industrial Robot. The existing controller is not easy to interface with - its main data

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Milacron T3-426 and LinuxCNC

2014-04-07 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On Monday 07 April 2014 23:23:40 L Mars did opine: Hello, I'm wondering if someone on this list has experience using LinuxCNC with Cincinnati Milacron T3 arms? The arm is, specifically, a Cincinnati Milacron T3-426 Industrial Robot. The existing controller is not easy to interface with - its

Re: [Emc-users] Cincinnati Milacron T3-426 and LinuxCNC

2014-04-07 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On Monday 07 April 2014 23:23:40 L Mars did opine: Hello, I'm wondering if someone on this list has experience using LinuxCNC with Cincinnati Milacron T3 arms? The arm is, specifically, a Cincinnati Milacron T3-426 Industrial Robot. The existing controller is not easy to interface with - its

Re: [Emc-users] axes definition

2014-05-14 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 05/14/2014 04:48 PM, rayj wrote: Greetings, Can anyone point me to a good diagram or description of the 9 axes and their typical uses? I get x,y,z,and a, but from there I can't find any clear diagrams. I'm guessing they would be defined 1 way in a CNC center and differently in

Re: [Emc-users] Either I am a survivor, or he isn't ready for me.

2014-06-06 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/06/2014 12:50 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: Just s short note to explain my quietness this past week, I've been in the shop, 80 miles north, recuperating from a Pulmonary Embolism, something thats generally 100% fatal. So now I'm a free bleeder, taking coumaden aka warferin, yadda yadda.

Re: [Emc-users] Serial hal

2014-06-10 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Hello Trần, this may be of use: a user space ( not realtime ) serial communication was described here. http://emergent.unpythonic.net/01198594294 it uses python-serial and talked usb to ardduino but it may be a framework for COMM to 8051 for you. python-serial is available thru Synaptic pkg

Re: [Emc-users] Message on forum sent to me, no reply mechanism

2014-06-16 Thread TJoseph Powderly
I took the screenshot, got exactly what I wanted, but I can't find where it was saved. Clue? Cheers, Gene Heskett take another screenshot, and watch the file save dialog carefully it will show the default directory you can cancel the save after you see the path hth tomp tjtr33

Re: [Emc-users] A great goal - to make a interface for LiuxCNC to this stuff

2014-06-21 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/21/2014 08:44 AM, Jack Coats wrote: http://youtu.be/hnDKqr-g3t4 Any ideas on how to implement this kind of thing? I know it is more than I have the ability for, but it could be a fantastic edition that allows LinuxCNC to be even more useful to small businesses. wow watch

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Mill Vise Advise

2014-07-21 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Stuart Agreed! keys, dowels and ground rear rails of slots are only to get you closer quickly you gotta tram it in TomP tjtr33 On 07/21/2014 11:44 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, my experience dictates DO NOT TRUST KEYS TO ALIGN VISES AND HOLDING FIXTURES!!! always verify the

Re: [Emc-users] uvcvideo vs v4l video

2014-07-25 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Sam, re: front panel usb ports poor design i've seen frequent disconnects and reconnects, even re-enumerating ( i think ) changing ttyUSB0 to ttyUSB1 on the dongle i use to talk to machines. avoid any usb port that 'feels odd', 'feels loose' or where connector looks like it sticks out _not_

Re: [Emc-users] Machine Vision?

2014-08-18 Thread TJoseph Powderly
maybe vacuum is better ( dont blow chips into already cleaned pocket) maybe mechanical fingers could detect pockets simply imagine a row across conveyer of pivoting fingers drooping down to belt as wood passes it would raise lever finger to hi posn if it returned NOT to conveyer level , you got a

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Marius get something with documents its not just the motor and driver that can bite you. i got a 6dof with Sanyo Denki planetary drives and the encoder output is proprietary 'panasonic A' never did get that decoded i have screenshots and devices to capture the data hm, hey! I got a cheap

Re: [Emc-users] Retrofitting scara robot

2014-09-09 Thread TJoseph Powderly
. replacing them is smart thx tomp tjtr33 On 09/09/2014 04:08 PM, Marius Alksnys wrote: On 2014.09.09 23:26, TJoseph Powderly wrote: get something with documents its not just the motor and driver that can bite you. Do you think it would be very hard to get those documents? My luck in getting old

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-09-10 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Hello Nicklaus, I specialize in EDM ( senkerodiern ) and have followed EMC for many years. Do you wish to use linuxcnc as EDM trajectory planner? I have some small success ( generator control, gap control, reciprocation ) with small 75 ampere FET generator, 100Vdc. I use a simple Gap control

Re: [Emc-users] opencv for shape recognition

2014-10-07 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/07/2014 01:09 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 October 2014 19:06, sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: this is my first real exposure to python. the next step is to see how I can fidldle hal stuff with it.. import hal make hal pins, job done :-) how about make hal pins do stuff?

Re: [Emc-users] Versa

2014-10-25 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/25/2014 09:05 PM, Ed wrote: On 10/25/2014 07:29 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: My Shizuoka mill has a pneumatic valve block with a Versa valve (for the tool arm in/out) that looks just like this one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/161456516453 The seals have hardened and need to be replaced. I can

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Meeting Stuttgart, Germany 2014

2014-10-29 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/29/2014 03:06 PM, Christian Stöveken wrote: On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 9:58 AM, Sven Wesley svenne.d...@gmail.com wrote: PICS OR IT DID NOT HAPPEN! Marius controlling the IRB1400 with his phone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBIX_MliFeU The R15 doing it's first real world mode

Re: [Emc-users] Getting featues implemented / bugs fixed

2014-11-03 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 11/03/2014 10:02 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Monday 03 November 2014 08:26:27 andy pugh did opine And Gene did reply: ...snip... OTOH, when some of you have a get together, Wichita or where ever, it would be nice if those of us who are the beneficiaries of this great software, had a place

Re: [Emc-users] Latest Linux Build

2014-11-18 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 11/18/2014 11:58 AM, Rick wrote: Hey Guys, Here is a link to the main Control Panel of our latest linux build, this is going on an early 80's Cincinnati Milacron 10VC-1000 machining center, travels are 40 in the X, 20 in the Y, and 20 in the Z. We are adding a B axis to the machine during

Re: [Emc-users] Semi OT: Rotary encoder Z pulse alternatives

2014-11-24 Thread TJoseph Powderly
if you connect an encoder to a motor you have a coupler could you add a disc to the coupler and a notch in the disc and add an interrupter? this makes it quite like a std encoder with ABZ phases regards TomP tjtr33 On 11/24/2014 05:44 PM, Dave Cole wrote: Check the specs on the prox switch you

Re: [Emc-users] gantry revisited

2013-05-23 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 05/23/2013 11:42 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 23 May 2013 17:33, Jon Elson el...@pico-systems.com wrote: I had hoped to be able to do this without building a gantry machine here just to understand the homing issues. Two motors on the bench linked by spaghetti would seem like a usable

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone + BeBoPr 3D Printing

2013-06-03 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/02/2013 08:29 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: snip--- I've gotten enough of a response from my BeagleBone + LinuxCNC videos that I've created a blog to track the progress and post answers to questions so everyone can benefit (and I hopefully have less e-mail to respond to!):

Re: [Emc-users] Heat dissipation?

2013-06-24 Thread TJoseph Powderly
i googled automatic branding irons, like for cattleone xmpl is: http://www.durable-tech.com/marking/branding-irons/semi-automated- branding-iron/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCRae5mRoRE‎ Head em up (move em up) Move em on (head em up) Rawhide tjtr33 tomp

Re: [Emc-users] Heat dissipation?

2013-06-24 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/24/2013 12:47 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 24 June 2013 18:40, Viesturs Lācis viesturs.la...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to ask, if somebody has ever done something similar and could share some tips about best practices how to attach that heated stencil to pneumatic cylinder. I have seen

Re: [Emc-users] Kinematics - Help Our HackerSpace

2013-06-24 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Hello, I am Tom Powderly from Elgin IL I knew of PumpStationOne, but it wasn't close ( or free ;) anyway, lets simplify a complex problem a bit 1) try to find an original yourkins.c or reconstruct it ( gotta be done anyway) rest of comments are interspersed inline On 06/22/2013 07:19 PM,

Re: [Emc-users] Wichita LinuxCNC meeting

2013-06-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/26/2013 12:19 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: ---snip --- A man that used to develop and install MDSI's OpenCNC lives there. --end snip -- would that be the gent who went on to head the US arm of PA? http://www.powerautomation.com/ thx TomP btw i've sent some direct emails thanking people at

Re: [Emc-users] OT, Programable winch design, need help

2013-06-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/26/2013 12:13 PM, dave wrote: On Wed, 2013-06-26 at 09:26 -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: I thinking hologram. Then the crash would appear real with breaking and crumpling and everything. :) Nice if you can carry it off. Complete with sound effects? ... make it look like it happens

Re: [Emc-users] Wichita LinuxCNC meeting

2013-06-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 06/26/2013 12:58 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: His name is Hans Platt. He has some products useful to a cnc builder/retrofit. thats the guy, i worked with him at RDS in Broken Arrow thx! -- This SF.net email is

Re: [Emc-users] query: how long was your longes G-Code program ever?

2013-07-20 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Hello Michael, the longest gcode program i've cut ( and still have ) is 3.9Meg, 157199 lines, 650K after txz-ing it Lemme know if you want the file i dont think i can attach in this mail list, esp that large. it was a lithophane, so is a translation of a pic to a heightmap regards tomp

Re: [Emc-users] A puzzler

2013-08-06 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 08/06/2013 10:25 AM, andy pugh wrote: I am in discussion with a chap who is retrofiting a Hardinge HXL. It has linear scales, interpolator boxes set to 256x and is running a 5i25/7i77 combo. The repeatability is good. Actually is is better than good, it returns to the exact same digit on

Re: [Emc-users] A puzzler

2013-08-07 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 08/07/2013 04:14 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 7 August 2013 01:14, TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com wrote: cosine err? I don't think so. The main reason not to think so is that he has measured the error as non-linear (I am awaiting the actual numbers) A cosine error of .158mm in 50 would

Re: [Emc-users] A puzzler

2013-08-07 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 08/06/2013 10:44 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: On Tue, 8/6/13, TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com wrote: cosine err? the motion of the axis must be colinear with the motion of the scale theres a few pages supplied wiht all Heidenhain scales describing the mounting techniques

Re: [Emc-users] A puzzler

2013-08-07 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 08/07/2013 06:34 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 7 Aug 2013, at 23:49, TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com wrote non-linear?, ok i read it repeated to same value from origin, but was consistantly off at some extreme. np. discount bad mounting It seems that the sine/cosine signals from the scales

Re: [Emc-users] How to test brush type DC servo motors?

2013-08-13 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 08/14/2013 12:26 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: I want to see if my motors will run. How do I identify the motor wires VS the tachometer wires so I can hook up to a DC power supply just to see if they'll run? -- Get

Re: [Emc-users] MTConnect

2013-08-30 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 08/30/2013 11:52 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On 08/30/2013 09:38 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: Could you find a link to the source code? http://www.mtconnect.org/downloads/download-information/source-code-and-binaries-download.aspx I think the trick is to scroll down the page to the Login

Re: [Emc-users] MTConnect

2013-08-30 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 08/30/2013 11:38 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: Could you find a link to the source code? no source code found. no DTD no XSD. we should let the author reply, ask q's on his site , report usefullness here. regards TomP

Re: [Emc-users] MTConnect

2013-08-30 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Hello, I am interested in how MTConnect serves the data. I have asked the author. (too early for response yet ) I've been following the ZeroMQ discussions, which are concerned with message passing tools which Linuxcnc could use. http://zguide.zeromq.org/page:all Has anyone gotten real values

Re: [Emc-users] hydraulic servo system

2013-09-23 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 09/23/2013 06:01 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 23 September 2013 03:50, Stuart Stevenson stus...@gmail.com wrote: Gentlemen, I want to control a hydraulic cylinder (extension and retraction) with LinuxCNC. I want to use an axial piston swash plate pump. I want to control the swash plate with

[Emc-users] JogWhilePaused Proposal

2013-09-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Hello, Would like to discuss adoption of JogWhilePaused at Next meeting. I often need to withdraw the tool from the cut to inspect cutter and work. Perhaps it began to sound different and make me worry about cutter. Maybe I see a clamp too close to tool path. I find the JogWhilePaused a great

Re: [Emc-users] JogWhilePaused Proposal

2013-09-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 09/26/2013 01:06 PM, TJoseph Powderly wrote: Hello, Would like to discuss adoption of JogWhilePaused at Next meeting. ... Thanks TomP ( tjtr33) More discussion is linked thru GladeVCP Toolchange tag http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/48-gladevcp/24816-gladevcp-toolchange

Re: [Emc-users] JogWhilePaused Proposal

2013-09-27 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 09/27/2013 04:24 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 27 September 2013 08:33, Marius Liebenberg mar...@mastercut.co.za wrote: Yes man we are still listening although we might not have a clue as to what you are talking about. It sounds like you have the problem and solution pretty much under control

Re: [Emc-users] CNC meeting near Chicago

2013-10-02 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/02/2013 12:40 PM, Jon Elson wrote: In case people don't know, there will be a CNC-related meeting October 5th (Saturday) in Wheaton, IL. Contact saku...@gmail.com for more info, or check http://www.osmoces.org/ It is at the IIT Rice campus. I'll be there representing LinuxCNC, and

Re: [Emc-users] JogWhilePaused Proposal

2013-10-06 Thread TJoseph Powderly
, TJoseph Powderly wrote: On 09/26/2013 01:06 PM, TJoseph Powderly wrote: Hello, Would like to discuss adoption of JogWhilePaused at Next meeting. ... Thanks TomP ( tjtr33) More discussion is linked thru GladeVCP Toolchange tag http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/48-gladevcp/24816

Re: [Emc-users] JogWhilePaused Proposal

2013-10-06 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/06/2013 04:56 PM, Michael Haberler wrote: Am 06.10.2013 um 23:09 schrieb Ricardo Moscoloni rmoscol...@gmail.com: this is great!, could you think adding a pin that defines last resuming move along an axis (z on a mill as an examlple), to avoid collisions will be useful? As cartesian

Re: [Emc-users] JogWhilePaused Proposal - please review planned sequencing

2013-10-09 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/09/2013 02:02 PM, Michael Haberler wrote: please think through if this sequence sounds generally applicable, and consider my questions below. the current flow I am thinking of is this: pause sequence: - if running, and pause command is issued: save the position

Re: [Emc-users] NUM 1040 Control?

2013-10-10 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/10/2013 04:15 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: Anyone here familiar with Num CNC Controls? We just acquired an older router with a Num 1040 control (from year 2000), and I am getting ready to dig into trying to revive it. Are these controls any good? Is the old control worth trying to keep?

Re: [Emc-users] BeagleBone Capes for LinuxCNC

2013-10-12 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Charles, thanks for making the list up once, a long time ago ( at least 5 or 6 weeks :) there was an idea that Hal could be standalone and the QBboard or BBW/B or fill_in_your_fave could be wired up like super Arduino-Processing units to do whatever ( and even LinuxCNC if that was your wish )

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary stage

2013-10-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/28/2013 08:41 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Do you have a design you can share? I would try to model it. maybe of use from John Hopkins http://urobotics.urology.jhu.edu/pub/2006-stoianovici-uspto-07051610.pdf yeah its patented but you can make for for your own use cantcha? regards Tomp

Re: [Emc-users] How can I find who actually made a Taiwan made mill?

2013-10-29 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/29/2013 04:24 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 29 October 2013 04:02, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: Have had no luck finding manuals for Sharp mills either, or even pictures to see if I can spot one that's the same. Sharp had a habit of exactly copying Hardinge (including the

Re: [Emc-users] gcmc - G-Code Meta Compiler

2013-10-30 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/30/2013 06:47 AM, Bertho Stultiens wrote: Hi all, Every time I had to write a CNC-mill program using G-codes I got annoyed by the archaic format and syntax. Especially when needing to convert positional data from mil to mm, having recurring patterns and then also trying to keep track

Re: [Emc-users] gcmc - G-Code Meta Compiler

2013-10-30 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 10/30/2013 11:51 AM, Bertho Stultiens wrote: On 10/30/2013 04:27 PM, TJoseph Powderly wrote: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?AptProgrammingForEMC look at the screenshots of the generic path description. This is high level and abstracted. The output is filtered according to machine

Re: [Emc-users] rotary table .... has anyone tried this?

2013-11-02 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 11/02/2013 11:13 AM, dave wrote: On Sat, 2013-11-02 at 09:19 +, Steve Blackmore wrote: On Fri, 01 Nov 2013 08:22:26 -0700, you wrote: Hi all, I've often wondered how well a rotary table would work if driven by a reasonably stiff timing belt. Say 1 urethane with steel fibers. Gearing

Re: [Emc-users] G33.1 probem

2013-11-05 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 11/04/2013 06:51 PM, dave wrote: On Mon, 2013-11-04 at 23:20 +, Steve Blackmore wrote: On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 04:50:45 -0500, you wrote: TapMagic for aluminum. Slicker'n snake snot on a barstool. Even better Carbon Tetrachloride :) Gee golly! Ever seen the 3 to 4 red glass globes

Re: [Emc-users] USB Camera for edge finder?

2013-11-08 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 11/08/2013 11:02 AM, Jon Elson wrote: Russell Brown wrote: Cropping the image centre down to 110x82 pixels produces this: http://ruffle.me.uk/cnc-pics/snapshot2.png https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users but getting CV to understand what it was really looking at is

Re: [Emc-users] Four cable CNC with LCNC. Someone finally did it.

2013-12-09 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 12/09/2013 12:03 PM, Florian Rist wrote: Hi I think it's only a matter of zeroing.. In deed, getting the kinematics right is the tricky part. Here's short presentation of the three rope system that I and two colleges built recently - it's an art installation, a drawing machine.

Re: [Emc-users] Four cable CNC with LCNC. Someone finally did it.

2013-12-09 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 12/09/2013 12:02 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 9 December 2013 17:22, Spiderdab 77...@tiscali.it wrote: This is what I did with a four cable configuration and LCNC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22XJMw-28DU Can it lift 80kg? That looks like fun. the NIST robocrane and Spider can (from the

Re: [Emc-users] Best wishes

2013-12-24 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Merry Christmas Happy New Year to all. I wish the best to the developers and support crew of Linuxcnc. Thanks! TomP tjtr33 On 12/24/2013 05:13 PM, Peter Blodow wrote: Gentlemen, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and enjoyable holidays! My wishes and a big thank you go especially to the

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic.

2014-01-02 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Andy, The cabinet looks great. I was going to say that fuming wouldnt produce the desired effect, as the old craftsman stuff was all quarter-sawn. But I checked and its not neccesary to be Qsawed. Have fun! http://codesmiths.com/shed/workshop/techniques/oakfuming/ TomP tjtr33

Re: [Emc-users] Wire Labeling

2013-01-20 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 01/20/2013 09:53 PM, Karl Schmidt wrote: On 01/20/2013 07:41 PM, Charles Steinkuehler wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 If you just want some label markers and not that specific type, Panduit has quite a variety. I personally like the printable self-laminating labels:

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Noise

2013-01-21 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 01/21/2013 03:02 PM, Clint Washburn wrote: Can single phase be used on a three phase filter? The reason I ask is because I am rebuilding my lathe so it can be used on both single and three phase. Thanks, Clint Washburn On Jan 21, 2013, at 2:37 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Easy 50% Duty Cycle in HAL for way lube pump?

2013-02-10 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 02/11/2013 12:09 AM, John Kasunich wrote: ClassicLaddder can do that. Kind of killing ants with a sledgehammer unless you have other PLC-ish things to do as well. I bet you could cascade a pair of HAL one-shots, one would set the on-time, the other would trigger when the first one ends

Re: [Emc-users] Easy 50% Duty Cycle in HAL for way lube pump?

2013-02-10 Thread TJoseph Powderly
cascaded oneshots for programmable oscillator width of ontime and off time are setp'd there's a gui enable requires FP thread when 1st oneshot timesout, it trgrs the 2nd when 2nd times out, it trgrs the 1st aka when OnDone, trgr OffShot when OffDone, trgr OnShot the PMD. is a pyvcp panel parent

[Emc-users] EDM Pete G

2013-03-04 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/04/2013 08:40 AM, sam sokolik wrote: oops - here are the pictures of his edm work http://electronicsam.com/images/Pete_G/edm.jpg http://electronicsam.com/images/Pete_G/edm_xc.jpg sam On 3/4/2013 8:30 AM, sam sokolik wrote: I had a little CNC get-together Saturday mainly to help

Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka Four Axis on eBay

2013-03-04 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/04/2013 09:11 AM, dave wrote: On Mon, 2013-03-04 at 10:09 +, andy pugh wrote: On 4 March 2013 07:38, Kirk Wallace kwall...@wallacecompany.com wrote: The dog keys are not installed on the end of the spindle, though there are slots and threaded holes. With a modern VFD on the spindle,

Re: [Emc-users] EDM Pete G

2013-03-05 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/05/2013 02:48 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote: Is that diameter variation with depth, and if it's due to constant mark/space ratio, are you adjusting the timing ratio of the one-shots to achieve compensation? Erik, hello, Basically, yes :) The depth and diameter is governed by the

Re: [Emc-users] tach feedback

2013-03-27 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/27/2013 10:43 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, If I am wanting to remove the servo tuning from a velocity loop would I be able to jumper the +/- 10 volts to the tach feedback into the drive and to the speed request into the drive. Would this cause the drive to not respond?

[Emc-users] Fwd: Re: tach feedback

2013-03-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
does not appear on mail list yet is timestamped as 1st reply to thread, why? Original Message Subject: Re: [Emc-users] tach feedback Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:57:03 -0500 From: TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] 3PWM on 7i43 MESA board

2013-03-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/28/2013 04:35 AM, Roberto Sassoli wrote: Il 27/03/2013 23:41, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net ha scritto: Message: 2 Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 11:35:24 +0100 From: Peter Blodowp.blo...@dreki.de Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 3PWM on 7i43 MESA board To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Re: tach feedback

2013-03-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/28/2013 08:17 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 3/28/2013 9:04 AM, TJoseph Powderly wrote: does not appear on mail list yet is timestamped as 1st reply to thread, why? Original Message Subject: Re: [Emc-users] tach feedback Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:57:03 -0500 From

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Re: tach feedback

2013-03-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/28/2013 09:17 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 3/28/2013 9:57 AM, TJoseph Powderly wrote: On 03/28/2013 08:17 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 3/28/2013 9:04 AM, TJoseph Powderly wrote: does not appear on mail list yet is timestamped as 1st reply to thread, why? Original Message

Re: [Emc-users] 3PWM on 7i43 MESA board

2013-03-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Robert concerning permissions to use the programming hardware, also the web notes say to restart udev, issue /etc/init.d/boot.udev restart no, use sudo service udev restart hth regards tomp -- Own the

[Emc-users] email replies dont show in my inbox

2013-03-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 03/28/2013 09:17 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: snip Aha! You probably just need to adjust your list subscription. I don't recall the setting offhand, but the list server lets you choose either to get your own messages reflected back to you or not. success ( well at least i get a msg saying its

Re: [Emc-users] Machining a mold for a reflector?

2013-04-18 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 04/19/2013 12:30 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: --- On Thu, 4/18/13, Kent A. Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com wrote: From: Kent A. Reed kentallanr...@gmail.com On 18 April 2013 08:48, Gregg Eshelman g_ala...@yahoo.com wrote: How are molds for plastic reflectors machined? They have a large number

Re: [Emc-users] Machining a mold for a reflector?

2013-04-18 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 04/18/2013 06:37 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: On 4/18/2013 7:26 AM, andy pugh wrote: Take a look at http://www.nissin-precision.com/english/Rrm.htm very impressive forms but if it _is_ electroforming, then the plated form is even smaller i wish nissin showed an unplated version to see what the

Re: [Emc-users] Simple inverters!! (Half bridges)

2014-11-25 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Most of this discussion is past my knowledge level but this may be easy to build ( not a module but few parts ) and 250w to 2kw and fairly high voltage HTH http://www.irf.com/technical-info/appnotes/an-1044.pdf regards TomP tjtr33 On 11/25/2014 10:15 AM, Karlsson Wang wrote: Control signals are

Re: [Emc-users] Setting outputs based on tool number

2014-11-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
from my Heidenhain experience every cell in the tool table is mapped to system variables which are loaded when the tool table is loaded because of this i could write a row of cells in the tool table and use them for whatever i wanted example cell 1= tool pod, cell 2 = tool diamets, cell 3 =

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-11-28 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 11/28/2014 11:31 AM, Jon Elson wrote: On 11/28/2014 04:41 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: Now it seems that windshield washing fluid pump is not happy about running more than 20 minutes nonstop - it is overheating. Can anyone suggest some cheap alternatives? AFAIK some use fish tank pumps, but

Re: [Emc-users] oil, grease, bearing, and seals

2014-11-29 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 11/29/2014 06:43 PM, rayj wrote: I've been watching the spindle bearing thread and thought now would be a good time to ask. Can anyone recommend a good source of information about grease, oil, bearings, etc. Guide lines for what to use when and tips like the one I saw about filling

Re: [Emc-users] Coolant filtering

2014-12-01 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 12/01/2014 12:34 PM, Eric Keller wrote: our machine uses cloth filter bags on the return. McMaster sells them in the U.S. Don't see the bowl we have on the McMaster site, I thought they sold one like it. It's really a strainer basket On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 1:09 PM, andy pugh

Re: [Emc-users] Real time scheduling

2014-12-29 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 12/25/2014 04:06 AM, Karlsson Wang wrote: Then trying to get a system which is robust to communication errors I investigated the scheduling and found out that Earliest Deadline First scheduling quite recently have been part of the ordinary kernel. I have seen linuxcnc currently use

Re: [Emc-users] Advanced bipod question

2015-01-02 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 01/02/2015 12:10 PM, John Kasunich wrote: On Fri, Jan 2, 2015, at 01:03 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 2 January 2015 at 17:58, John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fm wrote: Also, I have a simple mechanical question: How is the cutting wire kept tight? Cable bipods don't have any ability to

Re: [Emc-users] Need wiring advice, Argon + 7i48

2015-02-11 Thread TJoseph Powderly
A hack: look at their picture http://granitedevices.com/w/images/thumb/6/60/J5switches.png/500px-J5switches.png isolate the 2 limit switches add a relay contact between 5 V and this new subnet your new invented 'enable' will _allow_ the limits to operate else the drive thinks you are

[Emc-users] Emc-users: hybrid iso csum

2015-01-10 Thread TJoseph Powderly
hello as of 10jan2015 6pm CDT the hybrid iso csum listed here linuxcnc.org/docs/html/common/Getting_LinuxCNC.html is incorrect the csum listed here http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/download _is_ correct on the morning of 10jan the main website was in Italian porco dio! so i didnt look

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users: hybrid iso csum

2015-01-11 Thread TJoseph Powderly
, 2015 at 1:52 AM, TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com wrote: hello as of 10jan2015 6pm CDT the hybrid iso csum listed here linuxcnc.org/docs/html/common/Getting_LinuxCNC.html is incorrect the csum listed here http://www.linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/download _is_ correct on the morning

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users: hybrid iso csum

2015-01-11 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 01/11/2015 05:18 AM, Peter Blodow wrote: Tom, in order to avoid religious discussions, change that to porco mondo, that fits it as well! Peter Am 11.01.2015 01:52, schrieb TJoseph Powderly: hello as of 10jan2015 6pm CDT the hybrid iso csum listed here linuxcnc.org/docs/html/common

Re: [Emc-users] Scaling constants Agiecut AT 200

2015-02-26 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 02/26/2015 11:59 PM, Karlsson Wang wrote: Do anybody know where it might be possible to find the scaling constants for a Agiecut AT 200 EDM machine? I could count and measure myself but lack the correct intruments for accurate measurements. Nicklas Karlsson

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation

2015-04-20 Thread TJoseph Powderly
guess Linuxcnc had to have a symbol library? Then there is a symbol library for the linuxcnc parts and a suitable netlist format and the editor is not good or need to be integrated this is the second step. Nicklas Karlsson On Sun, 19 Apr 2015 20:58:45 -0500 TJoseph Powderly tjt

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation

2015-04-21 Thread TJoseph Powderly
of same component which is a sub sheet. Naming of components on PCB is however horrible long. Nicklas Karlsson On Mon, 20 Apr 2015 23:05:03 +0100 andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 20 April 2015 at 22:27, TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com wrote: the idea needs to have 'meta

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation

2015-04-19 Thread TJoseph Powderly
On 04/19/2015 01:40 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 19 April 2015 at 18:31, Karlsson Wang nicklas.karls...@karlssonwang.se wrote: I guess it would be possible to modify or make Linuxcnc accept a netlist as a hal file and in such case for example Geda could be used for configuration. What do you

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa cards visual documentation

2015-04-15 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Gene is pdfposter handy enough? or is it just the hell of taping many pages? or is it that you'd like to re-organize the map? (maybe you'd like an editor to drag around the comps ) regards tomp On 04/15/2015 12:44 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: As far as I understand, though, Rockhopper does a better

Re: [Emc-users] angular units

2015-06-24 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Could you please check what this does? G91 A360 X0 F100 this has an X component ( no distance tho ) thanks TomP On 06/24/2015 01:24 PM, Len Shelton wrote: On a machine with a rotary A axis, if I run G91 A360 X10 F100 the machine moves 100IPM on the X and the A axis completes a 360 degree

Re: [Emc-users] KiCAD schematic Anilam Crusader M Conversion

2015-06-17 Thread TJoseph Powderly
dunno mark i see now thaqt you are using linux i use 10.04 and same kicad as you but the .pro file only has 75 lines so the error in line 810 is odd Tomp tjtr33 On 06/17/2015 10:07 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2015 at 10:27 AM, TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com wrote: Mark I can open

Re: [Emc-users] KiCAD schematic Anilam Crusader M Conversion

2015-06-17 Thread TJoseph Powderly
a note on it or something to clarify it. I was trying to save time of redrawing that part of the schematic, thought it was easier to cut/paste. Mark Message: 6 Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 09:39:28 -0500 From: TJoseph Powderly tjt...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Emc-users] KiCAD schematic Anilam

Re: [Emc-users] KiCAD schematic Anilam Crusader M Conversion

2015-06-17 Thread TJoseph Powderly
you need to import the libraries first you put them into the same directory where your other libraries are ( i say it that way cuz i use linux and you use M$ i dunno where M$ puts stuff ) then all the file can be used from where you unzipped Mark's package those files dont need to be anywhere

Re: [Emc-users] KiCAD schematic Anilam Crusader M Conversion

2015-06-17 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Mark beware the 1st subsheet has a background image of a schematic that is confusing because it looks like wires and objects that you might click on to manipulate. they are just images! cute but confusing TomP tjtr33 the other subsheets are pure schematics

Re: [Emc-users] KiCAD schematic Anilam Crusader M Conversion

2015-06-17 Thread TJoseph Powderly
Mark I can open the supplied .pro file fine using Eeschema build (2013-Mar-13)-testing on 1st open it will complain the libraries are not present so copy the contents of the KICAD Libraries directoy to /usr/share/kicad/library ( sudo maybe needed ) also, he';s supplied a pdf of the whole

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