Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-29 Thread gene heskett
On 5/29/25 06:44, andrew beck wrote: I have tapped up to about 18mm And usually 450 rpm. I can tap up to about 800 though. Higher rpm overshoots the bottom of the hole so you have to account for that a bit This is a 7.5kw motor my smaller mill is peaking at around 2,2kw, (supposed to be a 1hp

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-29 Thread gene heskett
t: May 28, 2025 8:30 PM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface. I've been asked how many lines an encoder on the spindle should have for LinuxCNC.  I have a disk I made with 60 slots and IIRC someone else on this forum uses a gear to

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-29 Thread gene heskett
On 5/28/25 23:32, John Dammeyer wrote: I've been asked how many lines an encoder on the spindle should have for LinuxCNC. I have a disk I made with 60 slots and IIRC someone else on this forum uses a gear tooth sensor. So a 400 or 600 line encoder isn't really required but likely there is a poi

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-29 Thread andrew beck
I have tapped up to about 18mm And usually 450 rpm. I can tap up to about 800 though. Higher rpm overshoots the bottom of the hole so you have to account for that a bit This is a 7.5kw motor On Thu, 29 May 2025, 17:32 John Dammeyer, wrote: > > From: andrew beck [mailto:andrewbeck0...@gmail.c

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-28 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: andrew beck [mailto:andrewbeck0...@gmail.com] > > I run a 1000ppr encoder normally on the CNC mills as they run up to 10 k > rpm and max count rates get a bit crazy over that. > > On the CNC lathe 3000 rpm max I have a 2500ppr encoder. > > Both option work perfectly with rigid tapping. >

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-28 Thread andrew beck
I run a 1000ppr encoder normally on the CNC mills as they run up to 10 k rpm and max count rates get a bit crazy over that. On the CNC lathe 3000 rpm max I have a 2500ppr encoder. Both option work perfectly with rigid tapping. I have never used a floating tap holder ( just straight in a normal c

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-28 Thread John Dammeyer
> From: Peter Wallace [mailto:p...@mesanet.com] > > On Wed, 28 May 2025, John Dammeyer wrote: > > > > Just an addendum. I do see that in the HAL file the motmod is running with > > 1mS servo period. > > loadrt [EMCMOT]EMCMOT servo_period_nsec=[EMCMOT]SERVO_PERIOD > > num_joints=[KINS]JOINTS nu

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-28 Thread Peter Wallace
On Wed, 28 May 2025, John Dammeyer wrote: Date: Wed, 28 May 2025 20:40:59 -0700 From: John Dammeyer Reply-To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" To: "'Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)'" Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface. Ju

[Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-28 Thread John Dammeyer
I've been asked how many lines an encoder on the spindle should have for LinuxCNC. I have a disk I made with 60 slots and IIRC someone else on this forum uses a gear tooth sensor. So a 400 or 600 line encoder isn't really required but likely there is a point where extra lines don't make any diffe

Re: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface.

2025-05-28 Thread John Dammeyer
lto:jo...@autoartisans.com] > Sent: May 28, 2025 8:30 PM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: [Emc-users] Mill Spindle encoder with MESA interface. > > I've been asked how many lines an encoder on the spindle should have for > LinuxCNC. I have a disk I made with 6