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[00:01:03] <PetefromTn> Yeah things were starting to look up.....for awhile anyways. I am gonna just grab some cutoff wheels for my angle grinder and buy a sheet of steel and hit it tomorrow hard. Hopefully things will go well and I can shoot some epoxy paint on it and reinstall it over the weekend and be milling and testing by monday...
[00:02:12] <JT-Shop> you do know for steel you usually just use air with carbide tooling
[00:02:21] <JT-Shop> cool
[00:02:21] <JT-Shop> no fab shops near that can shear it to size?
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[00:04:06] <Tom_itx> JT-Shop, do you cnc more aluminum or steel?
[00:04:13] <JT-Shop> 6061 mor3e than 1018
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[00:07:03] <JT-Shop> say goodnight Gracie
[00:07:07] <Tom_itx> is carbide tooling more effective for you than hss?
[00:07:15] <PetefromTn> Actually my friend had a nice shop with a full complement of sheetmetal machinery press brakes etc. but they went out of business recently...
[00:07:23] <MattyMatt> if you're getting so much experience making your tools then maybe you should make them to sell
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[00:07:37] <JT-Shop> insert tooling for 6061 is better for me the dead sharp ones
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[00:08:09] * JT-Shop heads inside now
[00:08:09] <Tom_itx> just curious what happens outside an aircraft town
[00:08:24] <MattyMatt> a cnc slantbed the size of a sherline, that'd sell I bet
[00:08:48] <MattyMatt> with a turret, live tooling, bar feeder, auto chuck etc.
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[00:10:20] <JT-Shop> too expensive for cheap hobbiest types
[00:10:25] <MattyMatt> I loved that pic of blddk's insert holders with built in coolant spray. they are as good an argument as any for carbide
[00:10:33] <MattyMatt> $250 per tho
[00:11:19] <MattyMatt> https://www.dropbox.com/s/3gl33vk0nzfwnrb/2013-04-18%2013.48.03.jpg
[00:11:43] <PetefromTn> nothing there...
[00:11:44] <MattyMatt> bah deleted pic
[00:12:19] <MattyMatt> 2 jets of coolant in the insert holder, that converged right at the tip
[00:12:30] <MattyMatt> right in the chipbreakers
[00:13:15] <PetefromTn> Honestly I do not understand the reasoning behind any machine the size of a sherline. Hell if I wanted a HOBBY machine I would want it to be at least the size of like a 9x20 or 11x26 or something.... at least it could make something useful for more than jewelry or RC cars...
[00:13:53] <MattyMatt> some people just want small stuff, and only have a bedroom etc to work in
[00:15:40] <MattyMatt> http://www.thecooltool.com/workshops.php?language=e
[00:15:55] <MattyMatt> or half a bedroom, if it's a big family :)
[00:16:43] <MattyMatt> pics confirm unimat 1 is a toy, although the cnc version looks neat
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[00:21:28] <MattyMatt> http://www.thecooltool.com/produktgruppe.php?language=e&status=20&sh_id=75&ptitel=UNIMAT+CNC
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[00:22:09] <MattyMatt> easier than cncing a lorch I bet
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[00:26:28] <MattyMatt> they even supply a custom linuxemc cd with it :) CoolCNC Linux? is that ethical or a legit distro?
[00:27:05] <MattyMatt> they haven't renamed the program (it's called EMC2 in the manual(
[00:28:18] <largecheesepuff> So if you look at Hal Meter > Signals spindle-index-enable should you see the meter flips from false to true as you rotate the spindle?
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[00:34:04] <Tom_itx> PetefromTn, what _would_ you recomend starting out as a hobbyist then?
[00:34:19] <Tom_itx> on say a 3k budget
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[00:48:36] <L84Supper> Tom_itx:
http://chicago.craigslist.org/nch/tls/3726077310.html and a $500 phase converted
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[00:50:08] <Tom_itx> doubt that would fit my space
[00:50:50] <Tom_itx> gawd those tool holders are huge
[00:58:58] <PetefromTn> Tom_itx: I dunno really as a hobbyist things are much different. I will say this tho, I have owned everything from a 3 in 1 machine to an RF45 to a knee mill and now a VMC and having done two retrofits now I can honestly say that despite my recent issues with rusty coolant troughs it has been MUCH easier to retrofit a machine that was born a CNC machine than one that was born a manual machine. If I was looking to get into a
[00:58:58] <PetefromTn> hobby machine I would probably look to find a good condition used CNC like a boxford or a denford or something that is already a cnc and then upgrade the control and motors to newer stuff. No machining ballscrews, no fabricating mounts, no trying to reinvent the wheel. Some of these small machines even came equipped with toolchangers and stuff like that. They are also well made. My RF45 mill was really sweet and I made all
[00:58:58] <PetefromTn> sorts of stuff with it both before and after CNC but it took a full year to do the retrofit and it was A TON of work..
[00:59:46] <Tom_itx> i used to work in a large shop and now i play with a sherline
[01:00:05] <Tom_itx> so i've been on the extreme ends of it
[01:00:21] <PetefromTn> If you have some more space to work with a CNC bedmill would be sweet to retrofit and very capable...
[01:00:54] <Tom_itx> if i got something bigger it would need to be some sort of tabletop or prototype cnc
[01:01:05] <Tom_itx> i agree the sherline is pretty flimsy
[01:01:20] <Tom_itx> i've done quite a bit with it thru the years though
[01:01:55] <PetefromTn> That is exactly my problem with them... A lot of times my 12x36 lathe work makes me wish I had a much larger machine and I could chuck up the sherline lathe in it pretty easily...
[01:03:00] <Tom_itx> we had Tree, Fadal, Okuma and a couple others in the shop
[01:03:09] <Tom_itx> the Okuma are nice
[01:04:12] <PetefromTn> To be quite honest if I HAD to have a very small table top machine I would look to get a very nice CNC router table with around a foot of travel in each direction and get one beefy enough to machine aluminum. Then you can do some really cool stuff and have enough travel to enjoy it. There are some amazing little CNC routers available today and some are quite capable of machining aluminum.
[01:04:48] <PetefromTn> If I had not bought my Cincinatti Arrow 500 I was looking for a Fadal VMC. Fadals are nice machines and easy to maintain from most accounts.
[01:04:59] <Tom_itx> i'm not looking for a router
[01:05:08] <MattyMatt> denford had a dinky stepper driven toolpost
[01:05:35] <MattyMatt> that'd be easy enough to retrofit to any old lathe
[01:06:03] <Tom_itx> Fadal are lower end but they do well on aluminum
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[01:06:18] <MattyMatt> I guess you could survive without a brake if it was worm drive
[01:06:26] <PetefromTn> Someone need to make a really heavy duty CNC router that is a largish table top model out of steel or cast iron that comes in at say 2-300 lbs and can cut steel a bit.... That would be a sweet machine. My pal Art made a nice aluminum one he calls the nightmare and he loves it.
[01:06:33] <MattyMatt> brake/dogclutch
[01:07:13] <PetefromTn> Huh? I have a friend local who has a Fadal 6030 and all he does with that machine is make steel moulds...makes some good money with it too. Damn fine machine....
[01:07:47] <Tom_itx> they're ok
[01:07:53] <PetefromTn> Most of the moulds he makes he needs to load the machine with a forklift!!
[01:07:55] <Tom_itx> they don't hold up as well as others
[01:08:10] <PetefromTn> That's absolutely not what I have heard....
[01:08:10] <Tom_itx> we had 2 pallet changers on one of the Okumas
[01:08:15] <Tom_itx> with dual toumbstones
[01:08:49] <PetefromTn> You're talking a $500k machine there....
[01:08:56] <Tom_itx> i know
[01:15:45] <Tom_itx> PetefromTn, their equipment list has changed a bit since my friend sold the place but some are still there:
http://clearwateren.com/manufacturing.php
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[01:17:16] <PetefromTn> Looks like a well equipped shop there... I would just like to have a decent working VMC to make custom parts. Maybe hopefully soon I will LOL
[01:17:37] <Tom_itx> yeah, he started in a 24 x 24 garage
[01:17:47] <Tom_itx> and i was there helping him from the beginning
[01:18:24] <PetefromTn> Hey my shop is 25x25 LOL....
[01:18:44] <PetefromTn> Check out this SWEET homebuilt recumbent Tadpole trike...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw9gWlpdQoI
[01:18:46] <Tecan> (yw9gWlpdQoI) "Completed DIY Recumbent Warrior Trike" by "Spinner Guy" is "Autos" - Length: 0:00:53
[01:19:44] <L84Supper> the bot is back
[01:20:21] <Tom_itx> is that you in the video?
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[01:21:40] <PetefromTn> Nope but I did build my own recumbent recently. I just spotted that one on youtube, it is an AtomicZombie model they recently came out with. You can download the plans for $17.00 or so and build it yourself. It is really a sweet machine and one like it manufactured costs several thousand dollars new..
[01:21:47] <PetefromTn> L84Supper: hhey bot.
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[01:42:56] <GammaX-2> went to micro center and refused to spend 40 dollars on a parallel port card...
[01:43:18] <GammaX-2> Im either getting this one working or im im going back to amazon! lol
[01:43:51] <WalterN> L84Supper: well, I bought a power supply
[01:44:10] <WalterN> its not designed for diode lasers, but it is constant current
[01:44:19] <WalterN> it will work for testing things
[01:44:31] <WalterN> until I get a diode laser driver
[01:46:10] <GammaX-2> is the newest version of linux cnc on 2.4 or 2.6 kernel?
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[02:00:46] <jdh> there is this section of 'Digital Machinist' magazine called 'Along the gcode way'. It has no gcode, just different ways of toy 3d printing.
[02:01:16] <jdh> I wouldn't care if they just called it "Along the 3d printer way"
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[02:10:03] <failsafe247> can anyone explain to me why I would choose rtos-integration-preview3 or rtos-integration-preview3-merged-into-master?
[02:10:28] <failsafe247> I saw a recent commit and it looks like maybe the 2 have actually been merged
[02:10:39] <failsafe247> I am not really sure though
[02:10:48] <failsafe247> I am mostly concerned about picking the correct branch for easy future upgrades
[02:10:59] <failsafe247> Also, the reason I am using it is because I already built a full linuxcnc 3 axis cnc router based around a celeron 847 board
[02:11:13] <failsafe247> I am following the excellent writeup:
http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?NewRTInstall and have reached the part where I need to track a branch
[02:11:39] <failsafe247> thanks for any hel guys
[02:11:44] <failsafe247> ^help
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[02:44:48] <pcw_home> How does the Celeron 847 card do latency wise? looks decent otherwise...
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[02:51:25] <failsafe247> i dunno I havent fired it up yet
[02:51:33] <failsafe247> I was just about too though
[02:52:08] <failsafe247> I would avoid it though to due to not being able to use RTAI
[02:52:50] <failsafe247> It wont boot at all because the 2.6 kernel is not new enough
[02:52:54] <failsafe247> I tried it
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[02:53:58] <failsafe247> Just fyi I am using: GA-C847N-D
[02:55:50] <failsafe247> It might work if you used an external video card (i.e. not intel hd graphics) but I dont plan on doing that
[02:56:26] <failsafe247> hence my question regarding Xenomai
[02:56:40] <failsafe247> but besides the kernel problem its a nice board
[02:57:13] <failsafe247> It has headers (not on the back connectors) on the pcb for 2 serial ports and a parallel port
[02:58:37] <pcw_home> Yes Gigabyte seems to make these for embedded applications
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[03:07:54] <failsafe247> Here are some pics of my setup if you wanna see
[03:07:55] <failsafe247> http://www.flickr.com/photos/62760213@N03/sets/72157633279811058/
[03:08:52] <failsafe247> It's not 100% done but it's close
[03:20:13] <Connor> failsafe247: That case is HUGE.. Why so big ?
[03:21:13] <Connor> failsafe247: Or are you enclosing the whole machine ?
[03:21:16] <failsafe247> The entire router is going to have a 1/4" plexiglass case surrounding it. It has a hinge that attaches to the big red box part.
[03:21:19] <failsafe247> ^yup
[03:21:37] <Connor> http://www.ivdc.com/cnc/cnc13.JPG
[03:21:53] <failsafe247> Also, I am going to add a shelf inside the box and store endmills and not there
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[03:22:36] <Connor> 36" Wide x 25" deep x 24" tall foot print.. with a 18" x 12" x 4.5" work envelope.
[03:22:51] <failsafe247> nice Connor. I used a Roland CNC router with an enclosure like that. I wanted to be able to get to all sides of my setup
[03:23:43] <failsafe247> ahh it wasnt a Roland, now I dont remember the name....
[03:24:27] <Connor> I want to get a aluminum exterusion like yours for my router top..
[03:24:50] <Connor> to be honest.. the router itself probably could be rebuilt with all alumn parts without much difficulty..
[03:26:40] <Connor> I would redo the main rails a bit..make them longer and bring the gantry straight down instead of that angle.. giving more distance on the gantry.
[03:28:50] <failsafe247> Well if I was to do it again, I wouldnt have gotten this Chinese 6040 Router either
[03:29:13] <Connor> What's the Z range ?
[03:29:23] <failsafe247> Also, now I remember about that other router. It was a Denford 6600 or 2600 with enclosure
[03:29:32] <failsafe247> The Z range is tiny
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[03:29:56] <failsafe247> I'll measure actuals after I get it running though
[03:30:16] <failsafe247> Its probably 3"
[03:31:48] <Connor> 2.952"
[03:32:27] <Connor> mine has 4.5" with 6" clearance.
[03:34:19] <failsafe247> nice
[03:34:55] <Connor> Using 1610 Ball screws on the X and Y and 1605 on the Z
[03:37:24] <PetefromTn> Connor: Hey man whatryadoin?
[03:37:37] <Connor> Chiilin.
[03:38:08] <Connor> I saw your messages about the coolant trays.
[03:39:37] <PetefromTn> yeah bummer huh...
[03:39:48] <Connor> Yea.. just pop-marked with pin holes ?
[03:44:58] <PetefromTn> yup.... thinking Im gonna break out the ziss wheels and have at it....
[03:45:24] <Connor> Can you weld all of them up? or far too many ?
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[03:48:31] <failsafe247> Well guys I am going to be afk till morning. I just wanted a short description of the pros and cons of picking the one Xenomia LinuxCNC branch over the other. Ill check in the AM to see if anyone commented. Thanks again.
[03:48:33] <PetefromTn> Honestly it is all over the place and while I probably could it would take as much time as replacing the bottom skins and I would still be left with a cheesy piece of metal. Been thinking about also going with some kinda fogbuster so I can make chips while I work on the trays...
[03:49:50] <Connor> Epoxy?
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[03:54:14] <PetefromTn> Yeah I dunno.... I thought about it...I would have to sandblast them and tig weld the worst holes then spray it on THICK to keep it from rusting.....
[03:56:18] <PetefromTn> Just got pretty down when I looked at them this afternoon...
[03:56:40] <Connor> might be cheaper than welding a new bottom in place.. and probably would last longer
[03:57:46] <Connor> Can't believe the dumba$$ left it with coolant in it all that time for it to rust out.
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[03:58:12] <PetefromTn> yeah pisses me off.... but whatryagonnado?
[03:58:39] <Connor> Yea. No sense in crying over spilled coolant.. I mean milk..
[03:59:17] <Connor> You can make your own fog buster pretty cheap.
[03:59:59] <PetefromTn> really? do you have one?
[04:00:11] <Connor> but, I have no doubt you'll get them fixed pretty quickly.
[04:00:45] <Connor> No. just my little pump from the Harbor freight Parts washer.. but, I've seen threads on making them.
[04:01:03] <Connor> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQENewWM68Q
[04:01:05] <Tecan> (xQENewWM68Q) "DIY Fogbuster" by "Lonitech" is "Tech" - Length: 0:01:53
[04:01:32] <Connor> Tecan: Who the Frack are you? :)
[04:01:48] <PetefromTn> that's what I wanna know...
[04:01:54] <Tecan> what
[04:01:54] <Connor> It's a bot.
[04:02:04] <Connor> or macro.
[04:02:07] <Tecan> congradulations its a bot
[04:03:22] * Tecan slaps Connor with can of dolphin free tuna
[04:03:37] <PetefromTn> whatzabot?
[04:03:49] <Tecan> lets get him
[04:04:02] <Connor> Tecan: Now you just being annoying..
[04:04:20] <Tecan> if i had a nickle for everytime your mom said that
[04:04:23] <PetefromTn> it can't be human....
[04:04:56] <PetefromTn> everytime I have posted a video it IMMEDIATELY does that tech thing or whatever....
[04:05:06] * Tecan wonders off eating chips
[04:07:15] <PetefromTn> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJTREzAv15o
[04:07:16] <Tecan> (PJTREzAv15o) "DIY Fog Buster" by "Kelly Regan" is "Tech" - Length: 0:01:20
[04:07:30] <PetefromTn> see man almost instantaneous....
[04:07:42] <Connor> It's a bot..
[04:08:50] <Tecan> we are borg you will be assimilated
[04:08:54] <Connor> Gotta go figure out dinner.
[04:10:37] <Tecan> make some mac n ceeeeeeEEEAAASe
[04:10:42] <PetefromTn> are you seven of nine? Ifso I'd like to meetya....
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[04:11:17] <Tecan> im from canuckistan
[04:12:21] <PetefromTn> you're daffy..
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[06:10:13] <r00t4rd3d_> i shocked myself twice tonight
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[06:10:47] <r00t4rd3d> stupid ground
[06:11:23] <r00t4rd3d> Happy 420 Eve!
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[06:21:06] <gammaX> im still not seeing the differance between a kurt vise and my 2 chinese vises...
[06:23:32] <r00t4rd3d> https://i.minus.com/iPncSmApMP3M6.gif
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[06:25:42] <gammaX> lol
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[06:44:57] <tjtr33> anonimas1, ? are you anonimasu ?? i found a Deckel FP4A, do you have manuals?
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[09:20:55] <kyle22> Hello, what are the hal commands i need to add for a mpg wheel. Its just the wheel on its own with no increment or axis select as i wish to select it using the mouse. I am using a mesa 5i20
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[09:26:46] <chron0> ahoi everyone
[09:26:57] <cpresser> kyle22: hook it up to 'halui.jog.selected.minus' and the corresponding pins
[09:29:03] <kyle22> cpresser : could you elaborate on that please
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[09:29:50] <cpresser> kyle22: nope. i am no expert.
[09:29:59] <cpresser> just read the documentation
[09:30:03] <cpresser> http://linuxcnc.org/docs/html/man/man1/halui.1.html
[09:30:16] <chron0> anyone tried 3.5.7 + xenomai 2.6.1 for the PI?
[09:33:06] <kyle22> cpresser - Thanks for the link. will keep trying
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[11:14:25] <jkopal> Hello I have question. I want to make my own CNC. I have already made a driver board for step motors interconnected with an FPGA board. I would like to use an USB serial port to send a frame representing paralel bits (provided to the hal interface) to FPGA. Is there any similar project where I can take an inspiration from ?? I need to make this layer and I dont know where to start.
[11:17:44] <jthornton> for USB the downstream device must have the motion controller in it
[11:20:41] <cpresser> jthornton: USB doesn _not_ offer realtime capabilities since it is based on polling
[11:20:58] <jthornton> right
[11:21:11] <jthornton> that's why the smarts needs to be downstream
[11:21:19] <jthornton> morning
[11:22:00] <cpresser> an doing the motion-controller on an fpga is a lot of work
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[11:22:31] <jthornton> I like the BIG EASY button that LinuxCNC has
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[12:06:40] <jkopal> Well the motion controller is not big deal how ever the G code interpreter is. This I would like to avoid. I was thinking about sending a frame representing the paralel bus out and have a synchronization fifo and timing block inside the FPGA. In the moment I have inside NIOSII processor and VHDL is no problem for me. In contrary to the linuxs HAL
[12:08:53] <cpresser> HAL is basically the same as VHDL :)
[12:09:19] <cpresser> HAL does connect function blocks via pins. easy as that
[12:12:19] <jkopal> ok where to start to understand how to exchange data between HAL and serial port ???
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[12:12:48] <jkopal> for this I will need own driver right or not ??
[12:13:54] <cpresser> as far as i know the serial port also is non-realtime
[12:14:22] <cpresser> the parport however has a realtime kernel-module. as do the various mesa-fpga-controller cards
[12:14:51] <cpresser> but you can use the serial-port for non critical applications (i use mine for a DRO)
[12:16:45] <jkopal> well who cares if it is realtime when the stream will be bufered and FPGA will take care about the timing ???
[12:18:03] <cpresser> so you want to only use the gcode interpreter?
[12:18:10] <cpresser> (on the pc)
[12:18:16] <jkopal> exactly ....
[12:18:42] <cpresser> you dont need HAL for that.
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[12:19:04] <cpresser> however, i cant give you mor hints on this. its beyond my scope of understanding linuxcnc internals
[12:19:06] <jkopal> so any advise what to do ???
[12:19:12] <cpresser> read the code
[12:19:34] <cpresser> figure out how the motion-planner interacts with the gcode parset
[12:20:46] <jkopal> ok I will try. My problem is that I am not very skilled in C
[12:21:07] <cpresser> this is not a simple project. it will require lots of reading and tinkering. depending on your final goal it might be way easier to use the motion controller of linuxcnc
[12:22:06] <cpresser> if you insist on using your FPAG board, add a PCI or PCIe interface :)
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[12:24:19] <jkopal> Mainly my problem is that that all my computers are portable :)
[12:25:23] <cpresser> lightning and pcmcia also qualify
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[12:27:26] <cpresser> if the computer does not need to be portable, get a simple and cheap intel-atom mainboard. saves you a lot of trouble :)
[12:27:27] <jkopal> at the end it is always a problem once I plug it to the computer ... on the OS side I am lost ... using PCI instead of serial does not help much ....
[12:28:12] <cpresser> if you are lost on the OS side i would recommend to use a simple and proven setup^^
[12:29:15] <jkopal> yes you are right but I would like to learn it any way just I dont know where to start ...
[12:31:37] <cpresser> intel-atom-board + parport-breakout (ebay). done
[12:31:54] <cpresser> there is even an GUI (stepconf) for that
[12:32:18] <cpresser> once you got that running, you can take further steps
[12:35:18] <jkopal> engines are runing there is no problem in that, I just need to feed them :)
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[12:48:30] <jthornton> good luck on your quest... we see this idea almost every day here
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[12:55:15] <jdh> I wonder why
[12:55:31] <alex_joni> anyone knows what algorithms was used for encoding passwords in /etc/passwd (e.g. before /etc/shadow appeared) ?
[12:56:32] <jdh> crypt(3) ?
[12:57:22] <alex_joni> jdh: for crypt I get the modern thingie (with salt, etc)
[12:58:54] <jthornton> hi Alex
[12:59:02] <jdh> I thoguht salt was always there
[12:59:58] <alex_joni> jdh: this is pre /etc/shadow
[13:00:10] <alex_joni> it looks like standard DES 48/64
[13:00:16] <alex_joni> hi jthornton
[13:03:23] <ProxDem> des or md5
[13:05:47] <ProxDem> afaik crypt(3) DES
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[13:08:10] <jdh> I thought shadow was just added fs perms, not a different crypt method
[13:08:21] <ProxDem> dunno how old your /etc/passwd is or where it comes from but I do believe jdh is correct on the salt being in /etc/passwd
[13:09:20] <ProxDem> nowadays in /etc/shadow you have the # reference for md5...blowfish sha256 sha512
[13:09:30] <ProxDem> so it makes it easier to identify =)
[13:09:42] <jdh> On a system without shadowed passwords (typically older Unix systems dating from before 1990 or so), the passwd file holds the following user information for each user account:
[13:09:43] <jdh> Username, Salt combined with the current hash of the user's password (usually produced from a cryptographic hash function)
[13:11:07] <ProxDem> most people don't realise the salt is there in /etc/passwd because it's not delimited by : IIRC
[13:12:35] <ProxDem> err $
[13:12:58] <ProxDem> replace : with $ lol
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[13:17:34] <carper64_lb> well i worked ou that if i as to give up cnc id be almost sain lol
[13:17:57] <carper64_lb> was
[13:18:25] <jdh> hardly worth it.
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[13:19:51] <carper64_lb> quite agree who needs sleep when theres software problems to solve
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[14:52:36] <PetefromTn> hello fellas...
[14:57:28] <tjb1> hey
[14:58:19] <carper64_lb> hi pete
[15:00:53] <PetefromTn> carper64_lb: hey guys... whatzgoinon?
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[15:21:14] <tjb1> going to speech class shortly :/
[15:21:46] <ReadError> waste
[15:21:47] <ReadError> skip it
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[15:24:22] <tjb1> cant skip it
[15:24:26] <tjb1> I have to skip it next week
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[16:14:52] <jkopal> exit
[16:14:55] <jkopal> exit
[16:14:57] <jkopal> exiy
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[16:50:18] <GammaX> ok so im back trying to find out if anyone can help me find out which device address is my parport...
[16:50:45] <jthornton> pastebin lspci -v
[16:53:18] <GammaX> jthornton,
http://pastebin.com/1zjSZfP6 pay close attention to the last guy using wch driver.. its my partport combo card with 2 serial ports on it.
[16:55:49] <jthornton> have you tried cf00 with the parellel port tester I wrote?
[16:56:05] <GammaX> parellel port tester...
[16:56:27] <GammaX> No I have not! Whats the name of it?
[16:56:36] <GammaX> and where is it located
[16:56:50] <jthornton> on the forum, let me find it
[16:56:55] <GammaX> thanks!
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[16:57:44] <IchGuckLive> hi all B)
[16:59:14] <micges> hi
[17:00:41] <pcw_home> hi micges
[17:01:54] <jthornton> GammaX,
http://linuxcnc.org/index.php/english/forum/18-computer
[17:02:47] <IchGuckLive> someone uses ATOM D2550
[17:03:00] <IchGuckLive> in germany D525 is off sold
[17:03:41] <IchGuckLive> there are also ASrock with AMD-E350 on sale
[17:04:19] <IchGuckLive> same prise as atom D2550
[17:04:32] <GammaX> jthornton, do you go buy another handle of bigjohn?
[17:05:27] <micges> IchGuckLive: there are graphic problems with D2xxx boards
[17:05:40] <IchGuckLive> thanks
[17:05:42] <jthornton> aye that tis me
[17:05:56] <jthornton> and I'm JT shop too
[17:05:56] <micges> under ubuntu 10.04
[17:07:58] <jdh> there's a lotta damned JT's
[17:08:14] <jthornton> heh
[17:08:57] <GammaX> jthornton, I dont know if you remember me but back in 2009 I was the guy trying to convert a supermax with an anilam controller. never happened as I left for iraq and afghanistan. Good to see your still on here!
[17:09:05] <jthornton> I used to be a big guy now I'm a medium guy and working on a smaller gravitational pull all the time
[17:09:19] <jthornton> I thought that was you
[17:10:06] <GammaX> yeah my family through out the machine on me...
[17:10:16] <jthornton> ouch
[17:10:44] <GammaX> so I bought an rf45cnc... and a hardinge hc cnc and I now have my own shop... lol in denver now aswell...
[17:11:13] <jthornton> cool
[17:11:23] <jthornton> got them both converted?
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[17:11:52] <GammaX> funny thing is... the hardinge came with the same anilam controller but for the lathe! lol but Im told it works...
[17:12:08] <GammaX> the 45 is in the process just trying to setup linux on it now
[17:12:17] <jthornton> I used my anilam 1100m for years on my BP
[17:13:10] <jthornton> I'll be in the shop after while... heading out
[17:13:24] <GammaX> rgr
[17:13:46] <GammaX> jthornton, can you approve my request for registration?
[17:14:06] <GammaX> jk ;)
[17:22:00] <GammaX> Anyone ever see this? insmod: error inserting '/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc/hal_parport.ko': -1 Device or resource busy
[17:23:08] <pcw_home> Yes if linuxcnc did not exit cleanly
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[17:24:18] <GammaX> Hmmm so should I do a reboot?
[17:26:41] <GammaX> PCW, how did you remedy?
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[17:29:42] <pcw_home> I usually reboot
[17:30:18] <IchGuckLive> GammaX: servo or stepper retrofit
[17:30:42] <GammaX> IchGuckLive, steppers.
[17:30:46] <IchGuckLive> 3Nm
[17:30:56] <GammaX> ?
[17:31:11] <IchGuckLive> oh you are in the usa Oz no Nm
[17:31:17] <GammaX> lol
[17:31:19] <GammaX> usa
[17:31:32] <GammaX> 570oz on xy and 1200 on z
[17:32:17] <jdh> keling?
[17:32:45] <GammaX> yup the drivers are kelling "type" same thing im sure just bought direct from china instead of from keling
[17:33:02] <GammaX> the motors are direct keling
[17:33:13] <jdh> leadshine 6amp?
[17:34:33] <GammaX> MA860H 7.2A
[17:34:42] <jdh> I have 570oz keling and their cheap drivers. Sometimes wish I had gotten the better ones.
[17:35:19] <GammaX> what do you consider the better ones? You have rf45 cnc aswell?
[17:35:33] <jdh> g0704
[17:35:35] <IchGuckLive> leadshine M880
[17:36:09] <GammaX> m880
[17:36:18] <IchGuckLive> with 75V 5a its a hell of force
[17:36:29] <IchGuckLive> and speed
[17:36:48] <GammaX> i got a 15amp 50v ps.
[17:36:58] <IchGuckLive> good to go
[17:37:18] <GammaX> in my setup I have every switch on I beleive.
[17:37:21] <IchGuckLive> on 50V its good with M542
[17:37:30] <IchGuckLive> i got so many of them runing
[17:37:45] <IchGuckLive> but im in germany O.O
[17:38:28] <jdh> I think mine woudl be 560 or something like that.
[17:38:54] <jdh> 60v, 5a
[17:39:20] <jdh> $41/each
[17:40:04] <IchGuckLive> dm556
[17:40:11] <L84Supper> kelling gets all his parts from China, he just buys in bulk and gets the *local* discounts and brings it back to the US
[17:40:12] <jdh> not D
[17:40:18] <IchGuckLive> m550
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[17:40:37] <GammaX> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ma860H-Cnc-Stepper-Driver-Support-Nema23-Nema34-Nema42-Stepper-Motor-2-6A-7-2A-/400461348415?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5d3d5b3e3f
[17:40:41] <IchGuckLive> jdh: only to 50V
[17:40:52] <GammaX> those are what I have.
[17:41:12] <jdh> Ich: keling says 24-60vdc... I only use 50 anyway
[17:41:57] <IchGuckLive> GammaX: another clone
[17:42:03] <GammaX> actually this is what I bought...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/CNC-Kit-3Axis-MA860H-Stepper-Driver-7-2A-5-Axis-Breakout-Interface-Board-Cable-/281094520019?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item417289fcd3
[17:42:06] <jdh> teh DM's and the other ones are a lot smaller
[17:42:17] <GammaX> IchGuckLive, Im sure there all the same...
[17:42:49] <IchGuckLive> i woudt not go that far only on >50V you might be cooking somthing
[17:43:26] <jdh> I had them at 50 at first. I think I might have dropped them back down though. I don't need any more speed.
[17:43:45] <jdh> http://www.automationtechnologiesinc.com/products-page/stepper-motor-drivers/microstepping-driver-kl6050
[17:44:05] <jdh> they only do half stepping
[17:44:20] <IchGuckLive> as most of us do 400steps/rev
[17:44:33] <jdh> it's fine for my screws
[17:44:38] <IchGuckLive> in europ as special on TR20x4 or 16x4
[17:45:01] <GammaX> thats one thing I have to figure out... what setting to put them on....
[17:45:14] <IchGuckLive> or as most do 25/20 converting timebelt to go balltread 5mm
[17:45:15] <GammaX> i dont even know the specs of my screws..
[17:45:50] <IchGuckLive> GammaX: schoudt be on the dial
[17:45:57] <IchGuckLive> 1rev =
[17:46:18] <GammaX> on the dial?
[17:46:32] <IchGuckLive> its manual now so there is a wheel
[17:46:41] <GammaX> yeah there generic
[17:46:46] <IchGuckLive> and on the wheel is a Laser scale 1rev=
[17:47:37] <GammaX> deff not lol
[17:47:42] <GammaX> not on my machine haha
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[17:48:48] <IchGuckLive> http://www.ihcnc.com/images/clip_image016.jpg
[17:49:02] <IchGuckLive> GammaX: somthing like that
[17:56:48] <GammaX> IchGuckLive, I have something like that but its DEFFinately not as nice as that
[17:57:13] <GammaX> i wish I bought an IH one... ut I did get a cnc version without electronics with ballscrews for super cheep
[17:58:05] <IchGuckLive> ballscrews means 5mm in europ
[18:01:16] <IchGuckLive> i see a pitch of 5mm also in the USA
[18:02:01] <IchGuckLive> so you are good on 25/20 timebelt convertings
[18:02:13] <IchGuckLive> that fits the 400/5mm
[18:02:20] <GammaX> Im goin direct drive...
[18:02:41] <GammaX> matter?
[18:02:59] <IchGuckLive> to metric 0.01mm precision or 0.000393 inch
[18:03:14] <IchGuckLive> NP you are the man
[18:03:24] <GammaX> im the man? lol
[18:03:42] <IchGuckLive> then i woudt go for 800Steps/rev
[18:04:02] <IchGuckLive> 5/800/25,4
[18:04:29] <IchGuckLive> 0,000246 inch
[18:04:37] <IchGuckLive> per step
[18:05:40] <GammaX> brb rebooting
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[18:05:46] <IchGuckLive> on standard latency 50k and 5k steps per sec
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[18:10:35] <Gammax3> ok i still get the error insmod: error inserting '/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc/hal_parport.ko': -1 Device or resource busy
[18:10:35] <Gammax3> ptest.hal:1: exit value: 1
[18:10:35] <Gammax3> ptest.hal:1: insmod failed, returned -1
[18:10:35] <Gammax3> See the output of 'dmesg' for more information.
[18:10:55] <IchGuckLive> hi Gammax3 on standard latency 50k and 5k steps per sec =70IPM asafe rate on no steploss
[18:11:22] <Gammax3> i want faster....
[18:11:25] <Gammax3> i want 130 ipm
[18:11:28] <Gammax3> reliale...
[18:11:37] <IchGuckLive> up to you #
[18:11:57] <IchGuckLive> its the saferate calculation not the max
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[18:13:23] <IchGuckLive> Gammax3: kill all printers
[18:14:14] <IchGuckLive> ok im off late here BY
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[18:17:30] <Gammax3> scanr
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[18:18:01] <diginet> I have a question: apparently there are CNC's with up to 9 axes (according to wikipedia), but what ARE those 9 axes?
[18:18:11] <diginet> does anyone have like a diagram or something which explains this?
[18:20:15] <Tom_itx> non stationary milling head
[18:20:19] <Tom_itx> others are rotary
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[18:21:02] <diginet> ohhh, so it's sort of like a combination lathe and mill?
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[18:21:37] <DJ9DJ> namd
[18:22:01] <tensaiteki> greetings all
[18:22:06] <Tom_itx> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2KrukXzCx0
[18:22:08] <oric> (p2KrukXzCx0) "Doosan 9 Axis Multi-task Machining Center Making a Flywheel at Hauff Machine Products" by "HauffMachineProducts" is "Tech" - Length: 0:06:12
[18:22:28] <diginet> oh thanks
[18:22:51] <oric> http://i.imgur.com/LGFir6l.jpg
[18:23:54] <tensaiteki> I'm trying to use a run-in-place of the JA3 branch but I keep getting an insmod error inserting motmod.ko (-1 Unknown symbol in module) where do I need to lok to fix this?
[18:24:18] <cradek> check your dmesg
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[18:29:25] <Tom_itx> 10 Axis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdCRCcwDeKQ
[18:29:46] <diginet> 10 axis?? wow
[18:30:36] <tensaiteki> cradek, sorry for the n00bness, but what am I looking for in the output of dmesg?
[18:30:47] <cradek> the name of the missing symbol
[18:30:56] <diginet> Tom_itx: how many axes can you have?
[18:31:51] <Tom_itx> i think linuxcnc supports 8 or so
[18:32:24] <diginet> hmm
[18:32:42] <cradek> 9 axes, as many additional non-coordinated joints as you want
[18:33:06] <diginet> okay I have a further question, supposing that we have a well made wax model, why is casting something different, metallurgically than machining/turning it?
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[18:34:04] <diginet> cradek: what's a non-coordinated joint?
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[18:34:30] <pcw_home> one you drop on the floor?
[18:34:41] <diginet> hmm?
[18:34:49] <diginet> oh, a joke, hahaah
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[18:47:06] <tensaiteki> ok, I futzed around with the my HAL file and replaced gatrykins with gentrivkins, but now instead of a motmod error, I get a emcTrajSetJoints error
[18:47:28] <tensaiteki> emcTrajSetJoints failing: joints=0
[18:48:17] <micges> tensaiteki: add this to ini file: [KINS] JOINTS = 4
[18:48:32] <micges> tensaiteki: joints is number of motors in your setup
[18:50:21] <trident_> wow that 10 axis machine is insane!
[18:54:55] <tensaiteki> that did it, thanks, I remeber someone said that switching to ja3 needed some changes to the ini file, but I didn't see anything that said what those changes were....
[18:55:42] <cradek> tensaiteki: it'd be great if you'd write some documentation on the wiki if you didn't find what you needed
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[19:00:31] <tensaiteki> will do
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[19:03:54] <tensaiteki> also, it seems that axis.0, axis.1, etc. got changed to axis.x, axis.y, etc.
[19:04:13] <cradek> yes
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[19:05:48] <micges> and axis.0.motor-pos-cmd changed to joint.0.motor-pos-cmd
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[19:07:07] <tjtr33> pcw_home: hello, is there a working rtos with linuxcnc on the cubieboard? thx!
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[19:10:15] <tensaiteki> thanks, micges, I was a bit to hasty with the find/replace...
[19:10:21] <tensaiteki> *too
[19:10:31] <tjtr33> pcw_home, i 'spose the question should have been for 'A10' and linuxcnc, i see some info now, thx
[19:11:43] <pcw_home> http://mail.olimex.com/forum/index.php?PHPSESSID=flc5acbii4ttu42ahcqcv52qb2&topic=812.165
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[19:12:15] <tjtr33> heh, thx!!
http://lcncolinuxino.blogspot.com/p/building.html
[19:15:20] <tjtr33> hmm, wheres an sd card to be found at Salton Sea :( i think its wait for return to Chi.
[19:16:37] <JT-Shop> how do you tell someone you don't provide private personal programming tutoring for a commerical product?
[19:17:05] <cradek> "Sorry, I don't provide ..."
[19:17:37] <Tom_itx> JT-Shop, send them a bill?
[19:17:39] <cradek> (if applicable, you can follow up with information about your hourly rate)
[19:17:44] <Tom_itx> after the first bill they will get the hint
[19:18:03] <Tom_itx> it works...
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[19:20:58] <JT-Shop> I like those ideas :)
[19:21:08] <tensaiteki> how does one tell gentrivkins which two joints are slaved on an axis?
[19:21:52] <Tom_itx> JT-Shop, i did similar once.
[19:22:04] <micges> loadrt gentrivkins coordinates=XYYZ
[19:22:20] <Tom_itx> wrote some code for a company and once they realized what it would do, they started adding enhancements to what they wanted
[19:22:25] <Tom_itx> i said sure....
[19:22:30] <Tom_itx> here's what it will cost...
[19:22:32] <L84Supper> PCW: olimex has an IRC channel just FYI
[19:24:52] <JT-Shop> yea when someone says I can't do that my customers ... ok I'm on the clock after that
[19:26:24] <tjtr33> L84Supper, thx will look there
[19:27:28] <L84Supper> tjtr33: also #cubieboard, he has a A20 version just about ready
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[19:35:11] <pcw_home> The A20 will be nice (I wonder if it will need a heatsink)
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[19:48:39] <FinboySlick> pcw_home: I got a gift from Lily Wun!
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[19:49:16] * FinboySlick loves getting packages on a Friday. Starts the weekend wonderfully.
[19:50:03] <GammaX> JT-Shop, heres my dmesg
http://pastebin.com/eCp6nKAr
[19:50:38] <JT-Shop> might want to fill everyone in on what it is about, I have to leave now
[19:50:49] <GammaX> ouch... ok lol
[19:51:30] <GammaX> Everyone, I cant get my parallel port checker program to work, i get the error:
[19:51:32] <GammaX> insmod: error inserting '/usr/realtime-2.6.32-122-rtai/modules/linuxcnc/hal_parport.ko': -1 Device or resource busy
[19:51:32] <GammaX> ptest.hal:1: exit value: 1
[19:51:32] <GammaX> ptest.hal:1: insmod failed, returned -1
[19:51:32] <GammaX> See the output of 'dmesg' for more information.
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[19:53:15] <MasterTengil> hey guys
[19:53:54] <MasterTengil> got a question that hasn't got to do with linuxcnc, but I cant find any other suitable channels hehe
[19:54:09] <MasterTengil> anyone know if you can "play" the entire program in mastercam x4
[19:54:09] <FinboySlick> GammaX: PARPORT: ERROR: request_region(0xcf00) failed Sounds to me like it's the root of your problem.
[19:54:47] <GammaX> FinboySlick, so I could possibly try changin address for the parport in the script from big john?
[19:54:59] <MasterTengil> I can visualize toolpaths one by one, but I haven't found how to show the entire process
[19:55:30] <MasterTengil> seems to me that it would be a very usefull function so I suppose it should be in the program somewhere
[19:55:38] <FinboySlick> GammaX: It'd be a good guess though I have no experience with that sort of thing. It's just that from the dmesg, that is the first element in the chain tha fails.
[19:56:37] <micges> GammaX: try 'cat /proc/ioports'
[19:56:42] <micges> see what's there
[19:57:29] <MasterTengil> anyone here with experience from mastercam?
[19:57:42] <micges> GammaX: if request region fails it often means that other driver have allocated this area
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[20:02:07] <GammaX> micges,
http://pastebin.com/Wapvd85k
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[20:04:00] <GammaX> micges, wch is the chipset on the card with 1 parallel and 2 serial ports...
[20:04:24] <micges> GammaX: unload wch drvier and try again
[20:04:35] <micges> sudo rmmod wcg
[20:06:18] <GammaX> micges,
http://pastebin.com/t9NnFgR5
[20:07:44] <micges> GammaX: pastebin output from 'lsmod'
[20:10:53] <GammaX> micges, //pastebin.com/U5q7n4ar
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[20:13:52] <GammaX> usb rs232
[20:18:32] <GammaX> duckman67
[20:18:52] <GammaX> 2 keyboards... not good in front of eachother]
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[20:23:54] <tensaiteki> aside from JOINTS, what does the [KINS] section in the ja3 ini file need?
[20:24:25] <GammaX> micges, any thoughts?
[20:25:08] <micges> tensaiteki: only joints are required
[20:25:38] <micges> GammaX: you have conflict with one of drivers on your system
[20:25:49] <GammaX> ughhh
[20:26:01] <micges> GammaX: I can't locate which one it is to remove it
[20:26:30] <GammaX> micges I think its just the wch driver itself to be honest....
[20:27:03] <micges> yes but if so it's under different name in lsmod
[20:29:40] <GammaX> micges, that lsmod was after I unloaded driver...
[20:30:15] <micges> oh
[20:30:25] <tensaiteki> I have "loadrt gentrivkins coordinates=XYZX" in my hal, homing works with the slaved x-axis (joints 0 and 3) but jogging only moves on of the x-motors (joint 0)
[20:30:38] <tensaiteki> *one of
[20:31:24] <tensaiteki> also, the DRO in axis only moves wile homing, but not when jogging
[20:31:35] <tensaiteki> on the x-axis
[20:31:56] <GammaX> micges, heres after I modprobe wch
http://pastebin.com/ThcCJzTL
[20:33:31] <micges> GammaX: try unload driver, set io port on second address from lspci -v
[20:33:39] <micges> nothing more comes into my mind
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[20:39:32] <tensaiteki> anyone have a working gentrivkins hal and ini I could take a look at?
[20:40:32] <micges> tensaiteki: hold on, I have working this but under other gui
[20:40:42] <micges> give me few minutes to figure it ourt
[20:40:55] <tensaiteki> ok, cool, thanks
[20:43:22] <GammaX> micges, something deff popped up after I changed address! a port test thing... with 17 pins on a screen..
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[20:44:22] <micges> GammaX: so maybe it works
[20:44:38] <GammaX> that would be awsome
[20:44:46] <havent007> good evening Gentlemen, can somebody help me with the pin allocation of a Usovo MF70 (Proxxon)?
[20:45:23] <havent007> actually only for the switches (Pn 10 - 15)
[20:45:56] <GammaX> havent007, is that a parallel?
[20:46:02] <havent007> yes it is
[20:46:10] <GammaX> heh I may be able to help...
[20:46:17] <havent007> that would be great GammaX
[20:46:32] <GammaX> when you say pin allocation what do you mean?
[20:46:53] <havent007> the switches dont react, they dont send the off signal back to AXIS
[20:47:19] <havent007> physically they do click, but I have no clue which Pin belongs to which switch
[20:48:29] <DJ9DJ> gn8
[20:48:35] <havent007> Thanks a lot GammaX
[20:48:39] <havent007> youre great
[20:48:50] <havent007> this DOES help
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[20:49:26] <GammaX> Unpack what I just sent you. into a folder then open terminal and type in halrun -I -f ptest.hal
[20:49:48] <havent007> okay I will do that - great!
[20:49:52] <GammaX> change the hal file to your ports address
[20:50:06] <GammaX> hope that helped cause it deff just helped me! lol
[20:50:21] <havent007> I thank you a lot
[20:50:38] <havent007> it does definitely help because ... I already spent a whole day with these things
[20:50:50] <havent007> linuxcnc isa great and everything :)
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[20:51:34] <havent007> GammaX, I'll let you know soon :) Thanks again
[20:52:17] <GammaX> havent007, glad I can help some one after everyone else has helped me! Thanks to bigjohn and micges !
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[20:54:21] <GammaX> micges, what would this mean? Traceback (most recent call last):
[20:54:21] <GammaX> File "/usr/bin/stepconf", line 2024, in update_axis_params
[20:54:21] <GammaX> halrun.flush()
[20:54:21] <GammaX> IOError: [Errno 32] Broken pipe
[21:00:46] <L84Supper> http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=k5ew1ez7nzU getting this to swing past cable support points will be the trick
[21:00:47] <oric> (k5ew1ez7nzU) "SkySweeper Robot Makes Inspecting Power Lines Simple and Inexpensive" by "JacobsSchoolNews" is "Education" - Length: 0:01:38
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[21:04:46] <micges> tensaiteki: you need one hack in Axis to gentrivkins works properly
[21:06:37] <micges> for now press Shift + 4
[21:06:46] <micges> and you will jog properly
[21:07:39] <tensaiteki> shift 4 doesn't seem to have any effect....
[21:08:31] <tensaiteki> is Shift + 4 the hack? or that something else?
[21:09:27] <havent007> GammaX, the program is worth gold, but all switches show reaction as Pin 11, is that possible?
[21:10:27] <tensaiteki> I mean. I know under gantrykins Shift+4 switches between world and joint mode but there isn't even a world/joint menu option with gentrivkins that I can see
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[21:11:55] <GammaX> havent007, what do you mean?
[21:12:26] <havent007> i have tested the switches (reference switch I guess is the name) for X Y and Z, and all show feedback as Pin 11, ....
[21:12:54] <havent007> though I think they should have different pins each
[21:13:22] <havent007> guess I can't do much about it can I?
[21:13:51] <micges> tensaiteki:
[21:14:00] <micges> tensaiteki: I see, hold on
[21:14:49] <GammaX> havent007, I believe this is beyond my capability... john t or possiblY micges would be go to people...
[21:15:02] <havent007> okay I understand :)
[21:15:10] <havent007> thanks a lot GammaX for your help
[21:15:17] <GammaX> np
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[21:18:34] <tensaiteki> also, if I try to jog, than go into MDI, I get a joint 0 following error, but if I go to MDI wihout jogging I can command the x-axis to move correctly, but going back to manual still won't jog
[21:19:26] <cradek> following error on mode switching usually means your forward and reverse kinematics don't match properly
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[21:21:08] <micges> tensaiteki:
http://pastebin.com/V9EncB1r
[21:21:32] <micges> please paste this code into .axisrc in home directory and reload Axis and retest
[21:22:01] <micges> file name is dot axisrc, no extention
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[21:25:54] <havent007> GammaX, problem solved, I set 'Sensor' for Pin 11 so it notifies if a switch gets pressed. Thanks again
[21:26:03] <havent007> Good bye all
[21:26:12] <GammaX> havent007, where did u set that?
[21:26:19] <havent007> In Stepconf
[21:26:29] <GammaX> ahhhh awsome.. glad i helped :D
[21:26:36] <havent007> yay it did, YOU did
[21:26:59] <GammaX> john t is the guy who createsd that though... i just lead you there lol
[21:27:09] <havent007> off to work :) surely I will come here more frequently, just started CNCing today
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[21:28:45] <GammaX> Hope you enjoy!
[21:30:20] <tensaiteki> micges, thanks, it jogs now
[21:30:49] <tensaiteki> but it also ignores the soft limits like gantrykins now...
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[21:31:40] <tensaiteki> micges, thanks, it jogs now
[21:31:40] <failsafe365> Thanks for the response to my question earlier mhaberler
[21:31:58] <tensaiteki> but it also ignores the soft limits like gantrykins now...
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[21:32:21] <mhaberler> sure
[21:32:55] <mhaberler> what platform are you going to use?
[21:33:43] <micges_> tensaiteki: you need add few sections more
[21:33:45] <failsafe365> I have 2 more questions though: 1) Are there performances advantages in the "master" branch relating to Xenomia kernel? Or does the Xenomia kernel perform equally well on the stable 2.5 branch and the master branch?
[21:34:00] <mhaberler> no change
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[21:34:22] <mhaberler> differences are all unrelated to rt performance
[21:34:26] <failsafe365> 2) Is there a wiki or forum post where I should post my results of using your code? Just trying to help out.
[21:34:45] <mhaberler> definitely - post a report on wiki.linuxcnc.org
[21:35:01] <mhaberler> it might help others until things are better documented and packages exist
[21:35:08] <micges_> tensaiteki:
http://pastebin.com/YfAKk0V2
[21:35:20] <micges_> tensaiteki: this section for each AXIS on machine
[21:35:30] <micges_> then it will obey limits
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[21:36:20] <failsafe365> Okay will do. I still havent decided on which branch to use yet. I want to make sure I know why to pick one branch over the other. I havent found a feature list comparing the two. I tried reading the commits on Github, but I didnt really come to any conclusions.
[21:37:18] <failsafe365> It is going to be controlling an actual machine, so I might settle on the 2.5 branch due to stability...but dont really know yet
[21:38:31] <mhaberler> well ChrisM's gscreen is available in master only; also this stuff:
http://www.linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/remap/structure.html
[21:39:00] <mhaberler> there are no stability issues I would be aware of - it might not be as polished as a formal release
[21:39:53] <mhaberler> and if there are any we find them mostly through somebody trying it ;)
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[21:40:48] <failsafe365> Okay, then I'll pick the master branch. I saw that there is SourceForge bug tracker. The only problem is the bugs dont seem to be categorized by Branch.
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[21:42:52] <mhaberler> critical fixes are always applied to the oldest applicable branch and the merged forward; usually master is a few days or at most a week or two behind
[21:42:59] <mhaberler> but that is rather rare
[21:44:51] <failsafe365> I plan on running it headless and probably forwarding it over ssh so I can control it from my main desktop. Once I get everything sorted I'll post to the wiki and start a thread in the forums detailing my experiences.
[21:46:03] <failsafe365> I am also using a Hitachi wj200 VFD. I have connected a RS232 to RS485 adapter and plan on controlling it from linuxCNC. I am sure I will have plenty of things to talk about in my forum posts. I appreciate all your help so far though.
[21:47:05] <mhaberler> in roughly a half year from now it should be possible to run RT (HAL,motion etc) on a different machine that interpreter, gui, task etc
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[21:49:55] <failsafe365> In the future, do you think that mainline linuxCNC will continue to use the RTAI kernel? Or do you think it will adopt the Xenomia kernel as its default configuration? I saw that RTAI was recently updated to be compatible with 3.X kernels..
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[21:53:12] <failsafe365> I would think with the use of Xenomia on ARM based hardware that its use would increase. Especially if there is already a plan to separate the HAL layer from the User Input/Output layer.
[21:53:40] <failsafe365> As in running on completely separate machines.
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[21:58:02] <diginet> Okay, I can understand XYZ of course, and ABC is just like yaw, pitch, and roll on an airplane, but I just cannot wrap my head around what UVW are, can anyone help me there?
[21:58:43] <alex_joni> failsafe365: the HAL layer was always separated
[21:58:56] <alex_joni> diginet: imagine a coordinate system attached to the tool
[21:59:04] <alex_joni> that coord system can rotate around ABC
[21:59:16] <alex_joni> but it's useful for easier g-code
[21:59:34] <diginet> UVW are rotational?
[21:59:42] <diginet> I thought they were linear
[21:59:51] <alex_joni> imagine the tool tilted and pitched and ..., now drilling along the tool direction is hard to describe in XYZ
[22:00:00] <alex_joni> but in UVW it's just a move along W
[22:00:09] <diginet> OHHHHH
[22:00:18] <diginet> so UVW refers to the movement of the bed?
[22:00:25] <alex_joni> nope
[22:00:31] <diginet> oh :(
[22:00:32] <Tom_itx> the tool head
[22:00:34] <alex_joni> it refers to what you want it to refer ;)
[22:00:38] <alex_joni> usually the tool head
[22:00:49] <diginet> but isn't that what xyz are for?
[22:00:52] <mhaberler> alex_joni: but not from user interfaces which happen to use HAL, which most do, so thats a bit theoretical
[22:01:04] <alex_joni> but it doesn't need to a). exist or b). make sense on many machines
[22:01:13] <alex_joni> mhaberler: no need for it to be the same HAL though ;)
[22:01:23] <diginet> the tool head moves in xy on a gantry, and the z axis is the bed moving up and down?
[22:01:37] <diginet> or does the part more often move against the tool?
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[22:01:43] <alex_joni> diginet: you're thinking 3-axis machines where the tool doesn't tilt/roll
[22:01:48] <GammaX> alex_joni, you ever use that parallel port checker?
[22:01:54] <diginet> oh
[22:02:05] <alex_joni> imagine a 5 or 6 axis machine, where the tool can point in any direction
[22:02:07] <diginet> OHHHH
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[22:02:11] <diginet> oh my god
[22:02:11] <alex_joni> GammaX: nope
[22:02:12] <Tom_itx> alex_joni, show him stewart's video
[22:02:13] <diginet> it just clicked
[22:02:17] <Tom_itx> i dunno where it is
[22:02:28] <diginet> but I would like to see this video
[22:02:31] <diginet> hah
[22:02:40] <alex_joni> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxxdq6y8z8M
[22:02:41] <oric> (mxxdq6y8z8M) "LinuxCNC 5 axis cinci at MPM" by "sws1253" is "Tech" - Length: 0:05:35
[22:02:44] <diginet> thx
[22:03:19] <FinboySlick> Hehe, that mill is the poster child of multi-axis LinuxCNC.
[22:03:25] <mhaberler> failsafe365: I dont know - I have some question marks wrt long-term viability of RTAI; with Xenomai there is a larger user base, wider range of architectures supported, and a clear strategy how to fold into rt-preempt, so that looks more likely to be a longer-term option
[22:03:26] <FinboySlick> And what a big child that is.
[22:03:27] <diginet> its like when I understood quaternions finally back in HS. I love the feeling of the lightbulb turning on :p
[22:03:45] <alex_joni> FinboySlick: it's hard to top that without a$$loads of money
[22:04:08] <alex_joni> mhaberler: I think he just disconnected ;)
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[22:04:19] <FinboySlick> alex_joni: I love that mill.
[22:04:44] <alex_joni> FinboySlick: there's a chance for some personal quality time on that mill :)
[22:05:14] <diginet> question number two, why are 6 axis machines seemingly much more rare than 5 axis ones?
[22:05:25] <Tom_itx> that shop is a couple miles from me
[22:05:27] <alex_joni> you mean for milling
[22:05:30] <alex_joni> diginet: ?
[22:05:41] <diginet> yeah
[22:05:43] <FinboySlick> diginet: 5 is typically enough, when you go for more, you usually don't stop at 6.
[22:05:47] <alex_joni> diginet: the tool is round :D
[22:05:50] <Tom_itx> but i've never been inside
[22:06:02] <alex_joni> diginet: doesn't make sense to spin around it
[22:06:08] <diginet> can you do everything you can on a lathe with a 6 axis cnc?
[22:06:24] <diginet> errr cnc mill
[22:06:44] <alex_joni> for a robot (e.g. welding robot) the tool is not centered and collinear with the 6th joint, so it makes sense to rotate around it
[22:07:04] <alex_joni> diginet: a *-axis cnc is not a lathe
[22:07:29] <alex_joni> even if you can do the same things, they are different tools with advantages and drawbacks
[22:07:35] <alex_joni> like speed, stability, etc
[22:07:39] <Tom_itx> i'd hate to pay the light bill on that cincinati
[22:07:56] <FinboySlick> diginet: Typically, more than 5 axis will incoporate one or two 'lathe' spindles.
[22:08:01] <FinboySlick> diginet:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j-H_3JtWXo
[22:08:02] <oric> (8j-H_3JtWXo) "CTX gamma 2000 TC" by "DMGMORISEIKIMedia" is "Tech" - Length: 0:03:23
[22:08:47] <diginet> well I mean I know practically speaking a traditional lathe might be better, but like, mathematically, doesn't 6axis mill have the same degrees of freedom? (plus the regular old cartesian ones)
[22:10:10] <alex_joni> FinboySlick: only the tools shown in that video probably cost more than a fairly nice machine
[22:10:41] <alex_joni> diginet: mathematically you have 2 axes + spindle on a lathe
[22:10:42] <FinboySlick> alex_joni: Yeah, that mill is well beyond pipe dream for most people here.
[22:10:54] <alex_joni> that means a 3-axis machine + turntable could emulate that
[22:11:19] <diginet> alex_joni: yeah, cylindrical coordinates, one polar, two linear
[22:11:45] <diginet> err
[22:11:57] <alex_joni> FinboySlick: the nicest I saw in person used a big-ish Kuka robot for tool storage
[22:12:08] <diginet> yeah, that
[22:12:09] <alex_joni> something around 200-ish tools
[22:12:29] <diginet> why are lathes generally horizontal instead of vertical?
[22:12:51] <alex_joni> the robot would fetch the tools for a certain job, load them on a pallet, which would then travel and get loaded in a machining center
[22:12:55] <Tom_itx> because 12' bars would require a tall building
[22:13:01] <alex_joni> Tom_itx: :D
[22:13:07] <Tom_itx> heh
[22:13:20] <alex_joni> and tall people to mount the stock
[22:13:38] <alex_joni> diginet: there are also carousels which are lathe-like, but vertical
[22:13:52] <Tom_itx> turret lathes etc
[22:13:56] <diginet> I see
[22:14:01] <Tom_itx> 2nd and 3rd op lathes
[22:14:08] <diginet> I'm a total noob at this, lol
[22:14:11] <Tom_itx> not used much now that cnc is here
[22:14:23] <diginet> thanks for answering my questions though guys
[22:16:20] <diginet> I'm planning on building a tabletop mill, for fun, but I want to make sure I make the right decisions for it
[22:16:24] <alex_joni> http://www.tradeindia.com/selloffer/3330173/Carousel-Lathe-Sk-25-B.html
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[22:16:42] <alex_joni> diginet: oh, you won't.. but that will be obvious afterwards
[22:16:55] <alex_joni> diginet: :)
[22:16:57] <diginet> alex_joni: that's part of the fun!! lol
[22:17:03] <diginet> "fun"
[22:17:16] <alex_joni> yup
[22:17:27] <failsafe247> sorry I was afk. I had to change clients.
[22:17:51] <diginet> I'm going to make my first one just to machine wax, for casting. For one thing Ive already done stuff with foundry work. Also wax doesn't have cooling problems I dont think like metals does
[22:18:40] <alex_joni> 01:03 < mhaberler> failsafe365: I dont know - I have some question marks wrt long-term viability of RTAI; with Xenomai there is a larger user base, wider range of architectures supported, and a clear strategy how to fold into rt-preempt, so that looks more likely to be a longer-term option
[22:19:39] <mhaberler> but eventually that shouldnt matter, we will have a single build which runs on any operating system unchanged this summer
[22:21:17] <alex_joni> I know what you'll do this summer?
[22:21:34] <mhaberler> yes, slack off, because the code is done
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[22:24:23] <failsafe247> Thats pretty awesome mhaberler. I love the fact that I dont have to run windows and proprietary software. Once I replace my PCB editor I will have a completely "free" workflow. Using Open-Source software to create open source hardware is fantastic.
[22:25:46] <FinboySlick> mhaberler: Do you mean for linuxcnc? I'm confused by the 'any operating system'.
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[22:26:38] <mhaberler> LinuxCNC will sport a binary package which already now runs on RTAI, Xenomai, RT-PREEMPT or a vanilla kernel unchanged (no RT guarantees on vanilla)
[22:28:28] <FinboySlick> Would RT-PREEMPT is what's in the later vanilla kernels?
[22:28:40] <FinboySlick> :s/is/be/
[22:29:16] <mhaberler> no, technically thats a different kernel build with better RT properties but otherwise identical interface
[22:29:50] <mhaberler> 'vanilla kernel' translates into 'simulator build' in the past
[22:30:06] <mhaberler> ah I see
[22:30:10] <FinboySlick> OK, still requires a patch, but uses standard interface to scheduling?
[22:30:24] <mhaberler> some kernels say 'PREEMPT' during boot - no, usually not
[22:30:52] <mhaberler> well it will likely go mainline, and there is one available stock for eg debian wheezy
[22:31:26] <mhaberler> so yes, the intent is to curb on linuxcnc-specific kernel fiddling wherever possible
[22:32:30] <mhaberler> re scheduling.. there are quite a few different schedulers available nowadays, I'd need to look what is being used atm, but yes its pretty much a standard linux ABI used
[22:33:24] <FinboySlick> mhaberler: I noticed some new stuff with 3.x kernels with respect to realtime scheduling. I was hoping it would make deterministic realtime patches obsolete.
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[22:34:13] <mhaberler> I think realistically once can hope to run servo configs fine on stock rt-preempt kernels
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[22:38:24] <mhaberler> I dont think vanilla kernels are a viable base unless some serious work is done in motion time base correction which I think is possible in theory but nobody has tried so far; and it's not sure if it that can cover all relevant configurations
[22:39:18] <mhaberler> anyway, I'm off -cu
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[22:52:48] <generic_nick> anyone wanna buy a 7i33? i have 2, one has never been used
[22:53:12] <generic_nick> also have a spare 7i42, never used
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