Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-12 Thread Les Newell
Hi Andy, It isn't an Orac changer. I made it from scratch to fit my Orac. I looked at the Orac tool changer component and it appears that the component expects a 3 bit greyscale position sensor while I just have a simple switch on the pawl indicating that one tool has passed the switch. I am s

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread Gregg Eshelman
I'm interested in how you did your tool changer, for whenever I get around to finishing a 9x20 conversion. On Thursday, May 11, 2017, 7:57:13 AM MDT, Les Newell wrote:I have done a lathe ATC, which was fairly painless. I have a router that is due for a retrofit and it has an ATC. I'll probabl

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread hubert
Danny where are you located, if you are in the Austin Tx area I am just 60 miles north of you. My spindle is belt driven by an AC servo motor max 8000 RPM. While I do have an addon 2 RPM Spindle for Micro Machining it is not ATC capable. Hubert On 5/11/17 11:42 AM, dan...@austin.rr.com wr

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread dannym
Short-Nose-BT30-24000rpm-Replace-HSD-/201831379913?var=&hash=item2efe1673c9:m:mQD4-vmKjabnXvCs-RHemqQ > > - Original Message - > From: dan...@austin.rr.com > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Cc: "hubert" > Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread Todd Zuercher
Cs-RHemqQ - Original Message - From: dan...@austin.rr.com To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" Cc: "hubert" Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2017 12:42:35 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC? Which spindle did you get? Options that looked appealing to me: http://www

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread dannym
Which spindle did you get? Options that looked appealing to me: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1-8KW-ATC-Water-Cooled-Automatic-Tool-Change-Spindle-Motor-ISO20-220V-5-4A-CNC-/112396640759?hash=item1a2b5ca1f7:g:5UIAAOSwawpXtUTl http://www.ebay.com/itm/2HP-1-5kw-24000RPM-ISO20-3-bearings-Automatic-Tool-C

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread Chris Albertson
How many tools to you need for one job? If the number is small it might be cheaper to simply swap routers, leaving the router bit installed. $150 will buy you a complete router head On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 1:17 PM, wrote: > I'm hoping to do an ATC router (primarily wood) next. Does anyone have

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread John Thornton
My CHNC turret is controlled by Classicladder. http://gnipsel.com/shop/hardinge/hardinge.xhtml JT On 5/9/2017 3:17 PM, dan...@austin.rr.com wrote: > I'm hoping to do an ATC router (primarily wood) next. Does anyone have > experience doing that with LinuxCNC? > > I do see some $2000 spindle op

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread hubert
Jan did one for my Mill. It uses BT30 tool holders. I am not familiar with tool holding on the router. We used the carousel component for storage and presentation of the tool. We used pneumatic cylinders for draw bar and movement of the tool to and from the spindle. We also had to make sur

Re: [Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-11 Thread Les Newell
I have done a lathe ATC, which was fairly painless. I have a router that is due for a retrofit and it has an ATC. I'll probably be starting on it sometime around July/August. There are various ways to do tool changers. My lathe ATC uses a Python script which I wrote as a quick hack though it wo

[Emc-users] Anyone done an ATC?

2017-05-09 Thread dannym
I'm hoping to do an ATC router (primarily wood) next. Does anyone have experience doing that with LinuxCNC? I do see some $2000 spindle options. Any recommendations? Thanks, Danny -- Check out the vibrant tech commun