Re: [Emc-users] Okuma absolute encoders (Stuart Stevenson) (Chris Morley)

2013-07-06 Thread Greg Bentzinger
OSP2200 - that really is old school. Same with pre FANUC - 5 controls - single axis LED number position readouts. I remember making paper tapes on a teletype because I hated standing in front of a Bandit console typing in; Xxx. (enter) Yxx. (enter) Ixx. (enter) Jxx. (enter) Fxx.

Re: [Emc-users] Okuma absolute encoders (Stuart Stevenson)

2013-07-06 Thread Chris Morley
> Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 15:14:52 -0700 > From: skullwo...@yahoo.com > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Okuma absolute encoders (Stuart Stevenson) > > I have used many OKUMA machines and I think that they made great iron. > > Most had OSP5000 or OSP5020 although som

Re: [Emc-users] Okuma absolute encoders (Stuart Stevenson)

2013-07-06 Thread Greg Bentzinger
I have used many OKUMA machines and I think that they made great iron. Most had OSP5000 or OSP5020 although some were OSP7000 or the newer U100 or some such control. I see them for sale surplus every so often but I shudder and pass by - why? Because its a closed hardware software system. All t

Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka on eBay

2013-07-06 Thread Przemek Klosowski
same guy has a nice Clausing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/CLAUSING-LATHE/300927639837?ssPageName=WDVW&rd=1&ih=020&category=104241&cmd=ViewItem On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 6:45 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 5 July 2013 23:38, Kirk Wallace wrote: >> In case someone forgot to buy this: >> http://www.ebay.com/it

Re: [Emc-users] 5axis Simulation?

2013-07-06 Thread John Morris
On 07/06/2013 01:37 PM, Florian Rist wrote: > Hi, > I'm looking for a simulation software that allows to simulate 5axis > material removal, that is at best open source and hast be not expensive. > > If this does not exist I'm thinking about writing one. The geometry part > of it is not so much of

Re: [Emc-users] ubu 10.04.4 LTS Q

2013-07-06 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 06 July 2013 15:15:19 Gene Heskett did opine: > On Friday 05 July 2013 10:03:27 sa...@empirescreen.com did opine: > > I think testers are always welcome.. :) > > > > http://imagebin.org/index.php?mode=image&id=263115 > > > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?NewRTInstall > >

Re: [Emc-users] 5axis Simulation?

2013-07-06 Thread Dave Caroline
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 7:37 PM, Florian Rist wrote: > Hi, > I'm looking for a simulation software that allows to simulate 5axis > material removal, that is at best open source and hast be not expensive. > > If this does not exist I'm thinking about writing one. The geometry part > of it is not so

[Emc-users] 5axis Simulation?

2013-07-06 Thread Florian Rist
Hi, I'm looking for a simulation software that allows to simulate 5axis material removal, that is at best open source and hast be not expensive. If this does not exist I'm thinking about writing one. The geometry part of it is not so much of a problem (as long as it does not have to be efficient)

Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka on eBay

2013-07-06 Thread Jon Elson
Gregg Eshelman wrote: > On Fri, 7/5/13, Hubert Bahr wrote: > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka on eBay > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Friday, July 5, 2013, 10:09 PM > > While I don't need to add a new > project at this time this does peak my > interest, but it brings up s

Re: [Emc-users] Servo issue

2013-07-06 Thread Jon Elson
Viesturs Lācis wrote: > It was a matter of good luck for multimeter > to show this particular wire lead to be ok. > > No, that is bad luck when testing a defective connection shows it to be good! > The end result is - a little soldering and problem solved! Machine works! > Thanks everyone for y

Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka on eBay

2013-07-06 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 07/06/2013 02:19 AM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: ... snip > While I don't need to add a new > project at this time this does peak my > interest, but it brings up some questions. What type > of capabilities > can we expect to get by retrofitting one of these older NC > machines? ... snip

Re: [Emc-users] Cutting involute spur gears with 4 axis?

2013-07-06 Thread N. Christopher Perry
There is also this application that will generate gcode for synchronous belt sprockets too: gearotic.com N. Christopher Perry On Jul 5, 2013, at 10:24, Chris Kelley wrote: > Gregg, > > I've been playing with doing almost exactly what you are talking about. > I've even cut some proof-of-conce

Re: [Emc-users] Okuma absolute encoders

2013-07-06 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 6 Jul 2013, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2013 07:14:41 -0500 > From: Stuart Stevenson > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: EMC2-Users-List , > Emc2-developers > Subject: [Emc-users] Okuma absolute encoders > > Will the Okuma absolute encoders al

Re: [Emc-users] 7i43 firmware for 7i39 card

2013-07-06 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 6 Jul 2013, propcoder wrote: > Date: Sat, 06 Jul 2013 07:36:22 +0300 > From: propcoder > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 7i43 firmware for 7i39 card > > Peter, would it be possible to make 7I43/7I39 fir

[Emc-users] Okuma absolute encoders

2013-07-06 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Will the Okuma absolute encoders allow me to use them as incremental encoders and a home switch? -- Addressee is the intended audience. If you are not the addressee then my consent is not given for you to read this email furthermore it is my wish you would close this without saving or reading, an

Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka on eBay

2013-07-06 Thread Gregg Eshelman
On Fri, 7/5/13, Hubert Bahr wrote: Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Shizuoka on eBay To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Friday, July 5, 2013, 10:09 PM While I don't need to add a new project at this time this does peak my interest, but it brings up some questions.  What type of capabilit

Re: [Emc-users] Servo issue

2013-07-06 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2013/7/5 Kenneth Lerman > > Checking that every pin goes where it belongs is necessary, but not > sufficient. You must also test that no pin goes where it doesn't belong. > Did you check to see if any pins were shorted to each other? > I checked power cable all the possible pairs of any 2 wire l