[Emc-users] AXIS showing path wrong

2011-02-12 Thread Lars Levin
Hello Goup! I have a gantry mill setup and running with a custimised 5-axis kins. joints as: X Y Z X2 B C Y2 Z2 W When I load a gcode file the window shows the max XYZ dimensions and tool as it should, but the 3d curves from the code are flattened to the xy plane and also seems to be twice

Re: [Emc-users] Preferred syntax of G71

2011-02-12 Thread Ed
Daniel Goller wrote: I am planning on (slowly) implementing a G71 roughing cycle for EMC2. The syntax varies between manufacturers and i would like to use this post to setup a syntax everyone can agree on. I think the goal is easy, it has to work well within EMC2's gcode and variable use,

[Emc-users] CHNC Help on Forum

2011-02-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
For those with CHNC's, you may be able to help with this: http://www.linuxcnc.org/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,20/func,view/catid,30/id,7113/lang,english/#7159 Short URL: http://alturl.com/uama6 -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/

Re: [Emc-users] CHNC Help on Forum

2011-02-12 Thread John Thornton
Those are some odd drives on that CHNC, GE HiAk. Normally the CHNC comes with Semens (which I have) or Fanuc AFAIK. So the real question is anyone familiar with the GE HiAk drives enough to wire one up? John Kirk Wallace wrote: For those with CHNC's, you may be able to help with this:

Re: [Emc-users] Servo Balance

2011-02-12 Thread Jon Elson
Doug wrote: Hello, I am new to this site so forgive me if I do not understand everything. I have an old Knee vertical cnc Lagun mill that I install emc 2.4.6 with John's Pico Systems digital to analog. I have old west amp servo drives which I believe are called velocity drives due to

Re: [Emc-users] CHNC Help on Forum

2011-02-12 Thread Jon Elson
John Thornton wrote: Those are some odd drives on that CHNC, GE HiAk. Normally the CHNC comes with Semens (which I have) or Fanuc AFAIK. So the real question is anyone familiar with the GE HiAk drives enough to wire one up? If this is from the vintage I think it is, these are SCR

Re: [Emc-users] Servo Balance

2011-02-12 Thread Doug
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Re: [Emc-users] Servo Balance

2011-02-12 Thread Doug
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Re: [Emc-users] CHNC Help on Forum

2011-02-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2011-02-12 at 15:27 -0600, Jon Elson wrote: John Thornton wrote: Those are some odd drives on that CHNC, GE HiAk. Normally the CHNC comes with Semens (which I have) or Fanuc AFAIK. So the real question is anyone familiar with the GE HiAk drives enough to wire one up?

Re: [Emc-users] CHNC Help on Forum

2011-02-12 Thread Matthew Ireland
I have an HNC, just like Radek's, and like him I kept the original amps from the mark century control. It worked painlessly. I would upgrade them if I could, because they are large and need their own cabinet. The price was just too good to pass up, though, and they perform very well. On Feb 12,

Re: [Emc-users] Realtime system did not load; still

2011-02-12 Thread David M. Wright
Chris, Got back to it this pm and with a bit of help on linux talk and methods I was able to edit the /ect/default/grub file as recommended and updated grub, rebooted and got emc2 up and running. Many thanks!!! You too Mike!!! command line to emacs ThePath was the way to go. The rest of

Re: [Emc-users] CHNC Help on Forum

2011-02-12 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2011-02-12 at 14:18 -0800, Matthew Ireland wrote: I have an HNC, just like Radek's, and like him I kept the original amps from the mark century control. It worked painlessly. I would upgrade them if I could, because they are large and need their own cabinet. The price was just too

[Emc-users] space control

2011-02-12 Thread a
Hi i want to ask 2 part question. first part of question is about space ball. Space ball that you plug to computer and it can move object in 5 axis - in 3d. Most CAD system have that. Question is how those 5 axis motion that one can see on monitor possible to convert into signals in position X Y Z

Re: [Emc-users] Jog in EMC

2011-02-12 Thread Igor Chudov
This is what I use http://igor.chudov.com/projects/Bridgeport-Series-II-Interact-2-CNC-Mill/26-Setting-Up-Saitek-P880-Joypad-with-EMC2 On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 10:34 PM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: Hi I can jog in EMC 1 axis at the time. Click on axis and jog. How i can move 3 axis in

[Emc-users] Jog in EMC

2011-02-12 Thread a
Hi I can jog in EMC 1 axis at the time. Click on axis and jog. How i can move 3 axis in manual mode simultaneously. I want to use 3 separate input devices to do that. thanks aram -- The ultimate all-in-one performance