Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 38, Issue 50 (rick shoop)
The reason that you don't get the different line weights in drawings that you used to is because of inkjet printers being used to output the hard copies. As far as I am aware most standards have been changed to accommodate this. Tolerancing is just as critical in CAD as it was on a drawing board, I work as a CNC machinist using designs provided and also as a designer for our own products. I have yet to receive a properly toleranced design from a third party. In my opinion the reason for a lot of the problems that we now experience in manufacturing is because of the training given to engineers/designers, they get to touch on a few aspects of manufacturing and then think that they are experts in the field. It does not help that tooling out of China is so cheap that no one bothers to optimise the tooling to cut down on cost. Neil You may not be able to turn a sows ear into a silk purse, but there are many that can turn a silk purse into a sows ear. -- Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
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Thank you for the help that was given when requested. Got the lathe at work up and running on Friday afternoon, found that I had been misreading the stepconfig. Tried a program that I had programmed via mastercam, ran for about 30 minutes and when I returned to X0 Z0 at the end I was out by .02 of a mm in both axes. When I machined a sphere the finish was exceptionally good and this comes from someone who programs high speed machining centers for a living, previously we were getting bad facetting whenever we cut anything other than straight X or Z moves and even then the machine would stall. Currently I have managed to take a 1.5mm deep cut in brass, not in the class of servo driven commercial machine but more than adequate for our purposes. I thought this was not to bad as I have not yet done any real fine tuning. I will try and make a video when I cut something interesting and post it on the net. The next step will be to get the threading working and then after that a C-Axis with live tooling. Does anyone have any ideas on engaging and disengaging the C-Axis, I was thinking of something along the lines of a split spindle with a disc brake to connect the C-Axis. Also any ideas what motor to use to drive the live tooling. I am still trying to find other EMC users in Sydney Australia or its surrounds. Neil Macintosh - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Step Config
Good Morning All I am currently replacing the original electronics on our lathe at work with electronics driven by EMC2. I am experiencing a problem with step config. When I use step config initially it works but as I go backwards and forwards between pages it stops working as in the motor no longer steps. Is it possible to just edit an existing configuration in text editor and bypass the step config. I have been testing the Z axis on the lathe for depth of cut etc simply by using the stepper mill and adjusting the feed rate percentage. I am not really that concerned about the amount of time taken to accomplish the configuration as I feel every hour I spend now will have benefits in the future. Neil - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Users in Sydney Australia
Are there any users that are based in Sydney Australia - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
[Emc-users] Pin out for Wabeco lathe
Hi all I am trying to convert a Wabeco CNC lathe from PC Dreh the DOS based German package that it was supplied with to EMC2. I am having problems with the pinout to the controller, has anyone attempted this before? I am concerned that the controller will only work if I use PC Dreh and the dongle that came with it. I have used the PC and EMC2 to drive a stepper using a driver board that I made myself. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
