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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Eagle KM-750..Anilam Crusader GX-M

« on: January 06, 2007, 09:13:45 PM »

Are you going to use one of these with the original drives?
http://www.skyko.com/products/

I thought that the board from Ed wouldn't need anything else, that it could work with the original drives.  Am I wrong?

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: January 06, 2007, 08:49:20 PM »

I pointed windows to the inf file, now whenever I plug the usb for the touchscreen in it loads that.  The mouse is crazy, the cursor follows my finger 2" to the left.  I'll try to find that file and delete it.  Crap

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: January 06, 2007, 08:30:45 PM »

OK I unloaded the drivers provided.  Rebooted and windows is asking for drivers. Looking at the list of drivers winbloz has.  Any thoughts on which one to try.  ELO is on the list.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: January 06, 2007, 08:12:25 PM »

I just reloaded it now.  Asks if I want to do a 4 point calibration.  It's sitting there doing that.  Last time I did that I got runtime errors.  There was an option when installing  to enable another PS2.  I've checked that before, didn't this time to see if it makes a difference.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: January 06, 2007, 07:59:05 PM »

I was actually looking at them but the ELO came along so I got that instead. I dont know how it connects but I would have thought going by the pic all you do is connect the circuit board to the screen and hook up the USB to the computer, it should then be seen as a HID compliant and work right away, you shouldnt even need to have it anywhere near the TFT and it would work like a touchpad You could then load the software so that you can fine tune etc. Is it not working like that or does it have other connections that are not shown in the pics?
Hod

No other connections, just like you said, connect the circuit board to the screen and hook up the USB to the computer.  I load the drivers, all goes well, except that touching an icon does nothing.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: January 06, 2007, 07:46:51 PM »

In what way? cant get the screen to work at all or cant get it to work with the anilam control? Is it a USB or serial touch screen? Got a link to info on the screen? Does the Anilam run under a windows environment or its own OS or is it not even PC based?
Hood

Not connected to the Anilam.  Just sitting here on my desk. It's a USB.  Got it on Ebay, the guy sells a lot of them one at a time.  Here's a link to Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com/Touchscreen-Touch-Screen-Panel-Kit-for-17-LCD-Display_W0QQitemZ250068727895QQihZ015QQcategoryZ3697QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The Anilam is 1980's vintage.  Not PC based.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Eagle KM-750..Anilam Crusader GX-M

« on: January 06, 2007, 07:38:01 PM »

Got my Dell back from my daughter & have loaded Mach 3 R1.84.002.
Copied the xml file from the other box
Bought licenses from Newfangled for Mach & Newfangled.

Ordered this board from Ed Gilbert

Homing Accuracy and High
Speed Opto Isolation from
the Parallel Port

Should be here soon.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit

« on: January 06, 2007, 07:28:55 PM »

I bought a 17" LCD for my Anilam retro, got a touchscreen kit.  Can't get the darn thing to work.  Lotsa settings & I don't have a clue.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Eagle KM-750..Anilam Crusader GX-M

« on: January 04, 2007, 02:43:51 PM »

Nice machine. Kinda built like a Bridgeport Mk2 Interact.

You'll be ok with the brushed motors, if your drives are still ok you may be able to reuse those too.

Wayne...

The drives were working OK when the control went south.  At least I hope that's what my problem was/is.  None of the axis would settle to light up an "in position" on the display.  If I tweaked the pots on the drivers I could get it to work to run one or two parts.

How unsettling.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: Eagle KM-750..Anilam Crusader GX-M

« on: January 04, 2007, 11:16:13 AM »

I have a mill that is just about like yours I wish the head of mine was like that but the base is the same. I put AC brushless servos on the mill, man is that thing FAST! It is 1.34 Hp per axis and I took the belts off the X and Y axis. I get about 500IPM and it will move a .00002 inc (only based on the Encoder,Didn't check to see if it was true). I also got a 10" 4th axis for it Nice mill, I think you are going to be happy with it!

These servos are ferrite brushed.  Handbook says rapids are 400 ipm.  Torque is 4.5 Nm, I think that's 637 in/lb.  Hope that comes out to be around 600 Hp. 

I printed out the manual and have read it a few times.  Been reading forum posts ad infinitum.  Now have I/O (Information Overload).

My integrator pal, the famous/infamous Mike Pearman of NC Repair, is coming over today to laugh at me.  If I scmooze him right he might even help.