Re: [Emc-users] Slow decreased speed/accel after homing

2020-03-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Marsaglia () escribió: > It seems the external offset OFFSET_AV_RATIO is causing it. But I don't > have the external offset enable for any of the axis. > > Is this a bug? > > El mié., 18 mar. 2020 a las 1:37, Leonardo Marsaglia (< > ldmarsag...@gmail.com>) escribió: > >>

Re: [Emc-users] Slow decreased speed/accel after homing

2020-03-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
It seems the external offset OFFSET_AV_RATIO is causing it. But I don't have the external offset enable for any of the axis. Is this a bug? El mié., 18 mar. 2020 a las 1:37, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Just for the sake of understanding my max linear velocity is 1 mm/min. > (H

Re: [Emc-users] Slow decreased speed/accel after homing

2020-03-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Just for the sake of understanding my max linear velocity is 1 mm/min. (Here we use the dot as thousand separator). El mié., 18 mar. 2020 a las 1:34, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Hello guys, > > I'm finishing the final simulations and tests before mouting the new

[Emc-users] Slow decreased speed/accel after homing

2020-03-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello guys, I'm finishing the final simulations and tests before mouting the new control into the machine. We're mounting it this friday. Everything is working as expected except one thing I just noticed trying to jog the axis on rapid. The behaviour is the following: When I start LinuxCNC and

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Here it is. El jue., 12 mar. 2020 a las 16:40, Peter C. Wallace () escribió: > On Thu, 12 Mar 2020, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:28:56 -0300 > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > >

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
)" > > > > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration > > > > On Thursday 12 March 2020 12:23:06 Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Well, I checked the cable for continuity on those pins and everything > &

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
to try flashing again the 6i24 but I doubt that could solve the problem. Please let me know if there's something I can try. Thanks! El jue., 12 mar. 2020 a las 13:23, Leonardo Marsaglia (< ldmarsag...@gmail.com>) escribió: > Well, I checked the cable for continuity on those pins and e

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
solve the problem. El jue., 12 mar. 2020 a las 11:03, Gene Heskett () escribió: > On Thursday 12 March 2020 08:53:39 Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > I'm going to check the flat cable, that I'm missing. > > > > El jue., 12 mar. 2020 a las 9:48, Leonardo Marsaglia > >

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
I'm going to check the flat cable, that I'm missing. El jue., 12 mar. 2020 a las 9:48, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Hello again, > > I'm almost done with testing, but I have a little problem with the 7i52s > on stepgen 0. I can measure the direction pin changing with or withou

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
lease read the first page fully, then follow the link to the appropriate > > pa= > > ge, read that and download.=20 > > > > Composed with my Crayons=20 > > > > On 10 Mar 2020, at 04:31, Leonardo Marsaglia > > wrote: > > > > >>=20 > > >>

Re: [Emc-users] Repository problem with linuxcnc-dev

2020-03-10 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
That worked, I received another warning but I could install linuxcnc-dev. Thank you Andy! El mar., 10 mar. 2020 a las 14:17, andy pugh () escribió: > On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 17:11, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > http://archive.debian.org/debian-security/dists/wheezy/

Re: [Emc-users] Repository problem with linuxcnc-dev

2020-03-10 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
. El mar., 10 mar. 2020 a las 13:43, andy pugh () escribió: > On Tue, 10 Mar 2020 at 16:28, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > I'm planning to keep using Wheezy until I can test more another distros. > > Anyway, I've just installed LinuxCNC 2.8 and everything worked ok except

[Emc-users] Repository problem with linuxcnc-dev

2020-03-10 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello guys, I'm planning to keep using Wheezy until I can test more another distros. Anyway, I've just installed LinuxCNC 2.8 and everything worked ok except from the linuxcnc-dev packages. When I try to install those it says there are some packages broken and points me to python-serial. I know

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
ther= > board specs have you got at your disposal? I'm using an ASUS A58M-5 with a PCI-Express gpu. I didn't wan to use the onboard just in case it increases the latency. The microprocessor is an AMD A4 4000. El lun., 9 mar. 2020 a las 14:27, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Why? >&g

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
2:10, andy pugh wrote: > >=20 > >> On Mon, 9 Mar 2020 at 14:18, Leonardo Marsaglia > w= > rote: > >>=20 > >> I tried Cinnamon desktop and intalled the kernel following the > instructio= > ns > >> here : > >> > https://forum

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
I tried Cinnamon desktop and intalled the kernel following the instructions here : https://forum.linuxcnc.org/9-installing-linuxcnc/36822-linuxcnc-on-linux-mint-19-1-quick-and-easy-installation?start=0 linux-headers-4.16.12-rt5-kona-rt_amd64.deb linux-image-4.16.12-rt5-kona-rt_amd64.deb I had

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
las 13:18, andy pugh () escribió: > On Sun, 8 Mar 2020 at 02:29, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > I had really high jitter when I run latency test with Debian Stretch. So > I > > installed Wheezy with LinuxCNC 2.7.14 > > Wheezy is pretty ancient now. > You coul

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

2020-03-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Pretty nice job Sam. I'm testing something similar while I'm finishing to configure the machine I plan to intall in a few days on the Mazak. My goal is to turn low lift camshafts (6.5 mm maximum for now, although 9 mm shouldn't be a problem if the tool has enough relief). Here's a video of a test

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
By the way, I'm feeding the field power of the 7i70 with the same power supply that's running the PC. Could that be the problem? I did this because it was the quickest way to test the boards. El sáb., 7 mar. 2020 a las 23:26, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > For now I'm using it via hal

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
:00, Peter C. Wallace () escribió: > On Sat, 7 Mar 2020, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 21:53:45 -0300 > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: "Enhanced Machine Con

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
> > I've checked the voltages and they seem ok. I'm feeding the 7i70 with 12 > volts and since I'm testing I'm connecting FIELD POWER to VIN. > > Do you know what can cause this? > > > > El sáb., 7 mar. 2020 a las 14:00, Peter C. Wallace () > escribió: > >> On Sat

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
with 12 volts and since I'm testing I'm connecting FIELD POWER to VIN. Do you know what can cause this? El sáb., 7 mar. 2020 a las 14:00, Peter C. Wallace () escribió: > On Sat, 7 Mar 2020, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 13:23:45 -0300 > > From:

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
> > What model 6I24 do you have? > 6i24-25 El sáb., 7 mar. 2020 a las 13:20, Peter C. Wallace () escribió: > On Sat, 7 Mar 2020, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 13:02:11 -0300 > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia > > Reply-To:

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
next to the motherboard. On the top plate I'm mounting also the 7i70 and 7i71. So to reach the 7i52s the best for me is to use the P1 connector. I should have thought about this before anyway... El sáb., 7 mar. 2020 a las 12:48, Peter C. Wallace () escribió: > On Sat, 7 Mar 2020, Leonardo Marsag

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
I just found the PIN file is intended to drive two 7i52s. Sorry for that. What I need to understand is if I can use the GPIOS left on the 6i24 through the 7i52s, and how to identify them. El sáb., 7 mar. 2020 a las 10:22, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > I'm attaching the dmesg output so

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
I'm attaching the dmesg output so you can see what I'm talking about. El sáb., 7 mar. 2020 a las 10:20, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Hello again to all, > > I'm reviving this discussion because I started attempting to configure my > setup to finally mount it on the machine

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2020-03-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
. Thanks as always for your help and patience! El jue., 19 dic. 2019 a las 8:54, andy pugh () escribió: > On Wed, 18 Dec 2019 at 22:32, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > Also thanks for the source files, I'll use them to compare with the > others > > and try to understand bette

Re: [Emc-users] No mails

2020-03-06 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Same here. But it seems to be working. El 6 mar. 2020 11:35, "Peter Blodow" escribió: > Gentlemen, > I haven't received any mail from the list since March 2nd. Is there > something wrong, or is there just no issue? > Peter > > > ___ > Emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] closing the loop in linuxcnc with a 7i76 mesa card and step direction control

2020-02-10 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello Andrew, I'm finishing some parts of the enclosure for the PC on the retrofitting we're doing to our lathe. I'm planning to do the same thing you want to do. Using step mode and being able to home with index. I recall reading on the forum a post from Andy telling that it's more than possible

Re: [Emc-users] X forwarding with linux-cnc

2020-01-20 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
I don't know if he was trolling or not but... I will only say that I'm more than thankful that we still have communities like this one and software like LinuxCNC. And I don't want to be a flatterer or sound too political but if the ideology seen here would be applied in more places and

Re: [Emc-users] Merry Christmas 2019

2019-12-24 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Merry Christmas to all. And I hope you feel even better Gene! My father almost had to had a similar intervention but for now he doesn't need it. He's 80 and fortunately he's working with us every day. El 25 dic. 2019 02:25, "Gene Heskett" escribió: > On Tuesday 24 December 2019 21:37:13 Thomas

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-18 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
On Wed, 18 Dec 2019, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 17:16:15 -0300 > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configurati

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-18 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
18 dic. 2019 a las 17:00, Peter C. Wallace () escribió: > On Wed, 18 Dec 2019, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2019 09:01:50 -0300 > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia > > Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" > > > > To: "En

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-18 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
it work. Also, I need to retake my VHDL learning sooner or later. El mié., 18 dic. 2019 a las 7:39, andy pugh () escribió: > On Tue, 17 Dec 2019 at 23:41, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > Is there a bit file for such a configuration ? > > The Mesa website has dead links for t

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
> -Original Message- > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia [mailto:ldmarsag...@gmail.com] > > Sent: December-17-19 3:43 PM > > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration > > > > My mistake. 7i70 is for inputs and 7i

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
By the way, the board is the 6i24-25. I don't know if I pointed out that earlier. El mar., 17 dic. 2019 a las 20:43, Leonardo Marsaglia (< ldmarsag...@gmail.com>) escribió: > My mistake. 7i70 is for inputs and 7i71 for outputs. > > - 7i73 <>

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
1>Relays \ -7i52S <> Servos step+dir out / Spindle out with stepper in velocity mode / Spindle encoder in El mar., 17 dic. 2019 a las 20:38, Leonardo Marsaglia (< ldmarsag...@gmail.com>) escribió: > Well, today I purchased the 7i52S to finally have my setup completed. I >

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Well, today I purchased the 7i52S to finally have my setup completed. I was checking the spindle manual today and I found it can be driven by pulses too, so I don't need to have an analog out for that. That takes the 7i33 out of the game for this machine. So to sum up, this is how is going to be

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-16 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
12:05, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > I tried the SVST4_8 provided in the website of mesa > > I think that the 6i24 is a member of the class of Mesa cards that > needs to have the firmware flashed with Mesaflash. (rather than being > part of the "loadrt hm2_pc

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-16 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Correction. The jumpers are ok but they are W7 down and W9 up. I just typed it wrong. El lun., 16 dic. 2019 a las 9:02, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Well it seems I need some extra help here. > > I'm trying to initialize the 6i24 with halcmd in the terminal and I can > start

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-16 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
drives following error fault so I > don't see any reason to close the loop inside Linux. And in any case then > I wouldn't be able to swap back and forth between MACH3 and LinuxCNC. > John > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia [mailto:ldmarsag...@gmai

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-15 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
ons?) > 7i70 = $79 (48 inputs not really for Relays) > = >$544 > > Perhaps take a step back and make a list of how many inputs and outputs > you expect to need. > > Wouldn't a 7i78+5i25 Plug-n-go kit for $158 work just as well? > > John > > > &g

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-15 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Thank you very much Peter, that would be really helpful. El dom., 15 dic. 2019 a las 22:57, Peter C. Wallace () escribió: > On Sun, 15 Dec 2019, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 22:45:23 -0300 > > From: Leonardo Marsaglia > > Reply-To: "Enh

Re: [Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-15 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
By the way, I'm using the 6i24-25 board and I'm using LinuxCNC 2.7.14 on Debian 7 Wheezy as it comes with the .iso file. El dom., 15 dic. 2019 a las 22:29, Leonardo Marsaglia (< ldmarsag...@gmail.com>) escribió: > Hello again. > > I'm testing my boards and configuration b

[Emc-users] 6i24 + 7i44 configuration

2019-12-15 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello again. I'm testing my boards and configuration before I install everything on the real machine. I'm configuring a lathe with 2 servos for the X and Z axis, one PWM converted to analog for the spindle, and one encoder input for the spindle. Also a lot of input and outputs to deal with. For

[Emc-users] Semi OT: Question about field power on Mesa 7i71 daughter card

2019-12-15 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello to the list, I'm about to connect a 7i71 I bought a year ago to the 7i44 (wich is plugged to a 6i24). I've read in the 7i71 docs that one must not use a direct switch to drive the field power on the 7i71 to avoid voltage to scalate too quickly. My question is: is there any recommended

Re: [Emc-users] Question about HAL streamer

2019-11-15 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello Nicklas. I'll be digging into it this weekend. I'm sure I'm going to need a hand so I'll be telling you soon. Thank you! El 13 nov. 2019 15:01, "Nicklas Karlsson" escribió: > Use the opposite sampler and might be able to help you if needed. You got > the file format? > > > Hello to all.

Re: [Emc-users] Question about HAL streamer

2019-11-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Thank you Andy. I'm going to take a look at that. El 8 nov. 2019 17:13, "andy pugh" escribió: > On Fri, 8 Nov 2019 at 18:43, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > > if there is any more > > information or some samples would be great. > > A lot of the

[Emc-users] Question about HAL streamer

2019-11-08 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello to all. I want to experiment with HAL streamer to send some data to a custom component. The data will be read from a text file. I would like to know if there is more information other than the one on the documentation. I have little time to experiment, so if there is any more information

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC did this too.

2019-07-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Bravissimo! El 7 jul. 2019 08:46, "Gene Heskett" escribió: > On Sunday 07 July 2019 06:19:22 77...@tiscali.it wrote: > > > hi all, just wanted to let you know another nice thing that Linuxcnc > > (2.9) have done. > > this is the World 30° Summer Universiade opening > > cerimony, and they

Re: [Emc-users] How come....

2019-05-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Haha. It's good to ask anyway. A few months ago I got unsuscribed from the list and don't know why. El 9 may. 2019 07:36, "Roland Jollivet" escribió: > Because no-one has posted anything? > > On Thu, 9 May 2019 at 10:17, Peter Blodow wrote: > > > there has been no incoming mail since May

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-28 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
50mm long rails. > > > > On Sat, Apr 27, 2019 at 1:57 PM Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > > > > > Any rack you make, even if machined perfectly will have some backlash. > > It > > > is unavoidable.Belts have zero backlash if you use the belt the

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-28 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
> > Now I better go take the missus her freshly made morning coffee and see > what she wants for breakfast. It doesn't matter the country or language, it happens to all of us haha. El dom., 28 abr. 2019 a las 10:38, Gene Heskett () escribió: > On Sunday 28 April 2019 05:52:45 andy pugh wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-27 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
or round rails. Chips can > not build up on a V or a round. Then pull the carage with a long belt. IF > you do you calculatins right (or ask for help) belt streach is a > none-issue. > > But does it matter? Maybe for wood cutting a 1mm tolerance is OK? > > > > On S

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-27 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
y I see it. El sáb., 27 abr. 2019 a las 12:01, Leonardo Marsaglia (< ldmarsag...@gmail.com>) escribió: > With any rack or rack-like drive a gantry can have zero racking problems >> by connecting the drive on both sides with a shaft. > > > Gregg, sounds you don't trus

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-27 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
> > With any rack or rack-like drive a gantry can have zero racking problems > by connecting the drive on both sides with a shaft. Gregg, sounds you don't trust too much on having two motors driving the gantry. I've seen too many machines working this way but I would like to hear your opinion

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-23 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
ess of the two axis. But I don't know how precise that could be, it's just a thought. > And I would think you'd want at least an 8M belt, 30mm or wider? I'm planning to use 50 mm wide belt, just to be sure. I'm overkilling it probably, but I prefer to be sure. El mar., 23 abr. 2019 a las 12:16, Le

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-23 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
e a really nice setup (as always ha!) Thank you Andy! El mar., 23 abr. 2019 a las 11:33, Roland Jollivet (< roland.jolli...@gmail.com>) escribió: > On Tue, 23 Apr 2019 at 15:16, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > Well I think gluing a belt that long and wide with a proper jig

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-23 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Well I think gluing a belt that long and wide with a proper jig or the right equipment could be a pain in the ass so I'm thinking about what Roland sugested. To machine the rack in wich the belt will be running. That way I can guarantee zero strecth and perfect engagament. I plan to make the

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-21 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
cause I think it's easier to bolt down the clamps than glue a long piece of belt onto a metal surface. El dom., 21 abr. 2019 a las 14:22, Roland Jollivet (< roland.jolli...@gmail.com>) escribió: > > On Sun, 21 Apr 2019 at 15:17, Leonardo Marsaglia > > wrote: > > >

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-21 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
to engage them perfectly. El dom., 21 abr. 2019 a las 9:39, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Thank you guys again for your support! > > Well, I'm now taking a look at the ServoBelt datasheets and it looks more > than promising. > > I guess I can make a belt reduction from the servo to t

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-21 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
nad design for it. Or > just use a larger motor that still has torque at the low end > > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 2:03 PM Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > Thanks Andy and Chris for your quick response. > > > > I'll try to answer both messages into on

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-20 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
dge! El sáb., 20 abr. 2019 a las 18:59, andy pugh () escribió: > On Sat, 20 Apr 2019 at 22:03, Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > I'll try to answer both messages into one because I lack the quoting > > function here in gmail. > > If you click the three dots that appear at th

Re: [Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-20 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
566069770871222cfdded49168823fbf139903396 > > > > If you don't like ball screws then try long timing belts. They also are > zero-backlash and come in any size you need at lower cost then gears > > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 1:27 PM Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > >

[Emc-users] Servo reduction for gantry machine

2019-04-20 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello to all again! I'm defining my router design after some months of inactivity. I already defined my steel frame and purchased the iron to start building it. The idea is to use the router mainly for wood and melamine boards. Eventually I may use it for aluminum but that's not the main purpose

Re: [Emc-users] How to preset pins

2019-02-02 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello, I think you need to set the state of those pins on you halfile when you call for that component you created. Leonardo El sáb., 2 feb. 2019 a las 9:11, nkp () escribió: > How to preset pins in component code? > > /* sudo halcompile --install example.comp */ > component example ; > > pin

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received?

2018-10-19 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
, working on control theory right now. Anybody who have a > taken any courses of in control theory on University? > > On Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:36:59 -0300 > Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > > Same here, the list is very quiet but I'm receiving everything from this > > topic. >

Re: [Emc-users] No mail received?

2018-10-19 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Same here, the list is very quiet but I'm receiving everything from this topic. El vie., 19 oct. 2018 a las 12:04, andy pugh () escribió: > On Fri, 19 Oct 2018 at 15:32, Peter Blodow wrote: > > > I haven't got any mail from this list since Oct.10th. How come? > > It does seem odd. > > The mail

Re: [Emc-users] Vacuum table Re: Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello Gregg, Something like this is what you have in mind? http://www.phoenixcnccreations.com/our_shop_gallery/Vacuum%20System/2%20vac%206%20zone%20plenum_ball%20valves4.jpg It's a nice feature, and seems cheap and not hard to implement. That's probably the way I'll do it. El sáb., 6 oct. 2018

Re: [Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-06 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
A lot of discussion! I love this list haha. Well, I will try to answer this and focus on the main subjects we've been covering. As you pointed out Les, an hydraulic rod is what I'm planning to use. Hard chromed and also lubed to avoid premature wear. I plan to add some sort of plate to collect

Re: [Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-04 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
to make a call to DHL here in Argentina! Thank you! El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 14:58, Chris Albertson (< albertson.ch...@gmail.com>) escribió: > On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 5:49 AM Leonardo Marsaglia > wrote: > > > > > > > About the last question. Is ther

Re: [Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-04 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
on this? Or is this just a redundancy? Sorry for the long questions but I've never really worked with this kind of setup, and I'm used to have both the switch and some encoder reference to make the homing. Thank you! El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 12:39, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Hello

Re: [Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-04 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
the size of the pinions to have the linear speed I want. This way the long shaft doesn't have to withstand the high RPMs. I uploaded the pictures because the list doesn't allow me to attach them. Here's the link: https://imgur.com/a/7kLUWsq El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 12:13, Leonardo Marsaglia

Re: [Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-04 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
don't know if now you can see it. El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 12:04, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió: > Hello Les, > > No, I plan to support 50 mm bars every 600 mm more or less. I'm attaching > some pictures of the design I'm working on. (The adjustable stands for > levelling are not

Re: [Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-04 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
By the way, on the pictures there are missing details I didn't draw yet, like setscrews for parallel regulation and things like that. Also, I have yet to modify the design for the one motor and shaft approach and see wich is better. El jue., 4 oct. 2018 a las 11:37, Leonardo Marsaglia () escribió

Re: [Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-03 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
, or motor revs per unit length? > > Todd Zuercher > P. Graham Dunn Inc. > 630 Henry Street > Dalton, Ohio 44618 > Phone: (330)828-2105ext. 2031 > > -Original Message- > From: Leonardo Marsaglia > Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2018 6:01 AM > To: Enhanced Mac

[Emc-users] Yet another topic about gantry homing

2018-10-03 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello to all! I'm building a CNC router for wood machining for a friend of mine and the best way I found to drive the Y joint for this particular design, given the size of the machine, is the following: One rack and pinion on each side of the longitudinal axis of the machine and each pinion

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Question about steel for cold forming

2018-07-11 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
in the process of forging, we only machined and heat treated the camshafts but the forging process was made by another company. 2018-07-10 13:25 GMT-03:00 Leonardo Marsaglia : > Hello Dave. > > The idea is to achieve a maximum hardness 25 HRc after cold forging with > heat treat

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Question about steel for cold forming

2018-07-10 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
: > So these need to be hardened after cold forging ? > > You want them to have a max 25 HRc after forging and prior to heat > treatment? > > Dave > > > > On 7/10/2018 11:54 AM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > >> Hello to all. >> >> I'm trying to f

[Emc-users] OT: Question about steel for cold forming

2018-07-10 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello to all. I'm trying to figure out wich is the best material for making cold formed bolts wich need to have 25 HRc of maximum hardness. I was thinking about using 1022 steel wich is suitable for cold forging but I'm afraid the hardness process will be much more complicated than just

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Wire feeder on screw forging machine

2018-07-09 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
hines" on youtube. You'll >> see a bunch of machines with pretty similar wire feeding >> methods. Some of those may give you more ideas than >> what you see on the screw heading machine. >> >> -- Ralph >> >> Fr

[Emc-users] OT: Wire feeder on screw forging machine

2018-07-02 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello to all. I'm trying to figure out how to design the simplest possible wire feeder like the one on this video: https://youtu.be/_pjbwFM1LM4?t=28s As you can see the wire comes to a stop (a simple bolt with a nut) so I suppose the feeding mechanism has some sort of slipping capability once

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Induction heating for iron melting

2018-06-19 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
frequency allowed and also to accommodate the scrap iron for melting. The machine also uses a water cooled capacitor that has no label on it telling me anything about it, but I guess that the capacitance could be determined easily. 2018-06-19 18:09 GMT-03:00 Leonardo Marsaglia : > Hello g

[Emc-users] OT: Induction heating for iron melting

2018-06-19 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hello guys, As you know, it has been like 4 year since we've retrofitted our induction hardening machine for camshafts with LinuxCNC. I would like to start melting some iron and I think this is one of the best places to ask for advice. The heater itself can lock onto frequencies between 10 Khz

Re: [Emc-users] Possible MESA 5i20 problem

2018-04-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
com>: > On Tue, 17 Apr 2018, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > > Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:51:51 -0300 >> From: Leonardo Marsaglia <ldmarsag...@gmail.com> >> Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" >> <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net>

[Emc-users] Possible MESA 5i20 problem

2018-04-17 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
at the output? Thank you as always! Leonardo Marsaglia -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot

Re: [Emc-users] CBN wheels.

2018-01-07 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
I've always been curious about these grinding wheels. Are these dressed like normal aluminum oxide wheels? Because sometime ago I read about grinding machines prepared for CBN wheels. The Landis ones I know have wheel dressers for CBN and the only difference I really noticed is that the dresser

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Portable chinese hardness tester

2017-10-19 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
and lenght of an entire camshaft. So the idea was to find something more handy to do the testing. 2017-10-19 11:42 GMT-03:00 Ed <ate...@mwt.net>: > On 10/19/2017 06:35 AM, Leonardo Marsaglia wrote: > >> Hell to all. >> >> I came across this leeb harness tester on

[Emc-users] OT: Portable chinese hardness tester

2017-10-19 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
Hell to all. I came across this leeb harness tester on Ebay and I would like to know if anyone on the list has had any experience with such a device. The links for the listing and description are the following:

Re: [Emc-users] Semi OT: Chinese servo motors Yifeng branded

2017-06-01 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
g through the same issue with smaller stepper motors about 1/3rd > > the size of the Delta you linked to. The best lowest price product might > > even be good, might even be made in the same factory as the brand name > but > > no usable documentation so there is no way to kno

[Emc-users] Semi OT: Chinese servo motors Yifeng branded

2017-05-31 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
are worth a try. I can firmly say the Delta ones are a very good product. Thanks as always! -- *Leonardo Marsaglia*. Yifeng Servo.pdf Description: Adobe PDF document -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one

Re: [Emc-users] [OT] Wife is good to go

2017-02-19 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
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Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit --> pressure vessel inspection

2017-02-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
a short time. Cooling is not going to be a problem at least in the safety section. -- *Leonardo Marsaglia*. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! htt

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit

2017-02-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
hought about using a vacuum pump to suck all the oil inside the tubing before making the switch between molds. I'm not saying is the best solution but a possible one. -- *Leonardo Marsaglia*. -- Check out the vibrant tec

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit

2017-02-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
possibility to heat could be induction heating but I think it's going to be complex aswell to make it work because of the size of the molds. Cooling is not a problem the way I see it, the problem is mostly combine the two

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit

2017-02-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
I came with this approach, wich I'm now only evaluating. -- *Leonardo Marsaglia*. -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit

2017-02-12 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
> -- > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > ___ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sou

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit

2017-02-08 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
cussing here it's going to be a lot better than using water. I've been reading that Dowtherm can last for 10 years without replacing it so it sounds pretty convenient. I should look if there's a distributor near me so I can call it. -- *Leonardo Marsaglia*. -

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit

2017-02-08 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
worries me. I'm used to handle 2000 psi on hydraulic systems but never above 50°C so it's not as dangerous. The problem is, since I'm going to have a long injection time I really need to heat and cool the mold because it's the only way this project is doable. By the way, I'm from Argenti

Re: [Emc-users] OT: Need some guidance on high temp/pressure water circuit

2017-02-08 Thread Leonardo Marsaglia
material combination's heat/cool cycle. > > On this list we've seen some non-machining uses for LCNC, like an > automated induction heat treating system for engine camshafts. No reason it > can't be put to use controlling injection mold temperatures. > Indeed, I'm the guy of t

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