[Emc-users] 4kw China Spindle

2012-11-27 Thread Jeshua Lacock
Greetings, I was wondering if anyone here on the list has used one of these and if they would recommend it or not: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-4KW-WATER-COOLED-SPINDLE-MOTOR-4KW-DRIVE-INVERTER-VFD-4-/251098918142?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a76a96cfe Otherwise I am open to suggestions! T

[Emc-users] Build simulator on Precise

2012-11-27 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! I am trying to build LinuxCNC from source on Ubuntu 12.04 Since I need it just for testing purposes, I am configuring it with --enable-simulator flag. I had installed 2.5.1 simulator package from buildbot installed, but I have it uninstalled at the moment. I took following steps: 1) got th

Re: [Emc-users] Build simulator on Precise

2012-11-27 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 27.11.12 13:24, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > 2) in Makefile changed the line 55 from this: > include Makefile.inc > to this: > include Makefile.inc.in Er, perhaps you have a reason for doing that, but it would be strange if an undigested "in" file could possibly work as if it were legal "make" synta

Re: [Emc-users] Build simulator on Precise

2012-11-27 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I just installed on 12.04 last week. I followed this page. It worked great when I read the last line. :) http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Build_A_Simulator_Manually -- dos centavos -- Monitor your physical, v

[Emc-users] Tool change home

2012-11-27 Thread Kasey Matejcek
Is there a way I can prevent my A axis from moving when I do a tool change I have the TOOL_CHANGE_POSITION = 0 0 0 in the ini file I left the forth zero off doesn't help Right now I running a part and the A axis get wond up to 900 deg then it does a tool change it unwinds it to zero Then after t

Re: [Emc-users] Tool change home

2012-11-27 Thread sam sokolik
Currently there isn't a way to do what you want. I had asked a while back and one of the developers had produced this untested patch.. This was in 2010 so I don't know how much it applies to the current code. diff --git a/src/emc/task/emccanon.cc b/src/emc/task/emccanon.cc index 6f36a75..e8f3f

Re: [Emc-users] Build simulator on Precise

2012-11-27 Thread Sven Wesley
2012/11/27 Stuart Stevenson > I just installed on 12.04 last week. > I followed this page. > It worked great when I read the last line. :) > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Build_A_Simulator_Manually > > > Veisturs, it looks like you are using the wrong configure flag, it should be "si

Re: [Emc-users] Build simulator on Precise

2012-11-27 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/11/27 Sven Wesley : > 2012/11/27 Stuart Stevenson > >> I just installed on 12.04 last week. >> I followed this page. >> It worked great when I read the last line. :) >> >> http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Build_A_Simulator_Manually >> >> >> > Viesturs, it looks like you are using the

Re: [Emc-users] Build simulator on Precise

2012-11-27 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2012/11/27 Viesturs Lācis : > > Thank You, guys! > Now I tried these steps: > 1) git checkout v2.5.1 > to cancel any changes I did and in mail archive I found that somebody > tried building simulator on 12.10 and there were some issues with > master while 2.5.1 built correctly, so I decided that it

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle position, direction and Index with only one channel.

2012-11-27 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 11:21 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > The bidirectional sensors are for start-stop applications where it is > important to retain crank-synch even during rock-back when the engine > stops. > We need to inject fuel on the very first available TDC to meet the > start-time targets.

Re: [Emc-users] Tool change home

2012-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2012 15:27, Kasey Matejcek wrote: > Is there a way I can prevent my A axis from moving when I do a tool change I suspect not, from a quick look at the code on git. You _might_ be able to make it less annoying by seting WRAPPED_ROTARY = true. I don't know if that would mess you up

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle position, direction and Index with only one channel.

2012-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 27 November 2012 20:21, Przemek Klosowski wrote: > OK, but there's very little consequence if the engine controls get it > wrong, correct? it'd just keep turning over and fire on another TDC. > Whereas rigid tapping would go quite wrong if it was off by a revolution. No, as long as it is exac

[Emc-users] NC Lathe

2012-11-27 Thread Kasey Matejcek
Does anyone know of a lathe that needs repair or conversions to CNC in the northern states I'm looking for a lathe that is a CNC or can be converted to CNC Somewhere close to Minnesota preferably Doesn't have to be a working unit -

Re: [Emc-users] NC Lathe

2012-11-27 Thread andy pugh
On 28 November 2012 00:20, Kasey Matejcek wrote: > Does anyone know of a lathe that needs repair or conversions to CNC in the > northern states eBay (doing an advanced search for "for parts or not working" and looking for items in the US finds me: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hardinge-Omniturn-DSMA-

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle position, direction and Index with only one channel.

2012-11-27 Thread Jon Elson
andy pugh wrote: > On 27 November 2012 20:21, Przemek Klosowski > wrote: > > >> OK, but there's very little consequence if the engine controls get it >> wrong, correct? it'd just keep turning over and fire on another TDC. >> Whereas rigid tapping would go quite wrong if it was off by a revoluti

Re: [Emc-users] off topic - device info needed

2012-11-27 Thread cogoman
On 11/26/2012 03:13 PM, Ralph Stirling wrote: > Get a real power supply with a transformer, rectifier, > and capacitor. If you have switching stepper drivers that have *a capacitor across the DC input*, you may be able to use the power supply from an old 20 to 50 watt per channel stereo amplifier