a vacuum would be far better and safer , instead of blowing potential chips into someones eyes etc no matter how good you are at trying to keep small debris in check , particles always get through .
viesturs let me know what you need from opencv into linuxcnc etc Dave On 18 August 2014 19:16, TJoseph Powderly <tjt...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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 pocket > might be able to trigger multiple vacuums at once, > a vacuum cleaner brush type nozzle behind each finger sensor > _ _ _ _ _ _ > \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ ` ` ` \ \ \ > x x x x x x x x x x x x x O O O x x x x x x > > --------------------------POCKET ------------ > > fwiw > tomp > tjtr33 > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users