Re: [Emc-users] Mattel 3D Printer

2016-02-16 Thread Dave Cole
ven wink.. give her the money, get the carton of cigarettes. The good old days when toys were fun and they still had an element of danger! Dave On 2/16/2016 2:46 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: > I had a Thingmaker when I was a kid. It was a set of aluminum creepy > crawler molds with some bottle

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-switch repeatability

2016-02-16 Thread Dave Caroline
them Dave Caroline -- Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective

Re: [Emc-users] Micro-switch repeatability

2016-02-15 Thread Dave Cole
If you have a marker pulse on an encoder you can use a cheap home switch and back off to the marker pulse. Dave On 2/15/2016 6:44 PM, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > Hi, > > I'm looking for an on-the-cheap way to do reasonable homing. Usual > switches for the purpose cost a lot. The

Re: [Emc-users] Modbus wiring

2016-02-08 Thread Dave Cole
, then you are shooting in the dark. If they are not providing docs, chances are they have issues with the Modbus implementation and the interface is intentionally not fully documented. It should not be that difficult, regardless of your view on

Re: [Emc-users] Modbus wiring

2016-02-08 Thread Dave Cole
On 2/8/2016 12:51 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 8 February 2016 at 17:40, Dave Cole wrote: >> RS485 is two wire, half duplex. >> I think you have a RS422 connection that can run full duplex. >> I don't recognize the D and R pins??Perhaps Data Ready and Request >

Re: [Emc-users] Modbus wiring

2016-02-08 Thread Dave Cole
RS485 is two wire, half duplex. I think you have a RS422 connection that can run full duplex. I don't recognize the D and R pins??Perhaps Data Ready and Request to Send ?? Those aren't normally required for RS422. Dave On 2/8/2016 8:16 AM, andy pugh wrote: > I am tempted

Re: [Emc-users] MPG Handwheel for use with 7i73

2016-02-07 Thread Dave Cole
than a single ended TTL type encoder output which can easily be corrupted by common mode noise.The two (line driver and ttl ) are generally not compatible. However there are chips that you can buy that will convert a TTL single ended signal to a line driver output and visa versa. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Rewire Question?

2016-02-06 Thread Dave Cole
be used. Osha and some plants seem to forget that from time to time. Dave On 2/6/2016 2:39 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > It's really not nearly as interesting as it sounds. It start out as a 2 > spindle Digital Tool CNC Router. Eventually both spindles were replaced with > 3 Porter

Re: [Emc-users] Rewire Question?

2016-02-05 Thread Dave Cole
be.The result can be large amounts of smoke and some fire! Don't ask how I know this... :-/ Dave On 2/5/2016 11:09 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > This is the last of our old grandfathered in hill billy engineer machines > that I have to bring into the modern era. Adding an e-stop system

Re: [Emc-users] Rewire Question?

2016-02-05 Thread Dave Cole
m breakers from the disconnect as well as contactors. Dave On 2/5/2016 5:22 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > We have an old machine that through the years has become an ungainly ball of > wires. Currently with OSHA regs and all lockout tagout is a real pain as it > is on this machine.

Re: [Emc-users] Odd SSR behaviour?

2016-02-03 Thread Dave Cole
stead. Drive the relays with the SSRs if you need to. Automation Direct has cheap 15 amp relays. Use two contacts in parallel if you need more capacity and they will likely last a very long time. Dave On 2/2/2016 10:05 PM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Tuesday 02 February 2016 21:46:34 Jon Els

Re: [Emc-users] Mesa Reseller in America

2016-02-01 Thread Dave Cole
Congrats John! Dave On 2/1/2016 5:45 PM, John Thornton wrote: > Feedback is what I need the most right now. Thanks, I'll see if I can > set that up somehow in the store. > > JT > > On 2/1/2016 4:28 PM, Andrew wrote: >> 2016-02-02 0:14 GMT+02:00 John Thornton : >&g

Re: [Emc-users] Well, thats the end of aliexpress.com for me

2016-02-01 Thread Dave Cole
lose to the same cost. If anyone knows, please enlighten me. Dave On 2/1/2016 1:44 AM, John Dammeyer wrote: > Hi Jon, > I can buy 100 pieces at $8.622 each in Cdn. which is about $6.15US or > $862.20 Cdn total ($615.00 US). > http://www.digikey.ca/product-detail/en/DSPIC30F5011-20I%2F

Re: [Emc-users] Well, thats the end of aliexpress.com for me

2016-01-31 Thread Dave Cole
ohn Kasunich > >John Kasunich >jmkasun...@fastmail.fm > The other nice thing about Digikey is that they will ship a small order via First Class mail (at least they used to do that..) I've ordered a dozen chips for some project and the total has been something like $9.00

Re: [Emc-users] Creating G-code?

2016-01-31 Thread Dave Caroline
I used to create my gears with a bit of php but then is became obvious that the same maths could be done in gcode, one less step, so the preamble in the gcode has a tooth qty/whatever is needed for that class of work. Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] VFD

2016-01-30 Thread Dave Cole
all like to hear about it. :-) Dave On 1/29/2016 8:37 PM, Len Shelton wrote: > --- > > I'll see what the vendor has to say. If he hasn't resolved it eith > saying do as you've said, or agreed to send me the right one with a > prepayed return

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Noise

2016-01-29 Thread Dave Cole
On 1/28/2016 8:18 PM, Jim Craig wrote: > For future projects I will choose GS2 drives and will will not ever buy > another GS1 drive. To me they are not worth the cost savings. Sounds like good advice. Dave -- Si

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Noise

2016-01-28 Thread Dave Cole
. But large high end drives have a lot different economics than a cheap GS1 drive. If the drive costs $5000, few people complain about a $600 input choke. Dave On 1/28/2016 11:52 AM, Eric Keller wrote: > In my experience, the high-end VFDs also show filters on input and > output. Howeve

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Noise

2016-01-28 Thread Dave Cole
at picking lottery ticket numbers?? ;-) Dave On 1/28/2016 9:14 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > An update and semi success story. > > After dinking with the noise from the GS1 VFD for way to many hours. I > was finally able to get rid of the noise. I removed the drive. I put in > a run capac

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-26 Thread Dave Cole
On 1/26/2016 11:47 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 26 January 2016 at 07:00, Dave Cole wrote: >> If Siemens can't get standard AC squirrel cage motors to position >> precisely, I doubt that anyone can. > They can't with standard induction motors. But induction servo motors

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-25 Thread Dave Cole
t go slack through the system. Keep in mind that positioning a spindle for a tool change is a lot different than being able to precisely control position at full torque and zero speed. Dave On 1/25/2016 4:29 PM, Stephen Dubovsky wrote: > No mixup. I used to work for GE (and Hughes) de

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-25 Thread Dave Cole
You are getting your motors mixed up. Typical AC induction motors suck for positioning. You are thinking of AC servo motors that use a magnetic rotor. They are a totally different animal. DC servos typically have wound armatures (and brushes) and use magnets for the field. Dave On 1/24/2016

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-25 Thread Dave Cole
You have a special motor. But I think you mentioned that before. Siemens and others make motors like that specifically for spindle applications. A typical AC induction motor won't do that as they won't hold enough residual magnetism. Dave On 1/25/2016 8:00 AM, Marius Alksnys wrot

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-24 Thread Dave Cole
ioning with a load is basically a coast/brake to a stop position and then a brake is applied at the stop position. Is there a reason why you did not use the hal component that Andy pointed out? Or did you modify that? Dave On 1/24/2016 7:19 AM, Marius Alksnys wrote: > and in orientation /

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-23 Thread Dave Cole
That's nice! :-) Dave On 1/23/2016 4:48 PM, Marius Alksnys wrote: > 01/23/2016 08:39 PM, Dave Cole rašė: >> Interesting. >> >> Are the two sine waves being fed to the drive 120 degrees out of phase >> or something similar? >> >> So does the sine wave

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-23 Thread Dave Cole
Interesting. Are the two sine waves being fed to the drive 120 degrees out of phase or something similar? So does the sine wave amplitude ramp up according the motor speed? Dave On 1/23/2016 12:55 PM, Marius Alksnys wrote: > Spindle motor is, as written on the nameplate, High-performa

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC for retrofit of Cincinnati Milacron CNC?

2016-01-23 Thread Dave Cole
Are you using an encoder to commutate the motor? Or just firing the windings in order? Is the original motor a regular induction motor or some brushless AC, brushless DC motor variant ? Dave On 1/23/2016 12:06 PM, Marius Alksnys wrote: > I am planning to finish to retrofit Cincinnati Ar

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Noise

2016-01-23 Thread Dave Cole
You don't need to disconnect the shields at one end on the power conductor shields. Those are normally connected at each end. Dave On 1/22/2016 5:23 PM, Jim Craig wrote: > I spent all afternoon looking for and trying to remove ground loops. I > think I found all that I can eliminat

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Noise

2016-01-22 Thread Dave Cole
pe on your AC lines to see if the filters are effective?? I suspect they are not. Re-routing your drive to motor leads is also sometimes effective. Keep them as far away from low voltage wiring as possible. Dave On 1/22/2016 12:51 PM, Jim Craig wrote: > Hey all, > > I have been troubl

Re: [Emc-users] Not as useful as I thought

2016-01-22 Thread Dave Cole
Hey, I was there! :-) I was not a EMC2 convert at the time but I talked to a bunch of you guys as you were working on the machine. It was sort of running at the time.I think I was there the second year you guys were working on it. Dave On 1/22/2016 10:03 AM, John Kasunich wrote: > &

Re: [Emc-users] Not as useful as I thought

2016-01-22 Thread Dave Cole
a PLC with Ethernet built in for a little more. Dave On 1/22/2016 9:35 AM, Ralph Stirling wrote: > I like using DR-ODC24 and DR-ODC5 optos. I use the > ODC5 for output and the ODC24 for input. The DR types > have din rail mount and screw terminals on the top, plus a > little

Re: [Emc-users] [Emc-developers] using an absolute encoder

2016-01-21 Thread Dave Cole
e. He would come in very early and must have been asleep while working! Dave On 1/21/2016 7:03 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 21 January 2016 at 23:23, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > >> I think a resolver would be the way to go. > Possibly not enough resolution for a rotary table.

Re: [Emc-users] Question about closed loop CNC

2016-01-19 Thread Dave Cole
er week. That machine paid for itself in only a few months.I thought we would make more machines but the company that made it has no ability to sell/market anything. Dave Cole Controls Inc. -- Site24x7 APM Insig

Re: [Emc-users] Question about closed loop CNC

2016-01-18 Thread Dave Caroline
gn%20Monitor&utm_term=Read%20More#overlay-context=news/servotrends/new-ethercat-io-controller/ Dave Caroline -- Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP Again

2016-01-10 Thread Dave Cole
this crap tomorrow morning. Dave On 1/10/2016 3:59 PM, John Thornton wrote: > Still trying to digest this in between working... > > On 1/10/2016 7:48 AM, Bertho Stultiens wrote: >> On 01/10/2016 12:44 PM, John Thornton wrote: >>> Well none of the suggestions about st

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP Again

2016-01-10 Thread Dave Cole
Hmm.. perhaps you should tell Peter that Missouri is wonderful this time of year. Perhaps he will schedule a flight to the "show me state". :-) Dave On 1/10/2016 3:35 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I don't have AB drives... I have a filter on my GS2 and another one > after th

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP Again

2016-01-10 Thread Dave Cole
My mistake, gotta clean my glasses apparently. What are you using for axes drives? Dave On 1/10/2016 3:35 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I don't have AB drives... I have a filter on my GS2 and another one > after the control transformer. > > JT > > On 1/10/2016 11:40 AM, Dav

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP Again

2016-01-10 Thread Dave Cole
Do you have filters just prior to the input power on the AB Servo drives? I've also had problems with Teco servo drives backfeeding noise into the AC line and messing with Mesa boards. An input filter from AD fixed that problem as well. Dave On 1/10/2016 6:44 AM, John Thornton wrote: &

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2016-01-09 Thread Dave Cole
Just saw your message. If you keep the VFD powered off, do you still have noise issues ?? Dave On 1/4/2016 5:19 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I have 3 DC power supplies in the drive side, a 5vdc, a 24vdc, and a > 170vdc. > > The 5vdc power supply on the 0v side reads 37.6 ohms with t

Re: [Emc-users] VFD Tweaking

2016-01-07 Thread Dave Caroline
What I did was reduce the maximum acceleration so the motor took less current coming up to speed. Dave Caroline -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Emc-users] Resetting rotary movement count

2016-01-05 Thread Dave Caroline
Dewey I had no idea that size limit existed, same default for negative? Maybe time for an update to the docs? even removal of the standard from stepconf (or at least ask the user) Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Resetting rotary movement count

2016-01-05 Thread Dave Caroline
Here is an example of with and without limits in a trunnion design http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CNC-Rotary-Table-Dividing-Head-Rotational-Axis-4th-5th-Axis-A-B-Axis-100MM-Chuck-/161679996211 Dave On 05/01/2016, andy pugh wrote: > On 5 January 2016 at 04:37, Cecil Thomas wrote: >> By t

Re: [Emc-users] Resetting rotary movement count

2016-01-04 Thread Dave Caroline
needed. There are rotaries with mechanical limits and rotaries without limits, an arbitrary large number used as a limit is a kludge waiting to bite the unsuspecting. Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] Lost fractions of a step - Clock Wheels and Pinions

2016-01-03 Thread Dave Caroline
number of "standards" swiss,black forest and the british one based on the swiss. http://www.clock-works.clara.net/cata/wnpc3.html Dave Caroline -- ___ Emc-users mailin

Re: [Emc-users] Lost fractions of a step

2016-01-03 Thread Dave Caroline
linuxcnc since 2.2. I would see a problem if I did not nod the a axis to remove the backlash. Dave Caroline On 03/01/2016, Cecil Thomas wrote: > I guess I wasn't as clear as I had hoped about my question. > To be more specific: > When the commanded value for a move is converted

Re: [Emc-users] Lost fractions of a step

2016-01-03 Thread Dave Caroline
m and that was in naval brass for a tower clock, it is closer to a bronze. Dave Caroline -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge

Re: [Emc-users] Lost fractions of a step

2016-01-03 Thread Dave Caroline
And another thing, almost all rotaries have backlash, do make sure this is removed in gcode before you start cutting this will result in a single tooth error. Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] Lost fractions of a step

2016-01-03 Thread Dave Caroline
I forgot to mention, I had no accumulated step loss in my tests, I started each test with encoders at 0 and they completed with 48000 and 2, not even a +-1 digit error which surprised me. Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] Lost fractions of a step

2016-01-02 Thread Dave Caroline
tooth error average for the 48 tooth gear and the high resolution microstepping error, which currently shows as regular noise on the upper graphs. Dave Caroline -- ___ Emc-

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2016-01-02 Thread Dave Cole
Before it. Literally run a green wire from the X2 terminal to the single point ground or to the steel backplane assuming you have one. The protective fuse on X1 should be prior to the filter also. Dave On 1/2/2016 7:26 AM, John Thornton wrote: > I do have a "control transformer&qu

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2016-01-02 Thread Dave Cole
unding conductor runs from the neutral buss bar to a water pipe or ground rod (its hidden from view). 20+ breakers distribute power, either 240 (line to line) or 120 (line to neutral) throughout the house. My house is all electric. Dave On 1/1/2016 6:43 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 27 December 2

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2016-01-01 Thread Dave Cole
. Dave On 1/1/2016 12:03 PM, John Thornton wrote: > I just looked at the control transformer and L1 and L2 (240v side are > fused with type CC fuses and X1 only on the 120v side is fused with a > slo-blow fuse. So I assume they intended X2 to be the "neutral". > > JT

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2016-01-01 Thread Dave Cole
On 1/1/2016 11:26 AM, Bertho Stultiens wrote: > On 01/01/2016 05:13 PM, Dave Cole wrote: >> Anytime you have a 120 volt source for computer, misc power etc, you >> need to declare one side of the 120 vac winding the neutral (white wire) >> and tie that terminal to the machine

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2016-01-01 Thread Dave Cole
ral terminal on the transformer and the single point ground in the panel. Dave On 1/1/2016 7:02 AM, John Thornton wrote: > Hi Jon, > > So tie say the 48v side to ground to create the neutral? I attached > the drawing of what I have so far on the VFD side. > > Happy New year to yo

Re: [Emc-users] Spindle control

2015-12-29 Thread Dave Caroline
motion.spindle-at-speed IN BIT the IN states it is an input so you already found it. that pin being in the pins section of http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man9/motion.9.html Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2015-12-27 Thread Dave Cole
the added "circuitry" and wrote a note to the maintenance mgr and explained that if the protective ground wire had became disconnected from the power feed that the machine frame would become hot to ground through the 277 volt relay coil! Dave On 12/27/2015 6:21 PM, John Thornton wro

Re: [Emc-users] Rewiring the BP

2015-12-25 Thread Dave Cole
the single point ground lives. Those grounding blocks/strips that they sell for power panels at Home Depot, Lowes, Menards work fine. GE, Square D, Siemens, etc all sell them. Dave On 12/25/2015 6:42 PM, John Thornton wrote: > The filter is 115/250v so it could go on the upstream side of

Re: [Emc-users] Grounding Issues

2015-12-25 Thread Dave Cole
adcast serious noise back into the AC line. I've seen the VFD noise go right through AC to DC power supplies. Dave -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforg

Re: [Emc-users] Grounding Issues

2015-12-24 Thread Dave Cole
John, Do you have an AC filter on the power lines feeding the GS2 drive? If not, go to Automation Direct and buy the filter they specify for that drive. You will not regret the purchase. Don't buy a cheap filter. The ones that AD has now are good filters. I've had similar iss

Re: [Emc-users] Grounding Issues

2015-12-20 Thread Dave Caroline
resistance too if you can. Others are likely to mention you have two grounds rather than a star ground. Make sure cases are tight to frame to guarantee continuity Dave Caroline

Re: [Emc-users] Grounding Issues

2015-12-20 Thread Dave Caroline
any capacitive or inductive coupling. Dave Caroline On 20/12/2015, John Thornton wrote: > I have a BP knee mill with an Anilam 1100M CNC kit on it. I've removed > all the Anilam controls a while back. I've retained the drives and power > supply and added a GS2 VFD for the spi

Re: [Emc-users] How to make a frame square?

2015-12-15 Thread Dave Cole
ry small.I've seen them given away in perfect working condition. Dave -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] How to make a frame square?

2015-12-15 Thread Dave Cole
aces so they are very flat, true and at right angles. But that costs $$. Dave -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] How to make a frame square?

2015-12-15 Thread Dave Caroline
://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hilger-Watts-Optical-Square-30-Degree-Polygon-TP125-S-No-91335-/161898795565 Dave Caroline On 15/12/2015, Rafael wrote: > I was wondering what is the easiest way to make a T-slot aluminum based > frame for CNC square? > > No matter how good is the cross cut, it

Re: [Emc-users] Probe

2015-12-13 Thread Dave Caroline
design problem. Dave Caroline -- ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users

Re: [Emc-users] Z axis stepper gradually losing position

2015-12-11 Thread Dave Cole
? Dave On 12/11/2015 3:19 PM, Viesturs Lācis wrote: > Hello! > > This is more like a hope that somebody (especially any fellow > jewelers) might share their experience, where to look for source of > problem. Please feel free to suggest whatever possible ideas that I > already hav

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc 2.7.3 - mesa 7i77 update

2015-12-10 Thread Dave Cole
at fight before and won. In general the panel looks nice. Not excessively crowded. Dave On 12/10/2015 2:09 PM, Mark Johnsen wrote: > One question I had when wiring up the system is I connected the west amp > servo cable _shield_ to the backpanel. Which is also where the VFD is >

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc 2.7.3 - mesa 7i77 update

2015-12-10 Thread Dave Cole
x27;ve had problems with servo drives pumping noise back into the line which can get through 120 to 24 volt power supplies and screw with low voltage controls. Good small filters are under $100. Dave On 12/10/2015 12:49 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > I know you could pull single phase from the 3

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc 2.7.3 - mesa 7i77 update

2015-12-10 Thread Dave Cole
On 12/10/2015 11:06 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Thursday 10 December 2015 10:16:40 Dave Cole wrote: > >> On 12/10/2015 4:06 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: >>> On Wednesday 09 December 2015 23:30:15 Todd Zuercher wrote: >>>> Is there a way to issue a stop/start command

Re: [Emc-users] Solution, litterally, to one problem.

2015-12-10 Thread Dave Cole
a 20" box fan with a hepa filter to keep the air in there >> fairly clean, gets turned off long enough to change the filter when I >> can't see a light thru it, running for about 5 years now, pretty good >> for a $20 box fan IMO. It actually blows toward the table saw top

Re: [Emc-users] linuxcnc 2.7.3 - mesa 7i77 update

2015-12-10 Thread Dave Cole
ake a few changes to the machine also.The rural electric power company people came out to explain how it would work to the installer. The installer was afraid to start up the machine since he was afraid eve

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle encoder drive

2015-12-08 Thread Dave Caroline
Hobs can be ground to generate cycloidal teeth as well as involute, the key word here is "generate" which is the process of making the required curve. Dave Caroline -- _

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle encoder drive

2015-12-07 Thread Dave Caroline
While the index will be in the same place, any tooth form error will affect hobbing. Must write this subject up one day. Dave -- Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe spindle encoder drive

2015-12-07 Thread Dave Caroline
Hobbing it is the easy bit, keeping the backlash and tooth form error out much harder Dave Caroline -- Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK Give your users amazing mobile app experiences with Intel(R

Re: [Emc-users] coolant/lube line

2015-12-04 Thread Dave Cole
essure gasoline hose. I have vinyl hose on my horizontal bandsaw coolant system and that works fine even when it is cold. Dave On 12/4/2015 9:42 AM, Roland Jollivet wrote: > Just use 6mm (1/4) pneumatic tubing. It's flexible, cheap, any colour you > like, and there are dozens of fitt

Re: [Emc-users] coolant/lube line

2015-12-03 Thread Dave Cole
That's probably overkill for coolant. I've seen thread reinforced vinyl hose used for that. Just about all of the home stores carry it and it is rated for about 80 psi or so. But if your shop is unheated that will get stiff. Regular rubber hose will also work - airline, etc Dave On

[Emc-users] Shop Vac mufflers

2015-12-01 Thread Dave Panetta
google "Shopvac muffler box" there are a large number of ideas out there to lower the DBa level -- Si vis pacem, para bellum NOT Si vis bellum para pacem as some countries are doing! -- Go from Idea to Many App Stores F

Re: [Emc-users] debris collection

2015-12-01 Thread Dave Cole
hrough the PVC and ground it to avoid static build up. Dave On 12/1/2015 12:19 PM, Todd Zuercher wrote: > I think you'll find that most of the noise from a shop-vac doesn't come out > of the exhaust. You'll probably need to put the whole motor in an enclosure &

Re: [Emc-users] debris collection

2015-11-30 Thread Dave Cole
Have you considered putting the vacuum outside? Dave On 11/30/2015 11:31 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > Greetings all; > > Todays story from West (by God) Virginia. > > I have an Oneida Dust Deputy on the table saw, bolted to the side of a 16 > gallon shop vac. It works very wel

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe saddle protection

2015-11-20 Thread Dave Cole
Do what the big companies do. Make up a big sign or list of things you need to do and put it over your lathe.. You need to get tougher on yourself! ;-) Actually a procedural checklist might make sense. Dave On 11/20/2015 1:48 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 20 November 2015 at 18:10, Les New

Re: [Emc-users] Lathe saddle protection

2015-11-20 Thread Dave Caroline
I have the mechanical version on one of the lathes too, it is job specific I dont see how a proximity switch could know all possible errors of eg hitting jaws, chuck body or work or even the headstock. The little denford cnc lathe has the electrical stop movable on the bed. Dave

Re: [Emc-users] Dyna Mechtronics DM2016 CNC mill - $1500 San Jose CA

2015-11-19 Thread Dave Cole
To good to be true, usually is. Dave On 11/19/2015 1:31 AM, Gene Heskett wrote: > On Wednesday 18 November 2015 21:55:11 Drew Rogge wrote: > >> Thought people might be interested in this: >> >> http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/tls/5320752766.html >> >> I'

Re: [Emc-users] How can I stop the prescan & make it run until the error

2015-11-18 Thread Dave Cole
Gene, Harbor Freight sells or sold one. I have a 12" caliper that I bought from them years ago and it has worked fine. If you go that route, make sure you find a 20% off discount code or coupon.They are all over the internet. Dave On 11/17/2015 10:20 AM, Gene Heskett wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Linux Mint RTAI

2015-11-14 Thread Dave Cole
Thanks.. :-) Dave On 11/14/2015 6:03 AM, John Thornton wrote: > https://forum.linuxcnc.org/forum/18-computer/29917-linux-mint-with-rtai > > On 11/13/2015 05:56 PM, Dave Cole wrote: >> Can you share that ?? :-) >> >> Dave >> >> On 11/13/2015 4:30 PM, Jo

Re: [Emc-users] Linux Mint RTAI

2015-11-13 Thread Dave Cole
Can you share that ?? :-) Dave On 11/13/2015 4:30 PM, John Thornton wrote: > LOL I forgot who sent me the scrip to get RTAI on Linux Mint but it > worked. I just installed LinuxCNC instead of using a RIP. I even got > email working on Mint in 1 minute and have never gotten to t

Re: [Emc-users] Would this new item be of any use?

2015-11-11 Thread Dave Cole
On 11/11/2015 12:23 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 11 November 2015 at 16:32, Dave Cole wrote: >> That's basically a crankshaft position sensor. > Some CPSes use a magnetic track (I have a few in a drawer). > They typically use a missing tooth (normally just a shorter tooth, >

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer finally working on our mill project

2015-11-11 Thread Dave Cole
erent directions in the 90's. For a large part of the 20th century they were a very important business in and around Cincinnati. They just couldn't figure out how to compete with the low cost machines coming in from overseas. Dave On 11/10/2015 10:13 PM, r...@superiorroll.com wrote: &

Re: [Emc-users] Would this new item be of any use?

2015-11-11 Thread Dave Cole
k was $27 via Allied but they had none in stock as it is a new product. Still, pretty cheap. Dave On 11/10/2015 6:58 PM, Bruce Layne wrote: > The resolution is determined by the number of teeth on the gear that is > being sensed by the two Hall effect sensors in that integrated Honeywe

Re: [Emc-users] Tool changer finally working on our mill project

2015-11-10 Thread Dave Cole
If you rotate it with it extended it will have a lot more inertia, tend to throw the tool, and be harder on the rotator. If it was rotated with the tool retracted originally, there is likely a good reason why they did that. Dave On 11/10/2015 4:36 PM, r...@superiorroll.com wrote: > When I

Re: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional ... hydraulic

2015-11-09 Thread Dave Cole
users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users The pump might have lost its prime. When they do they are very noisy. Swash plate pumps can be quiet compared to gear pumps.Once they build pressure and there is very little flo

Re: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional ... hydraulic

2015-11-09 Thread Dave Cole
were really quite violent.I bet that hydraulic power system has a bunch of accumulators for super fast flow response. Another one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paT-JNWWV-w Looks like they have the servo valves mounted right on the cylinders for minimum response time.. Dave On 11/9/2015 11:

Re: [Emc-users] could Linux cnc control of unconventional ... hydraulic

2015-11-09 Thread Dave Cole
thousands of dollars each also. These are all reasons why people have migrated to electric servos and away from hydraulics. Dave -- Presto, an open source distributed SQL query engine for big data, initially develope

Re: [Emc-users] raid NAS

2015-11-04 Thread Dave Cole
on my todo list. I want to put all of my backups on it and then rotate drives in and out of a remotely located safe deposit box for "just in case the place burns down" type insurance. Dave On 11/4/2015 9:02 AM, John Thornton wrote: > Just looking up raid NAS and it looks l

Re: [Emc-users] Desktops and OS's

2015-11-04 Thread Dave Cole
to do with network latency when reading the file which would cause LinuxCNC to fault. Dave On 11/4/2015 8:35 AM, Jim Craig wrote: > I have a raid NAS that I send all of my gcode to. Then I open it > directly from the NAS into LinuxCNC. Then I don't have to worry about > what machine

Re: [Emc-users] Desktops and OS's

2015-11-04 Thread Dave Cole
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Re: [Emc-users] Desktops and OS's

2015-11-04 Thread Dave Cole
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Re: [Emc-users] Desktops and OS's

2015-11-03 Thread Dave Cole
t postage/shipping as it has been wrong before. Recently Ebay has been really screwing up on large packages that weigh over 80lbs. Dave On 11/3/2015 12:58 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 11:28 AM, Dave Cole > wrote: >>>> US Postal System shipping labels (via Pay

Re: [Emc-users] Desktops and OS's

2015-11-03 Thread Dave Cole
Have you considered installing a second screen on your machine? Then just add a second PC so you can get full Youtube enjoyment :-) I'm pretty sure that is an upgrade option now with Haas. And if not I suggested it here first! ;-) Dave On 11/3/2015 11:02 AM, Bruce Layne wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] Desktops and OS's

2015-11-03 Thread Dave Cole
r years over multiple revisions! And yes, the software is blessed by USPS. :-(But I figure if it works at all, it is better than waiting in line at the post office or trying to figure out their latest hours of operation which are geared to evade us pesky customers. Dave --- This em

Re: [Emc-users] tool changers

2015-10-30 Thread Dave Cole
Yeah, but you would need to buy all new clothes... Dave > It seems to me that we probably still have the DNA for a prehensile > tail, it has probably been turned off rather than deleted. That would > be useful. > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus sof

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