Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

On Wednesday 22 February 2017 01:51:15 Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: > Sorry for the confusion, I meant to ask if this configuration is good > for running with the SPINx1 > loadrt hal_parport cfg="0x378 out " setpparport.0.reset-time2700 > loadrt pwmgen output_type=0 addf

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

Sorry for the confusion, I meant to ask if this configuration is good for running with the SPINx1 loadrt pwmgen output_type=0 addf pwmgen.update servo-thread addf pwmgen.make-pulses base-thread net spindle-speed-cmd motion.spindle-speed-out => pwmgen.0.value net spindle-on motion.spindle-on =>

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

Abdul hello we do not think the image you talk of is linuxcnc it it different control system that we do not use it is 'grbl' please read the documents on the protroneer websites like here http://wiki.protoneer.co.nz/Raspberry_Pi_CNC_-_Quick_Start_Guide where it states """ * Raspberry Pi systems

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

I don't get it. What is the use of linuxcnc-raspberry image from protoneer then? if not.. how to install linuxcnc in raspberry pi3 ? On 02/21/2017 05:30 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 20 February 2017 at 23:46, Abdul Rahman Riza wrote: >> do you mean rpi3 won't work as cnc

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 13:05:10 Chris Albertson wrote: > > there, closed. But it sure ate that battery in 13 hours doing > > squat. > > The phone was actually doing quite a lot. Remember a phone needs to [...] > Those to problems, accepting incoming calls and making outbound 911 > calls

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 130, Issue 81

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 12:32:55 James Isaac wrote: > > > Get a pair of FRS radios with a call button. Push that and it > > > makes a noise on all other FRS radios in range on the same > > > channel. For your use you'd want an older pair with shorter range. > > > > That sounds like it would

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 12:15:22 Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: > From the LinuxCNC manual I see an example : > > > loadrt pwmgen output_type=0 > addf pwmgen.update servo-thread > addf pwmgen.make-pulses base-thread > net spindle-speed-cmd motion.spindle-speed-out => pwmgen.0.value > net

[Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

Why don't you just get someone to water-jet cut, and carry on cutting wood? On 21 February 2017 at 17:34, Todd Zuercher wrote: > I am a wood worker in a large wood working CNC shop. But I need to mill > some aluminum for a project (a jig for another process in our

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

Are you cutting discrete parts out of the plate? IOW, will you end up with multiple parts? Is the support surface flat? Can you cut almost all the way through and leave a .004/.006 membrane holding all the parts together? I would use a reverse helix end mill to have the cutting force push the

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

I got a bunch of scrap pieces of MIC-6 from a local scrap dealer for pretty cheap so I have been making chips and widgets out of it for a while now. It is dimensionaly stable but it does like to chip weld even more than 6061. Another little note about MIC-6 is that if you are cutting the last

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

Jim, Good to know this I have a pice of MIC-6 arriving today I need to cut up and machine it. I usually use 6061 and 7075. JT On 2/21/2017 11:37 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > MIC-6 is particularly gummy when machining. I always use coolant and I > still get a little bit of chip weld if things aren't

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

On 21 February 2017 at 15:34, Todd Zuercher wrote: > But I need to mill some aluminum for a project (a jig for another process in > our company) What CAM software will you be using? With the spindle speed you have I suspect that a trochoidal path

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

On 02/21/2017 11:37 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > MIC-6 is particularly gummy when machining. I always use coolant and I > still get a little bit of chip weld if things aren't just right. > > Oh, and make the cuts with CLIMB milling direction, it will make a HUGE difference, especially in the gummy

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

On 02/21/2017 09:34 AM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > I am a wood worker in a large wood working CNC shop. But I need to mill some > aluminum for a project (a jig for another process in our company) but I know > next to nothing about milling such material. What I need is to cut a large > grid out of a

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

On Tue, 2017-02-21 at 11:37 -0600, Jim Craig wrote: > MIC-6 is particularly gummy when machining. I always use coolant and I > still get a little bit of chip weld if things aren't just right. I have a machine which comes without air blast nor coolant, I use spray coolant WD-40 and I use a tool

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

On 21 Feb 2017, at 15:34, Todd Zuercher wrote: > I am a wood worker in a large wood working CNC shop. But I need to mill some > aluminum for a project (a jig for another process in our company) but I know > next to nothing about milling such material. What I need is to cut a large > grid out

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

> there, closed. But it sure ate that battery in 13 hours doing squat. > The phone was actually doing quite a lot. Remember a phone needs to be able to accept INCOMING calls.Think about how hard this is. Someone many miles away wants to call you. He does not know where in the world you

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

And I recommend 0.025" - 0.050" depth of cut. N. Christopher Perry > On Feb 21, 2017, at 11:53 AM, John Thornton wrote: > > The key to milling aluminum dry is cutting a chip big enough to pull the > heat out with the chip. So big chips mean the part stays cool, and small >

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

MIC-6 is particularly gummy when machining. I always use coolant and I still get a little bit of chip weld if things aren't just right. Getting the chips out of the slot you are milling is also critical. I would keep using the compressed air blast and i would probably use a HSM slot instead of

Re: [Emc-users] Emc-users Digest, Vol 130, Issue 81

> > Get a pair of FRS radios with a call button. Push that and it makes a > > noise on all other FRS radios in range on the same channel. For your > > use you'd want an older pair with shorter range. > That sounds like it would work, but FRS radios have been noticeably > missing in this neck of

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 10:34:30 Todd Zuercher wrote: > I am a wood worker in a large wood working CNC shop. But I need to > mill some aluminum for a project (a jig for another process in our > company) but I know next to nothing about milling such material. What > I need is to cut a large

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

>From the LinuxCNC manual I see an example : loadrt pwmgen output_type=0 addf pwmgen.update servo-thread addf pwmgen.make-pulses base-thread net spindle-speed-cmd motion.spindle-speed-out => pwmgen.0.value net spindle-on motion.spindle-on => pwmgen.0.enable net spindle-pwm pwmgen.0.pwm =>

Re: [Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

The key to milling aluminum dry is cutting a chip big enough to pull the heat out with the chip. So big chips mean the part stays cool, and small chips means the tool will gum up and stick the aluminum. I like 2 flute carbide from Lakeshore Carbide. They make end mills for steel and aluminum

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

Thanks Gene, I don't have a breakout board, I have 3 Step Motor Drives and a DB25 connector where I am going to solder 25 tiny wires. I have 25 tiny wires out of a stripped parallel cable. The first time I attempted to solder one DB25 connector, I had inappropriate wires, too big to enter the

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 08:45:46 Dave Cole wrote: > Build a vacuum transfer system! :-) > An old shop vac and some PVC pipe should make it work. > > Dave > Chuckle. That may in fact be the best idea yet if the vac didn't collapse that thin walled salt tank. Just put a couple sink strainers

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 08:34:28 Dave Cole wrote: > Just swap the batteries and see what happens. > And since she is near a charger a lot of the time. ;-) > > Dave I thought of that, but haven't done it. Mine was charged at 11:25 just now, so its unplugged at 11:26, I'll see how long

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 07:33:28 Valerio Bellizzomi wrote: > Hello, > the SpinX1 manual says it acts like a potentiometer, the figure on > page C-13 of the VFD's manual shows the VIA contact to be connected to > an external potentiometer > > is that the right way to connect the spinx1 ?

[Emc-users] Milling Aluminum.

I am a wood worker in a large wood working CNC shop. But I need to mill some aluminum for a project (a jig for another process in our company) but I know next to nothing about milling such material. What I need is to cut a large grid out of a 5ft x 10ft sheet of 1/4inch thick MIC6 AL. The

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

Thanks for the explanation. JT On 2/20/2017 7:06 PM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > On 02/20/2017 04:42 PM, Eric H. Johnson wrote: >> Don't I only need to run down through the below to install rtai? Also, >> isin't >> sudo apt-get -y dist-upgrade >> going to upgrade me from Xubuntu 12.04 to

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Two way wireless alert fobs. Re: [OT] Wife is good to go

On Tuesday 21 February 2017 02:14:47 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > There might be something here that could be programmed to pair up with > unique signals and transmit when a button is pressed, while the > receiving one triggers a loud piezo beeper. >

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

Build a vacuum transfer system! :-) An old shop vac and some PVC pipe should make it work. Dave On 2/21/2017 1:56 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 21 February 2017 00:42:10 Gregg Eshelman wrote: > >> If you have a basement window and the softener is in the open, you >> have a way to fill it

Re: [Emc-users] OT: What Is It?

Once it was stated what it was the thrill was gone. :-) My Dad has a Cyber Tig. Its a heavy machine. We had to adjust the spark gap many years ago, but those electrodes are pretty beefy and last a long time. Dave On 2/20/2017 4:37 PM, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 02/17/2017 07:23 PM, Erik

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

Just swap the batteries and see what happens. And since she is near a charger a lot of the time. ;-) Dave On 2/20/2017 12:46 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > On 02/20/2017 08:48 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >> This house has alu siding, so that might explain the short battery life >> IF it was both

Re: [Emc-users] vfd compatibility

Hello, the SpinX1 manual says it acts like a potentiometer, the figure on page C-13 of the VFD's manual shows the VIA contact to be connected to an external potentiometer is that the right way to connect the spinx1 ? On Thu, 2017-02-16 at 08:56 -0800, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On 02/16/2017

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on raspberry pi 3

On 20 February 2017 at 23:46, Abdul Rahman Riza wrote: > do you mean rpi3 won't work as cnc controller? I installed image from > protoneer successfully . What makes you think that the protoneer image has any connection at all to LinuxCNC? (As far as I can tell, it doesn't)

Re: [Emc-users] Custom home sequence

On 21 February 2017 at 02:02, Eric H. Johnson wrote: > > So with this gantry homing, it only works with home all? Individual axes, > even those separate from the gantry, cannot be homed on their own? There is an experimental branch that allows this. But I rather fail to