[Greg]
BTW MecSoft added the Inverse time mode option to the AlibreCAM, RhinoCAM, and
VisualMill plug in for SolidWorks.
Once I get my Hurco Conversion functional I intend to do a series of LinuxCNC
post processor files for the Mecsoft CAM engine.
[/Greg]
" I never want to remove it."
OK - Then
The Loctite you seek is called Silver soldier.
clamp some copper / brass / Aluminum on the cutting portion of the tool so that
heat that migrates that direction will be dissipated enough to not effect the
edge hardness of the tool.
Tooling has been made t
Hello list;
LinuxCNC has its native 9 sets of work shift coordinates ( G54-G59.3). For me
it is enough.
I have used the Fanuc G54.1 P## and the HAAS expanded offset function.
While not as user friendly you can have as many work shifts as you need by
adding extra sub programs.
o10 (RESET workshift
I recently bought a pair of Electrocraft / Reliance ElectricE661 servos fitted
with Renco 77678-319 encoders. Part number 661-028-0156
My Web-Fu must be getting weak as I have not been able tofind any real specs on
either the servo or encoder.
These units are used pulls from some equipment get
Personally I would like to come up with a simple test cycle to verify that the
machine has been manually set in the correct gear without any switches. Having
a Bridgeport type machine I can adjust speed manually assuming the machine is
in the right High/Low range.
Simply command the VFD to star
The "Gold Standard" for conversational control has been Hurco. Hurco
trademarked the term "conversational control" sometime back in the late 70's or
early 80's.
And in fact someone once asserted that Hurco had made more money through
lawsuits of trademark and copy write infringement than they h
I like Seb's version with the exception that a probe trigger E-stop.
Personally I would prefer the option to invoke a motion/feed hold command with
alarm vrs E-stop since many machines can stop faster under power.
Greg
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My industrial CNC turning center with 2 speed geared head and 15hp spindle has
a table of thread pitch vrs max threading rpm. The issue isn't as much
acceleration at the start of the thread as it is being able to make a perfect
90° retract when threading up to a shoulder. On threads which are th
3D printed parts are a great way to jump start a CNC conversion.
I do think care needs to be used when making motor mounts. Steppers that run
well usually run hot, and I do mean temps comparable to what the hot bed of the
printer operates at.
One of the best uses of a 3D part is the ball nut hold
My personal choice has been a CAT40 with rigid Bilz #1 holder, or a U200 shank
with very minimal tension compression and Bilz #1 holder
Bilz holders appear a bit pricey but you won't need many sizes and you can swap
taps and holders while keeping the same offset - I'd say mine repeat to about
0
Todd;
Could it be that they are just hiding a parallel interface by mimicking a
Centronix cable pin out?
Just the first thought that hit me when I saw that 37 pin connection.
Greg
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Again I would like to that those who continue the development of LCNC.
With the recent release of v2.7.13 where does that put us towards the release
of v2.8?
Thanks for the update!
Greg
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I started using SolidWorks about 2000 and bought my own license in 2004. When
the market effectively died in 2007 I decided to let the SW maintenance expire
since it wasn't earning its keep.
In 2010 I bought the full monte Alibre Design Expert package and it has served
me well doing most everyth
Mark;
Way back when I was making the transition from Slackware to Red Hat I teamed up
with another local fellow on a little project.
He was much better with disciplined technique than I was. He kept a spiral
notebook for each PC and would copy down the entire line, file path and
date/time before
Has anyone played around with this: Pi-paraport
https://github.com/garlick/pi-parport
I had been wondering if a paraport emulator or an SSerial adapter could be made
for the Pi GPIO
The new question is can it be shoehorned into a realtime environment.
I was thinking a ODroid XU4 imaged with
Greg - To Gene - and list
If the RPi can use SPI over a 250mm length cable at rated speed then it is a
great option.
No? How about a 150mm cable?
If the signal can't get off the host PCB and to the target PCB reliably then
the whole issue is a non starter moot point.
Maybe if there was an
So I want to build a combo table with dual Z slides - Plasma and Mill/Router.
I have a 50A 60% duty cycle scratch start machine now. I know that if I use it
I will have trouble with fine screen and expanded metal will be hopeless.
On raw stock it works great, but one of the key reasons I bought it
Gene;
If you can get Rockhopper to give you a "D" or "E" size PDF output, your local
Kinky's print shop can print up the poster for you. Think it cost me $3.25 +
state & local tribute per page.
Greg Bentzinger
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I may have slept through a major upgrade. But I was sure that there was no
support for dual tool paths to run independently at the same time. I have run
older Okuma dual turret turning centers and both turrets could work
independently within reason. (This was a single spindle machine) Okuma used
Gene - Xray film exposed to light and processed makes for a very heavy filter.
Perhaps a single dental xray would provide enough material.
Also if you know anyone who processes there own 35mm. Pan X or Plus X and maybe
even Tri-X B&W film - the leader area will be fully blacked out.
Pan X would b
Greg begin
Am I going to be the 1st person to point out that the tailstock on most lathe
designs does not use the same ways as the lathe carriage and therefore is not
subject to the bed wear issue. If the tailstock is out it is mal-adjusted or
the lathe is not leveled properly and you have bed
Cutter comp G41 | G42
Going all the way back to when I was first taught NC programming via punched
paper tape.
Engaging CC or disengaging CC should always be done with a lead in move.
G00 X# Y#G01 Z#G42 X# Y# D# F#
Also since it is a modal value the first time you call G41|G42 it is best
practic
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7i77 – Trying to understand TB2
Pin 1 – VFIELD – FIELD Power 8-32V
Pin 2 – VFIELD – FIELD Power 8-32V
Pin 3 – VFIELD – FIELD Power 8-32V
Pin 4 – VFIELD – FIELD Power 8-32V
Pin 5 – VIN – FIELD I/O Logic Power 8-32V
Pin 6, 7 – NC
Pin 8 – Ground – COMMON
So – are pins 1-4 common to each other, not
Begin Greg --
The Tool and Die crew I worked with would use a Ranque-Hilsch vortex tube, or
mister on the machines in the die dept because none were rigged for flood.
One of the favorites was to mix up a 40% Isopropal alcohol with distilled or DI
water and run it in the mister. The Alcohol reall
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Shkv0kA-pYg
Operator Panel to LinuxCNC as USB HID via STM32
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Erik,
A trend I have been noticing in the DIY solar crowd is to salvage the batteries
from wrecked Tesla or Mercedes Hybrids.
The Batteries are series wired for output in the 400VDC range but can be
rewired in parallel for a 50-60VDC output.
Just need to be sure the charge controller has a
( Greg )
Every kid would love to ask for a pony, if they thought they could get it they
would ask for a unicorn. Reality however usually proves this to be impractical
to impossible.
Everything is changing today at a hyper accelerated pace. Back in the day
Motorola produced the 68000 CPU, it was
I hope the link will survive the paste.
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I noticed that Banggood had the Quadcore Rock64 boards on pre-order for the
1GB, 2GB, and 4GB ram versions with a projected available to ship date of April
9th.
What stood out to me when reading the specs was that the Rock64 has a 2nd
10/100 Ethernet port on the second accessory pin header. W
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{Greg}
If I were going to install a full off grid potential solar power system for my
ranch I would buy lead acid Telco system batteries.
They are not true deep cycle, but have such high capacity that it isn't an
issue. They are initially expensive and huge. ( I might buy some 10yr old units
b
{Greg}
There are options to converting existing steppers to closed loop feed back.
The LCNC software/hardware option would be to add an encoder and run the
stepper in velocity mode. This does not offer the many advantages of the direct
feedback drivers.
Then for small steppers there is the Mec
The way I read the manual page 24 section H. It is saying the tach is a better
option for fine motor control, but not required.
If you are using a spindle encoder as a tach source to have LinuxCNC control a
+/- 10VDC connected between terminals COM and SIG (see figure 14).
As Jon stated you wil
We did a run almost 20 years ago. Used a thick brass base which had the
extractor groove and a bit of the body. It was extended and threaded so a chunk
of black delrin screwed on and was CNC turned in place.
NOT COST Effective.
For common brass - drill out primer pocket a bit oversize, seat and c
I am assuming that we are not too far from the release of v2.8. That said, my
question is, has Tormach been updating PathPilot as LinuxCNC has moved forward
or is it still a heavily patched and modified v2.6.x?
Or maybe I should be asking: Is there a relatively simple way to run a
PathPilot GUI
Bentzinger via Emc-users
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> I ask this as I am considering a conversion on a benchtop lathe I keep for
> simple second op work
Do you really need the conversational stuff that PP has, or could you
just use ordinary LinuxCNC?
I was using a lathe this weekend that was running Gmoccap
Chris - I think the $99 price is for the PowerBasic version which fully
supports W32 DLL's.
I seem to recall the DOS only version was $19 or less - Though when I bought
the full development package it was $49 for 2 CDs full of great tools. But that
was maybe just before Win XP was released.
I
I don't know how long the Pine64 will be available. The Raspberry Pi group on
the other hand I expect will be around for the long haul just like the original
Arduino project. Beagle Bone may not be moving forward anytime soon, but it
looks like Centroid has gone in deep for that platform for the
On Tuesday, October 17, 2017, 4:28:37 AM MDT, andy pugh
wrote:
On 17 October 2017 at 07:47, Greg Bentzinger via Emc-users
wrote:
> Ideally it would be great if someone could design a cape/hat/shield/ whatever
> that mates to the Rpi/BBB and could approximate a EPP parallel port
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