Gene
They solved the litres issue in the UK but making it illegal to sell most
things in anything but metric units. However we still measure distance in
miles, so what units should we be working out our fuel economy? Miles per
litre?
At least we can still buy beer in pints ( 20oz ones of cou
. I have started a LinuxCNC G
> code tutorial but it is in it's quite small but is for LinuxCNC exclusively.
>
> John
>
> On 5/31/2012 3:43 PM, Mike Bennett wrote:
>> It was this thread that made me question it:
>>
>> http://www.cnczone.com/forums/haas_mills/22
It was this thread that made me question it:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/haas_mills/22872-g92.html
I was also confused by the tutorial for CNC Simulator
http://cncsimulator.com/blog/?page_id=102
This starts a program
G92 X30 Y30 Z20
T1 M6
G0 X15 Y15 Z2
Assuming the simulator starts at mach
With all those big motors and hot chips flying off, keeping it cool might be a
bigger issue!
On 22 May 2012, at 12:52, andy pugh wrote:
> On 22 May 2012 11:30, Mark Wendt wrote:
>
>> I'd give my left you-know-what for a shop that size.
>
> It would be difficult to keep warm enough to work
Good old Wikipedia :-)
Factory Data Systems actually, now part of Qube Global Software.
Mike
On 21 May 2012 10:05, Mark Wendt wrote:
> On 05/21/2012 01:40 AM, Mike Bennett wrote:
> > I faced the same issue a couple of years ago. The company I work for
> was called FDS so this was
Rafael
The wires you need will depend on what motors you are using, the arrangement of
limit/home switches and if encoders are being used. Once you know these things
you can choose the cable.
For example I have built a machine of similar size to yours. It's driven by
three 3.1Nm steppers wit
I faced the same issue a couple of years ago. The company I work for was
called FDS so this was used in all the class names we created. We were sold
and now trade under a new name. I decided to stick with FDS in existing and
new code as this would be less confusing.
Mike
On 21 May 2012, a
Note that data cables will need to be screened.
I'm using twisted pair, (OK CAT5, because it was lying around) this is working
for my home switches, but when I joined up the Z & Y limit switches (I don't
have enough inputs for one each) I could no longer turn the machine on. HAL
scope reveal
If StepConfig added a warning comment line at the top of custom_postgui.hal
along the lines of
# !!!
# WARNING the contents of this file will be overwritten if StepConfig is
run again
#
I'd also edited the machine INI file which I knew would be overwritten, so
had made a copy of this. I did get a warning, but thought it was about the
INI file. A backup file has been created, but I've run StepConfig several
times, so my custom_postgui.hal file is long gone.
The name 'custom' is
Argh
StepConfig overwrites custom_postgui.hal with an empty file. The name 'custom'
suggests it should not.
Mike
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>> 1) is there a way to do manual tool touch-off during manual toolchange
>> in a middle of g-code file?
>
> Not yet. I think there is enough momentum now that there will be in
> the next major release.
As a user of a simple machine, I'd vote for that.
Mike
Touch off buttons working a treat. My only observation is that the tool path
in Axis does not update, unless I use reload.
Mike
On 9 May 2012, at 10:20, andy pugh wrote:
> On 9 May 2012 06:36, Mike Bennett wrote:
>
>> For now just linking a button to perform touch off z
2012 14:56, gene heskett wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 09, 2012 09:54:44 AM Mike Bennett did opine:
>
> > After four months of weekends I've taken my first cuts on my DIY gantry
> > router.
> >
> > https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/59884319/1/CNC%20Machine?h=c48cbb
&
ive it a go tonight.
This will save having to reach for the keyboard after using the joystick to
move to the touch off position.
Mike
On 9 May 2012 10:20, andy pugh wrote:
> On 9 May 2012 06:36, Mike Bennett wrote:
>
> > For now just linking a button to perform touch off zero would
>
>
> >Good work. I note the presence of BS1363 mains plugs, so presume you
> >are in the UK too?
>
> I certainly am. I'm based near Guildford in Surrey.
>
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After four months of weekends I've taken my first cuts on my DIY gantry router.
https://www.dropbox.com/gallery/59884319/1/CNC%20Machine?h=c48cbb
Drawn in iPocket Draw on the iPad, made using the router on the machine, a
cordless drill and a jig saw. My neighbour turned down the ends of the
s
Andy
For now just linking a button to perform touch off zero would be good, but I
need a way to control which axis. I have several buttons spare so I could use
one for each axis.
Mike
On 8 May 2012, at 23:25, andy pugh wrote:
> On 8 May 2012 22:54, Mike Bennett wrote:
>>
I've just 'wired' up a joystick to use as a pendant, based on the Simple Remote
Pendant article on the Wiki. As I only have two analogue inputs X & Y (the
third is normally used for throttle and does not self centre so I did not fancy
using that) I used the trigger button to select between X &
Sounds like a good idea Andy, as long as each axis retains it's own value.
Mike
On 7 May 2012, at 20:15, andy pugh wrote:
> On 7 May 2012 15:16, gene heskett wrote:
>> because
>> Touch Off doesn't display the current setting, but defaults to 0.0. That
>> of course makes it easy to cancel a
Thanks Andy
On 6 May 2012, at 13:23, Andy Pugh wrote:
>
>
> On 6 May 2012, at 08:25, Mike Bennett wrote:
>
>> 1. What is the scope of a signal name. Is it machine wide or limited to the
>> Hal file it appears in?
>
> They are system-wide and are the on
As a new user I've been following this thread with interest. My only questions
are:
1. What is the scope of a signal name. Is it machine wide or limited to the
Hal file it appears in.
2. If machine wide, are there existing signal names in existence that I have to
avoid re-declaring?
Mike
Hi
I'm planning to wire my limit and estop switches to a relay that will cut
power to the spindle, disable the stepper drivers and inform Linux CNC that
an estop has occured. I want do this this as otherwise there may be no way
to stop the machine if a software error occurs.
This means I will ne
I chose to put the lines in the custom HAL file as I still want to use the
stepconfig wizard for tuning max speed and acceleration.
I take your point about the comments.
Mike
On 22 Apr 2012, at 11:00, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
> 2012/4/22 Mike Bennett :
>> Brilliant
>>
&g
ion.spindle-at-speed
You've made my first venture into HAL very easy
Mike
On 22 Apr 2012, at 09:22, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
> 2012/4/22 Mike Bennett :
>> Is "timedelay" a Linux CNC module that can be triggered by a spindle start
>> command?
>
> It can be tri
Is "timedelay" a Linux CNC module that can be triggered by a spindle start
command?
Where should I look for documentation on this?
Mike
On 22 Apr 2012, at 08:22, Viesturs Lācis wrote:
> 2012/4/22 Mike Bennett :
>>
>> From reading other posts I see that HAL has
Hi
I'm nearing the end of building a DIY gantry router. The router I'm using has
soft start, so takes several seconds to come up to speed. I realise I could
add dwell commands to the G-Code, but is it possible to add a fixed dwell to
Linux CNC after spindle start.
From reading other posts I
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