Re: [Emc-users] toolchange numbers are confusing on the documentation

2020-04-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 04/20/2020 10:39 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: Sorry, I may have been premature. The STMBL has a HAL like interface for configuration. It has the AND operation for example: # Now enable drive if external signal there load and and0.rt_prio = 12 fault0.en=io0.C78 # No fault when not enabled. an

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc on modern hardware

2020-04-21 Thread N
> On 4/19/20 11:12 AM, René Hopf via Emc-users wrote: > > For reasons I dont understand, many people prefer to use extremely legacy > > hardware to run linuxcnc. > > It's not a preference, it's an artifact of the situation: CNC machines > have lifetimes measured in decades, while PCs go from "bra

Re: [Emc-users] toolchange numbers are confusing on the documentation

2020-04-21 Thread Stuart Stevenson
I think you should also have some logic to eliminate the possibility of the manual tool change button releasing the tool during any operation other than the manual mode. You don't want to tool change button to release the tool while the spindle is running or during an automatic tool change. On Tue

Re: [Emc-users] toolchange numbers are confusing on the documentation

2020-04-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 04/21/2020 04:04 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: I think you should also have some logic to eliminate the possibility of the manual tool change button releasing the tool during any operation other than the manual mode. You don't want to tool change button to release the tool while the spindle is r

Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style.

2020-04-21 Thread Sam Sokolik
|| close... On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 6:28 PM dave engvall wrote: > I was just going to comment that if you have to circular mill then the > initial use of a drill might be faster and safer. > > Dave > > On 4/14/20 4:03 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: > > So if I don't have a center cutting end mill t

Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style.

2020-04-21 Thread Sam Sokolik
Some of the machining, https://youtu.be/sXU0e2dmtwU On Tue, Apr 21, 2020 at 8:17 PM Sam Sokolik wrote: > || close... > > > > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2020 at 6:28 PM dave engvall wrote: > >> I was just going to comment that if you have to circular mill then the >> initial use of a drill might be fast

Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style.

2020-04-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 04/21/2020 08:19 PM, Sam Sokolik wrote: Some of the machining, https://youtu.be/sXU0e2dmtwU How come you did all that conventional milling? You get better surface finish and longer tool life with climb milling.I do practically everything by climb milling. Jon _

Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style.

2020-04-21 Thread Sam Sokolik
Just the way the path was generated... Didn't try that hard. Acad -> ace converter for simple stuff like this. (Or by hand) On Tue, Apr 21, 2020, 9:06 PM Jon Elson wrote: > On 04/21/2020 08:19 PM, Sam Sokolik wrote: > > Some of the machining, > > > > https://youtu.be/sXU0e2dmtwU > > > > > How

Re: [Emc-users] Non-circular boring. Linuxcnc style.

2020-04-21 Thread Jon Elson
On 04/21/2020 09:11 PM, Sam Sokolik wrote: Just the way the path was generated... Didn't try that hard. Acad -> ace converter for simple stuff like this. (Or by hand) I have a bunch of little C programs that write most of my G-code. Making round bores and rectangular pockets, and trepannin

Re: [Emc-users] toolchange numbers are confusing on the documentation

2020-04-21 Thread andrew beck
I think I might as well interlock the whole lot. manual unclamp can only operate if machine is in manual mode. if spindle is stopped, and if the toolchanger is not currently operating. maybe if the Hal toolchange pin goes high that can turn off the manual toolchange unclamp. I will just put ev