Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Marius Liebenberg
>On Sunday 05 July 2015 13:05:27 Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> -- Original Message -- >> From: "Gene Heskett" >> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net >> Sent: 2015-07-05 18:48:03 >> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76 >> >> >On Sunday 05 July 2015 07:28:07 Marius Li

Re: [Emc-users] encoder opto update

2015-07-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 04 July 2015 14:28:23 Gene Heskett wrote: > So next I need to round up some shielded 4 conductor cable about mouse > cable sized and wire it up. Found some at Home Depot today, small and shielded but stiffer that I'd like. In a cable chain it should be good for several years. > Lo

Re: [Emc-users] eBay Mill in California

2015-07-05 Thread Pete Matos
Jeez man what kind of asshat leaves a nice mill like that outside to rot? Hell give it to me I will give it shelter and a loving home hehehe Pete On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 3:53 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 07/05/2015 09:32 AM, Drew Rogge wrote: > > Here's another one in California > > http://sfb

Re: [Emc-users] eBay Mill in California

2015-07-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
On 07/05/2015 09:32 AM, Drew Rogge wrote: > Here's another one in California > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bfs/5100473197.html > > Not in as nice a shape but looks like it might have a tool changer. Another AN-S, and you are right, it does have a tool changer. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wal

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 05 July 2015 13:43:53 Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 05 July 2015 13:05:27 Marius Liebenberg wrote: > > -- Original Message -- > > From: "Gene Heskett" > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Sent: 2015-07-05 18:48:03 > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i7

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 05 July 2015 13:05:27 Marius Liebenberg wrote: > -- Original Message -- > From: "Gene Heskett" > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Sent: 2015-07-05 18:48:03 > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76 > > >On Sunday 05 July 2015 07:28:07 Marius Liebenberg wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Marius Liebenberg
-- Original Message -- From: "Gene Heskett" To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2015-07-05 18:48:03 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76 >On Sunday 05 July 2015 07:28:07 Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> I have the above installed on my lathe and I am having problems

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 05 July 2015 09:03:44 Peter C. Wallace wrote: > On Sun, 5 Jul 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > > Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2015 11:28:07 + > > From: Marius Liebenberg > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > Subject: [Emc-users] Index pulse > > on 5i25 with 7i76 > > > > I have the ab

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 05 July 2015 07:28:07 Marius Liebenberg wrote: > I have the above installed on my lathe and I am having problems with > getting threads cut. In a previous discussion someone mentioned that > their lathe just sits and waits for something when using G76. I have > the same. So I put Halscope

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Tom Easterday
So spindle direction should have no effect on threading (assuming motion.spindle-revs is correct)? -Tom > On Jul 5, 2015, at 12:34 PM, Chris Radek wrote: > >> On Sun, Jul 05, 2015 at 12:17:32PM -0400, Tom Easterday wrote: >> >> opposite direction in the turret and I use M3, and this is the >>

Re: [Emc-users] eBay Mill in California

2015-07-05 Thread Pete Matos
Behold the power of the SHIZ!!! LOL Nice looking machine would love one for a second mill in my shop to accompany the Cincinatti VMC Pete On Sun, Jul 5, 2015 at 12:32 PM, Drew Rogge wrote: > Here's another one in California > http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bfs/5100473197.html > > Not in as n

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Chris Radek
On Sun, Jul 05, 2015 at 12:17:32PM -0400, Tom Easterday wrote: > > opposite direction in the turret and I use M3, and this is the > tool that I was using when G76 fails. Could the spindle direction > effect the index pulse? When in M3, the motion.spindle-revs should increase by 1.0 for each turn

Re: [Emc-users] eBay Mill in California

2015-07-05 Thread Drew Rogge
Here's another one in California http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/bfs/5100473197.html Not in as nice a shape but looks like it might have a tool changer. Drew On 7/5/15 8:20 AM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > These convert very nicely: > http://www.ebay.com/itm/321797212854 > > This one is an AN-S > > (fo

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Tom Easterday
On Jul 5, 2015, at 11:46 AM, Peter C. Wallace wrote: > > You also need<...>the direction right This makes me wonder... What do you mean by "direction right"? I was able to do what looked like a successful G76 threading operation with a non-threading tool, that is it didn't create threads bec

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 5 Jul 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2015 15:33:11 + > From: Marius Liebenberg > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76 > > >> On Sun, 5 Jul 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote: >> >>> Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2015 11:

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Marius Liebenberg
>On Sun, 5 Jul 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > >>Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2015 11:28:07 + >>From: Marius Liebenberg >>To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> >>Subject: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76 >> >>I have the above installed on my lathe and I am having problems with >>getting

[Emc-users] eBay Mill in California

2015-07-05 Thread Kirk Wallace
These convert very nicely: http://www.ebay.com/itm/321797212854 This one is an AN-S (for reference: http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/ but is a slightly smaller ST-N) -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/ -

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Tom Easterday
FWIW Marius, my index seems to be working fine, I did the test Peter suggests below when I got the encoder wired to see if my index was working. And at 300 rpm (the speed at which my G76 is failing) the pulse should come every 200ms, well within the servo period. I am traveling so haven't yet

Re: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sun, 5 Jul 2015, Marius Liebenberg wrote: > Date: Sun, 05 Jul 2015 11:28:07 + > From: Marius Liebenberg > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: [Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76 > > I have the above installed on my lathe and I am having problems with > getting thread

[Emc-users] Index pulse on 5i25 with 7i76

2015-07-05 Thread Marius Liebenberg
I have the above installed on my lathe and I am having problems with getting threads cut. In a previous discussion someone mentioned that their lathe just sits and waits for something when using G76. I have the same. So I put Halscope on the 5i25.encoder.index-input to see what is coming out. N

Re: [Emc-users] Dependable mail sorting [Was: Working Mill]

2015-07-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 05 July 2015 03:27:53 Erik Christiansen wrote: > On 01.07.15 22:44, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 01 July 2015 22:40:44 George Ramsower wrote: > > > And I did it again, left something undone. I forgot to del the > > > Re:{Emc-users} in the Subject line. This furthers the confusion

[Emc-users] Dependable mail sorting [Was: Working Mill]

2015-07-05 Thread Erik Christiansen
On 01.07.15 22:44, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 01 July 2015 22:40:44 George Ramsower wrote: > > And I did it again, left something undone. I forgot to del the > > Re:{Emc-users} in the Subject line. This furthers the confusion > > Dammit !!! > > Yep, guilty here too, because I filter to t

Re: [Emc-users] Engraving direction question

2015-07-05 Thread Marcus Bowman
On 4 Jul 2015, at 22:50, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Saturday 04 July 2015 14:41:40 Marcus Bowman wrote: >> On 4 Jul 2015, at 01:28, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> On Friday 03 July 2015 20:19:09 Bertho Stultiens wrote: On 07/04/2015 01:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> If we assume a mill with zero b