OK, I think I understand the mechanics better but still, there is always the option to write g-code using the machines native coordinates and have LinuxCNC use the more common "trivial" kinematics that is used with most milling machines. Get this to work first even if the goal is to work in later work in normal units like millimeters x,y,z
On Sat, Feb 22, 2020 at 9:50 PM Thaddeus Waldner <[email protected]> wrote: > > > So your machine can access any point along a specific diameter cylinder? > > I'm curious about what the machine does. > > I would start out using trivial kinematics. Why use (X,Y,Z) in the > g-code > > if the machine can not possibly move in (x,y,z) space? > > > > The device is a coping tool for wood. I am not sure that I have > effectively communicated the configuration. It is like a 2-axis SCARA > robot, except that the first joint is linear instead of rotary. The second > joint is an rotary and is limited to about 45degrees which is about 2” > travel in the X axis. The motive for using a rotary instead of a linear > joint is to move the drive components away from the cutting tool, and > simultaneously achieve the correct gearing with a GT2 drive belt. > > So the machine is indeed able to move in the XY direction. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > -- Chris Albertson Redondo Beach, California _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
