On Saturday, January 15, 2011 10:15:43 pm sam sokolik did opine: > so - here is a video with it all coming together. This is a short gcode > program that spots, drills, taps a hole. At this time emc pauses motion > when the tool prep is happening - so I modified my ladder so it sends > the tool prepared bit instantly but the actual tool change is inhibited > until the ladder is done with the tool prep. (if that made sense.) The > program is short enough that for a few of the tools the tool change > sequence has to wait for the prep. > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39q6kvrSBSk > > After this video was done we played with the spindle vfd and got the > acc/dec twice as fast. > > sam Sweet Sam. Looks like the paint is being refreshed also, generally looking good except for the slightly bent 2nd drill. ;-)
Since the tools are being replaced in the belt by a different tool, how does it track what tool is in which belt pocket? I'm like Mark, thanks for keeping us posted. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Welcome to Lake Wobegon, where all the men are strong, the women are pretty, and the children are above-average. -- Garrison Keillor ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Protect Your Site and Customers from Malware Attacks Learn about various malware tactics and how to avoid them. Understand malware threats, the impact they can have on your business, and how you can protect your company and customers by using code signing. http://p.sf.net/sfu/oracle-sfdevnl _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users