Re: [Emc-users] Lathe conversion to all metal gearing and sprockets

2015-09-05 Thread john mcintyre
Good day Gene, Loctite is the answer but there are many grades of loctite make sure you use the right type for the job, You will need to know the size of the bolt/nut this governs the type of Loctite to use, also do you wish to remove the bolt, I used bearing mount Loctite, when fitting steel b

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe conversion to all metal gearing and sprockets

2015-09-05 Thread Peter Blodow
Pictures, please, Gene!!! Peter Am 06.09.2015 02:49, schrieb Gene Heskett: ...the mounting bracket for a swing mount... ...the field sleeve of the motor flywheel... ...washers on the swingbolts... ...the 6 groove j pulley with its load pulley... ...The crescent slotted bracket... ...the lock

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe conversion to all metal gearing and sprockets

2015-09-05 Thread Gene Heskett
On Saturday 05 September 2015 23:27:18 Dave Cole wrote: > There are a couple of different grades of threadlocker for consumer > use. > > General use: > http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/t_lkr_blue/overview/Loctite-Threadloc >ker-Blue-242.htm > > Permanent - required 500 degrees to break bond. > htt

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe conversion to all metal gearing and sprockets

2015-09-05 Thread Dave Cole
There are a couple of different grades of threadlocker for consumer use. General use: http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/t_lkr_blue/overview/Loctite-Threadlocker-Blue-242.htm Permanent - required 500 degrees to break bond. http://www.loctiteproducts.com/p/t_lkr_red/overview/Loctite-Threadlocker-Red

Re: [Emc-users] 2.7.0 is out!

2015-09-05 Thread Bruce Layne
Thanks to all who helped make this new release a reality. I'm looking forward to trying it for myself. On 09/05/2015 10:03 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > This release is codenamed "I Kill Kokomo". Bwa ha ha ha ha! The butt dial mobile device email jokes continue!

[Emc-users] 2.7.0 is out!

2015-09-05 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
After many new features, much testing, and many bug fixes, I'm pleased to announce the release of LinuxCNC 2.7.0! This release is codenamed "I Kill Kokomo". The major new features since 2.6 are: * new trajectory planner (from Rob Ellenberg of Tormach) * support for RT-Preempt real-time (from Jef

[Emc-users] Lathe conversion to all metal gearing and sprockets

2015-09-05 Thread Gene Heskett
I guess the fedex guy didn't have anything better to do, so the motor I ordered a couple days back walked up and splatted itself into a deck chair beside the front door about 10:30 ish this morning. That meant I had just about everything on hand to convert the spindle drive to all metal gears,

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error?

2015-09-05 Thread John Dammeyer
> > What does the new version give you that the > > old one didn't? > > John Dammeyer > > > Heres the (really long) list of changes from 2.6 to 2.7 > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Released_2.7.X > > Two really major changes are the new trajectory planner (considerably > faster > fo

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error?

2015-09-05 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 5 Sep 2015, John Dammeyer wrote: > Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 09:40:24 -0700 > From: John Dammeyer > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error? > > Could I ask what is perhaps a

[Emc-users] OT: How is the kinematic system called usually used by 5axis water jet cutters?

2015-09-05 Thread Florian Rist
Hi, this is off-toppic, but maybe you can help me out: How it the kinematic system called, that most, if not all, 5axis (some times called 3D) CNC water jet cutters use to adjust the jet angels? Here a some images showing the mechanics: http://img.directindustry.com/images_di/photo-g/abrasive-w

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error?

2015-09-05 Thread John Dammeyer
Could I ask what is perhaps a stupid question. If the machine is running the CNC system with an existing version of Linux and drivers for the Mesa why would you update the OS and then have to go through the pain and lost time of updating the driver. What does the new version give you that the old

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error?

2015-09-05 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Ok - *just* got it working. For those with the "insmod" error, - you run the "update7i76" as non-root (as per the readme in sserial.zip) - make sure you have field power turned back on; the module will NOT load without the 7i76 powered up. When I slapped my forehead, got the 7i76 po

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error?

2015-09-05 Thread Peter C. Wallace
On Sat, 5 Sep 2015, John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Date: Sat, 5 Sep 2015 11:37:08 -0400 > From: John Alexander Stewart > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: [Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error? > > Hi all; > > After

[Emc-users] Mesa software out of date error?

2015-09-05 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Hi all; After updating to linuxcnc 2.7.0-pre6, I got the following message: hm2/hm2_5i25.0: Warning: sserial remote device 7i76 channel 0 has old firmware that should be updated Got the latest 5i25.zip from www.mesanet.com/software/parallel/5i25.zip ran sudo mesaflash --device 5i25 --write 5i