Good idea. > 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 <thadw...@gmail.com> 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 >> Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users >> > > > -- > > Chris Albertson > Redondo Beach, California > > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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