Re: [Emc-users] Nearly off topic

On Sun, 2013-07-28 at 21:38 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 28 July 2013 21:34:58 dave did opine: > > > A6 sounds tempting because it is easy to machine and will be slick. > > However, you don't want something too hard as then the slide rather than > > the gib will wear. Al bronze has been

Re: [Emc-users] Nearly off topic

On Sunday 28 July 2013 21:34:58 dave did opine: > A6 sounds tempting because it is easy to machine and will be slick. > However, you don't want something too hard as then the slide rather than > the gib will wear. Al bronze has been suggested and should work well. > Humm, more food for thought, t

Re: [Emc-users] Nearly off topic

On Sunday 28 July 2013 21:15:33 Marcus Bowman did opine: > On 28 Jul 2013, at 18:02, Gene Heskett wrote: > > And whats the best material for the gib strip? I am not impressed > > with the soft steel now used in these chinese toys. Recycled coat > > hangers or similar junk IMO. > > You could us

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

Here's the pastebin link to the *public* version of the INI file (same file, just different permissions) = 3-axis INI file (public) = I also took the opportunity while I was at it to prune my overly long email name ;). Cheers, Alex.

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

On 29/7/13 at 10:50 AM, bodge...@gmail.com (andy pugh) wrote: On 29/7/13 at 10:50 AM, bodge...@gmail.com (andy pugh) wrote: >On 29 July 2013 01:37, wrote: >>Here's the pertinent files relating to my axis weirdness: >> >>3-axis hal file = >> >>3-axis INI file = > > > >I think that the mailing lis

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

On 29 July 2013 01:37, wrote: > Here's the pertinent files relating to my axis weirdness: > > 3-axis hal file = > > 3-axis INI file = I think that the mailing list software strip attachments. Can you put them on pastebin.com and give us the link? -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it.

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

Also, I have another 3-axis config that does exactly the same thing; a third one also did that but I chose not to save it after testing the motors from within the Stepconf wizard. On 29/7/13 at 10:37 AM, anew...@optusnet.com.au wrote: > Here's the pertinent files relating to my axis weirdness:

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

Here's the pertinent files relating to my axis weirdness: 3-axis hal file = 3-axis INI file = 3-axis Stepconf = (for completeness). Thanks again to Stuart for the suggestion :). Alex - Original Message - From: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To:"Enhanced Machine Controller (EM

Re: [Emc-users] Nearly off topic

A6 sounds tempting because it is easy to machine and will be slick. However, you don't want something too hard as then the slide rather than the gib will wear. Al bronze has been suggested and should work well. In one of the discussion groups there was a fellow ( brian@versamill ) that said he mi

Re: [Emc-users] Nearly off topic

On 28 Jul 2013, at 18:02, Gene Heskett wrote: > > > And whats the best material for the gib strip? I am not impressed with the > soft steel now used in these chinese toys. Recycled coat hangers or > similar junk IMO. You could use Ground Flat Stock (AKA Gauge Plate), although the surface w

Re: [Emc-users] Controlling a tool changer

On 07/27/2013 04:12 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Karl kept his changer alone and wrote a comp to get his to work with > LinuxCNC as-is. > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/qd_atc_hal_ov-1a.svg > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/qdtoolchange.comp A short word of ca

[Emc-users] Nearly off topic

Hello all; I just ordered a sheet of 1/2" thick phenolic to make pcb pallets from, and a foot of 1" acetal rod to make those thermally molded nuts from for my toy mill. Gotta get rid of some backlash if I'm going to etch some more pcb's. That leaves one other obvious weak point, the length of

[Emc-users] minutes from project meeting 2013-07-27

Hi folks, we held our scheduled project meeting yesterday. We used our MeetingsOnIRC method again, it continues to work well for us: http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?MeetingsOnIRC The log/transcript of the meeting is here: http://meetlog.archivist.info/meeting.php?id=201307 The agenda

Re: [Emc-users] Controlling a tool changer

On 07/27/2013 11:48 PM, Sven Wesley wrote: > 2013/7/28 Kirk Wallace >> >> >> .. >> >> After some testing, I decided I wanted to optionally use my MPG to >> manually control the carousel, but I ran into some problems and that's >> were the project has been for over a year now. >> >> Karl kept his c

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

Thanks Stuart. I'll get onto that tomorrow (Aus time) when I have the box booted up (the computer is in the control box). Cheers, Alex. On 28/07/2013, at 10:54 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Posting information such as the .INI and .hal files would allow much deeper > analysis. > In this instan

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

Posting information such as the .INI and .hal files would allow much deeper analysis. In this instance pastebin is your friend. -- See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility w

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

On 28/07/2013, at 10:18 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 28 July 2013 13:01, Alexander Newman wrote: >> I've got a four-axis breakout board that I'm using LinuxCNC's >> Stepconf setup to drive quite happily - at least in the testing >> stages - using the supplied sample g-code files. If I try to set

Re: [Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

On 28 July 2013 13:01, Alexander Newman wrote: > I've got a four-axis breakout board that I'm using LinuxCNC's > Stepconf setup to drive quite happily - at least in the testing > stages - using the supplied sample g-code files. If I try to set > up a 3-axis config, Stepconf happily obliges: but th

[Emc-users] Stepconf/BoB weirdness with LinuxCNC

I've got a four-axis breakout board that I'm using LinuxCNC's Stepconf setup to drive quite happily - at least in the testing stages - using the supplied sample g-code files. If I try to set up a 3-axis config, Stepconf happily obliges: but the output to the motors seems to be a lathe config, i

Re: [Emc-users] Persistent tool number - 'fix' outline

the issue with this approach is: the interpreter is the wrong place to apply initial tool state start conditions assume you somehow set the initial tool number in the interpreter and then you turn the machine on: - you have state of the machine, and state of the interpreter. - the interpreter

Re: [Emc-users] Persistent tool number

This looks too complex for me now. Besides, it may be useful to save some parameters without using remap. Can I save / restore toolnumber using Parameter saver component? I can't find any hal input pin to which I could connect paramsaver.outvalueS-000 for example. http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-

[Emc-users] Controlling a tool changer

On 28 July 2013 05:33, Glenn Edwards wrote: > Having designed a tool changer and putting it to use for a few years, I can > say confidently that flipping the tool upside down is to prevent crude > getting on the taper. There may be other benefits, but that is the most > important by far. > > Doe

Re: [Emc-users] Controlling a tool changer

How difficult would it be to use a camera and Open CV with LCNC for visual tool recognition? The number and types of things Open CV has been used for is a very long list, including things like programs that learn how to play (and beat) videogames. Recognizing images of tools should be easy comp