Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-04 Thread Mark Wendt
Now that would be fun. I'm in Southern Maryland, and drive through Tennessee every year in the fall on my way up to Mt Home, AR for a bamboo rodmakers gathering. I usually stop in at a high school buddy's place just north of Nashville. I do know a few folks around the Kingsport/Johnson City

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-04 Thread Pete Matos
Hey Cecil, Nice to meet ya. I'm down here in Maryville towards the foothills parkway. There are a couple guys local that are polluted with the CNC Bug like me. Connor AK Billy is up in Knoxville and he has built a router and a benchtopprecision mill. I have built a large

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-04 Thread Pete Matos
Please excuse the phone automatically inputting benchtopprecision instead of just Benchtop.Damn phone LOL. Peace Pete On Thursday, April 4, 2013, Pete Matos petefro...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Cecil, Nice to meet ya. I'm down here in Maryville towards the foothills parkway. There

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-04 Thread Pete Matos
Mark, Hey man you guys are Always welcome to come on down LOL, I'd love to have you guys come over here and help me sort out my carousel toolchanger in ladder logic so it doesn't crash into oblivion. Right now I am just trying to get the basic three axis machine with limits and homes and

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-04 Thread Mark Wendt
On Thu, Apr 4, 2013 at 7:14 AM, Pete Matos petefro...@gmail.com wrote: Mark, Hey man you guys are Always welcome to come on down LOL, I'd love to have you guys come over here and help me sort out my carousel toolchanger in ladder logic so it doesn't crash into oblivion. Right now I am

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-04 Thread Pete Matos
Wow man that would be pretty coolI'd buy all the pizza and soda you guys could want if it meant getting several different trained eyes on my Cincinnati Arrow LOL I don't have some huge commercial shop understand I am working out of my residential largish two car garage here but it is

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 04/02/2013 07:01 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, Just a reminder about the week of June 17th. Give me an idea if you think you may come to Wichita that weekend. It would be nice to have an idea of how many could be here. I will set up for however many wish to be here. Looking

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Sebastian Kuzminsky
On 04/02/2013 07:01 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, Just a reminder about the week of June 17th. Give me an idea if you think you may come to Wichita that weekend. It would be nice to have an idea of how many could be here. I will set up for however many wish to be here. Looking

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Pete Matos
Please what is MPM/SFI? peace Pete On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 9:57 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky s...@highlab.com wrote: On 04/02/2013 07:01 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, Just a reminder about the week of June 17th. Give me an idea if you think you may come to Wichita that

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread andy pugh
On 3 April 2013 15:27, Pete Matos petefro...@gmail.com wrote: Please what is MPM/SFI? peace http://www.mpm1.com/ -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto -- Minimize network

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Pete Matos
Okay that explains the MPM, what is the SFI and what is going on there? Is this the place that has the massive five axis Cincinatti machine? Peace Pete On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 10:43 AM, andy pugh bodge...@gmail.com wrote: On 3 April 2013 15:27, Pete Matos petefro...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Peter C. Wallace
...@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI Gentlemen, Just a reminder about the week of June 17th. Give me an idea if you think you may come to Wichita that weekend. It would be nice to have an idea of how many could be here. I will set up for however many wish

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Kirk Wallace
On Tue, 2013-04-02 at 20:01 -0500, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, Just a reminder about the week of June 17th. Give me an idea if you think you may come to Wichita that weekend. It would be nice to have an idea of how many could be here. I will set up for however many wish to be here.

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Jeff Johnson
What are the dates for sure? The 21st thru the 23rd? Jeff Johnson Superior Roll Turning On 04/02/2013 07:01 PM, Stuart Stevenson wrote: Gentlemen, Just a reminder about the week of June 17th. Give me an idea if you think you may come to Wichita that weekend. It would be nice to have an idea of

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread John Kasunich
On Wed, Apr 3, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Jeff Johnson wrote: What are the dates for sure? The 21st thru the 23rd? Jeff Johnson Superior Roll Turning From Monday the 17th to Sunday the 23rd. I suspect that most folks will be there on the weekend. The ones who drive long distances will

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Stuart Stevenson
MPM is www.mpm1.com - it is the place with the Cinci 5 axis mill SFI is www.specialtfab.com - as of Sept 1 2012 we have this now both places will welcome the LinuxCNC crew. On Wed, Apr 3, 2013 at 11:23 AM, John Kasunich jmkasun...@fastmail.fmwrote: On Wed, Apr 3, 2013, at 11:41 AM, Jeff

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Karl Schmidt
Is there a page for the show? Where exactly is the show? Karl Schmidt EMail k...@xtronics.com Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://secure.transtronics.com

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Heh - show? - no entertainment except chip making and metal bending. MPM is 2100 S West St Wichita Kansas and SFI is 1517 N Santa Fe Wichita Kansas. Sounds as if there will be quite a few linuxcnc developers here so it will be a good time of learning and fun.

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Chris Radek
On Wed, Apr 03, 2013 at 12:18:30PM -0500, Karl Schmidt wrote: Is there a page for the show? Having been to a number of these fests over the years, I want to try to say what they are and aren't, so nobody travels and is disappointed. I'm not sure this is my place to do, but I'm bold enough to do

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Pete Matos
Honesty it sounds like my kind of scene, wish it was a little closer to my area I would certainly attend. Peace Pete On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, Chris Radek ch...@timeguy.com wrote: On Wed, Apr 03, 2013 at 12:18:30PM -0500, Karl Schmidt wrote: Is there a page for the show? Having been to

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Charles Steinkuehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On 4/3/2013 2:20 PM, Chris Radek wrote: On Wed, Apr 03, 2013 at 12:18:30PM -0500, Karl Schmidt wrote: Is there a page for the show? Having been to a number of these fests over the years, I want to try to say what they are and aren't, so nobody

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Pete - I also wish you could make it. The more the merrier. Where are you? Gentlemen, The Fests as Roland's were very interesting and fun. When I attended there it was without an agenda and few questions prior to arrival. I just watched and listened and LEARNED. Very useful time spent. The

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread sam sokolik
My father and I will be there.. I don't know if for the whole week or at least the end of the week/weekend. I can't wait to see every one again. It has been a few years for sure. I have to agree with cradeks assessment of the Wichita fests. No classses - but lots of people to talk to and

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Pete Matos
Thanks Stuart would love to make it but prolly not gonna happen. I am in East Tennessee ...peace Pete On Wednesday, April 3, 2013, sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: My father and I will be there.. I don't know if for the whole week or at least the end of the week/weekend. I can't

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread dave
East TN is a lot closer than E. WA. Multiple 750 mi days of windshield time get old. Galesburg was two of those and a nice soft 500 mi day. However, I seem to be aging. Converting machines to linuxcnc is just fine. Coding is not my thing. I have ideas but not the skills to convert them to useful

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread andy pugh
On 3 April 2013 22:47, sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: I don't know if I will have any thing to really work on this time. Bring Accupins? -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread sam sokolik
Sure!! sam On 04/03/2013 08:05 PM, andy pugh wrote: On 3 April 2013 22:47, sam sokolik sa...@empirescreen.com wrote: I don't know if I will have any thing to really work on this time. Bring Accupins? -- Minimize

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Pete Matos
Yeah East Tennessee IS a lot closer but I am trying to get my retrofit done here and as much as I'd Prolog love tinkering and learning alongside you super genius's the only way Ill be there is if someone was coming thru here and I could carpool with them there and back and I DON'T see that

Re: [Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-03 Thread Cecil Thomas
Pete I'm in East Tennessee as well. Wichita is a long drive from here. I know because I spent most of my Air Force time at McConnel AFB in Wichita. That was back in '69 to '72. I've often thought about going back to visit since I was a resident there so long I almost became a nativeYou

[Emc-users] LinuxCNC week at MPM/SFI

2013-04-02 Thread Stuart Stevenson
Gentlemen, Just a reminder about the week of June 17th. Give me an idea if you think you may come to Wichita that weekend. It would be nice to have an idea of how many could be here. I will set up for however many wish to be here. Looking forward to seeing everyone. thanks Stuart -- dos