Re: [Emc-users] W axis Setup

2012-01-16 Thread Clint Washburn
Robert, Thanks that was exactly what I was looking for. How do you handle the tool changers? I am using classicladder and it seems to work well. The turret in the video looks similar to the W axis on my Hitachi Seiki Lathe. Clint -Original Message- From: robert [mailto:rob...@innov

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 11:00:35 PM Jon Elson did opine: > gene heskett wrote: > > That was when I learned about EDM to remove the taps. :) Slow, but > > does the job without hurting the hole. I have since built a better > > PSU for that, works nicely but you can hear it running blocks away,

Re: [Emc-users] OT - Die Grinder Collets

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 10:32:12 PM BRIAN GLACKIN did opine: > Ouch. Plays heck with my SS check. How is the run out on those? I > have > > > measured above 20 thou if I just shove it in and tighten, and when > > dealing with solid carbide wood router bits I have been able to turn > > thos

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread Jon Elson
gene heskett wrote: > > That was when I learned about EDM to remove the taps. :) Slow, but does > the job without hurting the hole. I have since built a better PSU for > that, works nicely but you can hear it running blocks away, very _VERY_ > noisy, estimated 140db inside the teeny shop I h

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread Jon Elson
Ed wrote: > > If Fanuc, Siemens, Mazak, et al have not implemented torque limiting > for taps I would guess that it is much more difficult than it looks. > Yes, I would think that the spindle must come to a stop within 5 degrees of rotation from when the overload is detected. I think that w

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread Jon Elson
a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hi > Tapping cycle use very slow motion, why drive can not stop motion of spindle? > if max rpm for tapping around 100 rpm , can drive stop spindle ? > it is possible to program for 70% or torque that actually will crash tap, > to have some safety Is 1200 RPM slow

Re: [Emc-users] OT - Die Grinder Collets

2012-01-16 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
Ouch. Plays heck with my SS check. How is the run out on those? I have > measured above 20 thou if I just shove it in and tighten, and when dealing > with solid carbide wood router bits I have been able to turn those in the > collect and usually get it down around 5 thou. Still way too sloppy b

Re: [Emc-users] steppers

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:19:37 PM Cathrine Hribar did opine: > On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:28:58 -0500 > > gene heskett wrote: > > On Monday, January 16, 2012 04:07:22 PM Cathrine Hribar did opine: > >> Hi Gene: > >> > >> Could you give me some idea of what the advantage is of using 2 and 3

Re: [Emc-users] steppers

2012-01-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 January 2012 22:06, Cathrine Hribar wrote: > are u saying that the nema 34 would be equal to a nema 23 three stack? Three-stack steppers in 23 size seem to be quite slow. I haven't ever tried a 34, but I understand that they have the same problem. I think you need to look at your critical

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread Ed
a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: >>a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: >> >>>Hi >>>i there spindle motor and motor drive that can be better used for >>>tapping? >>>Problem with use tap is that spindle motor can easy crash tap and after >>>that extra charge - + equipment - to remove broke tap from hol

Re: [Emc-users] steppers

2012-01-16 Thread Cathrine Hribar
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:28:58 -0500 gene heskett wrote: > On Monday, January 16, 2012 04:07:22 PM Cathrine Hribar did opine: > >> Hi Gene: >> >> Could you give me some idea of what the advantage is of using 2 and 3 >> stack steppers? You seem to know a lot and I hope you don't mind me >> ask

Re: [Emc-users] New thread, visolate

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 04:56:19 PM BRIAN GLACKIN did opine: > > are pure crap with horrible run outs. Does anyone know of a source > > for .125" collects for the HF die grinder? Hopefully that run truer > > than their 1/4" supplied collect? > > Let me know if you find a source. I gave a b

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 04:35:12 PM a...@conceptmachinery.com did opine: > > a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > >> Hi > >> i there spindle motor and motor drive that can be better used for > >> tapping? > >> Problem with use tap is that spindle motor can easy crash tap and > >> after that extr

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 04:29:38 PM Jon Elson did opine: > a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > > Hi > > i there spindle motor and motor drive that can be better used for > > tapping? Problem with use tap is that spindle motor can easy crash > > tap and after that extra charge - + equipment - t

Re: [Emc-users] steppers

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 04:07:22 PM Cathrine Hribar did opine: > Hi Gene: > > Could you give me some idea of what the advantage is of using 2 and 3 > stack steppers? You seem to know a lot and I hope you don't mind me > asking dumb questions. > > Thanks > > Bill > As I see it, its a trad

Re: [Emc-users] New thread, visolate

2012-01-16 Thread BRIAN GLACKIN
> > are pure crap with horrible run outs. Does anyone know of a source for > .125" collects for the HF die grinder? Hopefully that run truer than their > 1/4" supplied collect? Let me know if you find a source. I gave a burned out grinder to a machine shop locally that advertised "no job too s

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread a
> a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: >> Hi >> i there spindle motor and motor drive that can be better used for >> tapping? >> Problem with use tap is that spindle motor can easy crash tap and after >> that extra charge - + equipment - to remove broke tap from hole. >> > I have been using rigid tapp

Re: [Emc-users] New thread, visolate

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 02:37:43 PM gene heskett did opine: > On Sunday, January 15, 2012 09:20:33 PM Mag. Dr. Nikolaus Klepp did opine: > > > You know you have a problem when you first have to explain what the > > > "thing" was before you can explain why what you did with the "thing" > > > w

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread Jon Elson
a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hi > i there spindle motor and motor drive that can be better used for tapping? > Problem with use tap is that spindle motor can easy crash tap and after > that extra charge - + equipment - to remove broke tap from hole. > I have been using rigid tapping with

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and LabVIEW

2012-01-16 Thread Andrew
2012/1/16 andy pugh > It is probably easier to write an EMC2 driver for the Adlink card. > If the encoder counts and analogue outputs are presented as registers > on the PCI bus then it is all fairly straightforward, this forum > thread tracks the development of a driver for an ISA card, which as

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread a
> On Sun, 15 Jan 2012, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > >> Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:42:44 -0700 >> From: a...@conceptmachinery.com >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >> Subject: [Emc-users] tapping problem? >> >> Hi >> i there

Re: [Emc-users] steppers

2012-01-16 Thread Cathrine Hribar
Hi Gene: Could you give me some idea of what the advantage is of using 2 and 3 stack steppers? You seem to know a lot and I hope you don't mind me asking dumb questions. Thanks Bill -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread Kent A. Reed
On 1/16/2012 1:38 PM, Przemek Klosowski wrote: > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Erik Christiansen > wrote: > >> On 16.01.12 05:11, gene heskett wrote: >>> On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:05:23 AM kurniadi engkur did opine: >>> Hai, Saya membuat profil Netlog dengan foto saya, video,

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:18 AM, Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 16.01.12 05:11, gene heskett wrote: > > On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:05:23 AM kurniadi engkur did opine: > > > > > Hai, > > > > > > Saya membuat profil Netlog dengan foto saya, video, blog, dan event dan > > > saya ingin menambahkan

Re: [Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins

2012-01-16 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/16 Peter C. Wallace : > > I can do this sometime today > > I was very busy last week so got behind on custom bitfiles. Thank You very much! I would really appreciate that! Viesturs -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Mar 27

Re: [Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins

2012-01-16 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Mon, 16 Jan 2012, Viesturs L?cis wrote: > Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:14:39 +0200 > From: "[UTF-8] Viesturs L?cis" > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins > > 2012/1/16 C

Re: [Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins

2012-01-16 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/16 andy pugh : > On 16 January 2012 15:44, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > >> How can I do software step generation and export it through gpio pins on >> 5i23? > > You will need to add the hm2_5i23.0.write_gpio function to the base > thread (and you will need a base thread) Thanks for the tip, fo

Re: [Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins

2012-01-16 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/1/16 Chris Radek : > On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 05:44:47PM +0200, Viesturs L??cis wrote: >> Hello! >> >> I have a question: >> How can I do software step generation and export it through gpio pins on >> 5i23? > > Why do you want to do this? > Because the machine has 3 servo motors to be control

Re: [Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins

2012-01-16 Thread Chris Radek
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 05:44:47PM +0200, Viesturs L??cis wrote: > Hello! > > I have a question: > How can I do software step generation and export it through gpio pins on 5i23? Why do you want to do this? -- RSA(R) Con

Re: [Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins

2012-01-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 January 2012 15:44, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > How can I do software step generation and export it through gpio pins on 5i23? You will need to add the hm2_5i23.0.write_gpio function to the base thread (and you will need a base thread) -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective

[Emc-users] Software stepgen through Mesa GPIO pins

2012-01-16 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! I have a question: How can I do software step generation and export it through gpio pins on 5i23? Is this correct approach? addf stepgen.make-pulses base-thread net 1step stepgen.0.step hm2_5i20.0.gpio.00m net 1dir stepgen.0.dir hm2_5i20.0.gpio.00n I have a suspicion that so

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 15 Jan 2012, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:42:44 -0700 > From: a...@conceptmachinery.com > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: [Emc-users] tapping problem? > > Hi > i there spindle motor

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread John Thornton
Sure you look at the tap before using it... if it is worn out toss it out. New taps are much cheaper than removing a broken tap. All it takes it a 10x and one eye and one second of time. John On 1/15/2012 11:42 PM, a...@conceptmachinery.com wrote: > Hi > i there spindle motor and motor drive th

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread Lester Caine
gene heskett wrote: > Surprising considering that many other subscription based lists I am on > suffer much higher rates. I have no clue if its our low profile, or some > pretty decent spam filters at sourceforge. Whatever, the success is > appreciated. Well I see the apology from Kurniadi ... B

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 06:31:20 AM Erik Christiansen did opine: > On 16.01.12 05:11, gene heskett wrote: > > On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:05:23 AM kurniadi engkur did opine: > > > Hai, > > > > > > Saya membuat profil Netlog dengan foto saya, video, blog, dan event > > > dan saya ingin mena

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 16.01.12 05:11, gene heskett wrote: > On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:05:23 AM kurniadi engkur did opine: > > > Hai, > > > > Saya membuat profil Netlog dengan foto saya, video, blog, dan event dan > > saya ingin menambahkan kamu sebagai teman sehingga kamu dapat > > melihatnya. Pertama-tama, ka

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-16 Thread Michael Haberler
>>> >> >> Sounds like a job for probekins.. >> >> http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.distributions.emc.user/31345/focus=31389 > > .. > I just seem to have skipped, how exactly the surface mesh file is > created by probing the surface in certain points. that will be a Delaunay triangulation o

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread kurniadi
Im, sory everybody... i was create user in netlog and accidently create spam here... :( Kurniadi 2012/1/16 gene heskett : > On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:41:37 AM andy pugh did opine: > >> On 16 January 2012 10:11, gene heskett wrote: >> > Well, I don't believe this is Navajo.  It looks like ba

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:41:37 AM andy pugh did opine: > On 16 January 2012 10:11, gene heskett wrote: > > Well, I don't believe this is Navajo. It looks like bayes poison to > > me. Spam IOW. > > Or possibly one of our subscribers has accidentally sent an invitation > to his entire conta

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and LabVIEW

2012-01-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 January 2012 09:04, Andrew wrote: > Thanks, I'm afraid it's too complicated for us. We desided to start with > Adlink PCI-8136 card which has 6 encoder inputs and 6 analog outputs. > Maybe later it will be possible to think about drivers for a MESA card. It is probably easier to write an E

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 January 2012 10:11, gene heskett wrote: > Well, I don't believe this is Navajo.  It looks like bayes poison to me. > Spam IOW. Or possibly one of our subscribers has accidentally sent an invitation to his entire contacts database. I did that with LinkedIn, which was slightly embarassing. I

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread Peter Blodow
Hi Kurniadi, Kroklokwafzi? Semememi! Seiokrontro - prafriplo: Bifzi, bafzi; hulalemi; quasti basti bo... Peter kurniadi engkur schrieb: > Hai, > > Saya membuat profil Netlog dengan foto saya, video, blog, dan event dan saya > ingin menambahkan kamu sebagai teman sehingga kamu dapat melihatny

Re: [Emc-users] tapping problem?

2012-01-16 Thread andy pugh
On 16 January 2012 05:42, wrote: > i there spindle motor and motor drive that can be better used for tapping? You can monitor motor current on any drive, sometimes it is built in to the drive, but otherwise there are various forms of current sensing element that can be used. However, nothing w

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:16:05 AM Michael Haberler did opine: > I have some work in progress which enables workpiece Z correction by > loading a mesh of probe points into kins. It was inspired by the recent > thread on warped PCB board milling. > > this isnt ready yet, but a starter for the

Re: [Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread gene heskett
On Monday, January 16, 2012 05:05:23 AM kurniadi engkur did opine: > Hai, > > Saya membuat profil Netlog dengan foto saya, video, blog, dan event dan > saya ingin menambahkan kamu sebagai teman sehingga kamu dapat > melihatnya. Pertama-tama, kamu harus mendaftar di Netlog! Setelah kamu > login, k

Re: [Emc-users] Correcting for workpiece warpage.

2012-01-16 Thread Michael Haberler
I have some work in progress which enables workpiece Z correction by loading a mesh of probe points into kins. It was inspired by the recent thread on warped PCB board milling. this isnt ready yet, but a starter for the interested: http://git.mah.priv.at/gitweb/emc2-dev.git/shortlog/refs/heads/p

[Emc-users] Dapatkan akses ke foto-foto saya dan lain-lainnya

2012-01-16 Thread kurniadi engkur
Hai, Saya membuat profil Netlog dengan foto saya, video, blog, dan event dan saya ingin menambahkan kamu sebagai teman sehingga kamu dapat melihatnya. Pertama-tama, kamu harus mendaftar di Netlog! Setelah kamu login, kamu dapat membuat profil kamu sendiri. Coba lihat: http://id.netlog.com/go/m

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and LabVIEW

2012-01-16 Thread Andrew
2012/1/13 Karl Cunningham > Labview can talk TCP/IP. Maybe it can interface with EMC2 that way. > 2012/1/16 Anders Wallin > I've used LabView real-time and FPGA modules on Windows. There is a > LabView version for Linux, but last I checked there are no real-time > or FPGA toolboxes for Linux/

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and LabVIEW

2012-01-16 Thread Anders Wallin
> Hello gentlemen, > We'd like to control a parallel robot with EMC2 and also with LabVIEW > sometimes. I just wonder if any MESA FPGA card can be used with LabVIEW, or > is there any other card with EMC2 and LabVIEW support? Or some way to > connect EMC2 and LabVIEW (that's unlikely). > I guess th