On 20 Nov 2017, at 07:01, John Dammeyer wrote:
> Hey Chris,
> The link Andy posted for his Macros are similar to what is available for
> MACH3. I don't know about MACH4. The first link he posted for NGCGUI still
> appeared to be G-Code oriented but then so in effect are the MACH3 Macros.
> The G
Hey Chris,
The link Andy posted for his Macros are similar to what is available for
MACH3. I don't know about MACH4. The first link he posted for NGCGUI still
appeared to be G-Code oriented but then so in effect are the MACH3 Macros.
The GUI interface just lets you fill in the blanks and then it g
On Monday 20 November 2017 00:02:31 TJoseph Powderly wrote:
> Modern workplaces and machines are not for craftsmen. They are for
> operators who get a big start and a big stop button. Design and
> checking is outside the machine. The idea is that the process
> designer and supervisor hands the o
John,
Thanks for the long writeup. I'll read it again a few times before I say
anything in detail. But to answer some questions
At this point I want to look at a wide survey and understand what's been
done. What worked and what did not.
The target audience for everything I make is myself. I
Modern workplaces and machines are not for craftsmen. They are for
operators who get a big start and a big stop button. Design and checking
is outside the machine. The idea is that the process designer and
supervisor hands the operator blanks and gets parts. This is not what the
hobbyist needs b
Modern workplaces and machines are not for craftsmen. They are for
operators who get a big start and a big stop button. Design and checking
is outside the machine. The idea is that the process designer and
supervisor hands the operator blanks and gets parts. This is not what the
hobbyist needs b
On 11/19/2017 04:55 PM, Peter C. Wallace wrote:
On Sun, 19 Nov 2017, dave wrote:
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:11:13 -0800
From: dave
Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
Subject: [Emc-users] 5i20 problems
My 5i20 has been rock solid for
On Sunday 19 November 2017 19:11:13 dave wrote:
> My 5i20 has been rock solid for years but:...it urped all over me
> today. No readout on the encoders.
> Rebooting didn't help. The ptc in the upper right corner of the 5i20
> is running hot; too hot to pinch and keep holding on.
> I suppose this i
On 20 November 2017 at 01:34, John Dammeyer wrote:
> So in other words, what you want already exists in several different ways.
> What doesn't exist is this solution at a zero dollar cost.
To an extent, it does.
NGCGUI
http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.7/html/gui/ngcgui.html
NativeCAM
https://www.you
We where just talking about that today... we got in on a bulk sale of
5i20's when (IIRC) JohnK thought they would be a good machine control
interface. We are using 2 in the K&T and they keep plugging away. No
issues at all. This was around 06 or so.
Awesome hardware
sam
On 11/19/2017 06:
> -Original Message-
> From: Chris Albertson [mailto:albertson.ch...@gmail.com]
> Sent: November-19-17 3:30 PM
> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC); Machinekit
> Subject: [Emc-users] Looking for examples of conversational machine
interface
>
> As the title says. I'm collecting ideas an
On Sun, 19 Nov 2017, dave wrote:
Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2017 16:11:13 -0800
From: dave
Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"
Subject: [Emc-users] 5i20 problems
My 5i20 has been rock solid for years but:...it urped all over me today. No
readout
My 5i20 has been rock solid for years but:...it urped all over me today.
No readout on the encoders.
Rebooting didn't help. The ptc in the upper right corner of the 5i20 is
running hot; too hot to pinch and keep holding on.
I suppose this indicated problems downstream.
Where do I go next? Or do
On 19 November 2017 at 23:29, Chris Albertson wrote:
> What I'm looking for is examples of this kind of user interface and
> opinions, good or bad. Anyone have links to products and experience (good
> or bad) using them.
Have you seen NativeCAM?
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjOe4VxKL86HyVrs
Tormach's PathPilot is a reasonable example of what I think that you want.
It is rather limited but does pockets, facing, drilling, probing, etc.
Everything is Python and closely integrated with the rest of their LinuxCNC
based controller software.
Another example, very much in flux, is
http://www
As the title says. I'm collecting ideas and the best place to start is
with good examples of what is currently available today.
A conversational interface to a milling machine is one that does not expose
G-Code or CAD/CAM to the user. The user "tells" the machine what he wants,
usually by select
There is no cleaner title than the title to an asset purchase through a
bankruptcy court.
On Nov 19, 2017 12:48 PM, "Chris Albertson"
wrote:
> They filed Chapter 7 which means shut-down and liquidation. Selling all
> assets.
>
> If anyone wanted to open a tech shop-like facility, buying out a d
They filed Chapter 7 which means shut-down and liquidation. Selling all
assets.
If anyone wanted to open a tech shop-like facility, buying out a dead shop
for 10 cents on the dollar seems a good way to get started.To an
outside observer it might look like the shop simply moved down the street
On 11/19/2017 08:29 AM, Eric Keller wrote:
I'm curious how he can do this since they went into bankruptcy. Seems like
the trustee would stop or reverse any such takeovers.
Our paper (St. Louis Post Dispatch) said that all equipment
was OWNED by the tech incubator Cortex. I don't know if any
o
On Sunday 19 November 2017 10:31:17 suavesteve wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> A question about mixing Servo and steppers. I'm currently running
> three axis with servos, and have been thinking about adding a 4th.
> Mentioning this to a local freelance engineer who has taken some
> interest in my LinuxCNC re
Andy,
Thanks, from reading I had thought there'd be little problem, just
wanted to check. You're right, I think, that the firmware already has
the step-gen available, but I'll have to wait until morning until I can
see the exact firmware loaded (The machine is 35 miles away from where I
live).
Ph
On 19 November 2017 at 15:31, suavesteve wrote:
> My question is, since I have no experience with steppers, how nicely
> will LinuxCNC play with a mixed servo / stepper setup?
LinuxCNC doesn't care.
> I'm currently
> running with a Mesa 5i20, 7i33, 7i42 and 7i37. Can I make use of this
> succes
Hi All,
A question about mixing Servo and steppers. I'm currently running three
axis with servos, and have been thinking about adding a 4th. Mentioning
this to a local freelance engineer who has taken some interest in my
LinuxCNC retrofit, he suggested he had some steppers and drivers he'll
be wil
I'm curious how he can do this since they went into bankruptcy. Seems like
the trustee would stop or reverse any such takeovers. The Pittsburgh
techshop was one of the first to announce it was closing. There is a
startup maker space that was in talks with them to buy the equipment, I
dont' think
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