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philf:

--- Quote from: RobWilson on January 03, 2017, 03:30:22 PM ---Hi Phil,

(It was July 2013!) you say, where does time go!

--- Quote ---Any nearer getting back on with your CNC mill?
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Maybe I may have my CNC project done before yours. :palm:

Rob

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Hi Rob,

You may well be right or maybe that's enough to spur me on to getting it done!

Cheers.

Phil.

awemawson:
I downloaded Mint and it all went very smoothly - the download was an ISO CD image which ran pretty well automatically. It was intended as a base for LINUX/CNC which was where it all went pear shaped.

There seem to be so many oddly named files / processes / systems whose names seem to be chosen to confuse what with gits and grubs and the like I gave it up as a bad job and reluctantly crawled back to Windows 7 :bugeye:

AdeV:

--- Quote from: philf on January 04, 2017, 04:29:06 AM ---Hi Ade,

It probably wasn't much more than 2 -3 years ago and I think it was Mint I tried.

From memory it still wasn't that straightforward (for me anyway) and the download didn't create a useable OS without some messing about. I remember having to create partitions and there was something to with GRUB (whatever that was) I had to sort. The laptop really was old - something like a 233MHz Dell and very little memory - and it was incredibly slow. I did a complete wipe of the hard drive and took it up to a local charity shop.

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Maybe, if the computer was that ancient, some of the HW drivers were no longer in the distribution. Dunno... I've not had any problems installing Linux on newer HW - a super-cheap Lenovo laptop I got for about £100, and my main desktop which is some no-name brand (cheap off eBuyer). I've built numerous virtual machines as well, they're a doddle of course, much easier than "real" hardware...

--- Quote from: philf on January 04, 2017, 04:29:06 AM ---
I've just binned the last of my old PCs to earn some brownie points with my wife. Perhaps I'll get one of the very cheap small form factor Dells off eBay and try again.

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Why not look at the latest Raspberry Pi? Performance of the Pi 3 will easily eclipse the old Dell, the "Model B" has great connectivity, and of course we know it works well with Linux (it's also supposed to be able to run Windows 10, but I've not done any reading up on how well it does it). Plus at £35ish, you can probably get it from the workshop slush fund without 'er indoors ever finding out (also it's small and easily hidden :lol:).

--- Quote from: philf on January 04, 2017, 04:29:06 AM ---
I've still got a 6" Abwood vice waiting here (for your shaper?) if you still want it.

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Crumbs, I forgot all about that... Tell you what, I'll swap you a Raspberry Pi 3 for it... I could call in Sunday I think, if you're around (after that, it'll be February sometime).

John Rudd:

--- Quote from: AdeV on January 04, 2017, 06:55:14 AM ---

Plus at £35ish, you can probably get it from the workshop slush fund without 'er indoors ever finding out (also it's small and easily hidden :lol:).

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Hmmm.....you try hiding summat from my missus..... :lol: See my signature.... :clap:

philf:

--- Quote from: AdeV on January 04, 2017, 06:55:14 AM ---

--- Quote from: philf on January 04, 2017, 04:29:06 AM ---
I've still got a 6" Abwood vice waiting here (for your shaper?) if you still want it.

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Crumbs, I forgot all about that... Tell you what, I'll swap you a Raspberry Pi 3 for it... I could call in Sunday I think, if you're around (after that, it'll be February sometime).

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Hi Ade,

But how do I get from a Pi to a breakout board without a parallel port. Or can LinuxCNC communicate by normal i/o pins? I haven't gone into it that much as I got nowhere with Linux.

I already have the previous Pi version which is similar to the 3 but without Bluetooth and WiFi.

A vice for a Pi 3 - thanks for the offer but it would probably sit on a shelf doing nothing.

The vice is the large opening version of the 6" Abwood. It opens to about 165mm. It's pretty heavy so bring a truss when you collect it.

There is also swivel base for it when I can find it. I've just been grovelling in the cellar and I knew where the base was - once upon a time - but not now!

If it's not raining, snowing or icy on Sunday we'll be out cycling until about 3:30pm - after then would be fine. Almost any other day would be OK.

I'll have another good look for the base - I'll never use it even though I have the standard 6" Abwood as well. My little Aciera mill isn't really built for such a vice - especially with the base. I have a 4" version which is more in keeping.

Cheers.

Phil.

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