Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-21 Thread Dave
Sorry Viesturs, Humor oftentimes gets lost between languages .. In the USA, at least in the upper central region, a "midnight auto supply" is a slang term for a supplier of stolen auto parts. Consequently my reference to a "midnight machine sale" since I thought you obtained the machine at a ver

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-21 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello, Dave! Please, could You be more specific - what did You mean? Don't worry, i do not think that there is any kind of offense :) Viesturs 2010/4/21 Dave : > Ok... now that makes even more sense  those "," vs "." have bitten > me more than once .. > > I was on the verge of asking Viestu

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-21 Thread Dave
Ok... now that makes even more sense those "," vs "." have bitten me more than once .. I was on the verge of asking Viesturs if he was involved in a "midnight machine sale" of some type! But I didn't want to go there ...;-) Dave On 4/21/2010 10:11 AM, Kent A. Reed wrote: > Gentle pe

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-21 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Yes, Kent is right, typing "100'000" would have been better. My apologies :)) Viesturs 2010/4/21 Kent A. Reed : > Gentle persons: > > Viesturs' 100.000 USD means 100 thousand dollars, not 100 dollars. Ya gotta > watch out for the pesky "," vs "." convention for demarking thousands. > > Regards,

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-21 Thread Kent A. Reed
Gentle persons: Viesturs' 100.000 USD means 100 thousand dollars, not 100 dollars. Ya gotta watch out for the pesky "," vs "." convention for demarking thousands. Regards, Kent -- _

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Dave
On 4/20/2010 4:46 PM, Viesturs La-cis wrote: > 2010/4/20 Dave: > >> Interesting discussion but the economics of this discussion are escaping >> me >> >> I work with a manufacturer that runs a large waterjet system 1-2 shifts >> per day at least 5 days per week. >> >> Their biggest costs re

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2010/4/20 Dave : > Interesting discussion but the economics of this discussion are escaping > me > > I work with a manufacturer that runs a large waterjet system 1-2 shifts > per day at least 5 days per week. > > Their biggest costs related to the waterjet are water and electricity. > The amou

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Dave
Yes, it isn't practical to filter and treat the water so it can be run back through the pump.. the material being cut is somewhat acidic, so there is a chemical problem and a dust/dirt grit issue with the waste water. Some of the grit and dust is separated before the water is sent to the sewer

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread j...@coats.org
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 1:23 PM, Dave wrote: > Interesting discussion but the economics of this discussion are escaping > me > > I work with a manufacturer that runs a large waterjet system 1-2 shifts > per day at least 5 days per week. > > Their biggest costs related to the waterjet are wate

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Dave
Interesting discussion but the economics of this discussion are escaping me I work with a manufacturer that runs a large waterjet system 1-2 shifts per day at least 5 days per week. Their biggest costs related to the waterjet are water and electricity. The amount of water they use and the

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Viesturs Lācis
>> I would like to do it without any additional cost and in EMC >> so that i can use my current CAM application, so that is why i was >> asking, if someone has managed to implement preprocessor for EMC that >> does tangential control. > > I fully understand. Apart from the monetary cost of buying a

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Leslie Newell
> > I would like to do it without any additional cost and in EMC > so that i can use my current CAM application, so that is why i was > asking, if someone has managed to implement preprocessor for EMC that > does tangential control. I fully understand. Apart from the monetary cost of buying anothe

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Viesturs Lācis
2010/4/20 Leslie Newell : > Yes, SheetCam can do tangential control. Ok, that is great, but that software still costs money (at least 110 GBP, which is something like probably 140 EUR or 180 USD, which is almost 20 times less than other CAM software for waterjet that i have found). I would like to

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-20 Thread Leslie Newell
Yes, SheetCam can do tangential control. The tricky bit will be the mechanical design. You need to make sure the point where the jet contacts the work does not move at all as you rotate it. Can you get a joint that will withstand the pressure and allow rotation? Les Eric H. Johnson wrote: > Vi

Re: [Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-19 Thread Eric H. Johnson
Viesturs, I was able to do it through Sheetcam (http://www.sheetcam.com/) and slightly customizing the post for some special conditions required for use with an ultrasonic knife. I expect Leslie Newell will chime in on this, as it does require a special post which I do not believe is included in t

[Emc-users] Tangential tool configuration

2010-04-19 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Hello! I found this in older archives (please, see below). I was wondering, if this has been implemented and there is some sample preprocessor that i could find? I find this very crucial as this option could save me several thousand usd for specific waterjet cam software as this function would all