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[02:00:15] <Loetmichel> mornin'
[02:12:27] <DJ9DJ> moin
[08:57:54] <JT-Shop> dang list of tuples can confuse one till you understand
[08:58:05] <jdh> and then it can still confuse you.
[09:06:24] <JT-Shop> lol yep
[09:06:52] <JT-Shop> more so when you try and pass it to a sqlite select statement
[09:12:46] <archivist> toy database :)
[09:13:16] <JT-Shop> lol, yes it is but it works for this application
[10:36:53] <archivist> hmm I want to gear axes together, this gearing completely unrelated to spindle and I do not want to restart ie not in hal but in gcode, hence can then be a gear measuring machine
[10:38:05] <cradek> you want to move a couple axes proportionally? can't you just do that with coordinated motion?
[10:38:22] <archivist> eg jog xyz to get the dial indicator onto a tooth, jog B and A rotates in gear so that the dti measures error or lack of it
[10:40:20] <cradek> earlier you said gcode - but you mean some kind of manual jogging?
[10:40:31] <cradek> not quite seeing what you want yet
[10:41:38] <archivist> if I manually jog B I want A to move also, if measuring a bevel then xy relate as well
[10:42:10] <archivist> it could make some part programming easier too
[10:44:47] <archivist> to be able to do the cone roll from
http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/DJC/BK/BK2918/page_0087t.jpg or similar
[10:45:58] <archivist> easy enough in gcode but not able to jog for testing
[10:49:50] <skunkworks__> are you going to make the differencial with curved teeth?
[10:50:01] <archivist> I am at the stage of thinking I am getting the involute right on the bevels, they mesh ok, but there is an angle error I need to diagnose
[10:50:27] <archivist> skunkworks__, nah straight bevels is all I have to do
[10:50:34] <skunkworks__> ah
[10:50:45] <skunkworks__> Saw the pictures - very nett
[10:50:46] <skunkworks__> neat
[10:51:13] <archivist> not neat enough to extract payment for them though :(
[10:51:43] <skunkworks__> how many do they need?
[10:51:58] <archivist> only one pair
[10:53:36] <archivist> when making clock gears we would approximate stuff to get "near enough", not sure on bevels where the approximations are and where I have to get it right
[10:55:15] <archivist> I think these books I have, miss out the "black art" part
[10:56:07] <skunkworks__> 'Knowledge only gets you part way there..'
[11:17:18] <jdh> and experienced women do the rest?
[11:19:32] <skunkworks__> I suppose then you get experience.. sure
[11:21:02] <jdh> I made a beautiful (for me) ballnut mount last week. With more experience, I would have made the part it attaches to first.
[11:21:43] <jdh> but, the new one that will actually be able to mount to something will be even better.
[11:22:04] <skunkworks__> http://www.cnczone.com/forums/tormach_personal_cnc_mill/176613-lathe_promised-14.html#post1330798
[11:55:47] <archivist> and then another digram makes some of the error obvious
http://www.collection.archivist.info/archive/DJC/BK/BK1721/page_0035.jpg
[11:57:52] <archivist> the addendum/dedendum look very different for the pair rather than the same as I assumed
[12:13:37] <IchGuckLive> hi all B)
[12:13:52] <JT-Shop> last mystery solved for the PLC so it off to lunch
[12:14:30] <IchGuckLive> lunch is better to lanch O.O
[12:14:49] <Chemeleon> any of ya'll know of any popular blog type sites for cnc routers?
[12:16:00] <IchGuckLive> here ?
[12:16:15] <IchGuckLive> its live so what is wrong with that
[12:16:40] <Chemeleon> I'm trying to figure out if theres anywhere else I should send announcements about the cam software I'm releasing :)
[12:17:05] <Chemeleon> cnczone, mycncuk, and reddit so far, reddit by far has driven the most site traffic
[12:17:39] <IchGuckLive> cam is good is it open
[12:17:58] <Chemeleon> not open source, and windows only, but significantly cheaper than what everyone else sells
[12:18:09] <Chemeleon> www.diy-cam.com first program is a heightmap generator for 3d carving
[12:18:26] <Chemeleon> right now, working on support to convert the alpha map of an image to a profile cut path, so you can have it cut out carvings rather than just leave them square
[12:21:34] <MattyMatt> I'll sell you a blender script cheaper >:)
[12:21:55] <cradek> Chemeleon: my gentle advice is to be careful; free software advocates can be quick to call your announcements spamming. be sure you know your audience.
[12:22:26] <Chemeleon> cradek, yea, thats one of my main hesitations (and only linked it this time here because IchGuckLive was asking about it)
[12:22:56] <Chemeleon> tbh, I'm probably a bit overly concerned about first impressions for the business side of things - I tend to overthink whether I should post about it somewhere rather than just doing so
[12:23:26] <MattyMatt> anyone after a heavy duty trackball?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-duty-38mm-Console-Mount-Stand-Alone-Trackball-/390409794526
[12:24:13] <IchGuckLive> Chemeleon: you know tht axis can do this internal
[12:24:31] <Chemeleon> axis?
[12:24:36] <IchGuckLive> no cam needed just the router controler
[12:24:47] <IchGuckLive> axis is our cnc interpreter
[12:25:05] <IchGuckLive> load the simulation on your pc and do it
[12:25:12] <Chemeleon> ah, didnt, no
[12:25:35] <Chemeleon> from what I've been able to find for similar programs on windows, they're all either less capable, cost significantly more, or both
[12:25:52] <Chemeleon> and this one is mostly just kinda a warmup, planning several further projects
[12:26:10] <Chemeleon> but need it to sell well enough I can focus on them, rather than have to make them side projects while doing something else to earn a living :)
[12:26:11] <MattyMatt> what ties it to windows?
[12:26:32] <IchGuckLive> Chemeleon: on linuxcnc all is free
[12:26:36] <Chemeleon> currently, its .net and dx for the preview, I could port it to c++/opengl if I had to
[12:26:49] <Chemeleon> but my main reason for windows only, is I'm not comfortable selling on a platform I'm confident I can provide support for
[12:27:05] <cradek> perhaps you should try selling to mach users
[12:27:06] <Chemeleon> I've used linux and macs in the past, but if someone ran into a weird bug, it might stump me
[12:27:08] <jthornton> you might attract Mack users they like to pay and love windoze
[12:27:15] <Chemeleon> heh, yea :)
[12:28:02] <Chemeleon> most of my work in the past has been video game development, nearly every way you release there, you've got instant eyes on things due to new release lists, etc
[12:28:07] <IchGuckLive> i got no winddoof as far as 2008
[12:28:12] <Chemeleon> I miss that ease of getting peoples attention :)
[12:28:13] <IchGuckLive> since
[12:28:36] <IchGuckLive> there are alot of free stuff that make this height maps
[12:28:37] <MattyMatt> lappyxp died again, so no windows here atm
[12:29:16] <blossom> hoerrenkarten
[12:29:27] <MattyMatt> new cfl only lasted a year. I'm yanking it and putting in a strip of led next time
[12:29:29] <Chemeleon> I'd actually toyed with writing an alternative for mach3 for windows before starting on the cam software
[12:29:44] <Chemeleon> then got thinking of the liability issues if someone had a bug that trashed their router :)
[12:30:02] <MattyMatt> g1 z-1000
[12:30:11] <MattyMatt> easy :)
[12:30:29] <Chemeleon> yea - even if it wasnt my fault, just far too many ways to accidentally destroy things with controller software
[12:30:36] <Chemeleon> at least with gcode, I'm somewhat insulated from that
[12:30:54] <IchGuckLive> MattyMatt: haas wiss do this as you forgot the DOT
[12:31:01] <MattyMatt> a preview in the controller will show up any insane cam moves
[12:31:21] <jdh> axis doesn't really do a great job of preview for some things.
[12:31:35] <Chemeleon> yea, theres several times you can catch a gcode issue and its also a lot easiaer to notice if a bug causes one
[12:31:38] <jdh> it would be nice to be able to step through code
[12:32:02] <Chemeleon> bug in the controller could result in unexpected movement though
[12:32:08] <Chemeleon> liked the idea of my own, didnt like the scariness of it :)
[12:32:27] <MattyMatt> bug in controller wouldn't be your problem
[12:32:40] <IchGuckLive> im using now kinuxcnc since 2008 and never got a failue of the interpreter
[12:32:48] <jdh> I have
[12:32:56] <jdh> <- interpreter
[12:33:11] <Chemeleon> I've got an accurate previewer in this one, but I've had a couple friends request a more complex viewer only app - things like loading multiple gcode files with ability to move/rotate/scale, etc
[12:33:17] <jdh> all my problems have been my MDI typing
[12:33:20] <MattyMatt> only fail I have is infinite loops hard crash machine
[12:33:21] <Chemeleon> so thats probably going to be my next project before the big vector/vcarve one
[12:34:27] <Chemeleon> not sure theres really much market for it, but it should be a fairly quick project, and parts of it I'll need for other things anyway
[12:35:59] <CaptHindsight> jdh: step though G-code like pre-flight in a simulator?
[12:36:34] <ktchk> a real time parallel port driver for win7,8 for mach???
[12:36:58] <jdh> Capt: no clue about that, but I'd like to be able to toggle breakpoints and do a run-to-here
[12:37:03] <jdh> then single step or wtf
[12:37:06] <MattyMatt> aewallin was doing a neat voxel preview, so you could see the result as well as the tooolpaths
[12:38:55] <Chemeleon> I experimented briefly with a very basic voxel setup initially, but decided for heightmaps just a normal mesh was simpler
[12:39:14] <Chemeleon> going to need something more complex for the vector app though since you can seperate pieces, etc
[12:39:18] <IchGuckLive> anderswallin is way ahad of you
[12:39:31] <Chemeleon> not sure yet if I'm just going to improve my mesh algorithm, or try voxels again for it
[12:39:47] <IchGuckLive> and his TTT is the burner itself
[12:40:02] <Chemeleon> voxels definitely have some benefits, but given the detail levels involved, not sure they're real practical
[12:40:33] <IchGuckLive> Chemeleon: and with the open soure to python blender 3D you can get the height map to all 3D from sketchup
[12:40:42] <IchGuckLive> milling in 3 klicks
[12:40:52] <Chemeleon> got a link to that setup?
[12:41:02] <IchGuckLive> waterline mared
[12:41:26] <IchGuckLive> Blender §D G-code skript
[12:41:31] <IchGuckLive> 3d
[12:41:44] <IchGuckLive> 3-5 axis
[12:42:26] <CaptHindsight> you can also use Blender for wrapping and unwrapping textures for 3D printing
[12:42:28] <Chemeleon> will look it up - I know theres a script for 3ds max (which is what I use for my art) but I wasnt having any luck figuring it out last I tried
[12:43:18] <IchGuckLive> it simply takes the node coordinates and make a RHO to the next
[12:51:41] <CaptHindsight> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyNd_WeGJNI Milling machine crash C/O Mach3
[12:51:42] <z256> (DyNd_WeGJNI) "Milling machine crash" by "Jerry Biehler" is "Tech" - Length: 0:00:24
[12:53:09] <Chemeleon> oof
[12:54:02] <Chemeleon> I've been pretty lucky with bits so far, only snapped one 1/16" bit, and that was my own fault - jogged it right into a metal clamp by accident
[12:54:04] <IchGuckLive> Chemeleon: did you see my youtube channel on free open cam
[12:54:14] <Chemeleon> dont think so - got a link?
[12:54:54] <MattyMatt> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DAvgLCj_RQ awallin's voxel vid
[12:54:54] <z256> (1DAvgLCj_RQ) "OpenCAMLib machining simulation" by "Anders Wallin" is "Tech" - Length: 0:01:10
[12:54:54] <IchGuckLive> http://www.youtube.com/user/magic33de
[12:55:56] <IchGuckLive> http://www.youtube.com/user/magic33de/videos
[12:56:14] <Chemeleon> will check it out :)
[12:56:19] <IchGuckLive> NP
[12:56:41] <Chemeleon> any idea how well that voxel preview does when you get into smaller scale stuff like a 1/16" bit?
[12:58:29] <MattyMatt> voxels can go to any resolution. it'll just get slower and memhungrier
[12:58:58] <Chemeleon> true
[12:59:11] <MattyMatt> rammier
[12:59:22] <Chemeleon> guess the better question is can it do high detail without completely killing view performance
[12:59:29] <Chemeleon> though even then, you can go adapter to lower detail when moving
[13:00:07] <Chemeleon> go adapter? not really sure what I was typing there :)
[13:00:40] <MattyMatt> axis' GL preview needs turning off on my old 1400 athlon with onboard vid
[13:01:37] <MattyMatt> voxels aren't worse than the million gl_Line()s in the toolpaths
[13:02:17] <MattyMatt> they probably are when drawn in GL tho
[13:02:44] <MattyMatt> you can't use the software rendering tricks like raycasting games
[13:03:51] <Chemeleon> I'll probably play around with voxels sometime in the next couple weeks
[13:03:58] <Chemeleon> even if I decide to stick with mesh, its fun code to write :)
[13:05:11] <MattyMatt> I had an idea for a hybrid system, simple meshes at the deepest level of voxels, so when your cutter make a million tiny polys in a tiny space, they are easy to simplify
[13:05:30] <Chemeleon> sort of like caching the voxels to mesh?
[13:06:21] <MattyMatt> yeah, and no poly extends beyond the voxel, so worst case is "panic and clear voxel"
[13:06:41] <Chemeleon> makes sense, especially if you can detect areas the bit will no longer modify
[13:06:50] <Chemeleon> I also want to setup some more realistic shaders when I work on the viewer app, so you can do things like preview how light would bleed through a lithopane
[13:07:18] <Chemeleon> most of my work on games was in art and graphic rendering, so that stuff is fun
[13:07:20] <MattyMatt> blender is good at that sort of thing, once you have a mesh
[13:07:22] <Chemeleon> and makes for cool screenshots :)
[13:07:51] <Chemeleon> sure, but last I checked, blender wont do an accurate simulation of a gcode file obeying bit geometry first :)
[13:08:34] <MattyMatt> true that. voxels objects in blender would help
[13:09:26] <Chemeleon> the other "big" thing I want of the viewer, is the ability to rearrange the post-simulation parts, so you can do a final assembly of the work to show clients, with proper materials, etc
[13:09:33] <MattyMatt> I have more important hacks to blender on my todo tho. persistent parametric objects would make it a lot more like solidworks etc
[13:09:47] <Chemeleon> I've not yet come across a way to simulate and them assemble a project to see what the final result would be, ie for signs glued up of multiple pieces
[13:10:11] <Chemeleon> I can do it pre-gcode in 3dsmax of course, but then you've got a disjoint that might hide flaws
[13:12:16] <MattyMatt> trial and error seems best. getting a faithful rep of optical properties of a material would be a job in itself
[13:13:05] <MattyMatt> until perspex sellers offer 3ds material properties as a download :)
[13:14:30] <Chemeleon> yea, I figure what I'll likely do, is just cut materials like corian to various thicknesses, and adjust the shader until it visually matches what I'm holding in hand
[13:14:37] <Chemeleon> but leave values exposed so users can tweak things as wanted
[13:15:28] <MattyMatt> I just tweak blender's default shader values. it does the job for me
[13:16:05] <MattyMatt> I can tell the diff between brass and wood onscreen. that'll do me
[13:16:13] <Chemeleon> yep
[13:16:41] <Chemeleon> if I can get a decent income stream from this stuff, one of the things I plan to do, is hit some big lumber yards, and just by one or two boards of everything
[13:16:50] <Chemeleon> and make a lot of photo based textures for wood
[13:17:11] <Chemeleon> its remarkably hard to find good textures for that sort of thing that aren't just a closeup or a single board from far out
[13:17:14] <MattyMatt> meh, making them tilable is the tricky bit
[13:17:23] <Chemeleon> I've plenty of experiance there :)
[13:17:34] * MattyMatt did games too
[13:17:49] <Chemeleon> just need good source so its not too small an area tiling
[13:17:54] <Chemeleon> anything I might have heard of?
[13:18:08] <MattyMatt> only if you're over 30
[13:18:17] <Chemeleon> not quite, 27
[13:18:28] <MattyMatt> ask yo poppa about manic miner then :)
[13:18:48] <MattyMatt> no textures there
[13:18:56] <Chemeleon> heh
[13:19:01] <Chemeleon> yep, spectrum was a bit before my time
[13:19:03] <MattyMatt> tiles were 8x8 in 2 colours
[13:19:12] <Chemeleon> parents didnt buy a computer until the 386 error
[13:19:21] <Chemeleon> though my grandparents had...something...before then
[13:19:29] <Chemeleon> no idea what it was, other than that I remember it was greenscreen only
[13:19:49] <MattyMatt> I'd wager it was an amstrad
[13:20:14] <IchGuckLive> im off by
[13:20:21] <Chemeleon> timeframe was probably somewhere around 1989 or 90
[13:20:37] <Chemeleon> iirc, we got our 386 around 91, and they'd had theirs for a few years before that
[13:20:49] <Chemeleon> but I was old enough to use it, so cant have been much before then
[13:20:51] <MattyMatt> almost certainly amstrad then, everyone else had gone paper white by 89
[13:21:15] <Chemeleon> cool
[13:21:32] <Chemeleon> heck, they probably have it in the attic still :)
[13:22:39] <MattyMatt> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1989-Amstrad-PCW-/111142085226 99p buyer collects :)
[13:22:56] <MattyMatt> damn my bro lived in garstang until recently
[13:23:10] <Chemeleon> heh
[13:23:28] <MattyMatt> there'll be a real stepper motor in the printer. nema17 probably
[13:23:28] <Chemeleon> looking at that, it might be the same - I do very vaugly remember the disc slots being in the monitor
[13:23:49] <Chemeleon> I've got a couple dot matrix sitting downstairs I need to strip for parts yet
[13:24:11] <jdh> I'm using a pair of dumpstered Parker/Compumotor stepper drives for my lathe... having a hard time finding something that will hold two of them and a few more bits.
[13:24:23] <Chemeleon> motors probably aren't strong enough for the desktop cnc I want to build though, given I want it to fly as fast as possible
[13:25:49] <Chemeleon> need something small on my desk for testing output rather than having to run out to the shop every time for the bigger one
[13:26:08] <Chemeleon> just cant justify spending a few hundred on a second machine until its paying for itself :(
[13:27:13] <MattyMatt> http://imgur.com/a/DNWJq#1 4th axis belt+motor from microline printer, it's only temporary tho, I gots to mill a worm drive with it before the belt breaks
[13:27:33] <Chemeleon> cool :)
[13:27:33] <MattyMatt> general rule is, the older the printer, the stronger the motors
[13:27:49] <Chemeleon> not real sure how old these are, need to look them up
[13:28:07] <Chemeleon> my local hardware store had upgraded to modern hardware, was tossing out their old stuff
[13:28:14] <Chemeleon> may be a couple years old, could be decades :)
[13:28:24] <Chemeleon> I know the store is 40 years old or so
[13:29:36] <Chemeleon> I did a napkin estimate of it the other day, and with a moving table design with 12x12 cut area, I was coming up with $750-1000 depending on what sort of slides I went with, etc
[13:30:15] <Chemeleon> footprint would be by something like 18x28", so a touch big by desktop standards perhaps, but I have a *very* big desk, so it'll fit fine :)
[13:31:14] <Chemeleon> built it back before I had any idea what I was doing with woodworking (or any non-construction tools for that matter) and basically just went massive and rediculously solid
[13:31:31] <Chemeleon> top alone weighs close to 1200 pounds at my estimate, so if I bolt the cnc to it, no issue with it trying to move around :)
[13:48:05] <MattyMatt> my cutting area isn't much more than that, in a huge machine, but that's because I've got a moving bed, and a random ballscrew unit off ebay, and drawer slides
[13:49:18] <MattyMatt> 1200lb isn't a desk, it's a bench :)
[13:49:35] <MattyMatt> bolt a vice to it, for emphasis
[13:49:53] <Chemeleon> www.chemeleon.net/deskSetup.jpg
[13:50:08] <Chemeleon> very similar construction to a workbench, before I even knew that was how they were constructed
[13:50:41] <Chemeleon> whenever I eventually move from here, thats staying behind - it'd never fit a different room, and I just have no interest in hauling that much weight down the stairs :)
[13:50:45] <MattyMatt> yowsa. shuttle sim
[13:51:03] <Chemeleon> if the next owner wants it gone, I'd just take a chainsaw to it and chuck it out the window in chunks
[13:51:20] <Chemeleon> 3' deep, 3" thick solid yellow pine
[13:51:54] <Chemeleon> then the legs are a 2x4 frame shaped like a square 8, skinned in 1/4" ply
[13:51:58] <MattyMatt> nice fit in the room. I like making custom furniture to fit a room
[13:52:09] <Chemeleon> my house is odd that way
[13:52:13] <Chemeleon> I dont have any rooms with just 4 walls
[13:52:23] <Chemeleon> nearly every one of them has that bay window shaped wall
[13:52:32] <Chemeleon> and the couple that dont, the central hallway zigzags, clipping off a corner
[13:53:08] <Chemeleon> I do kinda wish I could break the desk somehow, as I'd like the excuse to build one "properly" now that I know what I'm doing
[13:53:17] <Chemeleon> but the floor would give way before anything would break that desk :)
[13:53:44] <MattyMatt> crosscut saw
[13:53:52] <MattyMatt> good exercise
[13:53:54] <Chemeleon> heh
[13:54:23] <Chemeleon> the one issue, is its only desk surface, no enclosed storage
[13:54:33] <Chemeleon> that picture was the only time it was ever truly clean and neat :)
[13:54:54] <Chemeleon> just picked up a couple dressers cheap at a local auction though, so starting to use them for storage, seems like it should solve most of the issue
[13:56:14] <Chemeleon> had planned to build some rolling drawers to fit under the desk, but these were cheaper than material cost
[13:57:13] <MattyMatt> that's what I've done, plus a room with floor to ceiling shelves all round
[13:57:40] <Chemeleon> yea, I've got plans for a ton of built ins here eventually
[13:57:42] <MattyMatt> does your tablet have a wacom-style pen?
[13:57:51] <Chemeleon> its the usual issue with old houses, no closets
[13:57:58] <Chemeleon> yea, thats an older wacom cintiq
[13:58:03] <MattyMatt> sweet
[13:58:16] <Chemeleon> was a splurge one year when I wanted more of a tax writeoff at the end :)
[13:58:50] <Chemeleon> my intuos 6x8 was reaching the point where it was too beat up to keep using, wanted a bigger tablel anyway, and between the tax writeoff, cost of a larger intuos, etc, the premium for it wasnt *too* bad
[13:59:13] <MattyMatt> my sister needs that, she's an artist but couldn't handle the plain pad
[13:59:22] <Chemeleon> these days, I'm using a surface pro (MS's tablet)
[13:59:37] <Chemeleon> works just as well as the cintiq ever did, but Im not tied to my desktop
[13:59:46] <MattyMatt> I'm still using an aiptek :) nice big one tho, 18x12 iirc
[13:59:48] <Chemeleon> the bigger screen on the cintiq is nice, but the surface's is plenty big enough to be usefulu
[14:00:05] <Chemeleon> though lately, I seem to have lost the pen for it :\
[14:00:17] <Chemeleon> I swear, wacom pens can move themself
[14:00:59] <MattyMatt> yep I lost my first aiptek one
[14:01:08] <MattyMatt> in a one room apartment
[14:01:15] <Chemeleon> heh
[14:01:31] <Chemeleon> I've turned around, found the pen missing, only to find it 15 feet away without me having walked over there
[14:01:44] <MattyMatt> I think people pick them up, try to write with them, then throw them away
[14:02:13] <Chemeleon> and unfortunately, while the surface pro uses wacom tech, it uses their tablet line of pens, not compatible with the intuos style pens
[14:02:15] <MattyMatt> "stupid biro"
[14:02:19] <Chemeleon> heh
[14:02:26] <Chemeleon> would be a good excuse if I didnt work at home :)
[14:02:53] <MattyMatt> no family running into your office to grab a pen?
[14:03:05] <Chemeleon> na, live alone
[14:03:18] <MattyMatt> dog looks a bit guilty
[14:03:25] <Chemeleon> and even back when I still lived with my parents, they were banned from my computer area
[14:03:44] <Chemeleon> mom has an aura, for lack of a better work, that kills computers
[14:04:01] <Chemeleon> so she's not allowed to touch any of mine, and preferably kept at least a few feet away :)
[14:04:18] <Chemeleon> their last desktop, burst into fire while she was playing solitair
[14:04:34] <Chemeleon> she went to get a cat scan on a shoudler injury a few weeks ago, and the machine died
[14:04:41] <Chemeleon> fixed itself the moment she left the room
[14:05:24] <Chemeleon> and I once was printing a 70ish page word doc, about halfway through she stepped near the printer, and it went from normal text to wingdings looking stuff
[14:05:28] <Chemeleon> moment she stepped away, back to normal
[14:06:21] <cradek> I recommend double-blind experiments
[14:06:49] <jdh> methyl alcohol works well for that.
[14:10:32] <MikMak> Hello, does anybody know why my Max Jitter value is raising from 4000 to 350000 after a few sec?? i'am running a sempron 3000, so there should be no smi issue -.-
[14:13:17] <MattyMatt> what video card?
[14:14:22] <MikMak> ATI, RV280 - Radeon 9200SE
[14:14:28] <MattyMatt> I get big spikes on my 1400 athlon with SIS shared mem vid, which I think causes spikes like that
[14:15:07] <MattyMatt> I don't care tho, with my all stepper plywood dremel pusher
[14:15:41] <MattyMatt> with TB6560 drivers, max 15khz stepping
[14:16:44] <ReadError> ew
[14:16:45] <ReadError> AMD
[14:16:48] <ReadError> toss+burn it
[14:17:24] <MattyMatt> that's how I got mine :) I found it at the tip with a dead psu
[14:18:32] <MattyMatt> I gotta try linuxemc on this dual core sometime
[14:18:48] <MattyMatt> see if I'm missing anything, by running with the spikes
[14:19:35] <MattyMatt> iirc, someone tried a 780G setup and it wasn't that great, latency wise
[14:21:57] <MattyMatt> I'm still running the linuxemc on the 8.04 boot cd, so maybe some of the linux rt stuff has made it into the new ones
[14:22:38] <MattyMatt> I'm a reluctant upgrader, when a system works
[14:24:38] <MattyMatt> MikMak, is Axis running when you do the latency test?
[14:24:55] <MikMak> no
[14:25:44] <MattyMatt> only other thing I can think of is run it headless, without X running
[14:25:52] <MattyMatt> RV280 should handle a desktop with ease tho, afaics
[14:26:18] <MattyMatt> IANAE
[14:26:35] <Jymmm> pcw_home: Is system latency still an issue when using a mesa card?
[14:29:53] <MattyMatt> somebody was gonna buy this the other day, I suggested pc+mesa+linuxemc instead :)
http://machmotion.com/cnc-products/parts-accessories/motion-controllers-parts/apollo-iii-motion-controller.html
[14:30:11] <MattyMatt> you can get a whole heapa mesa cards for $2290
[14:31:40] <Jymmm> QUESTION: I have a lot of thin lightweight flat material (48"x24" or smaller) that needs to be stored flat too, but can't really "stack" it, because you know the one you want is always on the bottom. I was thinking of some sort of "sandwich" thing, then I could store that on a shelf, pull out and flip thru accordion style, and pull what I need. Any suggestions???
[14:32:13] <Chemeleon> how thin/what material?
[14:32:19] <MattyMatt> remember Athena posters?
[14:33:13] <Jymmm> 1/2" thick would be the max, 1/4" on average. Acrylic sheet, cardboard, foamboard, etc
[14:33:27] <MattyMatt> big in the 70s/80s, they had a couple of neat shop fittings for browsing, but maybe not quite 48x24
[14:33:28] <Jymmm> lightweight I guess is relative here =)
[14:33:46] <Jymmm> MattyMatt: never heard of them
[14:33:55] <MattyMatt> probably UK only
[14:33:58] <Jymmm> ah
[14:34:24] <Jymmm> Oh and rubber/silicone sheets too
[14:34:40] <Jymmm> I guess those are kinda heavy due to their density
[14:35:15] <Chemeleon> if you want something fancier, whats coming to mind currently, are the poster displays stores like walmart have, might be similar to what you meant about accordian style
[14:35:29] <Chemeleon> but I would think most sheetgoods, you could just slide into a cubby on edge?
[14:35:39] <Jymmm> Chemeleon: But those are vertical is the only problem
[14:36:00] <MattyMatt> lotsa very thin shelves/drawers?
[14:36:04] <Chemeleon> oh, whoops, missed you wanted it stored flat but not stacked :)
[14:36:04] <Jymmm> Chemeleon: these ahve to store flat - horizontal
[14:36:21] <MattyMatt> athena's most famous image. PNSFW
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/617zlePqwcL._SL1000_.jpg
[14:36:26] <Chemeleon> agreed with matt - lots of shelves to store sorted by type is probably simplest
[14:36:37] <Chemeleon> if they were a bit smaller, I'd say maybe just a toolbox
[14:36:45] <Chemeleon> but getting one that'd hold 24x48" would be pricey
[14:36:49] <Jymmm> MattyMatt: Ah, I remember that poster well =)
[14:37:20] <Jymmm> Yeah, I was thinking blueprint drawers, but they are too $$$ and too deep
[14:38:53] <MattyMatt> adjustable shelves? use the 1/2" stock as the shelves :)
[14:40:26] <Jymmm> I have these now;
http://www.affordableshelving.com.au/images/wireshelf-main.jpg
[14:40:48] <Jymmm> 18" Deep x 48" Wide shelf
[14:42:39] <MattyMatt> those knock-off snap-on tool cabinets have big flat drawers, some of them
[14:42:59] <MattyMatt> and when you get bored, it's still a good tool cabinet
[14:43:16] <MattyMatt> they cost $$$ too tho :p
[14:44:36] <MattyMatt> best idea. drill 2 small holes in each sheet, then hang from ceiling by 2 threads each
[14:45:45] <MattyMatt> put a light + blowing air = art installation
[14:52:03] <Chemeleon> heh
[14:56:15] <Jymmm> Eh, fuck it... I found a piece of 1/2" MDF that's 36" x 31". I'll rip it down to 36x24, cut a notch on the bottom side and just clamp it to the chrome racks as an overhang.
[14:56:58] <Jymmm> I'll just deal with the "what I need is on the bottom of the pile" crap =)
[14:57:13] <Chemeleon> matt's mention of air might help there
[14:57:31] <Chemeleon> if you have an air compressor, and can kinda wiggle the nozzle under the edge, a could burst should help break that surface suction effect
[14:57:44] <Chemeleon> could = quick
[14:58:18] <Jymmm> Chemeleon: some stuff is too dense, but nice idea =)
[14:58:32] <Chemeleon> just means you need a bigger air compressor ;)
[14:58:44] <Chemeleon> there is very little that cant be solved by buying bigger tools :)
[14:59:42] <Jymmm> I dont have any air compressor. Just a N2 tank =)
[15:00:43] <Jymmm> But it'll do 2000 PSI =)
[15:00:56] <Chemeleon> if the sheets are all the same size in one direction, another option would be to make a box with just a series of dados on the two side walls
[15:01:05] <Chemeleon> close together, maybe 1/4" gap or so
[15:01:12] <Chemeleon> and 1/4" spacers you can sit in the middle to keep things from sagging
[15:01:31] <Chemeleon> easier and less material than building a bunch of shelves at least
[15:01:37] <Jymmm> Chemeleon: The material iself is acrylic, it'll sag from the weight/heat
[15:01:46] <Chemeleon> yea, hence the spacers :)
[15:01:53] <Jymmm> Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
[15:01:55] <Chemeleon> sorta like stickering wood
[15:02:29] <Chemeleon> hmm, actually, slightly flawed - you'd still have to have a continous stack from the bottom
[15:02:37] <Chemeleon> so you'd have to move one from above down if you pulled one from below
[15:02:42] <Jymmm> I'll just with the stacking
[15:03:00] <Jymmm> ^deal
[15:03:43] <Jymmm> The gorilla rack (which is what I'm storing them on now) is going with the CNC Router
[15:04:09] <Jymmm> And it's too damn heavy for me to want to keep/replace it.
[15:12:31] <Jymmm> JT-Shop: Your new bed...
http://oi39.tinypic.com/2lifz81.jpg
[16:13:29] <NickParker> is there a utility to just send logic high to a given pin on a given parport?
[16:13:42] <NickParker> wanna make sure i know which parport is which
[16:14:01] <NickParker> and also that the numbers on my breakouts match the numbers in software
[16:16:18] <DJ9DJ> gn8
[16:25:45] <archivist> Nick001-Shop, use stepconf set a pin to be a direction, then test that axis, that pin will be high/low depending on direction
[16:26:42] <NickParker> k ty
[16:31:16] <JT-Shop-2> Nick001-Shop: there is a parallel port tester
[16:31:24] <JT-Shop-2> NickParker: ^^^
[16:32:29] <NickParker> k cool, guess i'll use that.
[16:32:40] <JT-Shop> know where it is?
[16:32:56] <NickParker> nope. i assume it's in the cnc tools thing under apps?
[16:33:13] <JT-Shop> no, it is on the forum... let me find it
[16:34:35] <JT-Shop> http://linuxcnc.org/hardy/index.php/italian/forum/18-computer/4743-parallel-port-tester
[16:35:15] <NickParker> k ty
[17:48:20] <CaptHindsight> http://www.3ders.org/articles/20130820-china-first-3d-bio-printer-to-create-scaffolds-for-cardiac-repair.html looks like they took a router and added a few syringe dispensers
[18:02:41] <andypugh> CaptHindsight: But they used Kapton tape, which is a sure-fire way to make anything look more technical.
[19:09:44] <NickParker> ptest doesn't open for me
[19:09:52] <NickParker> it just puts me into halcmd: in terminal
[19:10:10] <NickParker> oh wait
[19:10:17] <NickParker> i've been doing ptest not ptest.hal
[19:10:18] <NickParker> brb
[19:12:43] <NickParker> ok now i get hal_parport.ko: -1 device or resource busy
[19:16:47] <NickParker> had my parport address wrong. sorry for spam.
[19:37:56] <NickParker> where do i get a plug for the interior port on my 6i25? can't find it on mesanet.
[19:39:49] <jp_> the idc one?
[19:40:39] <jp_> call mesa they have it
[19:41:00] <jdh> pull one off an old computer pport card
[19:41:11] <jdh> or db25 serial port
[19:43:51] <NickParker> eh i'll just order from mesa tomorrow
[20:23:01] <eric_unterhausen> anyone ever ordered extrusion from misumi?
[20:23:25] <eric_unterhausen> I ordered some extrusion that was 450mm long and there is a warning that it might go out on a truck
[20:23:46] <eric_unterhausen> and the extrusion that is 750 mm long has no such warning
[20:41:24] <NickParker> dunno what that's about
[20:41:30] <NickParker> but yeah i've ordered their extrusion
[20:41:33] <NickParker> came cut nicely to length
[21:43:22] <eric_unterhausen> misumi charged some amount to my credit card, hopefully they don't have to do it again because the card was canceled due to fraud
