Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Przemek Klosowski
what about using a slit saw mounted in the spindle, cutting slots in the wheel mounted in a horizontal-axis rotary table? Of course few of us have motorized rotary tables, but manual as it is, it should be possible to get finer slots than what endmills can cut.

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 23:41 -0600, Jon Elson wrote: > > On Saturday, February 25, 2012 02:36:41 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > > > >> I also have my father's darkroom > >> equipment, but getting it all working again could be a whole other > time > >> and money sink. > Well, getting enough working

Re: [Emc-users] Why APT?

2012-02-25 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 19.02.12 09:29, Kirk Wallace wrote: > In looking at the wiki APT page: > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?AptProgrammingForEMC > > there is a link: > http://www.nfrpartners.com/nfraptlang.htm > > What comes to mind is that APT may not be easier for simple g-code > tasks, Kirk, you'v

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Jon Elson
> On Saturday, February 25, 2012 02:36:41 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > >> I also have my father's darkroom >> equipment, but getting it all working again could be a whole other time >> and money sink. Well, getting enough working to contact print some litho film from some sort of master, perh

Re: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe

2012-02-25 Thread Chris Morley
> From: st...@pilotltd.net > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 23:19:26 + > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe > > On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:03:35 +, you wrote: > > > >What version of EMC ? > >in current 2.5 and above, > > 2.5 current? Has it been

Re: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe

2012-02-25 Thread Steve Blackmore
On Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:03:35 +, you wrote: >What version of EMC ? >in current 2.5 and above, 2.5 current? Has it been released or still beta? Steve Blackmore -- -- Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity P

Re: [Emc-users] (no subject)

2012-02-25 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
> The factory of the future: > http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0 Almost. I still see humans on the assembly line. -- Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of vi

Re: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe

2012-02-25 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
> > Has anyone successfully run gremlin.py standalone (using gremlin-run) > > with a lathe? > > > > When I run it, it is always showing the XY plane, not the ZX plane. > > I've tried setting self.current_view = 'y' (assuming this means view > > down the y axis), but no matter what I set this to, it

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 21:16 +, Lee Osborne wrote: ... snip > The toolchanger does have > me a bit stumped though I must admit as its an umbrella type with 21 > tools and bidirectional. My original plan was to use m101 for tool 1 > and m102 for tool 2 etc as I dont know how to move the z axi

Re: [Emc-users] (no subject)

2012-02-25 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, February 25, 2012 04:32:33 PM Greg Bernard did opine: > The factory of the future: > http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0 Now that is how it should be done. Unforch it doesn't seem to extend downward to the likes of the Jetta. The one (a 2002 with a very healthy 4 banger

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, February 25, 2012 03:59:53 PM Jon Elson did opine: > gene heskett wrote: > > So I played with the code a little more and made another wheel > > yesterday, then carved up a bracket to hold the pcb & got it mounted, > > but I think the scope pix I took is too big to pass muster at the >

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Lee Osborne
On 25/02/2012 17:22, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 18:24 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: >> 2012/2/25 Lee Osborne: >>> Hi >>> >>>Can anyone help with making a user m code for a digital output on a >>> mesa 5i20, 7i33 and 7i37 set up. I have managed to get all the servos > ... snip >

Re: [Emc-users] (no subject)

2012-02-25 Thread Andrew
2012/2/25 Greg Bernard > The factory of the future: http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0 Thanks for sharing, that's pretty impressive! Andrew -- Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, February 25, 2012 03:46:32 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 14:35 -0500, gene heskett wrote: > ... snip > > > I did that, next time I log into the buffalo I'll check & see if that > > fixes it, thanks. I have sent dd-wrt and buffalo msgs about that. > > That config

[Emc-users] (no subject)

2012-02-25 Thread Greg Bernard
The factory of the future: http://www.youtube.com/embed/nd5WGLWNllA?rel=0 -- Virtualization & Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allow

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread John Thornton
I have my tool changer set up in hal and classicladder. Go to http://gnipsel.com/shop/hardinge/hardinge.xhtml to see my configs. John On 2/25/2012 9:49 AM, Lee Osborne wrote: > Hi > > Can anyone help with making a user m code for a digital output on a > mesa 5i20, 7i33 and 7i37 set up. I ha

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-25 Thread Jon Elson
Lars Andersson wrote: > My thought was to not run PWM but only direct switching at a base frequency > of a few kHz and without any sensing of rotor angle. > The rotor will run well once it is locked in to the rotating field from the > stator. Crude, but it works. > Old drives use a 6-step drive

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread Jon Elson
gene heskett wrote: > > So I played with the code a little more and made another wheel yesterday, > then carved up a bracket to hold the pcb & got it mounted, but I think the > scope pix I took is too big to pass muster at the server. The wheel wound > up with only 39 slots because that was abo

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Jon Elson
Kirk Wallace wrote: > I wonder if one could make an encoder wheel with a thin glass disk, coat > it with a film emulsion, expose it to an image of an encoder wheel, and > develop it like regular film? > Well, of course, that's how the major makers of glass disk encoders make them. The last step

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 14:35 -0500, gene heskett wrote: ... snip > I did that, next time I log into the buffalo I'll check & see if that fixes > it, thanks. I have sent dd-wrt and buffalo msgs about that. That config > line is about 2" longer than any other config line in the gui and really > sh

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, February 25, 2012 02:36:41 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 08:25 -0800, charles green wrote: > > if you can work in 35mm space, make a large laser print of the wheel, > > photograph it a few stops under exposed, over develop it, and cut the > > finished disk out of

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, February 25, 2012 02:21:48 PM Kirk Wallace did opine: > On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 11:41 -0500, gene heskett wrote: > ... snip > > > I've temporarily replaced my router with a Buffalo Nfinity Hi-power > > running dd-wrt, which means my web page is offline until I figure out > > how to ssh

Re: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe

2012-02-25 Thread Chris Morley
> From: fr...@franksworkshop.com.au > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:27:45 +1100 > Subject: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe > > Has anyone successfully run gremlin.py standalone (using gremlin-run) with a > lathe? > > When I run it, it is always showing th

Re: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe

2012-02-25 Thread Chris Morley
> From: fr...@franksworkshop.com.au > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:27:45 +1100 > Subject: [Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe > > Has anyone successfully run gremlin.py standalone (using gremlin-run) with a > lathe? > > When I run it, it is always showing th

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 08:25 -0800, charles green wrote: > if you can work in 35mm space, make a large laser print of the wheel, > photograph it a few stops under exposed, over develop it, and cut the > finished disk out of the negative. works for crude diffractive lenses > too. ... snip I need a

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 11:41 -0500, gene heskett wrote: ... snip > > I've temporarily replaced my router with a Buffalo Nfinity Hi-power running > dd-wrt, which means my web page is offline until I figure out how to ssh > into it and fix the port forwarding, Isn't ssh available from the LAN side

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 18:24 +0200, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2012/2/25 Lee Osborne : > > Hi > > > > Can anyone help with making a user m code for a digital output on a > > mesa 5i20, 7i33 and 7i37 set up. I have managed to get all the servos ... snip > Firstly, is it hm2_5i20.0.gpio.0042.out or h

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Brian May
I have had this problem before. My issue was that the file was not executable. By default it is not, you have to change it. On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 10:24 AM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2012/2/25 Lee Osborne : > > Hi > > > > Can anyone help with making a user m code for a digital output on a > >

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 10:34 +, andy pugh wrote: > On 25 February 2012 07:16, Kirk Wallace wrote: > > > Or, use a thin sheet metal disk with photoresist and etch the slots? > > Marker pen and CNC works… > http://youtu.be/c1zCG-uPaoM > I'm looking for a very much higher resolution. I'm playi

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread gene heskett
On Saturday, February 25, 2012 11:01:46 AM gene heskett did opine: > Does anybody know what the attachment size limit is? The absolute > smallest I can get out of GIMP is 70k, attached. But ugly, but you get > the idea if it comes through. > Thank you Mr. Moderator. And now I know, from the re

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread charles green
a focussed 1W 808nm diode laser is sufficient to fuse absorptive ceramic material to a glass substrait, or to vaporize absorptive organic material. --- On Fri, 2/24/12, Kirk Wallace wrote: > From: Kirk Wallace > Subject: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels? > To: "LinuxCNC Users List"

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread charles green
if you can work in 35mm space, make a large laser print of the wheel, photograph it a few stops under exposed, over develop it, and cut the finished disk out of the negative. works for crude diffractive lenses too. --- On Sat, 2/25/12, Lars Andersson wrote: > From: Lars Andersson > Subject:

Re: [Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/2/25 Lee Osborne : > Hi > >   Can anyone help with making a user m code for a digital output on a > mesa 5i20, 7i33 and 7i37 set up.  I have managed to get all the servos > working and coolant but I have extra digital outputs connected to > solenoids for a toolchanger.  I have tried making an

[Emc-users] Custom M-code using mesa 5i20

2012-02-25 Thread Lee Osborne
Hi Can anyone help with making a user m code for a digital output on a mesa 5i20, 7i33 and 7i37 set up. I have managed to get all the servos working and coolant but I have extra digital outputs connected to solenoids for a toolchanger. I have tried making an M101 file but I cant get it to

Re: [Emc-users] Brass finish question?

2012-02-25 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Sat, 2012-02-25 at 03:31 -0500, gene heskett wrote: ... snip > Does anybody know what the attachment size limit is? The absolute smallest > I can get out of GIMP is 70k, attached. But ugly, but you get the idea if > it comes through. ... snip I think it is a little over 40k. That's the figu

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Fri, 24 Feb 2012, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:16:55 -0800 > From: Kirk Wallace > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: LinuxCNC Users List > Subject: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels? > > I wonder if one could make an encoder wheel with a

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread Lars Andersson
Aah, wet process photography! What you might do is to get some gelatin emulsion lito film sheet at big enough size and put into warm water. The emulsion will slide off the film and you can transfer it to the glass where it will stick. Lito is good because you can work in pretty bright red LED ligh

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-25 Thread Lars Andersson
> 100K / 60 * 2(poles) = electrical rpms. You'll need to run the pwm > well over 100Khz to do this. The lowly dspic33f mc motor series will > struggle to do this, let alone any additional processing. My thought was to not run PWM but only direct switching at a base frequency of a few kHz and with

[Emc-users] OT: medial-axis pocket milling strategy

2012-02-25 Thread Anders Wallin
As a result of my work with OpenVoronoi (2d voronoi diagram algorithm) I've experimented with a medial-axis based pocket milling strategy. These two videos show the latest progress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Qr8tZXGXZU and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lfIU_gv0iB8 There's a problem with ove

[Emc-users] Signing Off

2012-02-25 Thread Eric Taada
There be sailors amongst us. "Andy will cross the Pacific Ocean during the Clipper 11-12 Race. The Engineer from Essex will cross world's biggest expanse of water and log over 5,600 miles in the process." www.clipperroundtheworld.com ---

Re: [Emc-users] Signing Off

2012-02-25 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
On 2/24/2012 8:11 PM, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > On Sat, 25 Feb 2012, andy pugh wrote: > > >> I am heading off tomorrow to do a bit of sailing. I won't have any >> internet at all for 7 weeks. >> >> I will be back in April. >> > Could you please elaborate > Are you sailing between planet

Re: [Emc-users] Signing Off

2012-02-25 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 25.02.12 10:10, andy pugh wrote: > On 25 February 2012 01:11, wrote: > > > Could you please elaborate > > Are you sailing between planets, > > (Sat here waiting for the taxi) > I will be on the boat Derry/Londonderry and can be tracked here: > http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/index.php/fo

Re: [Emc-users] Film Emulsion for Encoder Wheels?

2012-02-25 Thread andy pugh
On 25 February 2012 07:16, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Or, use a thin sheet metal disk with photoresist and etch the slots? Marker pen and CNC works… http://youtu.be/c1zCG-uPaoM -- atp The idea that there is no such thing as objective truth is, quite simply, wrong. -

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-25 Thread andy pugh
On 25 February 2012 10:15, andy pugh wrote: > The back-emf in any particular field winding will be independent of > the current, but the field windings which are driven by the H-bridge > at any one time will be different between a properly commutated bldc > with a 90 degree phase shift and one be

Re: [Emc-users] Outrunners

2012-02-25 Thread andy pugh
On 25 February 2012 02:55, Jon Elson wrote: >> The effect of this is (I think) that the back-emf is very small, and >> the current very high, for a given torque. >> > HUH?  On a permanent magnet motor, the back EMF is determined entirely by > the magnets, and will be the same with or without driv

Re: [Emc-users] Signing Off

2012-02-25 Thread andy pugh
On 25 February 2012 01:11, wrote: > Could you please elaborate > Are you sailing between planets, (Sat here waiting for the taxi) I will be on the boat Derry/Londonderry and can be tracked here: http://www.clipperroundtheworld.com/index.php/follow/race-viewer/ Race start is 4th of March. -- a

Re: [Emc-users] Signing Off

2012-02-25 Thread Peter Georgi
Have a good time and always enough water under the keel. Enjoy the internet free time! Peter -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] Gesendet: Samstag, 25. Februar 2012 01:50 An: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Betreff: [Emc-users] Signing Off I am headin

[Emc-users] gremlin.py for a lathe

2012-02-25 Thread Frank Tkalcevic
Has anyone successfully run gremlin.py standalone (using gremlin-run) with a lathe? When I run it, it is always showing the XY plane, not the ZX plane. I've tried setting self.current_view = 'y' (assuming this means view down the y axis), but no matter what I set this to, it is always shows the