Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Peter Blodow
Gentlemen, treating transparent plastic material is tricky, but not hard to do. For instance, in my company's shop we sometimes had to make covers (hoods) for scientific laboratory equipment. Polycarbonate, whatever its trade name may be (Macrolon in Germany), can be bent cold like sheet metal

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Todd Zuercher
Plexiglass does not like to be screwed down and will stress crack easily and quickly from such pressure points as screw heads. Todd Zuercher P. Graham Dunn Inc. 630 Henry Street  Dalton, Ohio 44618 Phone:  (330)828-2105ext. 2031 -Original Message- From: Dave Cole Sent: Thursday,

Re: [Emc-users] updated hostmot2 drivers build environment

2018-08-02 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 2:07 PM Ralph Stirling wrote: > > I am trying to get set up to generate bitstreams for > the 7i92 and 7i93 cards, and the build scripts in LCNC > master (2.8) haven't been updated to include those > cards. I keep running into problems trying to add > those cards myself, so

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 02 August 2018 15:06:19 Ken Strauss wrote: > The walls/doors for my homebrew mill enclosure are from Lexan(R). It > seems softer than Plexiglas and drilling it is slightly gummy but it > doesn't crack. I've made corner joins such as needed for a keyboard > shield by using aluminum

[Emc-users] updated hostmot2 drivers build environment

2018-08-02 Thread Ralph Stirling
I am trying to get set up to generate bitstreams for the 7i92 and 7i93 cards, and the build scripts in LCNC master (2.8) haven't been updated to include those cards. I keep running into problems trying to add those cards myself, so I'm hoping whoever maintains those scripts (Jeff?) could take a

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Ken Strauss
The walls/doors for my homebrew mill enclosure are from Lexan(R). It seems softer than Plexiglas and drilling it is slightly gummy but it doesn't crack. I've made corner joins such as needed for a keyboard shield by using aluminum angle with tapped mounting screws on the inside and a strip of

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 02 August 2018 13:55:54 Dave Cole wrote: > On 8/2/2018 1:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Thursday 02 August 2018 12:37:36 Dave Cole wrote: > >> Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open > >> side towards the operator? > >> > >> You can still see the keys if

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Dave Cole
On 8/2/2018 1:32 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Thursday 02 August 2018 12:37:36 Dave Cole wrote: Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open side towards the operator? You can still see the keys if needed if you make it out of clear plexi.   A sheet of 1/4" plexi, a table

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 02 August 2018 12:37:36 Dave Cole wrote: > Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open > side towards the operator? > > You can still see the keys if needed if you make it out of clear > plexi.   A sheet of 1/4" plexi, a table saw, and some plexi glue is > all

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Ken Strauss
An interesting suggestion that had not occurred to me. Thanks! > -Original Message- > From: Dave Cole [mailto:linuxcncro...@gmail.com] > Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2018 12:38 PM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards > > Why not put a

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Dave Cole
Why not put a standard keyboard into a plexiglass box with an open side towards the operator? You can still see the keys if needed if you make it out of clear plexi.   A sheet of 1/4" plexi, a table saw, and some plexi glue is all you need. When it gets scratched up, make another one, or

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 02 August 2018 10:19:14 Przemek Klosowski wrote: > On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 5:12 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Wednesday 01 August 2018 13:50:46 Przemek Klosowski wrote: > > > How about $12.50? Here's a purportedly waterproof, lit up plastic > > > job at Banggood > > > > > >

Re: [Emc-users] Possibly useful keyboards

2018-08-02 Thread Przemek Klosowski
On Wed, Aug 1, 2018 at 5:12 PM Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 01 August 2018 13:50:46 Przemek Klosowski wrote: > > > How about $12.50? Here's a purportedly waterproof, lit up plastic job > > at Banggood > > > > https://www.banggood.com/JiZZ-GX16-Waterproof-LED-Backlight-Mechanical >