Re: Hobby-Work, was:EMC GUI

That is always also my goal. I design new products for a living and always try to only accept the interesting ones. Usually
they are the ones that I do not know enough about and have to study first before continuing. That is how I usually learn new
subjects.

It also makes a good excuse to buy expensive toys since it is for the business......

Bertho
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> Yeah, that's the truth. But, I have actually been fairly successful in making
> my hobby and my work merge in some areas. I did a big project, the first
> real machining task for my CNC mill, making 34 housings for photomultiplier
> tube voltage dividers, as a subcontractor to my boss, who was doing the
> rest of the project for Lawrence Berkeley National Labs. I underbid it
> by a huge margin, but that's how you learn.
>
> I got into Linux specifically to bring up EMC, but immediately saw other
> uses for it, and have another Linux machine, which will eventually replace
> my aging Micro-VAX II, which has a bunch of software I need for my
> business, and also runs some stuff in my house. Then, we hooked up
> with another national lab that was putting together a great data acquisition
> system, also based on Linux. So, I was already quite familiar with the
> Linux install hassle, etc.
>
> Anyway, I got the guts of an Excellon PC board drilling machine about
> 15 years ago, and only in late 1997 got moving on converting my mill,
> using many of those parts (complete axis drive, from motor to precision
> ballscrew).
>
> Good luck,
>
> Jon