Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-23 Thread Dave
On 10/22/2012 9:32 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > dave wrote: > >> I'm intrigued by Jon's work on the serial Fanuc encoders. Those could be >> really nice on a tight machine. >> >> > Quadrature plus index works now, I have a professional board made. I > will eventually have > the commutation sig

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-23 Thread John Stewart
Hmmm - No boat needed for me, just 25 hours driving and 2,367km each way! (Ottawa, Canada) Sounds interesting, though. Maybe I'll see what flights cost. Thanks for the place/time; --- John Alexander Stewart --

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-22 Thread Jon Elson
dave wrote: > I'm intrigued by Jon's work on the serial Fanuc encoders. Those could be > really nice on a tight machine. > Quadrature plus index works now, I have a professional board made. I will eventually have the commutation signals added to the output. The encoder counts come out in b

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-22 Thread dave
On Mon, 2012-10-22 at 07:09 -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Do you mean the G&L that had the Allen Bradley control on it? > We found the X, Y and W (table) axes have a lot of backlash. We are > replacing the balls in the ball nuts. This has tightened them very nicely. > The X axis ball nut does no

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-22 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Do you mean the G&L that had the Allen Bradley control on it? We found the X, Y and W (table) axes have a lot of backlash. We are replacing the balls in the ball nuts. This has tightened them very nicely. The X axis ball nut does not mount solidly to the table. We are working on that right now. The

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-20 Thread Jon Elson
> Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Oh, yeah, I've been meaning to ask what ever happened to the K&T horizontal? Did you ever get the encoder fixed or replace it with something more robust? Jon -- Everyone hates slow website

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-20 Thread Stuart Stevenson
On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Jon Elson wrote: > Stuart Stevenson wrote: > > projects for retrofit include > > > > > > W A Whitney manual duplicator punch press > > > Hmmm, that should be an interesting one! > > Mighty Viper 5BC 5 axis bridge mill > > > Wow, you're going to do the Viper! > Y

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-20 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > projects for retrofit include > > > W A Whitney manual duplicator punch press > Hmmm, that should be an interesting one! > Mighty Viper 5BC 5 axis bridge mill > Wow, you're going to do the Viper! > > I am looking for a cheap Pines CNC tube bender to retrofit. There i

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-20 Thread Stuart Stevenson
projects for retrofit include Mori Seiki Jr 3 axis - s/b done by then Huffman tool/cutter grinder 8 axis Cinci 20V 5 axis PromeCam brake W A Whitney manual duplicator punch press Mighty Viper 5BC 5 axis bridge mill Toyoda FA800 4 axis horizontal mill Cramic gantry mill projects not presently comp

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Jon, > > I have more than one project to do. > Well, NAME them, so we can start drooling about them! I'll have to tell you about what I'm working on with Fanuc red cap serial encoders, too! Jon --

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Terry Christophersen
Count me in   Terry - Original Message - From: Stuart Stevenson To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Cc: Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 2:06 PM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita Jon, I have more than one project to do. thanks Stuart -- dos centavos

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Jon, I have more than one project to do. thanks Stuart -- dos centavos -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart, Oh, and Stuart, THANK YOU for stepping up and setting a date (not to mention providing the place, too)! That's what a bunch of us "hmmm, well, it would sure be nice if somebody would organize something, err, well, ahhh" needed to get this going! Jon -

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Jon Elson
Stuart Stevenson wrote: > Gentlemen, > MPM www.mpm1.com in Wichita is always open for a visit from anyone. We > now have another place - Specialty Fabrication www.specialtfab.com is also > open for a visit. I will have both places set up for LinuxCNC related > development and play during the week

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Dave
On 10/19/2012 10:15 AM, Dave Caroline wrote: > On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 3:02 PM, andy pugh wrote: > >> On 19 October 2012 13:16, Stuart Stevenson wrote: >> >> >>>MPM www.mpm1.com in Wichita is always open for a visit from anyone. We >>> now have another place - Specialty Fabrication

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread sam sokolik
don't you have access to one and a crew? ;) I went to one of the previous linuxcnc get-togethers at mpm. Very cool! Lots of eye candy. Stuart is awesome! sam On 10/19/2012 9:02 AM, andy pugh wrote: > On 19 October 2012 13:16, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > >>MPM www.mpm1.com in Wichita is a

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Dave Caroline
On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 3:02 PM, andy pugh wrote: > On 19 October 2012 13:16, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > >> MPM www.mpm1.com in Wichita is always open for a visit from anyone. We >> now have another place - Specialty Fabrication www.specialtfab.com is also >> open for a visit. I will have both p

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread andy pugh
On 19 October 2012 13:16, Stuart Stevenson wrote: > MPM www.mpm1.com in Wichita is always open for a visit from anyone. We > now have another place - Specialty Fabrication www.specialtfab.com is also > open for a visit. I will have both places set up for LinuxCNC related > development and play

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC Week in Wichita

2012-10-19 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, MPM www.mpm1.com in Wichita is always open for a visit from anyone. We now have another place - Specialty Fabrication www.specialtfab.com is also open for a visit. I will have both places set up for LinuxCNC related development and play during the week of June 17, 2013. Set aside Monda