Yet another iteration of nothing

double Position; // encoder, ADC, Resolver, reading double invDistPerCycle; // for stepper distance for one complete cycle (4 full steps) // for brushless 3-4 phase encoder counts for one complete cycle // (saved as reciprocal for speed) Inv Dist Per Cycle applies to Stepper, 3 Phase, and 4 Phase motors.  For a stepper motor, the […]

CNC utilizes contact probes for various purposes: Edge Finding Zero Setting Digitizing (point cloud) Mapping Several major companies exist (example Renishaw) to service major industry; less so for home or prosumer markets. Of late, two have captured my attention. Kurokesu AKA Saulius Lukse  from Lithuania (http://lukse.lt/uzrasai/) (two production runs have been produced so far, and a […]

TED Talks: Dan Pink on the puzzle of Motivation

Here`s an interesting take: CO2 Laser Engraver/Cutter Addition to a CNC-Retrofitted Sieg X2 Mini Mill

Well! Couple years after I used: Mini-Mill Riser Blocks Mini-Mill Riser Blocks (2) Adding a Column Riser to a Solid Column Mill Metal For Riser For Mini Mill LMS 3900 Extended Column (Primary Resource) to make mine (Cold Rolled C1018), Little Machine Shop finally has a riser block for their mills. Riser, 2 inch solid column. […]

Excellent example of Servo vs. Stepper vs. Feed Speeds. This is by John Dammeyer, developer of the Electronic Lead Screw Project: Electronic Lead Screw Main Page …now I did some experiments as a result of this posting subject. I found if I turned the handle for moving the carriage at what was a pretty normal speed it went 10” […]

The GCode Interpreter included with KmotionCNC is more bare-bones than the extended on in LinuxCNC, and some people were discussing how to work-around this perceived lack. I found a link on CNCZone that outlined a method (albeit on Mach3) of performing conditionals (as Mach3 also does not support the higher-functions in LinuxCNC). At one point, […]

G-Code (more precisely G and M Code, more formally, RS-274D or other names) is a programming code that dates back circa 1950, and was originally developed to control mechanical machining operations using paper tape. It shows. The last ratified standard was in 1980, and the last open source variant in 2000 (RS274NGC_3.pdf – 2000). Most […]

Who might be interested in this. Anyone that would like to operate their KFlop controlled machine from their phone, tablets or anything with a web browser. Github Repository of the patched system GitHub Parhansson YouTube Link of Operational System

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