Re: [Emc-users] Code of Conduct

2021-06-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
rts to see this drive away the people that have provided the foundation for this amazing project for the last twenty years. Sincerely, Kirk Wallace ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Rpi Pico

2021-01-21 Thread Kirk Wallace
I haven't been too keen on the Raspberry Pi products due to being partially closed source. It looks like that issue has been addressed. I'll be watching this space. http://linuxgizmos.com/raspberry-pi-goes-mcu-with-open-spec-pico/ On 1/21/21 12:43 AM, Sven Wesley wrote: For you people

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle speed changes with threading.

2021-01-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
ttps://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/src/emc/rs274ngc/interp_convert.cc#L4881-L5028 I think this is my next stop: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/tree/master/src/emc/motion (but after a day of 50 mph winds, there are a few chores to attend to) Kirk Wallace _

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle speed changes with threading.

2021-01-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 1/18/21 3:53 PM, Andy Pugh wrote: On 18 Jan 2021, at 23:08, John Dammeyer wrote: So what does LinuxCNC do? Is the thread mucked up if spindle speed is changed during a feed hold and then start? I believe that it does. The docs specifically warn against Chang speed during a threading

Re: [Emc-users] ot: welders

2020-09-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 9/14/20 7:10 AM, grumpy--- via Emc-users wrote: this list is home to a bunch of very sharp folks and i don't intend to drag y'all too far off course i am look'n for a welder does anyone know of a good mail'n list for non-pro welders snip ... It isn't exactly what you asked for but might

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting GUI

2020-09-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 9/2/20 2:52 PM, andy pugh wrote: On Wed, 2 Sep 2020 at 22:42, Kirk Wallace wrote: Given enough development time and money, my guess is that a LinuxCNC GUI could be very similar. The only basically new feature is the swipe and gesture touch feature, which Linux/LinuxCNC should be able

Re: [Emc-users] Interesting GUI

2020-09-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 9/2/20 12:55 PM, andy pugh wrote: Not much of it, but it does make Axis look a little old-fashioned.. https://youtu.be/ZgqCY3gUHcM A little more information: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWVdVtgyldQ Given enough development time and money, my guess is that a LinuxCNC GUI could be

Re: [Emc-users] Homann Designs ModIO

2020-02-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
I am currently building an off-grid solar generation and storage system which have controllers using Modbus, so I may be active with Modbus again soon. If so, I will try to address your issues below and add any new information to the LinuxCNC wiki as I get it. Spring tends to need much weed

Re: [Emc-users] Homann Designs ModIO

2020-02-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
This might help but it may be out of date as well: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/drivers/mb2hal.html basically, at the time, a working modbus vfd driver was edited to use modio registers instead of the vfd registers. There has been other independent work done on linuxcnc so searching the

Re: [Emc-users] How come....

2019-05-21 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 5/21/19 7:17 AM, grumpy--- via Emc-users wrote: i have no knowledge to add to this subject but it is all very good info for possible future projects i have been waiting for someone to add saltwater batteries to the discussion Alt-E used to sell these:

Re: [Emc-users] How come....

2019-05-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 5/19/19 5:25 PM, Bruce Layne wrote: On 5/19/19 6:01 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: There are a lot of surplus Leaf batteries available. My opinion on these is that these were removed for warranty replacement due to overheating. These are air cooled and don't do well if they are rapid charged

Re: [Emc-users] How come....

2019-05-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 5/19/19 9:34 AM, Dave Cole wrote: I do have to wonder though... if these Tesla cells were no longer usable for a Tesla, why would anyone think they would be good in a stationary application unless they were derated by quite a bit. $1200 is far from free. Dave My take on this is that

Re: [Emc-users] How come....

2019-05-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 5/17/19 7:20 AM, Dave Cole wrote: OK, Buy  a new "cheap" Tesla - about $35,800 right now. Remove the battery pack  ;-) You guys on the west coast make it sound like you have Tesla's sitting on the side of the road with "$500 or best offer" sale signs. Here is a fairly common surplus

Re: [Emc-users] How come....

2019-05-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 5/14/19 9:33 AM, Dave Cole wrote: I've been planning to put up an array on my roof.  But I have plenty of space so I may do a ground level install. It would be a lot easier to maintain. FLA batteries seem to be the general recommendation for a constant use residential install. In my

Re: [Emc-users] STM32 Blue Pill --> boot loader

2019-03-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 3/10/19 6:25 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: Thank you for the tips. I was hoping to make a webpage documenting what I have tried so far in more detail. Maybe it will get done tonight. Just in case of interest, here is what I have started: http://wallacecompany.com/STM32_Blue_Pill/ -- Kirk

Re: [Emc-users] STM32 Blue Pill --> boot loader

2019-03-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
quot;Blue Pill" if you like but I'd not start there until gaining experience -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Where's them fires. [Was: Re Conversational mode.

2019-03-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
I am also in California and have these panels on my todo list: https://www.ebay.com/itm/173617534138 If it would just stop blowing and raining, I could get the mounts built and go get em. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

Re: [Emc-users] STM32 Blue Pill

2019-03-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
because this scrolls in the serial monitor: "... Congratulations, you have installed the STM32duino bootloader See https://github.com/rogerclarkmelbourne/STM32duino-bootloader For more information about Arduino on STM32 and http://www.stm32duino.com ..." -- Kirk Wal

Re: [Emc-users] STM32 Blue Pill

2019-03-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
-Link adapter. On 3/8/19 9:46 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: I have used AVR chips to add features to LinuxCNC that where not easy to do with a parallel port alone. Now I would like to take a try at using one of these Blue Pills: https://www.ebay.com/itm/222676944274 So far I have used this link

[Emc-users] STM32 Blue Pill

2019-03-08 Thread Kirk Wallace
to the STM32, but a lot of the STM32 information on the Web is old or conflicts with different methods from various sources. If someone here has a simple development system, I would appreciate any links or hints. Thank you. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] VFS-11 modbus driver

2019-03-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 3/3/19 1:05 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: ... Recently, I got three different USB to RS232 adapters and the DeTech was the only one that mostly worked out of the box. One didn't work at all. ... Oops I meant "USB to RS485 adapters" ___

Re: [Emc-users] VFS-11 modbus driver

2019-03-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 3/3/19 11:59 AM, Thaddeus Waldner wrote: I plan to use the VF-s11 driver. I actually have it loading successfully in my Hal and Ini setup and connecting to the usb-rs485 device but all that it can do so far is count transmission errors. Modbus can be hard to troubleshoot because there is

Re: [Emc-users] VFS-11 modbus driver

2019-03-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 1/28/19 1:57 PM, Thaddeus Waldner wrote: Hi, I have a small machine with spindle motor driven by a Toshiba VFS-11 vfd. I currently have a forward and reverse signal controlling the drive but I need to be able to control the speed. From what I’ve seen, this drive connects digitally via the

Re: [Emc-users] Axis(gremlin) for horizontal mill

2018-12-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Gremlin Handling the three XYZ linear space is fairly easy. Defining the graphics for rotary or other additional axes seems to be an order of magnitude harder, and there don't seem to be any examples to copy from. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop

Re: [Emc-users] Need to make a W shaped magazine spring

2018-04-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
NzIT8 -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/sla

Re: [Emc-users] Going off-grid [Was: Thinking about going off-line eventually.

2018-04-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
of batteries, but not totally risk free. https://www.topratedseller.com/ebay/alarmhookup (I'm eying these for a TIG welder https://www.ebay.com/itm/183036786061) Shipping would be a very significant cost. What general origin location would these BOSes ship from? I'm in Kalifornia, Usa. -- Kirk

Re: [Emc-users] Tapered Helix

2018-03-21 Thread Kirk Wallace
. There are a lot of features and calculations between the control point path and the thread form -- tool diameter, tip truncation, thread pitch cone dimensions, etcetera. Or not. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

Re: [Emc-users] G76 tool path not behaving as expected (bad code or bad expectations?)

2018-01-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/18/2018 12:08 PM, tom-...@bgp.nu wrote: ... snip Why is his code only good for 60 degree threads? I think you can use whatever cross slide angle you what. Based on the tool link, maybe 29 / 2 = 14.4? You can also play with the depth of cut for each pass. -- Kirk Wallace http

Re: [Emc-users] G76 tool path not behaving as expected (bad code or bad expectations?)

2018-01-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/18/2018 07:41 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: On 01/17/2018 11:45 AM, tom-...@bgp.nu wrote: ... snip (and how)? I would like to test this, what is the best way to install it? -Tom The G76 section in the interp_convert.cc file needs to be edited and recompiled. I use a command that takes

Re: [Emc-users] G76 tool path not behaving as expected (bad code or bad expectations?)

2018-01-18 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/17/2018 11:45 AM, tom-...@bgp.nu wrote: On Jan 17, 2018, at 10:43 AM, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote: I did a rewrite a while back: http://wallacecompany.com/tmp/G76/G76-7b.cc <http://wallacecompany.com/tmp/G76/G76-7b.cc> http://wallacecompany

Re: [Emc-users] G76 tool path not behaving as expected (bad code or bad expectations?)

2018-01-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
should affect diam/radius rather than behave like mill space. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world'

Re: [Emc-users] Project, anyone?

2017-10-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/07/2017 09:22 AM, Andy Evans wrote: https://portland.craigslist.org/grg/tls/d/huge-shoda-cnc-router-funac/6310723057.html Rainy season is starting. Is this still outstanding in its field? Or should I say rainier season? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop

Re: [Emc-users] 4-axis tool path back plot in Axis

2017-08-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
it's a standard that you are always sitting on the workpiece when viewing a tool path. ... snip -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tech

[Emc-users] Shop in California

2017-08-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
See my website (see signature) for available shop equipment (near YosimtePark). -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community

Re: [Emc-users] 4-axis tool path back plot in Axis

2017-08-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
-- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/list

Re: [Emc-users] Using laser time of flight sensor to home mill

2017-08-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
wastes a bit of time. I replaced the x axis driver with an MA860H which has micro-stepping. The MA860H doesn't sing like the old drives and it can use twice the voltage. I'd like to change out the other axes when I can get around to it. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompa

Re: [Emc-users] Using laser time of flight sensor to home mill

2017-08-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
within 0.0005" without much effort. For an absolute position sensor, I'm thinking that a section of tape from a tape measure glued to the slide would work well in conjunction with a screw dial or pointer. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompan

Re: [Emc-users] Cylinder Boring

2017-08-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
the sleeve ID I feel is required to remove the fractured material zone and to get the proper size. My plan could easily change. I think this air compressor application would be a lot less demanding than for an engine. ... snip -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Cylinder Boring

2017-08-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
cut. In my youth I sent a 327 block to a reputable engine machine shop and they only did a bore and finish hone. During the break-in the piston rings gouged the cylinder walls (classic shiny concentric circles) and pretty much ruined the rebuild. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/ma

Re: [Emc-users] Cylinder Boring

2017-08-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
/index.html The likely mill would be the Shizuoka: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/ My Zubal might swing it, but it's not CNC yet: http://www.wallacecompany.com/cnc_lathe/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

[Emc-users] Cylinder Boring

2017-08-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
d do a helical path in Z instead? The plan is to hone to the final size for the sleeve, set the sleeve (with dry ice), and hone the sleeve to the final 2.7500" ID. Has anyone tried helical boring for piston bores? -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompa

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Way OT: Heater Wire

2017-07-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
ameter or 38 gauge and 53 Ohms per foot, I get 33 Ohms which matches what I measured while troubleshooting the instruments early on. This should do it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/282229270564 with a lot left over. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://w

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Way OT: Heater Wire

2017-07-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
know any of the particulars. I'll ask the owner what kind it is and maybe link some pictures if that is alright. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out

Re: [Emc-users] Fwd: Way OT: Heater Wire

2017-07-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 07/31/2017 02:00 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 31 July 2017 at 21:47, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote: Someone here might know where to get the thin heater wire (insulated nichrome?) to rebuild the linked gauge CVR? How hot does it get? Could you wrap the part in Kapto

[Emc-users] Fwd: Way OT: Heater Wire

2017-07-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
Forwarded Message Subject: Way OT: Heater Wire Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 13:36:59 -0700 From: Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Someone here might know where to get the thin heater wir

Re: [Emc-users] A phoney from Sourceforge?

2017-06-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
c-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of t

Re: [Emc-users] Slide covers

2017-04-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
ila_paper It has been quite a few years and they are still temporarily working. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community on o

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

2017-04-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
terribly hard to write a g-code loop to do a slot. There are three simple paths, straight move in slot direction, arc, straight move from end of arc to the end of the previous straight move, repeat. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http:/

Re: [Emc-users] Way OT, Unexpected Result from Refrigerator

2017-04-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 04/11/2017 11:17 AM, Dave Cole wrote: > > Kirk, > > Go online and get your refrigerant license. > I did that years ago and I think it was $35 or so and it makes you legit > so you can buy parts and stuff from local HVAC houses. I think this is an excellent idea. Th

Re: [Emc-users] Way OT, Unexpected Result from Refrigerator

2017-04-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 04/10/2017 07:26 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: > You wouldn't want to put R-134a in it. > http://hvac-talk.com/vbb/showthread.php?133531-SubZero-532 > > On Monday, April 10, 2017, 3:44:48 AM MDT, Kirk Wallace > <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote:On 04/09/2017 09:16 PM,

Re: [Emc-users] Way OT, Unexpected Result from Refrigerator

2017-04-10 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 04/09/2017 09:16 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: ... snip > It turns out, without adding more ice the cabinet actually got cooler by > 5 degrees. Uhh? ... snip Roland, Dave, Ray, thank you for your replies. We have had a neighbor in the HVAC business top up the R-12 and have gotte

[Emc-users] Way OT, Unexpected Result from Refrigerator

2017-04-09 Thread Kirk Wallace
m the room temperature condenser into the evaporator which then heats the ice in the cabinet. Maybe? Like my refrigerator, LinuxCNC can produce unexpected results. (a gossamer thread tie-in) -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompa

Re: [Emc-users] MPG detents

2017-03-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
a state either way). -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org!

Re: [Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

2017-02-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/17/2017 07:23 PM, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 17.02.17 10:17, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> I know what it is, but while cruising through my pictures I got the >> notion that these look like a "What Is It" kind of thing. I thought I'd >> post them just for fun. >

Re: [Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

2017-02-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
-02-17 kl. 19:17, skrev Kirk Wallace: >> I know what it is, but while cruising through my pictures I got the >> notion that these look like a "What Is It" kind of thing. I thought I'd >> post them just for fun. >> >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/m

[Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

2017-02-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
bart_Cyber-TIG/dcp_6906.jpg http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Hobart_Cyber-TIG/dcp_6903.jpg http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Hobart_Cyber-TIG/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompa

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

2017-02-16 Thread Kirk Wallace
ay be wrong or missing some information, so study the manual and decide for yourself what to do. I would get a mains input noise filter right of the bat, so you don't have to chase down weird issues while trying to learn how to use your VFD. Hmm... It looks like your VFD already has a built-in no

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

2017-02-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/15/2017 10:36 AM, Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: > On Wed, 2017-02-15 at 10:22 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> On 02/15/2017 09:25 AM, Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have an Toshiba vfd which has a current signal input (max 20mA), is >>&

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

2017-02-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
hardware interface to VFD In other words, LinuxCNC already has a S word HALpin that you can use to connect your 20ma interface to. You would need to decide what hardware you want to use and look for or make the HAL component (software). -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_sho

Re: [Emc-users] VFD recommendations

2017-02-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/15/2017 09:51 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 02/15/2017 08:24 AM, dragon wrote: >> So some more questions about VFDs... >> >> What are the advantages of a sensorless vector drive and is it worth the >> extra cost? >> >> Are there any sensorless vector dri

Re: [Emc-users] VFD recommendations

2017-02-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
o not be widely published. :( Hmm ..., maybe here: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?ModbusToHal -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Check out the vibrant tec

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/02/2017 08:42 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 2 February 2017 at 16:27, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote: >>> Is there any makers name anywhere? The tailstock is rather >>> distinctive, but you could spend a long time on lathes.co.uk looking >>&g

Re: [Emc-users] VFD recommendations

2017-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
ve a plan or an overview of the update. I could look at it so then two of us probably won't get around to it. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ --

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/02/2017 02:50 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 2 February 2017 at 04:03, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote: >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/old_lathe/ > > Is there any makers name anywhere? The tailstock is rather > distinctive, but you could spend a l

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/01/2017 11:07 AM, Nicklas Karlsson wrote: > On Tue, 31 Jan 2017 15:37:31 -0800 > Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote: > >> A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said >> "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to kn

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 02/01/2017 08:13 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 01/31/2017 03:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said >> "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by >> today." I guess he know

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-02-01 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/31/2017 03:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > A lathe showed up on my doorstep (almost). A friend called up and said > "I've got a lathe in my trailer and I want to know if I can bring it by > today." I guess he knows me well enough to know that I could not refuse. > I have h

Re: [Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/31/2017 05:40 PM, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Kirk - why replace the tailstock? With gang tooling, you'll be able to make > lots of things... > > (I'm -slowly- CNCing a smaller 8x18 lathe) > > John. I see a lot of similar 13 x 36 lathes marketed as gunsmith lathes. T

[Emc-users] Tida_TD-1336_lathe

2017-01-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
grind chuck surfaces - maybe replace spindle bearings if they show hammering damage - of course add LinuxCNC controller -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- C

Re: [Emc-users] OT, Vacuum Tubes Galore

2017-01-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/27/2017 06:00 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > A recent Youtube discovery: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvbNBZX6kNE > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A_NqNyvaBM=330s > > https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCarlsonsLab/videos > An attempt at being more on topic: h

[Emc-users] OT, Vacuum Tubes Galore

2017-01-27 Thread Kirk Wallace
A recent Youtube discovery: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvbNBZX6kNE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7A_NqNyvaBM=330s https://www.youtube.com/user/MrCarlsonsLab/videos -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

Re: [Emc-users] hal_input question

2017-01-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
on in the background that try to make using the Tormach accessories just work. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon

Re: [Emc-users] hal_input question

2017-01-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 01/14/2017 08:00 PM, Ken Strauss wrote: > I successfully downloaded and installed hal_input and linux_event.py At > least the loadusr hal_input line appears to be accepted without saying that > a file is missing. Thanks Kirk! > > My homebrew USB device identifies itself as a m

Re: [Emc-users] hal_input question

2017-01-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
hal_input, but this link seems to add it: https://en.industryarena.com/forum/vista-cnc-pendant-pp--274252-3.html -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Developer Acces

Re: [Emc-users] hal_input question

2017-01-14 Thread Kirk Wallace
it properly. Also, HAL might change your - to/from _ depending on the context. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- Developer Access Program for Intel Xeon Phi

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid Tapping

2016-11-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 11/17/2016 09:12 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 17 November 2016 at 17:01, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> > wrote: >> Machinable wax comes to mind for testing. It is easy to make and reuse. > > I recently used candles straight out of their wrapping as a sample

Re: [Emc-users] Rigid Tapping

2016-11-17 Thread Kirk Wallace
g http://wallacecompany.com/tmp/IMG_8427-1a.jpg http://wallacecompany.com/tmp/IMG_8441-1a.jpg My batch here cut well, with sharp clean edges. I used old candles and plastic ice cream buckets. Doing a search on "DIY machinable wax" should provide good instructions on how to make it. -- K

Re: [Emc-users] Carousel component questions

2016-11-04 Thread Kirk Wallace
called for X number of pockets forward or back, and did not keep track of pocket ID. (The Geneva has been replaced with direct drive and there is a position encoder on the carousel.) -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecom

Re: [Emc-users] 7i90HD programming

2016-11-02 Thread Kirk Wallace
can the 7i90 be flashed using some other method like JTAG. Of > course it can, but does Mesa make it reasonably easy? Mesa made the firmware open source, so have at it. That's just the way it looks for here. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallace

Re: [Emc-users] An observation on digital calipers

2016-10-31 Thread Kirk Wallace
eir technology is simply really old? > > Dave It could be that it is a display related thing. Maybe the number of active segments or a particular segment draws extra current and causes wonkiness (I'm a little disappointed it's a real word, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wonkiness). What h

Re: [Emc-users] Moving past Home Switch

2016-10-26 Thread Kirk Wallace
wly moves toward the prox and stops at the the trigger of the prox and index. The prox trigger is only three or four mm wide. That's how I understand it, but I could be wrong. I probably should check. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_sho

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC and a Consumer Product

2016-10-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
is radio hardware, so the main board would be wasted on a machine controller. Basically, that leaves the display and the housing. So, I'm back to piecing together some sort of beagleduino thing if I want a pad class controller. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http

Re: [Emc-users] Problem with servo setup

2016-10-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 10/25/2016 01:15 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 10/25/2016 10:35 AM, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> The feedback comes from the rotary encoder that is attached to the back >> end of the servo shaft. So no backlash there. > > I was just thinking that looking at the command and fe

Re: [Emc-users] Problem with servo setup

2016-10-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
cklash, encoder latency, or whatever. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers Did the resurgence of CLI tooling

Re: [Emc-users] Problem with servo setup

2016-10-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
on the next servo period after a command. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- The Command Line: Reinvented for Modern Developers Did the resurgence of CLI

Re: [Emc-users] Wat OT: Question about injection molding of PVC

2016-10-20 Thread Kirk Wallace
raight and smooth. The ID isn't quite as good and can be off center. Normally, it isn't obvious but is noticeable when machining. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ --

Re: [Emc-users] New stepper-servo

2016-10-19 Thread Kirk Wallace
with capacitive encoders which had a lag between the position and the sending of the position signal. The lag also seemed to vary with velocity. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ --

Re: [Emc-users] Homing to index ends at different positions

2016-10-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
out to be a bad capacitor that was causing the encoder voltage regulator to randomly shutdown. I removed the capacitor and function was restored. So, your problem may be like this, where the fault may not be consistent or obvious. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/mac

Re: [Emc-users] linux cnc servo interface help

2016-10-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
motor driver, then let LinuxCNC do the rest (encoder feedback, PID, command output). I use Pico's PWM input motor amplifiers to run brushed servos. I believe there are equivalent setups for brushless motors. This way LinuxCNC and therefore _you_ get full oversight and control of the system. --

Re: [Emc-users] West Coast Mills (USA)

2016-09-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
rs have the new tool ready before making a change. With LinuxCNC on-board there is plenty of control resource available. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallace

Re: [Emc-users] West Coast Mills (USA)

2016-09-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 09/29/2016 12:00 PM, Jim Craig wrote: > On 9/29/2016 1:02 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> Just in case someone might be interested: >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/121734977870 >> >> My slightly smaller ST-N as reference: >> http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop

[Emc-users] West Coast Mills (USA)

2016-09-29 Thread Kirk Wallace
Just in case someone might be interested: http://www.ebay.com/itm/121734977870 My slightly smaller ST-N as reference: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45

Re: [Emc-users] IMTS Chicago

2016-09-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 09/12/2016 10:04 AM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > We are planning to be there early in the morning so we can spend the day > walking through checking STUFF. Thanks for rubbing it in.:) -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.c

Re: [Emc-users] Need unlocked copy of a pdf for a breakout board I just bought two of.

2016-09-07 Thread Kirk Wallace
ists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene Heskett -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/em

Re: [Emc-users] How do stepper drivers work?

2016-09-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
perature, then turn the current up and repeat until the motor runs at the desired temperature (usually barely touchable). I believe that the motor sitting at idle will produce the highest temp. In addition to the Jones link, this should also have some good information: http://www.

Re: [Emc-users] How do stepper drivers work?

2016-09-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 09/03/2016 10:58 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: > I want to understand stepper motor controllers. This is my goto document for steppers: http://homepage.cs.uiowa.edu/~jones/step/ -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/

Re: [Emc-users] O.T. Help - I need tips to keep the mice out of my machine wiring.

2016-06-13 Thread Kirk Wallace
box is most often not ideal (IMO). -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -- What NetFlow Analyzer can do for you? Monitors network bandwidth and traffic patterns at an int

Re: [Emc-users] CAD/CAM for LinuxCNC

2016-05-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
____ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ ---

Re: [Emc-users] Using a vfd vs G33.1

2016-03-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 03/15/2016 12:28 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: ... snip > What type of interface Kirk? A Pico Sys +10 V analog output. I keep thinking it's PWM but it's not. It uses a DAC. > I intend to use a pwmgen, which would update its analog equ at the > servo rate, normally at 1 KHz. If thats

Re: [Emc-users] Using a vfd vs G33.1

2016-03-15 Thread Kirk Wallace
deceleration ramp register settings because the CSS deceleration is a bunch of speed commands (, at the servo rate?, ) from LinuxCNC rather than a single command to a new RPM which G97 RPM mode would use. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E4

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