Re: [Emc-users] Adjusting Work Coordinates and Offsets?

2013-01-23 Thread Todd Zuercher
What I ended up using can be seen here: http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/10-advanced-configuration/26051-incremental-adjustment-of-work-coordinates?limitstart=0 - Original Message - I have used this to offset my z axis in proportion to spindle growth from heat. I did also put

[Emc-users] If true, sad news for us

2013-01-23 Thread Matt Shaver
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/intel_quit_making_motherboards2013 I hope that other manufacturers MiniITX boards prove as good performing on latency-test as the ones from Intel. Thanks, Matt -- Master Visual Studi

Re: [Emc-users] If true, sad news for us

2013-01-23 Thread Bruce Layne
I've been getting old Craig's List PCs that I was fairly sure would work well with LinuxCNC for $75, and testing the latency with a Live CD before buying them. For the current project I wanted a little more integration. It's a CNC router that I expect to work in an environment with a lot of w

[Emc-users] Just curious, backing off of limit switch

2013-01-23 Thread Bruce Klawiter
I am curious, how does LinuxCNC back off of a limit switch? I have a bridgeport with hand wheels so it is easy for me, just wondering how this is done on the big machines. Bruce -- Master Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL, A

Re: [Emc-users] Just curious, backing off of limit switch

2013-01-23 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2013/1/23 Bruce Klawiter : > I am curious, how does LinuxCNC back off of a limit switch? > I have a bridgeport with hand wheels so it is easy for me, just wondering how > this is done on the big machines. > Well, correctly configured machine does not hit limit switches during normal operation. If

Re: [Emc-users] Just curious, backing off of limit switch

2013-01-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 23 January 2013 15:59:55 Bruce Klawiter did opine: Message additions Copyright Wednesday 23 January 2013 by Gene Heskett > I am curious, how does LinuxCNC back off of a limit switch? > I have a bridgeport with hand wheels so it is easy for me, just > wondering how this is done on the

Re: [Emc-users] Just curious, backing off of limit switch

2013-01-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 23 January 2013 16:19:10 Gene Heskett did opine: Message additions Copyright Wednesday 23 January 2013 by Gene Heskett Ignore me. "Limit" switches are not always used as "Home" switches. > On Wednesday 23 January 2013 15:59:55 Bruce Klawiter did opine: > Message additions Copyright W

Re: [Emc-users] Just curious, backing off of limit switch

2013-01-23 Thread Stephen Dubovsky
Gene, Nowhere does it specify in the graphic that the two HAVE to be separate. The drawing is arbitrary/universal and just showing which edges are used on which steps. If you set the SEARCH_VEL reasonably high enough the machine must over travel the switch due to deceleration. Have you tried sett

Re: [Emc-users] If true, sad news for us

2013-01-23 Thread N. Christopher Perry
Good luck I just checked a couple of days ago an found they were sold out. N. Christopher Perry On Jan 23, 2013, at 11:12, Bruce Layne wrote: > I've been getting old Craig's List PCs that I was fairly sure would work > well with LinuxCNC for $75, and testing the latency with a Live CD >

Re: [Emc-users] Just curious, backing off of limit switch

2013-01-23 Thread Gene Heskett
On Wednesday 23 January 2013 21:02:47 Stephen Dubovsky did opine: Message additions Copyright Wednesday 23 January 2013 by Gene Heskett > Gene, > Nowhere does it specify in the graphic that the two HAVE to be separate. > The drawing is arbitrary/universal and just showing which edges are used > on

Re: [Emc-users] If true, sad news for us

2013-01-23 Thread Tom Easterday
You can still buy 10 packs! :-) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121671&Tpk=D525MW -Tom On Jan 23, 2013, at 8:19 PM, N. Christopher Perry wrote: > Good luck I just checked a couple of days ago an found they were sold > out. > > N. Christopher Perry > > On Jan 23,