#linuxcnc Logs

May 01 2024

12:44 AM lcnc-relay: <youhouka#0> I feel like qtaxis is considerably faster than axis, am I crazy?
01:08 AM Deejay: moin
03:57 AM -!- #linuxcnc mode set to +v by ChanServ
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04:23 AM Tom_L: morning
04:26 AM Tom_L: youhouka, it's in older documentation: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/2.8/html/config/ini-config.html
04:27 AM Tom_L: use [SPINDLE_n]
04:30 AM Tom_L: http://linuxcnc.org/docs/devel/html/config/ini-config.html#sub:ini:sec:spindle-num
04:33 AM Tom_L: somewhere around version 2.7-2.8 multiple spindles were introduced
05:15 AM JT-Cave: morning
06:42 AM lcnc-relay: <travis_farmer> Morning... i just got out of the ER. side of my face is swollen from tooth abscess.
06:44 AM rdtsc_wk: Ouch, that does not sound like fun.
06:46 AM lcnc-relay: <travis_farmer> nope, it is a little tender
06:47 AM lcnc-relay: <travis_farmer> they gave me antibiotics, and a shot of anti-inflamitory, so i should feel a little better in a bit
03:39 PM solarwind_: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI8OgRRF5d8 I like these joints, they're well done
03:39 PM lcnc-relay: <travis_farmer> i just got my web server restored
03:41 PM lcnc-relay: <travis_farmer> Ahhh, i have my files back, too... can't be without my files 😉
03:43 PM lcnc-relay: <travis_farmer> now to backup again, now that everything is restored 🙂
03:49 PM Tom_L: dryer arrives fridat
03:49 PM Tom_L: friday
03:49 PM lcnc-relay: <travis_farmer> nice, then you can finaly do your laundry 😉
04:05 PM JT-Shop: nice
04:06 PM XXCoder: bah that reminds me that I need to wash clothes.
04:06 PM XXCoder: but too lazy to setup my washer
04:10 PM JT-Shop: don't you just put clothes and soap in and push a button?
04:11 PM XXCoder: no. its portable machine so I have to move it into restroom first
04:11 PM Tom_L: naw i ordered the one with the manual washboard
04:11 PM XXCoder: we do have regular ones downstairs, but its dangerous for me to go down and up stairs few times
04:12 PM JT-Shop: local shop teacher when he could not use the stairs safely any more build a chair that went up and down the stairs
04:13 PM XXCoder: nice. not happening here
04:13 PM XXCoder: stairs is quite small
04:13 PM XXCoder: it'd not be legal if built now
04:14 PM XXCoder: though if I was sole owner and only guy living here, id have ripped out stairs and have nice lift platform
04:18 PM JT-Shop: bro, washing clothes is as much fun as whitewashing a fence, wanna have some fun
04:19 PM XXCoder: $100 a minute
04:19 PM XXCoder: plus transit costs of course
04:52 PM JT-Shop: BIG box of Mesa boards arriving tomorrow
04:53 PM XXCoder: nice
05:07 PM Tom_L: all the newer fpga chips i assume
05:07 PM JT-Shop: mostly 7i96S boards
05:08 PM Tom_L: those seem to be the goto board currently
05:08 PM JT-Shop: yup
05:09 PM JT-Shop: 7i95T surprising to me sell a lot
05:09 PM Tom_L: any progress on the hal pin thing?
05:10 PM JT-Shop: I have one snafu I can create the pins but only the last one found works with hal
05:10 PM Tom_L: hmm
05:10 PM JT-Shop: that's what I said
05:11 PM JT-Shop: hmm Peter is not here...
05:14 PM Tom_L: or hiding like andy
05:14 PM JT-Shop: yup not seen Andy in a while
05:14 PM Tom_L: he's the 029 at the top
05:15 PM JT-Shop: I don't have the user list showing here due to screen size
05:15 PM Tom_L: right click on the nic
05:15 PM JT-Shop: can't see any nic's except who is talking
05:16 PM Tom_L: ahh took a sec to register
05:16 PM JT-Shop: 3 windows hexchat, nest box and Leo
05:18 PM Tom_L: i just run chat & most searches on this J1900 and work on others
05:35 PM JT-Shop: rain moving in
05:40 PM * JT-Shop goes inside before he is trapped out here
06:06 PM rdtsc_away is now known as rdtsc
06:13 PM roycroft: rain is returning here, too, tomorrow
06:21 PM Tom_L: JT-Cave, tried the hal button and get an error: duplicate component name 'iocontrol' hal_init() failed
06:25 PM Tom_L: forgot to name the button
06:26 PM Tom_L: comes up as F5LTB.test_pin :)
06:27 PM Tom_L: and something different each time after that :)
06:33 PM Tom_L: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/cnc/JT-SHOP/flexgui/hal_pin_test.png
06:37 PM Tom_L: then in the postgui file you would attach test_pin1, test_pin2 to some task
06:37 PM Tom_L: ?
07:03 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841> Mower is back together - ran it for a good hour without any issues. It is pretty nice..
07:19 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841> https://jauriarts.org/_matrix/media/v3/download/jauriarts.org/PFqvlVhikuxGWRBJroWxZXlY/PXL_20240502_000655477.jpg
07:20 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841> drilled some holes in the spindle and greased them with a kneedle tip.. Seems a lot quieter...
07:34 PM XXCoder: little bit of rope assistance I see
08:07 PM Tom_L: snapper were pretty hard to beat
08:07 PM Tom_L: mine is ~35 yrs old and still goin strong
08:07 PM Tom_L: walk behind
08:08 PM Tom_L: too bad they don't make them anymore
08:08 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841> It sat for at least 3 years out side..
08:08 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841> On it
08:09 PM bjorkintosh: https://youtu.be/7SmhMH-OdNM?t=568
08:09 PM Tom_L: i checked on a replacement engine for mine just in case and the kawasaki's are no longer available
08:10 PM lcnc-relay: <skunkworks8841> This has a 2 cyl briggs
08:10 PM Tom_L: bjorkintosh, been there done that: http://tom-itx.no-ip.biz:81/~webpage/sumo_files/sumo_wheelmold_index.php
08:10 PM Tom_L: they use alot harder compound that i did
08:11 PM bjorkintosh: nice one, Tom_L
08:11 PM Tom_L: iirc the urethane was shore 20 or 30
08:12 PM Tom_L: (a hardness number)
08:12 PM bjorkintosh: lectronics. you don't have a ham license do you?
08:13 PM Tom_L: yeah, imagine if a wheel blew out if you were upside down...
08:13 PM Tom_L: not me
08:13 PM bjorkintosh: No thank you.
08:13 PM bjorkintosh: I would prefer not to.
08:14 PM Tom_L: i didn't go to near the trouble they are but i wasn't that concerned
08:14 PM Tom_L: the molds look quite similar
08:18 PM Tom_L: https://www.tapplastics.com/product/mold_making_materials/mold_making_supplies/tap_urethane_rtv_mold_making_system/63
08:19 PM Tom_L: shore 30
08:28 PM Unterhaus_ is now known as Unterhausen
08:28 PM Unterhausen: youtube algorithm has me wanting a robot lawnmower
08:28 PM Tom_L: you should get one :)
08:29 PM Tom_L: just remove the blade while you sleep
08:31 PM Unterhausen: apparently it's best to let them mow every other day
08:32 PM Tom_L: can't handle tall grass
08:32 PM Unterhausen: I wish I could tell google I will never have a genie garage door opener again
08:48 PM -!- #linuxcnc mode set to +v by ChanServ
08:48 PM Tom_dev: JT-Cave, i dunno, but this might have a clue to naming the pins ahead of time: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/scripts/pyvcp_demo
08:57 PM Tom_dev: maybe around ln 3875 : https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/src/emc/usr_intf/axis/scripts/axis.py
08:57 PM Tom_dev: and below
08:58 PM Unterhausen: not sure why people like to troll the mailing list.
08:59 PM Tom_dev: https://github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/blob/master/src/emc/usr_intf/qtvcp/qtvcp.py
08:59 PM XXCoder: never question why. they troll to get tiny kicks to spice night life
09:00 PM Unterhausen: I wonder if it has moderators, I would kick him
09:00 PM Unterhausen: I know it can be done, seen it.
09:00 PM Tom_dev: i've found since i've been on #linuxcnc the ops or moderators are pretty liberal
09:01 PM Tom_dev: it has happened but not often
09:02 PM Unterhausen: this one suggested people buy centroid when he himself things grbl is too expensive
09:08 PM Tom_L: i thought grbl was free
09:08 PM XXCoder: grbl machines I guessed
09:11 PM Unterhausen: the hardware
09:11 PM Unterhausen: it would be cool if he would buy an acorn system and find their mailing list to troll
09:12 PM Tom_L: i stick to irc
09:13 PM Tom_L: very seldom get on the forum and never the mail list
09:13 PM Unterhausen: huh, no centroid mailing lists, just a facebook group
09:13 PM Unterhausen: it appears they have decided to talk to their customers though
09:22 PM solarwind_ is now known as solarwind
09:34 PM rdtsc is now known as rdtsc_away
09:34 PM rdtsc_away is now known as rdtsc
09:55 PM rdtsc is now known as rdtsc_away