Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread aaron Moore
Hi You guys are going to haveto hold my hand here I run lspci -v and I get.. :00:06.0 Parallel controller: Timedia Technology Co Ltd: Unknown device 7268 (rev 01) (prog-if 02 [ECP]) Subsystem: Timedia Technology Co Ltd: Unknown device 0103 Flags: stepping, medium devsel, IRQ 9

Re: [Emc-users] Gear Cutting

2008-06-11 Thread Jon Elson
Kirk Wallace wrote: > Has anyone tried cutting gears with something similar to this > arrangement? > > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Gear_Cutter-1b.png > > I was thinking a slot saw (gray disk) could be used, centered on the > gear shaft(violet). The gear tooth form could be followe

Re: [Emc-users] Gear Cutting

2008-06-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
Here is an interesting gear link: http://www.cadquest.com/books/pdf/gears.pdf -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC/EMC CNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending Craftsman AA 109 restoration Shizuoka S

[Emc-users] Gear Cutting

2008-06-11 Thread Ian W. Wright
Hi Kirk, Has anyone tried cutting gears with something similar to this arrangement? > I tried to get my head round this method of gear cutting a while ago and gave up several times with a severe headache. It must be possible but it would have to be done in a number of incr

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread Alan Condit
Aaron, I bought my 2 parallel port pci card from Newegg. It is uses a netmos nm9815cv chip. After physically plugging it into the computer, I ran "lspci -v" from a terminal window to locate the port addresses. Thus far it was just "plug and play". The next step is to edit the ".hal" file

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread Ed
aaron Moore wrote: > Hi > Can some one tell me what I need to do to install a second parallel port > apart from physically plugging it into the computer or will it > just 'plug and play' > Thanks for any help in this. > Aaron > Check back in the archives to about the sixth (five days ago). --

Re: [Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread Jack
for the port, if it is a PCI or newer card, it will probably just work. Some old ISA and earlier cards had to be jumppered, but instructions came with them. Now 'just work' is another issue. The board can work, but you still have some HAL configuration to do to let EMC know how to deal. I hope

Re: [Emc-users] SheetCam

2008-06-11 Thread Leslie Newell
Hi Aaron, Thanks for the glowing report ;-) Autopackage doesn't seem to like ubuntu. I am testing some alternative packaging methods. I'll make an announcement on this list once I have something sorted out. Les aaron Moore wrote: > Hi > I have just installed sheetcam on my suse box and it is

Re: [Emc-users] SheetCam

2008-06-11 Thread sam sokolik
What version of ubuntu are you installing it on? I think they may have issues with the installer on dapper.. http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.emc.user/7595 sam aaron Moore wrote: > Hi > I have just installed sheetcam on my suse box and it is brilliant. However I > do not s

Re: [Emc-users] SheetCam

2008-06-11 Thread Greg Michalski
Before flaming - I'm guessing you just joined today? There have been threads about both topics of late. Re Sheetcam - he's working on a different distribution method IIRC, and re parallel ports start at the wiki and in the documentation and then when you get stuck tell us where you're at and what

[Emc-users] SheetCam

2008-06-11 Thread aaron Moore
Hi I have just installed sheetcam on my suse box and it is brilliant. However I do not seem to be able to install it on ubuntu, is it me or something to do with autopackage. Thanks Aaron -- Powered by Outblaze - Check out

[Emc-users] Installing a second parallel port

2008-06-11 Thread aaron Moore
Hi Can some one tell me what I need to do to install a second parallel port apart from physically plugging it into the computer or will it just 'plug and play' Thanks for any help in this. Aaron -- Powered by Outblaze - Ch

[Emc-users] Gear Cutting

2008-06-11 Thread Kirk Wallace
Has anyone tried cutting gears with something similar to this arrangement? http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Gear_Cutter-1b.png I was thinking a slot saw (gray disk) could be used, centered on the gear shaft(violet). The gear tooth form could be followed with Y while rotating the gear (

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest 2008

2008-06-11 Thread Ed
John Kasunich wrote: > Ed wrote: > >>A while back someone mentioned video recording the workshop classes and >>offering them on DVD. Since I will not arrive until Thurs evening at >>best I will miss most of the classes that have the most interest to me >>(CL and HAL). On another note, has anyon

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest 2008

2008-06-11 Thread Ed
Chris Radek wrote: > On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 09:45:28AM -0400, Ed wrote: > > >>On another note, has anyone done much with electronic >>gearing? I have an old horizontal mill that I would like to convert to a >>gear hobber, > > > Another approach might be based on G33, aka spindle synchronized

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest 2008

2008-06-11 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 09:45:28AM -0400, Ed wrote: > On another note, has anyone done much with electronic > gearing? I have an old horizontal mill that I would like to convert to a > gear hobber, Another approach might be based on G33, aka spindle synchronized motion (most commonly used for t

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest 2008

2008-06-11 Thread John Kasunich
Ed wrote: > A while back someone mentioned video recording the workshop classes and > offering them on DVD. Since I will not arrive until Thurs evening at > best I will miss most of the classes that have the most interest to me > (CL and HAL). On another note, has anyone done much with electroni

Re: [Emc-users] EMC Fest 2008

2008-06-11 Thread Ed
A while back someone mentioned video recording the workshop classes and offering them on DVD. Since I will not arrive until Thurs evening at best I will miss most of the classes that have the most interest to me (CL and HAL). On another note, has anyone done much with electronic gearing? I have

Re: [Emc-users] Screen resolution

2008-06-11 Thread Ian W. Wright
>>From: Anders Wallin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg answer the questions about your hardware and select the screen resolution modes you want. > > Hello! > > I just installed EMC2BUNTU4.08 Hardy. The automatic installation is > > otherwise fine, but this v

Re: [Emc-users] Screen resolution

2008-06-11 Thread Anders Wallin
run: sudo dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xorg answer the questions about your hardware and select the screen resolution modes you want. > Hello! > I just installed EMC2BUNTU4.08 Hardy. The automatic installation is otherwise > fine, but this version of Ubuntu did'nt understand my flatscreen Viewsonic

Re: [Emc-users] Big Gears

2008-06-11 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
Said to the little gear, "Waddya wanna be when you grow up?" Neat stuff! mark At 02:37 AM 6/11/2008, you wrote: >Some of these pictures like fishing joke post cards. > >http://www.thegearworks.com/gallery/index.html > >-- >Kirk Wallace (California, USA >http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop

[Emc-users] Screen resolution

2008-06-11 Thread artoky
Hello! I just installed EMC2BUNTU4.08 Hardy. The automatic installation is otherwise fine, but this version of Ubuntu did'nt understand my flatscreen Viewsonic VG150m, VLCDS23587-3W. I have only 2 choices in system/screen resolution vga and svga, so max is 800x600 and ref. rate 56 or 60Hz. I don