Re: [Emc-users] Homebuilt encoder

2022-03-31 Thread Lawrence Glaister
very strange... working fine here. maybe try the http version... using firefox 98.0.2 (64-bit) here. http://ve7it.cowlug.org/spindle-encoder.html I would like to track down the issue, so please let me know if you find its browser related or any other clues I will dive into the server logs

Re: [Emc-users] Homebuilt encoder

2022-03-31 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi Andrew, It has been a few years since I added a spindle encoder to my lathe. I have a web page describing the gruesome details that might give you some ideas and some gcode to play with for cutting the disks. This encoder is still in operation with the data being fed into a parallel port on

Re: [Emc-users] 60's vintage position feedback.. (GE Accupins)

2022-01-25 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Very cool Sam. It looks like the pin rail may be reproducible, but do you have any idea what the coil pickup structure is? Probably 3 coils... excitation, and the 2 quadrature phase or possibly many coils on a 1." spacing. The concept is very interesting if we could reproduce sensors like this

Re: [Emc-users] missing feature of openscad

2020-06-02 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi Gene, One thing to mention about your printer that seems to have been missed: The USB connector... when you plug a usb cable between your PC and the printer (usually micro) USB connector, the printer looks like a serial port device to the PC. Using a program such as repetier-host (https://ww

Re: [Emc-users] On Motorizing a BS-1 clone

2020-05-29 Thread Lawrence Glaister
On 2020-05-29 12:09 p.m., Gene Heskett wrote: > > And I just heard a vehicle stop and when I got to the front door, there > was a box with an amazon label on it, with two spools of pla and a bag > of spare nozzles in it. So its starting to trickle in. Surprise, each > spool of pla includes a new

Re: [Emc-users] quick question on machine extents

2020-05-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi Andrew, Looks very nice. Please keep us up to date on your progress. cheers Lawrence VE7IT On 2020-05-03 8:20 p.m., andrew beck wrote: Hey Jon sorry to confuse people. That was before the Touchscreen upgrade. Now you can't see anything is axis with the new touch screen. I have the probe b

Re: [Emc-users] (no subject)

2018-04-07 Thread Lawrence Glaister
r for jumpers and through hole parts to avoid 2 sided milling. One sided pcbs are much less critical to mill as they are milled, drilled and cutout without changing the mounting. This avoids a lot of headaches of trying to get top and bottom layers aligned. cheers Lawrence Glaister VE7IT Nanoose B

Re: [Emc-users] Off topic: wolfrom drive

2017-12-20 Thread Lawrence Glaister
!. Lawrence Glaister VE7IT On 2017-12-20 07:36 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: On Wednesday 20 December 2017 15:06:20 Gene Heskett wrote: On Wednesday 20 December 2017 12:36:57 gru...@manlymail.net wrote: I got my first prototype working. It came out to be 60:1. sun = 15 first planet = 15 first ring = 45

Re: [Emc-users] Those ESR testing gizmo's on banggood?

2017-08-25 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Lawrence Glaister VE7IT Automation Engineer On 17-08-25 10:44 AM, Chris Albertson wrote: Yes three terminal voltage regulators look diodes, I think. Not being able to download PDFs would be annoying. Best to just do a delete/reinstall on the browser. That PDF files is all you need. Use "git

[Emc-users] Lathe project 7.62x39mm rounds

2017-07-13 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Has anyone done up a lathe program (cgode) for machining dummy rounds in various calibres? I an interested in 30-06 and 7.62x39mm rounds. Several gun safety courses I have taken had dummy ammo, but not enough to demo loading magazines and clearing a semi auto rifle. I thought it might be a fun

Re: [Emc-users] Strange behavior of backplot on our plasma machine

2016-02-25 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi Tom, very bazaar videos... almost like its toggling between imperial and metric mode (x extent jumping between 1.x and 3.x) I ran the code on 2.5.4 simulator mode and other than having to remove the M120 and M121 codes it seems to run properly (other that z positioning as noted in header).

Re: [Emc-users] debian locks on boot

2016-02-23 Thread Lawrence Glaister
I have a laptop that exhibits similar symptoms. (Note this is a very nice ruggedized laptop from a police cruiser.) It was discarded because windows 8 and 10 will not run on the Pentium M cpu's. Installing a modern distribution with a PAE kernel will work sometimes long enough to log in and oth

Re: [Emc-users] $64 question

2015-02-08 Thread Lawrence Glaister
On 15-02-05 07:31 AM, bhri...@bresnan.net wrote: > > > Hi Lawrence: > Am wanting to build ur servo project but have had no luck compiling > it. is any of the files on ur site of that project already complied > so that i could just load onto the pic. with mp pickit 2?Thanks Bill > WA0WWN > --

Re: [Emc-users] $64 question

2014-11-07 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi Gene, look for a linux program called pstoedit. It will read .ps (postscript) files and output in many formats including dxf and gcode for linuxcnc. I wrote the gcode output module for pstoedit. It only works for postscript files that have line and curve primitives... so it doesn't work on emb

Re: [Emc-users] engrave-11.py

2014-09-12 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi Guys I have not messed with engrave for quite a while. I fired it up and found my new development machine was missing fonts. I tried the qcad fonts, but they have changed the font file format when the transitioned from qcad V2 to qcad V3. The Qcad version 3 font files do not parse properly.

[Emc-users] historical emc1 setup info

2013-06-15 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi guys, With all the interest of late in the history of emc, I found I still have an ancient web page up on how to build and install emc/rcslib on Redhat 6.2 (from 12-Jan-2001). http://members.shaw.ca/cncstuff/emc.html I tried to access the referenced the sources via CVS on sourceforge, but get

Re: [Emc-users] potrace output to scalable gcode. Exists?

2013-03-23 Thread Lawrence Glaister
On Sat, 2013-03-23 at 17:36 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > I've fixed and potrace'd to an eps file that looks ok when imported into > gimp, of the handle outline of the cocking piece in a BP rifle. I was > under the impression that we had something that could take this .eps file > and make gcode

Re: [Emc-users] Is there a way to automatic start EMC2.4.x with Axis in full screen mode on power up?

2011-10-30 Thread Lawrence Glaister
interesting on 10.04lts, I had to use (as per wiki): root_window.tk.call("wm","geometry",".","1280x1024") in /home/lg/axisrc #root_window.tk.call ("wm", "","."," geometry 1200x600") does not work cheers Lawrence On Sun, 2011-10-30 at 09:04 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > On Sat, 2011-10-29

Re: [Emc-users] Simple DC motor controller

2011-10-05 Thread Lawrence Glaister
On Wed, 2011-10-05 at 14:03 +0100, andy pugh wrote: > I have a requirement for a small and simple and cheap DC motor H-bridge. > Input will be +/-10V (or 0-10, or +/-5) from an existing controller > (actually an engine dyno) and the output needs to drive a 12V DC motor > from a 12V supply at a few

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 controlling phase driver

2011-04-27 Thread Lawrence Glaister
EMC2 will indeed > work with phase drives but am having a hard time finding info. Any ideas on > where to start? > -- = Lawrence Glaister VE7IT mailto:ve...@shaw.ca 1462 Madrona Drive

Re: [Emc-users] D519MO Boot Problems.

2010-10-01 Thread Lawrence Glaister
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Re: [Emc-users] looking for small harmonic drive...

2010-04-05 Thread Lawrence Glaister
On Mon, 2010-04-05 at 07:50 +, kestreltom wrote: > Lawrence Glaister writes: > > > > > Hi group, > > I am looking at building an A axis for my mill and was wondering if > > anyone has a junk robot arm in pieces and would consider selling one of > > the jo

[Emc-users] looking for small harmonic drive...

2010-04-02 Thread Lawrence Glaister
slow side of the harmonic drive for holding the work. cheers LawrenceG -- = Lawrence Glaister VE7IT mailto:ve...@shaw.ca 1462 Madrona Drive Nanoose Bay, B.C.http://members.sh

Re: [Emc-users] .ngc file RFReview

2009-06-13 Thread Lawrence Glaister
also need the direction information provided by the second quadrature channel. The index pulse is used as the reference so that the multiple threading passes all start in the proper position on the work. cheers On Sat, 2009-06-13 at 18:44 +0200, Sven Wesley wrote: > 2009/6/13 Lawrence Glais

Re: [Emc-users] .ngc file RFReview

2009-06-13 Thread Lawrence Glaister
ng it to the public domain. I say > "better yet" because then you can just add a single line comment: > (Released to the public domain by Lawrence Glaister.)... snip updated source on the web... have at it... it would make an interesting addition to

Re: [Emc-users] .ngc file RFReview

2009-06-13 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi Kirk, Looks like you have been having fun in gcode. One thing you might want to consider for an encoder wheel is to make the cutouts the same size as the solid areas to get as close to a 50% duty cycle on the detector(s) as possible. You didnt say if you were just using the wheel for a pulse gen

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-controllers

2009-06-02 Thread Lawrence Glaister
http://members.shaw.ca/swstuff/pg2c-adapter.html cheers from Western Canada Lawrence Glaister VE7IT aka LawrenceG On Tue, 2009-06-02 at 10:43 -0700, Kirk Wallace wrote: > Sorry, I know this was answered recently, but what is the preferred > micro-controller, PIC, AVR, etcetera? My only req

Re: [Emc-users] EMC2 and Hardy 8.04

2009-01-12 Thread Lawrence Glaister
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Re: [Emc-users] servo amplifier

2008-11-16 Thread Lawrence Glaister
uit board. BTW, did you happen to have the tool > table that was used to drill the board? That would help to determine the > hole diameters being drilled. > > Thanks again! > > On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Lawrence Glaister <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >

Re: [Emc-users] servo amplifier

2008-11-16 Thread Lawrence Glaister
rs@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- = Lawrence Glaister VE7IT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1462 Madrona Drive Nanoose Bay, B.C.

Re: [Emc-users] Text to Gcode

2008-11-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
y and be safe LawrenceG -- ===== Lawrence Glaister VE7IT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1462 Madrona Drive Nanoose Bay, B.C.http://members.shaw.ca/swstuff Canada V9P 9C9 htt

Re: [Emc-users] Text to Gcode

2008-11-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
and use the paste option to put the system clipboard contents into your file. cheers LawrenceG -- = Lawrence Glaister VE7IT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1462 Madrona Drive Nanoose Bay, B.C.

Re: [Emc-users] Text to Gcode

2008-11-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
cheers Lawrence > > > > > > Lawrence Glaister wrote: > > I found the stick fonts that qcad and engrave-11 uses worked nicely for > > engraving panels with smaller labels (0.2 to 0.5" height). Engrave-11 > > uses fonts that the cutter cuts on the center line

Re: [Emc-users] Text to Gcode

2008-11-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
n Mon, 2008-11-03 at 20:49 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thanks Lawrence, > There isn't something that can do a bit more fancy fonts? > I need to engrave a logo close as possible to Arial where letters about > 20mm high. > > > > Lawrence Glaister wrote: &g

Re: [Emc-users] engrave-11.py

2008-11-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
see below... On Tue, 2008-11-04 at 03:02 +0200, Dave Houghton wrote: snip... > Oh dear - "Font File(Qcad.cxf)" the adjacent box is all red, do I need Qcad? > I did download 'cxf_fonts.tgz' but I don't have the foggiest what to do with > it, or where to put it. So can you please help me here. >

Re: [Emc-users] Text to Gcode

2008-11-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
See section 8 and 9 of this link... http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?Simple_EMC_G-Code_Generators cheers LawrenceG On Mon, 2008-11-03 at 19:21 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anyone know of a program that will convert TEXT to Gcode ? > > ---

Re: [Emc-users] engrave-11.py

2008-11-03 Thread Lawrence Glaister
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Re: [Emc-users] Engrave-11 Z test

2008-11-01 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi John, The symptoms you are describing indicate that your Z axis stepper settings are too aggressive. It could be either the max speed setting or the acceleration setting. As a first pass, try adjusting the FEED OVERRIDE slider on the axis screen to about 50% and run the test again. That will lim

Re: [Emc-users] Engrave11.py-some progress

2008-10-22 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi John, You need to work on the basic machine configuration. Your problems are not related to engrave11. If you are seeing the Z axis dropping in height over multiple moves, it is likely that you have either the Acc or Speed too high for the Z axis and are losing steps. If the motors are not stal

Re: [Emc-users] Engrave11.py

2008-10-21 Thread Lawrence Glaister
of > engrave-11.py as an executable and then doing the cutting and pasting. > > John-Elmira NY (KC2EQ) > > > > -Original Message- > From: Lawrence Glaister [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 2:53 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controll

Re: [Emc-users] Engrave11.py

2008-10-21 Thread Lawrence Glaister
ers mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- = Lawrence Glaister VE7IT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1462 Madrona Drive

Re: [Emc-users] Emc on old computer - lathe spindle encoder

2008-08-31 Thread Lawrence Glaister
der.html cheers -- ===== Lawrence Glaister VE7IT mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1462 Madrona Drive Nanoose Bay, B.C.http://members.shaw.ca/swstuff Canada V9P 9C9 http://gspy.

[Emc-users] new python gcode generator widgets for use with emc2

2008-08-25 Thread Lawrence Glaister
Hi all emc2 users, In case you dont hang out on irc, I just wanted to let you know there are now 8 useful little python programs for generating gcode snippets for common operations. I recently added the last 3.. a grill drilling program, a bezel design widget, and a gui that is used to assist in e

Re: [Emc-users] SheetCam TNG V0.0.24 for Linux released

2008-06-18 Thread Lawrence Glaister
//sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users -- = Lawrence Glaist