On Sunday 08 March 2020 22:09:01 Sam Sokolik wrote: > Using eoffset functionality - I created a small hal component that > calculates a polygon based on the tool orientation - moving x and y > accordingly.. It is based on work that andy did on his lathe. > > You enter tool radius, number of sides, inscribed radius of the > polygon. (still a work in progress - I don't have a way a easy to set > the tool or polygon orientation.) > > based on this formula > https://math.stackexchange.com/a/41954 > > I forgot to copy my current code off the machine.. will this week. > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9tWtEG1Exc > Great idea Sam. Looks like a way to implant a nut on the far side of anything. The huge advantage being that the nut is replaceable many times if it becomes damaged. This ought to become one of LinuxCNC's canned routines. Might take some creative gearing to reduce the spindle speed to something the xy can follow. But I believe I can turn my G0704 slow enough to do that now, be for sure interesting to try. I have way more control than a stock G0704 with my spindle setup. .5 RPS is not out of my reach.
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