Re: [Emc-users] also

2011-12-15 Thread Michael Haberler
Am 15.12.2011 um 02:07 schrieb alice: - Original Message - From: alice To: emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 7:55 PM Subject: also was thinking about this what if one was to attach a synchronus steppe as an encoder one could under

Re: [Emc-users] Scopes

2011-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2011 01:15, Dan Field danfi...@roadrunner.com wrote: 1 ea  2465 DMS 1 ea  2465 1 ea  2245A Which one should a garage hobbiest keep?  :-) I don't know, but you might find some information (and probably the manual) here at what appears to be a Tek Scope Wiki.

Re: [Emc-users] Scopes

2011-12-15 Thread Mark Wendt
On 12/14/2011 01:30 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 14 December 2011 17:31, cogomancogo...@optimum.net wrote: I don't know how accurate the waveform is, and 25 MHz doesn't sound like much, but it's fast enough to measure the speed of light

Re: [Emc-users] Scopes

2011-12-15 Thread Mark Wendt
On 12/14/2011 02:27 PM, gene heskett wrote: According to the blurb, DESCRIPTION: THIS IS A NEW TEKTRONIX VARIABLE OFFSET P6231 ACTIVE PROBE 1.5 GHz IN MANUFACTURER PACKAGING. SOME HOLES IN PACKAGING, INSTRUCTION MANUAL INCLUDED, ALL ACCESSORIES ARE STILL SEALED (SEE PICTURES). SOLD AS-IS.

Re: [Emc-users] Scopes

2011-12-15 Thread Mark Wendt
On 12/14/2011 03:46 PM, Dave wrote: On 12/14/2011 11:38 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: On 12/14/2011 11:29 AM, Dave wrote: Why, that's just a few years younger'n my dinosaur! ;-) Mark If you can afford the cash, the newer portable portable digital scopes are really nice. Fluke makes a nice

Re: [Emc-users] Scopes

2011-12-15 Thread Mark Wendt
On 12/14/2011 08:15 PM, Dan Field wrote: Since it's gone crazy on Scopes around here. I have 3 units and no clue how to use them nor any accessories. I wanted one just learn some basics but so far I haven't done that. I bought them with my Mill. 1 ea 2465 DMS 1 ea 2465 1 ea 2245A

Re: [Emc-users] Scopes

2011-12-15 Thread Mark Wendt
On 12/15/2011 02:08 AM, Peter Blodow wrote: Gene, when I was studying physics back in the 60ies and 70ies, the labs of the Technical University of Munich were full of Tek 525's, 545's etc. Earning some extra money during study time at Siemens labs, I found the same models there. Even at this

Re: [Emc-users] also

2011-12-15 Thread cogoman
On 12/15/2011 05:35 AM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: was thinking about this what if one was to attach a synchronus steppe as an encoder one could under drive it ( incresed sensivity,and resolution), put current limiting resistors inline (10 k ohm?) and opt isolate to

Re: [Emc-users] tool table definitions

2011-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2011 14:06, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: For example how to define a 1/8 ball nose mill If you want to automatically compensate for the ball-radius then I am afraid that you can't. EMC2 doesn't know enough about the material shape to compensate for ball-nose (or V) cutters. All

Re: [Emc-users] also

2011-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2011 14:20, cogoman cogo...@optimum.net wrote:   Does anybody think a somewhat universal encoder file in .EPS format would make a good addition to the wiki? I have been using this one here: http://fennetic.net/pub/irc/encoder-panelized.ps Which is nicely commented and so

Re: [Emc-users] Scopes

2011-12-15 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:04:59 AM Peter Blodow did opine: Gene, when I was studying physics back in the 60ies and 70ies, the labs of the Technical University of Munich were full of Tek 525's, 545's etc. Earning some extra money during study time at Siemens labs, I found the same

Re: [Emc-users] also

2011-12-15 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, December 15, 2011 11:38:27 AM cogoman did opine: On 12/15/2011 05:35 AM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: was thinking about this what if one was to attach a synchronus steppe as an encoder one could under drive it ( incresed sensivity,and resolution), put

Re: [Emc-users] tool table definitions

2011-12-15 Thread Dan Field
On 12/15/2011 6:27 AM, andy pugh wrote: On 15 December 2011 14:06,kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: For example how to define a 1/8 ball nose mill If you want to automatically compensate for the ball-radius then I am afraid that you can't. EMC2 doesn't know enough about the material shape to

Re: [Emc-users] tool table definitions

2011-12-15 Thread James Louis
Dan, I don't know if you are going to get much discussion here on this fundamental topic. Your question is so complicated that it is usually answered in CNC classrooms or CNC books with lots of diagrams. A text based forum is a poor substitute for these. As far as You Tube is

Re: [Emc-users] tool table definitions

2011-12-15 Thread Richard Ray
On Thu, 15 Dec 2011, James Louis wrote: Dan, I don't know if you are going to get much discussion here on this fundamental topic. Your question is so complicated that it is usually answered in CNC classrooms or CNC books with lots of diagrams. A text based forum is a poor

Re: [Emc-users] tool table definitions

2011-12-15 Thread gene heskett
On Thursday, December 15, 2011 05:35:47 PM Richard Ray did opine: On Thu, 15 Dec 2011, James Louis wrote: Dan, I don't know if you are going to get much discussion here on this fundamental topic. Your question is so complicated that it is usually answered in CNC

Re: [Emc-users] tool table definitions

2011-12-15 Thread andy pugh
On 15 December 2011 21:00, Dan Field danfi...@roadrunner.com wrote: So now I wonder why there is even a Tool Crib in EMC? It has a number of uses. The main one is tool-length compensation. You can change tool and the tip of the tool is still at the XYZ that the screen says it is at. (or the XZ

Re: [Emc-users] the whole story

2011-12-15 Thread Martin Dobbins
Are you burning the live CD to disk or USB stick just as you might do a text or picture file? If so you might want to google iso burner (there are free ones which work very well). Just copying and pasting the files to a USB stick or CD will not make it bootable Martin To:

Re: [Emc-users] tool table definitions

2011-12-15 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Even though EMC2 does not directly use all of the information available in a tool crib list a complete description of the cutter is valuable to the machinist running the machine. I have seen as many as four 1/2 inch diameter X 1.25 4 flute end mills used in one program. The only difference is the