Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread John Guenther
coordinate system using g55..g59.3). Regards, Alex - Original Message - From: John Guenther j.guent...@verizon.net To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:26 PM Subject: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day. Good

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Andy Pugh
On 25 March 2010 11:19, John Guenther j.guent...@verizon.net wrote:  At any rate, I out of habit use machine coordinates all the time. I think that is the problem. The machine coordinates are fixed to the axes and can only easily be relocated by a homing process. The machine will refuse to

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread D.C.Clark
On 3/25/2010 7:19 AM, John Guenther wrote: Sorry for taking so long to respond to this, jury duty is keeping me busy and tired. At any rate, I out of habit use machine coordinates all the time. Perhaps a better example of what I would like to be able to do is this. I use a manual tool

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Stephen Wille Padnos
John Guenther wrote: Sorry for taking so long to respond to this, jury duty is keeping me busy and tired. At any rate, I out of habit use machine coordinates all the time. Perhaps a better example of what I would like to be able to do is this. I use a manual tool height setter. I put it a

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 08:32 AM 3/25/2010, you wrote: On 3/25/2010 7:19 AM, John Guenther wrote: Sorry for taking so long to respond to this, jury duty is keeping me busy and tired. At any rate, I out of habit use machine coordinates all the time. Perhaps a better example of what I would like to be able to

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread D.C.Clark
David, Where abouts in Southern Maryland are you? I live in Waldorf. Mark I'm in Calvert County, near the village of Lower Marlboro. DC -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 09:00 AM 3/25/2010, you wrote: David, Where abouts in Southern Maryland are you? I live in Waldorf. Mark I'm in Calvert County, near the village of Lower Marlboro. DC Neat! Nice to hear about a local... ;-) Mark

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread D.C.Clark
Neat! Nice to hear about a local... ;-) Mark Lots'a locals. Are you a member of CAMS? see: http://www.cams-club.org/index.html DC -- Download Intel#174; Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Dave
Jon, Also notice that when you touch off it asks you what coordinate system you want to set via the touch off. For some reason I tend to use G55 on my lathe. Then after I am all setup. I have a G55 near the top of my program to get into that coordinate system and run the program. As you

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 09:29 AM 3/25/2010, you wrote: Neat! Nice to hear about a local... ;-) Mark Lots'a locals. Are you a member of CAMS? see: http://www.cams-club.org/index.html DC Huh, I'll be durned. Did not know that. Like the idea of CAMS. Only bad thing is I'm up for work at 0400 and

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread D.C.Clark
On 3/25/2010 10:05 AM, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: Huh, I'll be durned. Did not know that. Like the idea of CAMS. Only bad thing is I'm up for work at 0400 and the 7:30 - 10:00 meeting time plus the one hour drive from Burtonsville to Waldorf would tend to cut into my beauty sleep...

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 11:00 AM 3/25/2010, you wrote: On 3/25/2010 10:05 AM, Mark Wendt (Contractor) wrote: Huh, I'll be durned. Did not know that. Like the idea of CAMS. Only bad thing is I'm up for work at 0400 and the 7:30 - 10:00 meeting time plus the one hour drive from Burtonsville to Waldorf would

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread D.C.Clark
I'll definitely join the list. When did you retire from Goddard? Know a coupla fellas by the name of Kurt Wolko or Vic Ezerski? Both real good friends of mine. Retired January '06. Those names don't ring a bell, but, it's a big place. I worked in Building 5, code 547, Advanced

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread Mark Wendt (Contractor)
At 11:58 AM 3/25/2010, you wrote: I'll definitely join the list. When did you retire from Goddard? Know a coupla fellas by the name of Kurt Wolko or Vic Ezerski? Both real good friends of mine. Retired January '06. Those names don't ring a bell, but, it's a big place. I worked in

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-25 Thread John Guenther
Hi David, G92 seems to work, I will try that when I move the EMC computer to the shop tomorrow and try once again to cut some parts with EMC. Last weekend I had to switch back to Mach3 because the frustration factor got way too high with EMC. Thanks for the help. John Guenther 'Ye Olde Pen

[Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-23 Thread John Guenther
Good Morning, I am new to EMC2, I used EMC when I first got into CNC but switched to Mach for many reasons that are not worth discussing here. My question relates to initial part setup. I can't seem to find a simple way to tell my mill where zero is. I use an electronic edge finder, so for

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-23 Thread Alex Joni
To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:26 PM Subject: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day. Good Morning, I am new to EMC2, I used EMC when I first got into CNC but switched to Mach for many reasons that are not worth discussing here. My question

Re: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day.

2010-03-23 Thread Bernhard Kubicek
Controller (EMC) emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 12:26 PM Subject: [Emc-users] DAQ of the day. Good Morning, I am new to EMC2, I used EMC when I first got into CNC but switched to Mach for many reasons that are not worth discussing here. My question relates