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[01:51:02] <andypugh> JT-Shop: You there?
[01:52:13] <andypugh> Has anyone tried TIG-welding pewter?
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[01:57:43] <andypugh> jthornton_: I might have a metal-spinning project.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pYomg8CstFoxtFfEtJZyxNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
[02:01:22] <andypugh> Thing is, this is a historical object, a ritual object even. I noticed it was in a mess when offered the underlying drinking vessel to quaff from at the 90th anniversary ball of the club. You take the gallon cup, bow to your left, bow to your right, he takes the lid, you drink. Bow left, bow right, he puts the lid back on, you pass the cup left. So, the lid sees quite some wear.
[02:04:47] <andypugh> The copper ring was added recently, and was not a great plan. It might have been OK soldered on, but it was just rolled in to what appears to be the original rim, stretched.
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[02:19:30] <Valen> dont think pewter tigs andypugh
[02:19:41] <Valen> braising is the common answer i believe
[02:20:28] <andypugh> Soldering is conventional. But I woulf hate to melt the whole thing.
[02:20:55] <Valen> well before you start whats the end goal?
[02:21:29] <andypugh> To make it not look broken, and survive 100 more years.
[02:21:45] <Valen> so what bit comes apart?
[02:22:00] <andypugh> ?
[02:22:05] <Valen> the crown part or the silver part away from the copper
[02:22:12] <Valen> i cant really make sense of the image
[02:22:35] <andypugh> it should be a single part, a lid with a locating rim.
[02:22:42] <Valen> Ahh
[02:22:58] <Valen> can you remake the underlying vessel or is that historic also?
[02:24:00] <andypugh> Much more so. It has the name of every President of the club since 1922 engraved on it.
[02:24:06] <Valen> ahh
[02:24:09] <Valen> hmm
[02:24:25] <Valen> I was thinking perhaps machine up a ring of a softer metal (perhaps) then glue it on to the bottom
[02:24:37] <Valen> that way theres no heat involved
[02:25:13] <Valen> softer than the cup tat is
[02:25:14] <andypugh> The lid is (currently) a lot thinner outside the concave curve
[02:25:55] <andypugh> Thing is, the lid gets dropped. The pot is full of beer and is rarely dropped.
[02:26:37] <Valen> dropping the beer is bad for ones health
[02:26:46] <andypugh> I could just turn a sturdy rim from solid pewter and solder it on.
[02:27:09] <Valen> I'd suggest glue, if your worried about heat
[02:27:25] <andypugh> Glue is unauthentic
[02:27:29] <Valen> there are some pretty nifty epoxies
[02:27:47] <Valen> any repair is unauthentic ;-> question is what will damage the underlying material the least
[02:27:56] <andypugh> Ideally I want people in the future to have no idea I ever did anything.
[02:27:59] <Valen> googling pewter, it basically *is* solder
[02:28:54] <Valen> so the temperature control is going to need to be neat
[02:29:26] <andypugh> Yes, a tin lead alloy where the lead preferentially dissolves into alcohol. It's the ideal drinking vessel material :-)
[02:29:35] <Valen> but of course!
[02:29:56] <Valen> spray epoxy line the inside of said cup? ;-> works for cans
[02:33:46] <andypugh> Actually, Wikipedia says that Lead is not a major constituent of pewter, and should be entirely absent from tablewares
[02:34:28] <Valen> current ones
[02:34:38] <Valen> seemed to indicate it may still be around
[02:34:50] <Valen> I'd be using a tin/lead solder though in the repair
[02:35:03] <Valen> mpt is like 220C vs the pewter at 260C
[02:35:15] <Valen> but I'd be really worried about it softening
[02:35:24] <andypugh> If you are drinking 12 pints of beer from a cup, worrying about lead seems inapppropriate
[02:36:04] <Valen> I use tin/lead for my plumbing ;-> I'm not that bothered
[02:36:14] <Valen> but if its easy to avoid, you may as well
[02:37:45] <andypugh> The lid barely touches the contents
[02:38:33] <Valen> you seem to be labouring under the impression i'm against tin/lead solder, I'm saying you must use it in order to not melt the pewter
[02:38:49] <andypugh> But it belongs to one of the worlds foremost technical universities. They can analyse it :-)
[02:39:12] <Valen> I wonder about using something like a woods metal alloy in place of solder
[02:39:36] <andypugh> I would prefer to TIG with an identcal material.
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[03:10:03] <skunkworks> http://www.cnczone.com/forums/gecko_drives/166870-designing_gecko_servo_system.html
[03:10:13] <skunkworks> logger[psha]:
[03:10:36] <skunkworks> hat a waste
[03:10:41] <skunkworks> what
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[03:36:51] <pcw_home> Nick had endless troubles with our cards (blown up 5I20 and FPGA cards due to making their own bad cables.
[03:36:53] <pcw_home> running the 7I29s with no power supply capacitor etc etc) Glad to have him get "support' elsewhere
[03:37:28] <pcw_home> I should have said blown up 5I20 and 7I29
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[04:06:41] <RoyOnWheels> any software to optimize sheet layout for cutting?
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[05:50:38] <Valen> pcw_home: how do you make a bad cable for a mesa card?
[05:50:52] <Valen> i mean 50 pin ribbon cables aren't exactly a challenge
[05:51:43] <Valen> oh I think we finally managed to blow one of the channels on our 7i40
[05:54:05] <Valen> (we won't be claiming warranty ;-> I ran some 25 guage wires directly off all the fets to bypass the current limit ;->, been pushing 20+A through them for a year or more)
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[05:57:13] <icee> zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg zomg i got my laser
[05:57:23] <icee> time to go lase things kthxbai
[05:57:23] <Valen> is it a "freekin lazor"?
[05:57:48] <Valen> omgwtfbbq I think i just came up with the name for my laser cutter model
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[06:02:21] <icee> apparently not time to lase things
[06:02:30] <icee> apparenlty time to spend hours fiddling with mirrors for alignment
[06:02:35] <Valen> lol
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[06:14:19] <L84Supper> just FYI depth perception is much better with 2 intact eyes than 1
[06:33:10] <icee> sadly
[06:33:14] <icee> i have no depth perception to begin with
[06:33:37] <icee> so as long as i keep one eye closed when i'm zappin' i figure i'm good
[06:39:30] <mrsun> depth perception is stuff like you can see how far away stuff is right ?
[06:40:15] <mrsun> in short distances i can .. in big i cant :/ i can stand waiting on a car at a X road to find that it was far far away when it finaly got to me but i didnt dare go cause i cant see how far away it is =)
[06:40:29] <mrsun> hurts my abaility to see 3d movies also :/
[06:41:24] <icee> yah, that's what it's like for me too mrsun.. my brain doesn't use the cues from both eyes to figure depth
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[07:14:45] <Valen> icee: you aren't glen are you?
[07:15:12] <Jymmm> mrsun: How many fingers am I holding up?
[07:15:15] <Valen> mrsun: 3d movies are crap with good depth perception (i'd actually say worse)
[07:15:40] <Valen> the "3d" only does one aspect of depth and I get terrible eye strain from the absence of changes in focus
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[07:50:02] <icee> valen: nope
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[07:58:18] <DJ9DJ> moin
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[09:57:52] <Loetmichel> mornin'
[09:58:39] <cblack30> Morning
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[10:59:20] <RyanS> how do USB motion controllers deal with the limitations of USB?.. e.g. you can't run a gecko G540 via a USB to parallel converter (I've read something about that being too slow or indirect)
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[11:14:06] <awallin> you can send a stream of commands one-way over usb
[11:14:25] <awallin> the problems are with feedback, i.e. send a command, then quickly get a response, then send the next, etc.
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[11:29:46] <archivist> RyanS, the steps must arrive on time with consistent delay, that cannot happen over usb
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[11:37:25] <awallin> archivist, RyanS: don't you think the usb motioncontrollers all send some high-level commands over usb, and have step generation on the usb-board. for open-loop machines that will work. i.e. the lpkf pcb-routers I have used all use something similar-ish to HPGL over RS232. works fine. but no feedback control.
[11:37:59] <RyanS> so USB motion control units like Smoothstepper could mess up the part being machined because the feedback isnt there?
[11:38:12] <cblack30> A good usb motion controller will handle all it's control onboard, only taking simple commands from the host such as "move to 3". For instance in a usb stepper controller the host computer would send a command "move 3000 steps over 1.2s". It would then be up to the usb device to queue up this command and properly output steps to the motors.
[11:39:09] <awallin> any open-loop approach will fail if the motors loose steps
[11:39:58] <RyanS> However most hobbyist CNC routers (which is what I'm looking at) are open-loop stepper based right?
[11:40:58] <awallin> depends on how you define hobbyist... some people in this channel have the cnc-fever pretty bad :)
[11:41:28] <jthornton> and many use cnc for production work
[11:41:43] <awallin> if you are spending 5k on tools vices toolholders etc etc anyway then servos makes a lot of sense
[11:42:00] <RyanS> hmm $3000 < routers I'm talking about
[11:42:02] <cblack30> Most stepper controlled machines are open loop, as long as sized properly you wont have any issues
[11:42:09] <awallin> if you are trying to spend <1k to do some small easy stuff then steppers are a cheaper way to start
[11:42:33] <jthornton> yea you don't want no whimpy stepper driving the Z when you rapid a 1" end mill into the vise
[11:43:08] <awallin> linuxcnc potentially makes the servo option quite similarly priced to a stepper solution..
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[11:44:16] <RyanS> so what would be some of the main causes of an open loop system missing steps?
[11:44:18] <cblack30> Hit up ebay, you can easily find used servo motors with drives fairly cheap.
[11:46:04] <awallin> RyanS: steppers can work much better in applications where there are no or little cutting forces, like reprap 3d printer, or a laser cutter. with a mill there are big and variable cutting forces. if the holding torque of the motor is exceeded you loose a step
[11:47:04] <awallin> pcb-milling is another example where the cutting forces are small
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[11:47:43] <RyanS> servos would be overkill for a wood, plastic & aluminium cutting router of say 600x400mm bed size?
[11:48:21] <awallin> that description doesn't define the cutting forces sufficiently
[11:48:43] <awallin> try spindle power, cutter diameter, depth-of-cut, and feedrate specifications instead
[11:48:58] <archivist> and depends how well constructed it is too
[11:49:24] <archivist> no backlash and play on a servo system
[11:50:30] <cblack30> no backlash?
[11:50:40] <RyanS> hmm 1.5kw, 6mm, conservative cut depth whatever that may be
[11:51:16] <archivist> backlash= play or lost motion in the drive
[11:53:31] <awallin> 1.5kW with a 6mm cutter and 1-2mm width of cut should be ok, at a slow feedrate, in aluminium. if you plan to make parts that need a lot of roughing however get servos..
[11:54:12] <awallin> and that will need lots of coolant, so better build an enclosure for the mill and a re-circulating coolant system
[11:55:21] <awallin> if you stick to plastic and wood just a vacuum cleaner to take away the dust might be enough. bigger parts in aluminium is a completely different world
[11:57:14] <RyanS> essentially the Chinese 6040 with 1.5kw spindle ..... Apparently is prett solid build quality, ball screws , 150N.cm steppers ... it can do some light aluminium machining I've heard, it's primarily a wood router
[11:57:41] <RyanS> and the controller is shit
[11:57:49] <RyanS> however
[11:59:07] <RyanS> Not much Z axis travel :(
[11:59:30] <awallin> so the biggest steppers you can fit/afoord, geckodrives, and linuxcnc over parallel port would be the budget upgrade I think
[11:59:36] <awallin> afford
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[12:03:05] <RyanS> http://www.carving-cnc.com/cnc6040-series/cnc-6040z-s80-new-router-engraver-drilling-and-milling-machine.html there is a few suggestions on CNC zone that it is cheaper to order this with electronics, gut the control box for a G540
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[12:08:35] <awallin> the psu and switches from that box are probably re-usable. if experience says the control is otherwise bad then a swap for geckordives is probably worth it
[12:10:48] <RyanS> hmm I don't see why you could tram the frame on one of those machines surely there is every chance it could be out of alignment
[12:11:39] <archivist> nothing is perfect, but how good do you need
[12:12:07] <archivist> I wonder what drivers are in the box
[12:14:56] <RyanS> There are some pictures umm,
http://www.carving-cnc.com/cnc-diy-accessories/cnc-stepping-drive/t65-3a-stepper-motor-driver.html
[12:15:35] <RyanS> Not really much information
[12:16:22] <archivist> enough to know its a cheaper driver
[12:18:46] <RyanS> There is a thread on CNC zone about it.. I'm surprised there isn't more talk about the quality of the VFD
[12:23:48] <RyanS> http://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products-page/cnc-spindle/atc-spindle ghaasp now this is a beast
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[13:46:50] <jthornton> is there any way to tell what the current file name loaded with the python interface?
[13:50:03] <cpresser> jthornton: yes, via nml. take a look at emctop
[13:51:14] * jthornton looks for emctop
[13:51:42] <cpresser> actually i wrote a simple userspace comp which also includes code for that
[13:51:53] <cpresser> but since i am not at work, i cant send you the code
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[13:52:30] <jthornton> I'm working on a custom gui using the python interface and glade and python
[13:53:13] <jthornton> I guess if I roll my own file chooser instead of using the GaldeVCP one I will have that info
[13:55:01] <jthornton> I don't see where the hal_open action has the current file name
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[14:26:46] <JT-Shop> andypugh: yes
[14:27:06] <andypugh> Huh?
[14:27:17] <JT-Shop> you asked if I was here
[14:27:39] <andypugh> I did. About 12 hours ago.
[14:28:33] <archivist> time flies
[14:28:57] <JT-Shop> yes, it was a nice long nap
[14:35:25] <JT-Shop> do you still need me for something?
[14:37:43] <andypugh> Just a metal-spinning question
[14:38:02] <andypugh> Did you look at the photo?
[14:38:34] <JT-Shop> no, let me scroll back
[14:38:56] <andypugh> No need
[14:38:57] <andypugh> https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pYomg8CstFoxtFfEtJZyxNMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
[14:39:36] <JT-Shop> interesting
[14:39:59] <JT-Shop> is the top silver soldered to the dish?
[14:40:01] <andypugh> Someone tried to repair/reinforce the rim by stretching and rolling it round a copper ring, anf that turned out to be rather counterproductive.
[14:40:37] <andypugh> I am trying to figure out how to fix it.
[14:40:38] <JT-Shop> oh I see now, I though it was sitting in a bowl or something
[14:41:19] <JT-Shop> when I was spinning the test parts often I needed a backup tool to keep the wrinkes from forming
[14:42:02] <JT-Shop> as soon as I noticed wrinkels starting I backed up the metal then used my tool to push to the backup and that removed the wrinkles
[14:42:09] <andypugh> I think I will end up cutting off the outer part of the rim and making a new edge to weld/solder on.
[14:42:31] <JT-Shop> what is the material?
[14:42:36] <andypugh> Pewter
[14:43:11] <andypugh> First job, find a source of pewter sheet
[14:43:40] <JT-Shop> have you attempted to use a small hammer to remove the wrinkles yet?
[14:44:48] <andypugh> No, I am planning to look at it and think for a week or so.
[14:44:58] <andypugh> It has a certain history.
[14:45:10] <JT-Shop> that is always a good plan
[14:45:15] <archivist> my local scrap yard tends to keep pewter items as little value, get some from scrap and recast/roll
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[14:48:16] <archivist> http://www.pewtersheet.co.uk/
[14:49:21] <andypugh> I found them, and will send of a query next week.
[14:49:38] <archivist> ah that front page mentions how it is done by centrifugal casting too not spinning
[14:56:10] <andypugh> That lid was spun, I am fairly sure.
[14:59:20] <andypugh> And it seems to be made of two layers. There is a smaller inner lid soldered in.
[14:59:59] <archivist> could it just be a pressing too
[15:04:51] <andypugh> It was made as a one-off so I am fairly sure it is a pressing.
[15:05:08] <andypugh> Sorry, I am fairly sure it is a spinning.
[15:07:22] <andypugh> 8" diamter, by the way. There may be a lack of a sense of scale in the picture.
[15:08:37] <andypugh> In use, to give a sense of scale.
http://www.the22club.org/wp-content/gallery/90th-anniversary-dinner/img_6455.jpg
[15:12:14] <archivist> I wonder if a home brew miniature wheeling machine would help repair
[15:13:15] <archivist> with some wooden dollies to work against
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[15:28:37] <IchGuckLive> hi all
[15:30:00] <IchGuckLive> for parport.0.reset-time is there a Default ?
[15:30:53] <JT-Shop> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/hal/parallel_port.html#_using_doublestep
[15:31:16] <IchGuckLive> :D
[15:32:12] <IchGuckLive> so best is to eliminate this function as Stepspace is on 2
[15:35:01] <IchGuckLive> JT-Shop: it is 2.3.5 so it might need this ?
[15:35:45] <IchGuckLive> i will test
[15:44:58] <JT-Shop> I don't remember when doublestep came out
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[16:28:38] <skunkworks> pcw_home: that sucks. I am sure you have issues with people that just don't have enough resources to figure things out.
[16:29:01] <skunkworks> your boards work wonderfully for me :) very very good
[16:31:00] <pcw_home> Yes it does happen but not too often, we really dont have enough how-to info for beginners/hobbyists
[16:32:49] <skunkworks> maybe there needs to be some mentor program ;)
[16:33:23] <pcw_home> Sometimes I am amazed at what people do, like the Cincinnati lathe guy on the forum
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[16:35:00] <skunkworks> yes - there are a few projects that I thought was never going to be finished.. (I am sure some thought that of me..) ;)
[16:35:12] <skunkworks> where
[16:35:16] <skunkworks> were
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[16:37:14] <pcw_home> And his 50 HP spindle scared me
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[16:38:25] <pcw_home> But he even has it tool changer working and says he's making parts
[16:40:03] <skunkworks> I think I saw a youtube
[16:43:19] <pcw_home> He had a lot of wiring with all those x4 24V in SSR racks
[16:43:27] <skunkworks> when things die down - I want to get our cincinnati going
[16:43:42] <skunkworks> ours is a dual turret
[16:44:10] <pcw_home> Yeah you've got a new baby right?
[16:44:24] <skunkworks> yes
[16:44:41] <skunkworks> we don't know why we waited so long :)
[16:44:44] <pcw_home> might keep you busy for 18 years or so
[16:45:04] <skunkworks> http://electronicsam.com/gallery/picture.php?/839/category/18
[16:45:12] <skunkworks> hope to put her to work at some point
[16:45:14] <skunkworks> ;)
[16:45:46] <pcw_home> Two happy people there
[16:45:52] <archivist> how do you cnc that?
[16:46:15] <skunkworks> I like the AI that is installed
[16:46:48] <pcw_home> learning machines
[16:49:42] <skunkworks> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/cincinnatimi/cinclathe.JPG
[16:50:20] <skunkworks> I think we are going to try to get these working...
[16:50:22] <skunkworks> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/cincinnatimi/valve.JPG
[16:51:05] <skunkworks> because we don't want to 'have' to replace this
[16:51:09] <skunkworks> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/cincinnatimi/piston.JPG
[16:53:01] <skunkworks> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=v5x68Jqlevc
[16:53:05] <archivist> hmm beast
[16:53:46] <skunkworks> we had 2 - but decided one for parts was better
[16:53:59] <skunkworks> that one actually ran with the old control for a little while
[16:54:31] <skunkworks> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/cincinnatimi/AcramatiV.JPG
[16:54:54] <skunkworks> it was newer than the k&t - actually had 7400 series ic's
[16:55:23] <archivist> I have a stock of 7400
[16:56:03] * jthornton wonders why the same file is in two places /usr/lib/pymodules/python2.6/touchy/mdi.py and /usr/share/pyshared/touchy/mdi.py
[16:58:02] <archivist> top middle tool turret looks interesting
[17:01:23] <pcw_home> Is the coil for that valve floating (so you could drive it with a bridge output)?
[17:03:05] <skunkworks> yes
[17:03:21] <skunkworks> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/cincinnatimi/ampleft.jpg
[17:03:30] <skunkworks> http://electronicsam.com/images/KandT/cincinnatimi/ampright.jpg
[17:03:46] <skunkworks> unfortunately - we threw the drives away...
[17:04:57] <archivist> mad, remaking wont be hard though
[17:05:34] <pcw_home> yeah a little Hbridge chip would do
[17:05:55] <pcw_home> with the wiggler implemented in HAL
[17:09:13] <pcw_home> or a power op-amp if you want to implement the same current output drive arrangement
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[17:11:23] <pcw_home> the A3959 Hbridge chips we use on the 7I30 can be used in current output mode though they are probably not as accurate as a op amp at V to I
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[17:36:00] <skunkworks> I wonder with the speed and mass of the axis - it may not be a problem
[17:44:00] <skunkworks> I think the cincinati also had a 50hp spindle. We removed it though..
[17:44:20] <awallin> anyone know if the LiveCD will work from USB-stick?
[17:44:42] <awallin> can the iso be copied with "dd" to usb stick?
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[17:52:58] <awallin> I guess not..
[17:53:03] <skunkworks> I think so
[17:53:31] <skunkworks> I did it a long time ago... I think in 10.04 there is a mechanism for creating a bootable usb disk...
[17:53:53] <skunkworks> is it - 'startup disc creator'?
[17:54:34] <andypugh> awallin: Yes, use Startup Disc Creator and the ISO file. Works a treat
[17:57:18] <skunkworks> Hi andy
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[18:14:49] <IchGuckLive> hi all Around the World
[18:17:53] <DJ9DJ> hi live-gucker
[18:18:08] <IchGuckLive> B( O.O
[18:18:24] <DJ9DJ> ?
[18:18:38] <IchGuckLive> just having fun
[18:18:46] <DJ9DJ> ah
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[18:58:01] <pcw_home> Pretty quiet, this channel needs some Moondog
[18:58:03] <pcw_home> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQ-ILt4CFsY
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[19:03:49] <IchGuckLive> yea all milling very wel at themoment
[19:04:06] <IchGuckLive> i see Jupiter in bright night Clar 18F
[19:04:49] <pcw_home> rainy for a couples of days here
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[19:39:18] <IchGuckLive> pcw_home: still strugeling with the servo here no Serial communication to get the motorfile into the drive
[19:39:46] <IchGuckLive> i managed to get some parameters into it so i can access now the Jogmode but then the servo stalls
[19:40:09] <IchGuckLive> it triggers back and foce about 10deg
[19:40:29] <IchGuckLive> if i git jog forward then reward
[19:40:39] <IchGuckLive> if i hit forward forward nothing
[19:41:49] <pcw_home> IS the drive set up for the particular motor/encoder? that would be the first thing (getting commutation right) symptoms of bad commutation are inability to spin the motor
[19:42:00] <IchGuckLive> maybe ishoudt get the encoder signal controlled so the Index is not on the A or B phase
[19:42:51] <IchGuckLive> pcw_home: i did what i think it is wright no other encoder motor connfig work
[19:43:26] <IchGuckLive> the file omron provided is giving me other things but i do not have the omron encoder for the servo
[19:44:13] <IchGuckLive> my main problem is that i now got 4 Servos same type the encoder are all the same but the datashieed gives me a other encoder type
[19:45:08] <IchGuckLive> it is 1 pulse index per rev in the manual and all encoder give me a nice clear serial signal i gess on the encoder index
[19:45:31] <IchGuckLive> so i gess maybe there are A quad B Serial
[19:45:55] <IchGuckLive> or somthing like that or absolute
[19:46:15] <IchGuckLive> i now mounted a standard A/B /Z to the Servo
[19:46:23] <IchGuckLive> and set this connfig up
[19:46:37] <Tom_itx> open collector encoders need pullups
[19:46:48] <IchGuckLive> that gives me after 5+ weeks a sign of Driver allive
[19:49:54] <IchGuckLive> the encoder is Dynapar E222048xx4x01
[19:55:02] <IchGuckLive> i think now that all the servos are ok but i simply got the wrong settings
[19:55:38] <IchGuckLive> as omron delivers costem made Camera Systems they may not have the standard Encoder inside the Servo
[19:55:39] <Tom_itx> http://www.encoder.com/cross-reference-dpar.html
[19:55:44] <AR_> i bought an old laptop on ebay with a dead harddrive for $28
[19:55:52] <AR_> bought new harddrive for $20
[19:56:00] <AR_> waiting for it to come so i can play with my cnc again
[19:56:23] <AR_> this laptop with parallel port will be much more convenient than the big old desktop i was using
[19:57:11] <IchGuckLive> Tom the cable layout is on the encoder printed
[19:57:55] <IchGuckLive> AR_: you will have fun with it
[20:02:01] <IchGuckLive> Tom_itx: i fixed some screws now and if i hit jog the servo turns without command slowly but there are only 10rpm in the parameter
[20:02:23] <IchGuckLive> i dont think it shoudt move without command
[20:03:22] <AR_> well, i need to rebuild my cnc
[20:03:26] <AR_> that's another problem
[20:09:58] <IchGuckLive> AR_: i did one this morning
[20:10:36] <IchGuckLive> as i came in the colegs garage it wars at 50mm/min
[20:10:49] <IchGuckLive> as i left it wars 2500mm/min O.O
[20:12:35] <IchGuckLive> Tom_itx: i messured a sin wave but im not shure if the sensor wire of the Scope where correct connected
[20:12:42] <IchGuckLive> sin as i touched the servo
[20:12:55] <IchGuckLive> i need to get my wire ploblems done first
[20:18:29] <IchGuckLive> http://mechmo.de/servo.jpg Photo place left of me
[20:18:50] <AR_> lol
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[20:22:23] <IchGuckLive> winter is comming so lots of time to get a Servo moving
[20:23:06] <IchGuckLive> it turns even if it is not commanded that is better then a Driver Beroken fault starting from Feb 2012
[20:23:27] <IchGuckLive> Steppers Forever against Servos vorever
[20:23:59] <IchGuckLive> maybe on a price scale of 1000 USD per Axis it is working from the Start
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[20:34:32] <IchGuckLive> ok im off have a nice weekend
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[20:38:35] <Aero-Tec> not a fan of moondog, if fact I really do not like it at all
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[21:17:20] <Aero-Tec> I love linuxCNC
[21:17:46] <Aero-Tec> it is nice, so much nicer then mach
[21:18:26] <Aero-Tec> hard to learn and to setup
[21:18:35] <Aero-Tec> but nice to use
[21:19:09] <Aero-Tec> I am happy happy happy...lol
[21:20:47] <adb> stop drinking ;-)
[21:23:09] <mrsun> hard to learn ?
[21:23:15] <mrsun> i found linuxcnc easier to setup then mach
[21:23:33] <mrsun> and that was as a total beginner =)
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