Re: [Emc-users] R2E3 retrofit

2022-06-25 Thread John Figie
Jon, I am not real familiar with the R2E3 but I have a Series II interact 2 with a fixed head. I have the Bridgeport manual that tells how to remove the head and motor. Before I moved to my new location I needed to remove the head from the machine to get it in and out of the garage. From

Re: [Emc-users] R2E3 retrofit

2022-06-25 Thread Jon Elson
On 6/25/22 15:56, Jon Elson wrote: Hello, all, I just got an R2E3 Bridgeport mill in my basement, and will be doing a LinuxCNC retrofit. I seem to recall the NC400 servo amps create a maddening squeal, is that correct, or an I remembering some other system? I had to pull the rigid ram

Re: [Emc-users] Stop then probe tripped during move, machine does not stop?

2022-06-25 Thread gene heskett
On 6/25/22 14:21, Nicklas SB Karlsson wrote: Den 2022-06-25 kl. 19:44, skrev ken.stra...@sympatico.ca: I agree about stopping and I have the broken tips to prove it! IMHO an even better solution would be to: * Allow jogging as usual if probe is not tripped * If probe trips, reverse motion

Re: [Emc-users] Stop then probe tripped during move, machine does not stop?

2022-06-25 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
Den 2022-06-25 kl. 19:44, skrev ken.stra...@sympatico.ca: I agree about stopping and I have the broken tips to prove it! IMHO an even better solution would be to: * Allow jogging as usual if probe is not tripped * If probe trips, reverse motion until probe is untripped Guess reverse direction

Re: [Emc-users] Stop then probe tripped during move, machine does not stop?

2022-06-25 Thread ken.strauss
I agree about stopping and I have the broken tips to prove it! IMHO an even better solution would be to: * Allow jogging as usual if probe is not tripped * If probe trips, reverse motion until probe is untripped * Move forward in the original direction at slow speed until probe trips again * Stop

[Emc-users] Stop then probe tripped during move, machine does not stop?

2022-06-25 Thread Nicklas SB Karlsson
Expected movement to stop the "probe tripped during move" but this does not happen. Risk to make a mistake bending the probe then jogging or using other g-code commands to move it into place is to small so guess it would be a good idea if machine stop then this happen? Have also been

Re: [Emc-users] (No Subject)

2022-06-25 Thread Ed
On 6/24/22 1:18 PM, fxkl47BF--- via Emc-users wrote: i bought a 5C spin indexer one of the first thing i noticed was the indexing plate is not secured to the spindle is there a reason for not keying it ___ Emc-users mailing list

[Emc-users] tool table entry Q, 3 of them in fact.

2022-06-25 Thread gene heskett
Greetings all; The tool table is essentially empty on this xyzb mill, but if I had an entry that adequately describes a .0625" (1.58 mm) ball nose 4 flute mill, with a .250" LOC, (6.36 mm) including the fact that its a BN, what would the table entry look like for G21 metric mode? Background: I