Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-24 Thread andy pugh
On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 at 21:38, Jeff Johnson wrote: > Ok.Thanks guys I see there are simpler ways to go now. There is something to be said for using tools that are familiar. is the table already motorised? Does is have an existing drive? What control signals does that drive expect? -- atp "A mo

[Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Jeff Johnson
Ok.Thanks guys I see there are simpler ways to go now. I'm a machinist forced into being a control guy at times. Jeff Johnson john...@superiorroll.com Superior Roll & Turning 734-279-1831 ___ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforg

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Todd Zuercher
son Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 2:09 PM To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. Correct Todd..One is a Milacron 850SX and the Okuma has a Numatix control someone retrofitted before I got it. I think maybe some of th

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Ken Strauss
com] > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:24 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head > > > > > On 20 Feb 2020, at 14:25, Jeff Johnson wrote: > > > > > > Any thoughts or ideas on the best way to pull this off? PC? RPi4? W

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Jeff Johnson
)828-2105ext. 2031 -Original Message- From: Andy Pugh mailto:bodge...@gmail.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2020 10:24 AM To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC) mailto:emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be su

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 20 February 2020 10:24:18 Andy Pugh wrote: > > On 20 Feb 2020, at 14:25, Jeff Johnson > > wrote: > > > > > > Any thoughts or ideas on the best way to pull this off? PC? RPi4? > > Which > > Why not add a 4th axis configuration to each machine that might use > it? Then you can properly

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Todd Zuercher
Machine Controller (EMC) Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head [EXTERNAL EMAIL] Be sure links are safe. > On 20 Feb 2020, at 14:25, Jeff Johnson wrote: > > > Any thoughts or ideas on the best way to pull this off? PC? RPi4? Which Why not add a 4th axis configuration to each machine that

Re: [Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Andy Pugh
> On 20 Feb 2020, at 14:25, Jeff Johnson wrote: > > > Any thoughts or ideas on the best way to pull this off? PC? RPi4? Which Why not add a 4th axis configuration to each machine that might use it? Then you can properly integrate the motion control? You can actually do it with a single conf

[Emc-users] Rotary Head

2020-02-20 Thread Jeff Johnson
Hello, Owner and user of some big iron using Linux CNC. I am not a noob but close, I started down this path 5-6 years ago and have hung Linux on three turning centers and 1 Three axis mill. With that being said I went through a steep learning curve on the first machine and at the time had a ve