[Emc-users] LinuxCNC Error

2014-03-28 Thread Bill
My Mill would not connect and I received a fairly long message entitled LinuxCNC Errors" which stated in the header "When reporting problems,please include all the information below in your message." However, I cannot copy, print, or in any other may transmit this information ??

Re: [Emc-users] Error Messages

2014-03-28 Thread Marius Liebenberg
There is a button at the bottom of the screen "Select All" Press that and then open gedit. Right click and paste the contents of the error screen. On 2014-03-29 05:41, Bill Brettle wrote: > My Mill would not connect and I received a fairly long message entitled > "LinuxCNC Errors" which stated i

[Emc-users] Error Messages

2014-03-28 Thread Bill Brettle
My Mill would not connect and I received a fairly long message entitled "LinuxCNC Errors" which stated in the header "When reporting problems,please include all the information below in your message." However, I cannot copy, print, or in any other may transmit this information. ??

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread John Kasunich
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014, at 08:20 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 29 March 2014 00:01, Pete Matos wrote: > > I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at > > all. I agree, if the plate is going to be used for measuring. The original poster wants to use it for photography as

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread andy pugh
On 29 March 2014 00:01, Pete Matos wrote: > I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at > all. Whilst I agree with you in principle, in practice I think it is probably a non-issue. I worked for several years as a metallurgist, the difference between a gloss and matt

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Stuart Stevenson
This is the best. On Mar 28, 2014 7:03 PM, "Pete Matos" wrote: > I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at > all. In fact other than cleaning with a damp rag I would not put anything > on it whatsoever and try to keep it covered when not in use. > > Pete > > > > On

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Pete Matos
I would not recommend putting anything on your plate that can build up at all. In fact other than cleaning with a damp rag I would not put anything on it whatsoever and try to keep it covered when not in use. Pete On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 7:54 PM, John Kasunich wrote: > I'm sure it is possible

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread John Kasunich
I'm sure it is possible to make granite shiny. I'm not so sure that flat and shiny go together. I had my plate re-calibrated some years ago. They lapped it with diamond dust on top of a much larger plate. The result was a matte finish that was duller than before, but also flatter than before. I

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Pete Matos
I bought my granite surface plate from a company in the Oak Ridge National Laboratories facility and it is matte black. It is used but in excellent shape and I would not really be concerned with the sheen whatsoever. The place I am temporarily working has a largish Starrett CMM machine and the en

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 28 March 2014 19:29:57 Jeshua Lacock did opine: > Greetings, > > I just received a grade B granite surface that has a very dull/matte > finish. I was planning to use it for both reference and photography and > the image advertised showed it glossy (which is why I ordered it). I > contac

Re: [Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread jrmitchellj .
My grade A granite block is glossy, and the grade B block is matte. You could put a temporary gloss on it with WD40. --J. Ray Mitchell Jr. jrmitche...@gmail.com (818)324-7573 "Normal people ... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't h

[Emc-users] [Off] Granite Surface Protection

2014-03-28 Thread Jeshua Lacock
Greetings, I just received a grade B granite surface that has a very dull/matte finish. I was planning to use it for both reference and photography and the image advertised showed it glossy (which is why I ordered it). I contacted the vendor and they told me it is impossible to make granite ha

Re: [Emc-users] Smart serial using MESA 485x1

2014-03-28 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Wed, 26 Mar 2014, Marius Alksnys wrote: > Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2014 08:10:22 +0200 > From: Marius Alksnys > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Emc-users] Smart serial using MESA 485x1 > > Can I use MESA 485x1 adapter for smart s

Re: [Emc-users] I wonder if there are LinuxCNC applications for this?

2014-03-28 Thread Eric Keller
That looks really nice, I registered to express interest On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 6:34 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/eng/blog/red-pitaya-bears-fruit-and-it-tastes-good > > There may be other Zynq boards that are better-suited, but it seems to > do well

Re: [Emc-users] I wonder if there are LinuxCNC applications for this?

2014-03-28 Thread Ralph Stirling
You can get on the waiting list for $110 I think. That's what I put down about last September. Hopefully the wait isn't too much longer... -- Ralph From: Gene Heskett [ghesk...@wdtv.com] Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 10:28 AM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforg

Re: [Emc-users] I wonder if there are LinuxCNC applications for this?

2014-03-28 Thread Gene Heskett
On Friday 28 March 2014 13:27:27 Steve Stallings did opine: > There is this one: > > http://www.parallella.org/board/ > > Not analog oriented, but it is much cheaper in > theory. Theory because they are not shipping > yet. > > Steve Stallings Sounds intriguing Steve. But I take it no target

Re: [Emc-users] I wonder if there are LinuxCNC applications for this?

2014-03-28 Thread Steve Stallings
There is this one: http://www.parallella.org/board/ Not analog oriented, but it is much cheaper in theory. Theory because they are not shipping yet. Steve Stallings > -Original Message- > From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2014 5:35 AM > To: Enhance

Re: [Emc-users] I wonder if there are LinuxCNC applications for this?

2014-03-28 Thread Mark Wendt
On Fri, Mar 28, 2014 at 6:34 AM, andy pugh wrote: > > http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/eng/blog/red-pitaya-bears-fruit-and-it-tastes-good > > There may be other Zynq boards that are better-suited, but it seems to > do well for high-speed analogue outputs. > > -- > atp > If you ca

Re: [Emc-users] Linuxcnc stepper mill configuration

2014-03-28 Thread andy pugh
On 28 March 2014 02:50, Bill wrote: > > I can't see how to do any of this with the stepconfig wizard, and if I just > edit the BillsMill.hal file it will revert when I sun stepcon That's just the way it is if you have an unconventional setup. (ie, not step-dir drives). See Stepconf as a utility

Re: [Emc-users] (no subject)

2014-03-28 Thread andy pugh
On 28 March 2014 02:33, Greg Bentzinger wrote: > My question tonite is how much hard drive space is needed with a 10.04 > install then getting all the other source files, compilers etc. so that I > could do a make and install master as RIP. The system I use for LinuxCNC development has an 8GB

[Emc-users] I wonder if there are LinuxCNC applications for this?

2014-03-28 Thread andy pugh
http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/eng/blog/red-pitaya-bears-fruit-and-it-tastes-good There may be other Zynq boards that are better-suited, but it seems to do well for high-speed analogue outputs. -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto