#linuxcnc Logs

Jan 26 2025

01:13 AM -!- #linuxcnc mode set to +v by ChanServ
01:30 AM lcnc-relay: <xxcoder@> odd I cant connect to irc side. well roycroft congats on truck working. happy trucking
01:30 AM lcnc-relay: <xxcoder@> oh it finally connected as I was typing lol
06:12 PM lcnc-relay: <big_kevin420@> even when you cnc the holes its hard to get the lined up. for some reason my holes were also off. i think when i was doing it another time, i left 2-4 of the standoffs not screwed down, just to provide support
06:12 PM lcnc-relay: <big_kevin420@> well, not all the holes, there were 1 coloumn of holes that would not line up
06:15 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> I had tapped all the holes for the card... After finding out they barely lined up - I left the grounding hole tapped - and oversized drilled the rest. Then mounded the standoffs on the circuit board and then used nuts under to fasten the standoffs.
06:15 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> it seemed to work great
06:15 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> mounted
06:17 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> I noticed part of the problem was that the standoffs didn't seem to sit perpendicualar to the backplane
06:18 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> could be the quality of the standoffs - I don't know
06:32 PM xxcoder: blund ax. now thats new name for blondihack
06:32 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> odd
06:33 PM xxcoder: autocaption fun
06:33 PM xxcoder: most dark name so far is bloody ax
06:51 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> I don't remember what I was watching - (I always have captioning on...) Maybe usagi electric? but the autoness was bad
06:52 PM xxcoder: very good "bloody ax" video today
06:52 PM roycroft: i wonder if quinn is going to finish that locomotive this year
06:52 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> I bet she will..
06:53 PM xxcoder: dunno, still a lot to do I think
06:53 PM roycroft: she's making progress, but every little part seems to take a week
06:53 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> she is already done.. 😉
06:53 PM roycroft: i think she's as slow at that as i was with my pickup repair
06:53 PM xxcoder: ie as careful?
06:53 PM roycroft: the difference being she is always working on parts, and i was always waiting on parts
06:54 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> lol
06:54 PM xxcoder: lol
06:54 PM roycroft: hers is a much more ambitious project, of course
06:54 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> I finally started back up on the monarch...
06:54 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> it has been a while
06:54 PM roycroft: i was trying to put my studio back together today - i had an electrical repair to do
06:55 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> (I miss the lathe - so getting the spindle running atleast as good as it was is the goal)
06:55 PM roycroft: i picked up an old work box at jerry's yesterday, thinking it might be too deep, but they were out of the shallower ones
06:55 PM xxcoder: was tired from returning yeserday, so emptying tanks today took a lot out of me
06:55 PM roycroft: it is 1/8" too deep
06:55 PM roycroft: i really wanted this done, and i almost drove to town today to get the right one at home depot, but ended up ordering it online
06:55 PM roycroft: it will arrive tuesday with free shipping
06:56 PM roycroft: the local hardware store has quite a bit of electrical stuff, but they too only had the deep old work boxes
06:56 PM * roycroft is learning to be very patient
06:57 PM roycroft: i should get a couple more small things done today
06:57 PM roycroft: maybe hang up some of my artwork, that's all been stashed away in a corner since i moved in
06:58 PM roycroft: i do have two things hung up already, but the walls are mostly bare still - it's taken me a while to figure out where i want to hang things
07:18 PM -!- #linuxcnc mode set to +v by ChanServ
07:24 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> I found 'watch wes work' recently.. He is really good at general stuff (he fixes cars, trucks and tractors)
07:24 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> He reminds me a bit like my dad the way he explains and does things.
07:25 PM rdtsc: I like him. He actually popped in here once a few weeks ago
07:29 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> Really?
07:29 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> huh - sorry I missed him
07:48 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841@> Darn. Not seeing it
08:12 PM rdtsc: wish there was a way to search
08:12 PM xxcoder: yeah
08:12 PM rdtsc: yeah only popped in for about 5 minutes
08:12 PM rdtsc: as "WatchWesWork" I think
10:40 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> Hello new friends, Ive been working on getting a little cnc working with linuxcnc. My latest problem has been homing, I may have had it right before or I just am getting confused.
10:41 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> I was hoping to share a picture but maybe I cant
10:42 PM xxcoder: yeah unfortunately bridge handles images badly. you could paste image into off-topic, click "view in browser" then copy url from that
10:45 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/970073761770512384/1333294498708590675/image.png?ex=67985ec3&is=67970d43&hm=ed1cecb78a9d51d7413337190627610809f74fbb32b25226580c6b501b61ac77&
10:45 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> I hope I did that right
10:45 PM xxcoder: you did :)
10:47 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> Awesome. I guess basically to start does my coordinates and max position locations look correct?
10:49 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> Im coming from 3d printing so it seems like its right but I havent gotten it workign
10:49 PM xxcoder: its pretty flexable on possible configurations. it looks roughly fine, though I would use pen "engrave" to confirm correct handness and such
10:49 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> * I'm coming from 3d printing so it seems like its right but I haven't gotten it working
10:50 PM xxcoder: im sure others can do better help, im not at best condition to helo lol
10:50 PM xxcoder: right now is pretty quiet though
10:51 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> Oh someone else had mentioned that in an irc chat but the session quit, is engrave one of like the simulation configurations? Also If you are not able please don't feel obligated to help,
10:52 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> Any help is appreciated.
10:52 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> * All
11:12 PM lcnc-relay: <big_kevin420@> nbo hes saying use the marker to draw out a cnc thing to see if its all correct
11:12 PM lcnc-relay: <big_kevin420@> looks probably fine though
11:26 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> I just see 0,0 in different locations in some pictures and wasnt sure.
11:39 PM lcnc-relay: <big_kevin420@> different locations in y or in x?
11:58 PM lcnc-relay: <lolthekidison@> I think I just got confused with this picture https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/970073761770512384/1333312900592435250/image.png?ex=67986fe7&is=67971e67&hm=2779c9d704c2bb396746edd9e8686668958e6347f615862fa0855001de8a70ff&