Re: [Emc-users] Math Q

2011-03-24 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Here in the hills hollers of WV, finding someone expert enough can be frustrating, so I have been forced to become my own expert, but he's a dummy at times too. ;-) same here on the plains of Heaven (Kansas) Kansas is not the end of the world (but you can see it from here) :) -- dos

Re: [Emc-users] Math Q

2011-03-24 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, March 24, 2011 11:13:35 AM Stuart Stevenson did opine: Here in the hills hollers of WV, finding someone expert enough can be frustrating, so I have been forced to become my own expert, but he's a dummy at times too. ;-) same here on the plains of Heaven (Kansas) Kansas

Re: [Emc-users] arc intersection question

2011-03-24 Thread forget color
Thanks so much to everyone. I found the arc code thanks to Chris and, after combining it with code from Jeff now have a working function that returns the bounding box of an arc given just x0,y0,x1,y1,r,direction. In case it's useful to anyone else, now or in the future, I'm posting it below. It

[Emc-users] ATmega Modbus

2011-03-24 Thread Kirk Wallace
If you have time to waste, check my post to the bottom of this wiki page: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?AVR Feedback is welcomed. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA

[Emc-users] Problem with comp

2011-03-24 Thread Carsten Presser
Hi, I tried to write my own small userspace comp: http://tinypaste.com/e78dc Compiling with sudo comp --install hal_mydro.comp runs fine without errors. However, when I load it with halcmd loadusr -W hal_mydro (as the same user that is running emc2) it crashes with a segfault. GDB-output is

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle speed control through G540 VFD output

2011-03-24 Thread Michael Jones
-Original Message- From: Michael Jones [mailto:ma...@michaelandholly.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 7:59 PM To: 'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)' Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle speed control through G540 VFD output -Original Message- From: Kirk Wallace

Re: [Emc-users] Problem with comp

2011-03-24 Thread Igor Chudov
I would say, do not use global variables, do you need them to be global (outside function scope?) On Thu, Mar 24, 2011 at 5:40 PM, Carsten Presser c...@rstenpresser.de wrote: Hi, I tried to write my own small userspace comp: http://tinypaste.com/e78dc Compiling with sudo comp --install

[Emc-users] What options do I have for a small CNC lathe project

2011-03-24 Thread Igor Chudov
I am thinking about getting a CNC lathe to replace my 6913 clausing. Just thinking. What options do I have to not exceed the footprint of the Clausing? I would say, I can fit something in the footprint of 50x80 inches. It should be something that I can power from single phase (20 HP spindles are

[Emc-users] Can I rigid tap with a BOTTOMING tap?

2011-03-24 Thread Igor Chudov
I would like to know if I can do rigid tapping with a bottoming tap? -- Enable your software for Intel(R) Active Management Technology to meet the growing manageability and security demands of your customers. Businesses

Re: [Emc-users] Can I rigid tap with a BOTTOMING tap?

2011-03-24 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, March 24, 2011 10:38:16 PM Igor Chudov did opine: I would like to know if I can do rigid tapping with a bottoming tap? The tap makers in general don't think tapping the whole hole with the bottoming tap is a good idea Igor, short life, not enough chip storage in the grooves etc.

Re: [Emc-users] What options do I have for a small CNC lathe project

2011-03-24 Thread Jon Elson
Igor Chudov wrote: I am thinking about getting a CNC lathe to replace my 6913 clausing. Just thinking. What options do I have to not exceed the footprint of the Clausing? I would say, I can fit something in the footprint of 50x80 inches. It should be something that I can power from single