Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-07 Thread Mark Wendt
Karl, Now that's pretty neat! Though I gotta tell ya, that foam on the FedEx package kinda looks like baby doo-doo. What exactly will the finished product look like or do? Will the foam, while in liquid state be poured into some kind of shape? And do you have any control

Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-07 Thread darcys...@gmail.com
Now that's pretty neat! Though I gotta tell ya, that foam on the FedEx package kinda looks like baby doo-doo. Yes, but if you paint it gold it makes it look beautiful :) What exactly will the finished product look like or do? Not sure exactly, the idea is to make an interactive

Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-07 Thread Andy Pugh
On 7 April 2010 10:57, Mark Wendt mark.we...@nrl.navy.mil wrote:        What exactly will the finished product look like or do?  Will the foam, while in liquid state be poured into some kind of shape?  And do you have any control over the rate of and the amount of growth of the foam? It

Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-07 Thread dave
On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 14:08 +0100, Andy Pugh wrote: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#foam Very funny! A degree does not, unfortunately, imply common sense. I think the UV catalyzed foam is a good idea. However, the faster it cures the more localized the heat of reaction will be. From my

Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-07 Thread Cal Grandy
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 10:43 Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control On Wed, 2010-04-07 at 14:08 +0100, Andy Pugh wrote: http://www.diyfaq.org.uk/humour.html#foam Very funny! A degree does not, unfortunately, imply common sense. I think the UV catalyzed

Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-07 Thread j...@coats.org
There is also a 'minimally expanding foam' available at big box home improvement stores for putting in confined spaces like around existing door, etc. It is for places where excessive expansion can cause problems (like in the ends of canoe's! ... great post ... I loved the visual).

Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-07 Thread darcys...@gmail.com
Thanks for all the useful information everyone. I'll be sure to investigate the UV adhesive and different types of foam. On Apr 7, 2010, at 12:17 PM, j...@coats.org wrote: There is also a 'minimally expanding foam' available at big box home improvement stores for putting in confined spaces

[Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-06 Thread darcys...@gmail.com
Hi All, As I have been querying the list quite a bit with questions I thought I would post a project I have been working on with EMC. It uses the Axis Python Interface to control an Expanding Foam dispensing CNC machine in near-realtime:

Re: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control

2010-04-06 Thread Glenn Edwards
[mailto:darcys...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2010 7:56 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: [Emc-users] Expanding Foam Near Realtime CNC Control Hi All, As I have been querying the list quite a bit with questions I thought I would post a project I have been working on with EMC