Re: [Emc-users] Halcompile Quirk

2021-02-01 Thread Phill Carter
> On 2 Feb 2021, at 12:33 pm, andy pugh wrote: > > On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 01:17, Phill Carter wrote: > >> It seems to build ok here. > > Good to know. Which OS / kernel / realtime? It is in a VM: (master) buster:~/git/linuxcnc-dev/src $ uname -a Linux buster 4.19.0-13-rt-amd64 #1 SMP

Re: [Emc-users] Halcompile Quirk

2021-02-01 Thread andy pugh
On Tue, 2 Feb 2021 at 01:17, Phill Carter wrote: > It seems to build ok here. Good to know. Which OS / kernel / realtime? -- atp "A motorcycle is a bicycle with a pandemonium attachment and is designed for the especial use of mechanical geniuses, daredevils and lunatics." — George Fitch,

Re: [Emc-users] Halcompile Quirk

2021-02-01 Thread Phill Carter
> On 2 Feb 2021, at 11:51 am, andy pugh wrote: > > I am not currently able to compile userspace comps in-tree on my dev machine. > > This includes the sample comp on the halcompile manpage (rand.comp) > > I can compile it OK with plain halcompile, but if I put it in the > hal/components

[Emc-users] Halcompile Quirk

2021-02-01 Thread andy pugh
I am not currently able to compile userspace comps in-tree on my dev machine. This includes the sample comp on the halcompile manpage (rand.comp) I can compile it OK with plain halcompile, but if I put it in the hal/components directory and then try to build LinuxCNC with "make" I get:

Re: [Emc-users] EDM from scratch

2021-02-01 Thread dave engvall
EDM of one sort or another comes up every few years. Pete Grundemann(sp?) put one together. His demo was to edm threads in a file. tomp ... now in Thailand has a lot of experience in edm. tjtr33...atgmailcom Someone brought a non-working commercial wire edm to Galesburg and almost had

[Emc-users] Sheet metal operations.

2021-02-01 Thread John Dammeyer
I've posted this under a new subject because Andy's EDM project had me looking through 25 year old copies of MEW and Home Shop Machinist etc. Brought back memories of building the Gingery Hacksaw and Slip Roll so I could fabricate the propane fired foundry in order to be able to make the

Re: [Emc-users] EDM from scratch

2021-02-01 Thread Jon Elson
On 01/31/2021 07:22 PM, John Dammeyer wrote: I found some of the earlier articles in Home Shop Machinist Issue's May/June 1995 and September/October 1995. I do not have part 2 published in July/August 1995. However, in the 3rd part Robert Langlois describes the stepper motor operation in

Re: [Emc-users] To Sam Sokolik re opencv on linux

2021-02-01 Thread Dr. Nikolaus Klepp
Anno domini 2021 Mon, 1 Feb 08:55:43 -0500 Gene Heskett scripsit: > On Sunday 31 January 2021 17:48:47 Sam Sokolik wrote: > > > http://electronicsam.com/images/emco/terco/ > > > Got it, thanks Sam. > > > Now - iirc the capture python script is copied to usr/bin/ and made > > executable.. > > >

Re: [Emc-users] To Sam Sokolik re opencv on linux

2021-02-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 31 January 2021 17:48:47 Sam Sokolik wrote: > http://electronicsam.com/images/emco/terco/ > Got it, thanks Sam. > Now - iirc the capture python script is copied to usr/bin/ and made > executable.. > > It looks like I used opencv-2.4.9 (again - it was over 6 years ago) [...] Cheers,

Re: [Emc-users] EDM from scratch

2021-02-01 Thread Gerrit Visser
Thank you Thomas, filed your excellent info for my project. Just finishing up a shop built cnc gantry machine (uses Pathpilot), then onto the next project which I think will be a WEDM machine. Gerrit -Original Message- From: Thomas J Powderly [mailto:tjt...@gmail.com] Sent: February 1,

Re: [Emc-users] EDM from scratch

2021-02-01 Thread andy pugh
On Mon, 1 Feb 2021 at 09:42, Thomas J Powderly wrote: (Snip the other stuff, all noted) > a use of adaptive feed wull never apprach the needed jittery advance of > edm, adaptive feed never reacts negatively, That is no longer the case. LinuxCNC now supports negative adaptive feed, introduced

Re: [Emc-users] To Sam Sokolik re opencv on linux

2021-02-01 Thread Sam Sokolik
http://electronicsam.com/images/emco/terco/ Now - iirc the capture python script is copied to usr/bin/ and made executable.. It looks like I used opencv-2.4.9 (again - it was over 6 years ago) On Sun, Jan 31, 2021 at 3:03 PM Sam Sokolik wrote: > Ok. I found the config/python script I was

Re: [Emc-users] EDM from scratch

2021-02-01 Thread John Dammeyer
I found some of the earlier articles in Home Shop Machinist Issue's May/June 1995 and September/October 1995. I do not have part 2 published in July/August 1995. However, in the 3rd part Robert Langlois describes the stepper motor operation in conjunction with the capacitor voltage. His

Re: [Emc-users] EDM from scratch

2021-02-01 Thread Thomas J Powderly
Hi Gerrit the difference between senkung and draht erodien generator is the pulse width in wedm 1-10uS is the entire spectrum in sink edm 1-3000uS is the spectrum in any edm that uses the very sort pulse, it is important that the current shut-off be complete and very fast ( all inductanc

Re: [Emc-users] To Sam Sokolik re opencv on linux

2021-02-01 Thread Gene Heskett
On Sunday 31 January 2021 16:03:55 Sam Sokolik wrote: > Ok. I found the config/python script I was working on... Late 2014.. > Boy. I will put them up somewhere tonight.. > Great, Sam. But in 2014, weren't you using camview? My experience has been that its slow, and buggier than a ten day old

Re: [Emc-users] EDM from scratch

2021-02-01 Thread Thomas J Powderly
Hi Andy if your path is a straight line dont use linuxcnc , just hal use steppers to advance use an opamp window comparator with a too high and a too low threshold when your measured voltage is too high advance 1 step else dont move, just wait if too low, turn off the power , maybe retract no