Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc
On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 at 23:19, andrew beck wrote: > how doable do you think it is? Very. That demo I posted only really needed a few HAL pins connected to work, inconveniently. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc
On 06/12/2020 04:47 AM, andrew beck wrote: has anyone every retrofitted a pressbrake with linuxcnc? Tx/Rx Labs in Houston has a press brake, and I'm pretty sure it runs LinuxCNC (everything else there does). It is one of the most amazing makerspaces in the world, but their web site doesn't have a lot of detail you can look up. You might try sending them an email through the web site. Jon ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc
hey andy yes I saw mention of that. but nothing else. how doable do you think it is? btw my cnc mill retrofit is going awesome. I am machining a injection mold as I type this! yeha regards Andrew On Sat, Jun 13, 2020 at 10:00 AM andy pugh wrote: > On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 at 22:50, andrew beck > wrote: > > > just trying to see if it is possible and if anyone has done any work with > > it already. > > I made up a GUI for one, for fun, as an exercise. You might have found > that on the forum. > > It's an interesting example of a situation where LinuxCNC with no > actual G-code might be a good fit. > > -- > atp > "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is > designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and > lunatics." > — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 > > > ___ > 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
Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc
> -Original Message- > From: andrew beck [mailto:andrewbeck0...@gmail.com] > Sent: June-12-20 2:48 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc > > Hey guys > > we are thinking about buying a 120 ton press brake with a dead control and > retrofitting it with linuxcnc. > > I normally use delem controls on friends machines and ideally it would be > good to get something similar. but even if it was just a nc style of > brakepress we could deal with that. > > I did a search and saw some threads on linuxcnc.org about it but nothing > that was actually working.. > > has anyone every retrofitted a pressbrake with linuxcnc? > > just trying to see if it is possible and if anyone has done any work with > it already. > > also if linuxcnc is not the tool for this has anyone ever used other > controls to retrofit a press brake. we would want full cnc control with > the back stop etc > I started the process to convert my far east 30" 3:1 tool to have an automated back fence. I was going to use my ELS with the stepper motor driver to move the fence. Adapt the software to handle a sequence of shear positions. Also bend positions but include k factor as a option. The plan was simply do the bending manually although adding control of a hydraulic or pneumatic valve was something I thought about. Since this project didn't need an X axis the pins could be repurposed to be the CAN bus channel. With CANopen as an interface a larger PC could be used for setting up program data or just plain control. In either case. It's currently project #42. John > regards > > Andrew > > ___ > 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
Re: [Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc
On Fri, 12 Jun 2020 at 22:50, andrew beck wrote: > just trying to see if it is possible and if anyone has done any work with > it already. I made up a GUI for one, for fun, as an exercise. You might have found that on the forum. It's an interesting example of a situation where LinuxCNC with no actual G-code might be a good fit. -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch, Atlanta Constitution Newspaper, 1912 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] running a press brake on linuxcnc
Hey guys we are thinking about buying a 120 ton press brake with a dead control and retrofitting it with linuxcnc. I normally use delem controls on friends machines and ideally it would be good to get something similar. but even if it was just a nc style of brakepress we could deal with that. I did a search and saw some threads on linuxcnc.org about it but nothing that was actually working.. has anyone every retrofitted a pressbrake with linuxcnc? just trying to see if it is possible and if anyone has done any work with it already. also if linuxcnc is not the tool for this has anyone ever used other controls to retrofit a press brake. we would want full cnc control with the back stop etc regards Andrew ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
