Re: [Emc-users] how small

2011-11-16 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 11/16/2011 10:31 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 16 November 2011 14:23, wrote: > >> What if I wanted to make say watch parts > Are you very wealthy? > > http://www.lathes.co.uk/aciera/page5.html > Oh, man. Check out that control rack, especially the reel-to-reel tape (punched paper?) reader at the

[Emc-users] Possible bug in emc when using trivkins for plasma-sim configuration

2011-11-16 Thread Sasa Vilic
Hello, I am using plasma-sim sample configuration and the only change I made was to remove 4th axis (A) and all hal staff related to it. I also replaces gantykins with trivialkins. I have created patch for original configuration, so that you can use it for testing. So, what is the problem? When

Re: [Emc-users] how small

2011-11-16 Thread Dave
Art Fennerty of Mach3 fame used to carry around with him a small 3 axis machine that might have been 8 inches square overall. I think the original device was used to work with fiberoptic cables but he fit a small spindle to it and used it for a 3 axis mill. It was really small and very preci

Re: [Emc-users] how small

2011-11-16 Thread Jon Elson
kqt4a...@comcast.net wrote: > I enjoy reading about y'all and your terrawatt spindle motors with bits that > require a mobile crane to load but what about small > What if I wanted to make say watch parts > And I will qualify that by saying a watch for us normal size folks > And I am sure y'all wit

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Concrete Lathe

2011-11-16 Thread Dave
On 11/16/2011 3:06 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 15.11.11 19:30, perotter wrote: > >> Some DATRON mills are polymer-concrete. I think they are concrete with >> a polymer used like rebar would be. I also think that all of the 1st >> ones were concrete, but some are now granite.These mill are

Re: [Emc-users] how small

2011-11-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 November 2011 14:23, wrote: > What if I wanted to make say watch parts Are you very wealthy? http://www.lathes.co.uk/aciera/page5.html -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong. --

[Emc-users] RMV ST400 driver board

2011-11-16 Thread Chris Reynolds
A friend of mine gave me an RMV ST400 driver board and I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with them and EMC2.   Chris -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive r

[Emc-users] how small

2011-11-16 Thread kqt4at5v
I enjoy reading about y'all and your terrawatt spindle motors with bits that require a mobile crane to load but what about small What if I wanted to make say watch parts And I will qualify that by saying a watch for us normal size folks And I am sure y'all with deep pockets can come up with links

Re: [Emc-users] Generating messages regarding inputs changing their levels

2011-11-16 Thread John Thornton
Andy, I've asked Les to change it to "GPLv2 or later" just a few minutes ago and just got a reply back that he contacted you with the go ahead to change the license. John On 11/15/2011 4:40 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 13 November 2011 13:10, John Thornton wrote: >> cradek is the release manager

Re: [Emc-users] problem with genserkins

2011-11-16 Thread Francesca Sca
Andrew wrote: >If you want to completely control the fingers angle, you can assign another >axis for them. It might be W if >you already have XYZABC. >I guess, you should add the axis to your HAL file and genserkins. It requires no kinematic transformation, >just add the direct connection.

Re: [Emc-users] problem with genserkins

2011-11-16 Thread Andrew
2011/11/16 Francesca Sca > I solved the problem with the world mode when I'm using genserkins module. > The main problems were the latency of my computer and some home setting > wrong. But now I have another problem. I have set the D-H parameters of my > robot but unlike Puma my robot has a hand

Re: [Emc-users] problem with genserkins

2011-11-16 Thread Francesca Sca
I solved the problem with the world mode when I'm using genserkins module. The main problems were the latency of my computer and some home setting wrong. But now I have another problem. I have set the D-H parameters of my robot but unlike Puma my robot has a hand and a stepper motor that control

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Concrete Lathe

2011-11-16 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 15.11.11 19:30, perotter wrote: > Some DATRON mills are polymer-concrete. I think they are concrete with > a polymer used like rebar would be. I also think that all of the 1st > ones were concrete, but some are now granite.These mill are for high > speed milling. When I visited ANCA, a couple o