Re: [Emc-users] CNC Press Brake at TXRX Labs

2019-02-05 Thread Ted Hyde
slick shoe stops for repositioning the die between the multiple operations - you know your craft well! Ted. On 2/5/2019 7:03 AM, emc-users-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net wrote: Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2019 21:47:25 -0600 From: Chris Kelley To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)"

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Press Brake at TXRX Labs

2019-02-04 Thread John Dammeyer
or with an intermediate linkage? I see it seems to pause before it makes the bend. John Dammeyer > -Original Message- > From: Chris Kelley [mailto:tensait...@gmail.com] > Sent: February-04-19 7:47 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] CNC Press Brake at

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Press Brake at TXRX Labs

2019-02-04 Thread Jon Elson
On 02/04/2019 09:47 PM, Chris Kelley wrote: I've been working on retrofitting a CNC press brake at TXRX Labs in Houston, TX. Hey, Chris, don't know if you remember me, but I was down at TX/RX for the LinuxCNC meeting in 2014, and worked on the Powerhawk a little bit with you. Tx/RX is certai

Re: [Emc-users] CNC Press Brake at TXRX Labs

2019-02-04 Thread David Berndt
Pretty interesting. But I know nothing about press brakes... Is the code run by some sort of step through procedure? Presumably a press like this is much more versatile than a manual machine as messing with the back-gauges becomes unnecessary. Any other big advantages? Do you have positio

[Emc-users] CNC Press Brake at TXRX Labs

2019-02-04 Thread Chris Kelley
I've been working on retrofitting a CNC press brake at TXRX Labs in Houston, TX. It is current;y far enough along to make some parts, so I formed about 200 aluminum box-like things that are used in pairs as covers for light pole base plates. Here's a video of forming a few of them: https://www.yo