Re: [Emc-users] Trying to do anything with glade, can't, apparently missing resources

2016-02-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 22 February 2016 09:49:27 John Thornton wrote: > Yep glade-gtk2 is the one that has the LinuxCNC widgets. Ok. I'll play some more then, but I wasn't having very good luck trying to duplicate the hal_meter display in glade-gtk yesterday. Probably as much pebkac as anything else, so I

Re: [Emc-users] Gib screw direction, various other subjects

2016-02-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 22 February 2016 08:35:31 John Alexander Stewart wrote: > Gene; > > I have the Canadian equivalent of the G0704, CNCd, and I think the Y > gib goes to the back of the machine to tighten. I did go through the > exercise to adjust the ways, but it needs doing again, and, finding > out why

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-switch repeatability

2016-02-22 Thread Dave Cole
On 2/22/2016 9:15 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 17 February 2016 at 17:14, Dave Cole wrote: >> Prox switches are just the opposite. Most are even waterproof. >> Prox switches are becoming very cheap. Someplace is trying to sell me >> some for about $10 each with a cable. >> I've used Prox switches

Re: [Emc-users] Seeks electrical schematics Cincinnati Milacron Arrow 750

2016-02-22 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I realize you want the schematics as cheap as possible. I hope someone has a set to give you. I would think you could find them like that. But, Fives will have them. I would guess around USD200.00. That is what they quoted me for my T40 5axis I just got. If you have the serial number they can find

[Emc-users] Seeks electrical schematics Cincinnati Milacron Arrow 750

2016-02-22 Thread Forum Deswysen
Hello everyone, I research the electrical schematics Cincinnati Milacron Arrow 750 1988. I have a series of manuals but no schematics. Anyone have it in pdf? Good night, Pierre -- Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibili

Re: [Emc-users] converting a legacy Arty

2016-02-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 February 2016 at 18:53, Andrew Cluff wrote: > So, this machine has the smoothStepper board > Keling drivers (KL-4030) [ it does have KL-8078 on the X axis because there > are 2 steppers.] You have probably already realised that you can't use the Smoothstepper with LinuxCNC. For the parallel

Re: [Emc-users] converting a legacy Arty

2016-02-22 Thread Andrew Cluff
Ha Ha! I see now that my question was not very clear. I am looking for anyone that has converted a machine made by the company 'Legacy Woodworking' I have the following used machine: http://www.legacycncwoodworking.com/arty-personal-cnc/ It uses mach3 and the smoothStepper board I am having some

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 example configuration referenced in docs

2016-02-22 Thread Bertho Stultiens
On 02/22/2016 01:52 PM, andy pugh wrote: >> The documentation (2.7) states that there are example configurations for >> the 5i25/7i76 and 5i25/7i77 cards available (at >> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/drivers/hostmot2.html#_5i25_configuration). >> However, no such example configs can be found w

Re: [Emc-users] Trying to do anything with glade, can't, apparently missing resources

2016-02-22 Thread John Thornton
Yep glade-gtk2 is the one that has the LinuxCNC widgets. On 2/21/2016 5:45 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Sunday 21 February 2016 16:33:54 John Thornton wrote: > >> no, just uninstall 3 and install 2 > glade-gtk2 isn't it? In which case where can I source that old a glade 2 > that will still run on

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-switch repeatability

2016-02-22 Thread andy pugh
On 17 February 2016 at 17:14, Dave Cole wrote: > Prox switches are just the opposite. Most are even waterproof. > Prox switches are becoming very cheap. Someplace is trying to sell me > some for about $10 each with a cable. > I've used Prox switches on very expensive machines for homing and li

Re: [Emc-users] Gib screw direction

2016-02-22 Thread John Alexander Stewart
Gene; I have the Canadian equivalent of the G0704, CNCd, and I think the Y gib goes to the back of the machine to tighten. I did go through the exercise to adjust the ways, but it needs doing again, and, finding out why the backlash compensation on the Y is so high ​ John.

Re: [Emc-users] 5i25 example configuration referenced in docs

2016-02-22 Thread andy pugh
On 15 February 2016 at 20:04, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > Hi, > > The documentation (2.7) states that there are example configurations for > the 5i25/7i76 and 5i25/7i77 cards available (at > http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/drivers/hostmot2.html#_5i25_configuration). > However, no such example conf

Re: [Emc-users] Gib screw direction

2016-02-22 Thread Gene Heskett
On Monday 22 February 2016 04:23:12 andy pugh wrote: > On 22 February 2016 at 04:33, Gene Heskett wrote: > > The printed manual that comes with a G0704 does not saw which > > direction to drive the gib to tighten. > > Is it a tapered gib? If it is then the screw will be on the big end, I > don't

Re: [Emc-users] Gib screw direction

2016-02-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 February 2016 at 09:51, Dave Caroline wrote: > Actually tapered gibs are a pain if they dont have a screw both ends, > Those with a single screw are in a slot so they can resist the gibs > tendency to self tighten My point is that a gib with a slot in the gib and a collared screw: (as an ex

Re: [Emc-users] Gib screw direction

2016-02-22 Thread Dave Caroline
Actually tapered gibs are a pain if they dont have a screw both ends, Those with a single screw are in a slot so they can resist the gibs tendency to self tighten and for removal of the gib. Broken or bent gib screws seem to be a regular problem with taper gibs. Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] Gib screw direction

2016-02-22 Thread andy pugh
On 22 February 2016 at 04:33, Gene Heskett wrote: > The printed manual that comes with a G0704 does not saw which direction > to drive the gib to tighten. Is it a tapered gib? If it is then the screw will be on the big end, I don't think I have ever seen one with the screw on the small end, and i