RE: EMC-programming request

Tim,

I haven't downloaded it yet. I have eliminated the backlash, by installing
a ballscrew on the quill.
This month is going to be very busy in my shop and I won't have much time
for testing. I did get the home switches installed on the X and Y axis'
though.

Dan

At 08:34 PM 7/17/99 -0600, you wrote:

>From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
>
>SHHHH!!!
>
>Fred just put it together on Friday after I pestered him some more about the
>backlash compensation. He was going to announce it after it got tested on an
>actual machine. I was at a Promise Keepers conference Friday night and
>today, so I haven't had an opportunity to test it. Have you loaded it up and
>tried it yet? I plan on getting it tested out by Sunday night and letting
>Fred know my results on Monday.
>
>
>Tim
>[Denver, CO]
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan Falck [mailto:dfalck@...]
>> Sent: Friday, July 16, 1999 5:53 PM
>> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com
>> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC-programming request
>>
>>
>> From: Dan Falck <dfalck@...>
>>
>> It appears that there is a new release of EMC on the web site and the
>> backlash is being addressed.
>> For those of you wondering what I am writing about, go to :
>>
>> ftp://ftp.isd.cme.nist.gov/pub/emc/emcsoft/linux_2_0_36/emc-16-Jul
>> -1999.txt
>> and read the notes.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> At 11:37 PM 7/15/99 -0600, you wrote:
>> >From: "Tim Goldstein" <timg@...>
>> >
>> >As long as we are making request, I will put mine in also:
>> >1 - Backlash compensation for steppers
>> >2 - Read the Kulaga/Mauch DRO board for feedback input to
>> created a closed
>> >loop stepper
>> >
>> >
>> >Tim
>> >[Denver, CO]
>> >
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: Dan Falck <dfalck@...>
>> >>
>> >> I have a request for the programmers who are working on EMC
>> (Fred, Will,
>> >> etc...):
>> >> Would it be possible to make a probe (CMM type) software interface with
>> >> XEMC? It would be great to be able to digitize a part in XEMC and then
>> >> output a basic x,y,z coordinate file. It would be nice to make a teach
>> >> mode for it at the very least.
>> >> I would like to be able to write a G-code program that would
>> move in .100"
>> >> increments over a part, slowly lower the spindle, touch the part with a
>> >> crude microswitch rigged probe, stop spindle movement, record the
>> >> position,
>> >> and move on.
>> >> Fred, if you are out there, what are some of the future plans for EMC?
>> >> What direction would you like to see the project go? I think that you
>> >> guys have done a great job with this thing, it works very
>> smoothly for me.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Dan
>> >
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