Gee, I wondered where you went. Sorry you had such a bum batch of luck. Missed having your display in the CNC exhibit area. We did eventually get a running EMC 1.4 and EMC 2.2 going on Thalx's machine and my EMC box, but Matt couldn't stay for Sunday and we didn't generate much buzz. I need to get set up to cut something besides air.
Cheers, Steve Stallings > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ed Nisley > Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 9:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Emc-users] CNC Presentation Trip Report > > > About 50 people showed up for my "Why CNC? An Introduction" > talk at Cabin Fever Expo, perhaps ten snuck out early, and > about two dozen hung around afterward for the demo. I think > a good time was had by all: the presenter wasn't injured > during the after-game melee. > > I made a botch of the demo by not telling my assistant (my > daughter) which parallel port I used for the motor > controller, then fumbling around for far too long figuring > that out. However, the crowd learned how Things Go Wrong > and that problems can be fixed with the help of some > friends; my thanks to the guy who noticed that the box > had -two- parallel ports. After moving the cable, the pace > of the festivities picked right up. > > I don't know who was wielding the video camera, but > there -is- a recording. Given the dim lighting, I'm > probably just a blur, so if someone could extract the audio > track, turn it into an MP3, perhaps add slide-change beeps > (I think I can do that), and put it next to the PDF of my > slides, that would be better. > > The PDF is at > > http://members.localnet.com/~ednisley/CNC%20Introduction.pdf > > where it will stay until that account closes in February. If > anyone has a better spot, feel free to shuffle the file as > needed. > > Our van's mass air flow sensor died on I-81 near Harrisburg > on Friday night, so I spend Saturday afternoon & Sunday > morning diagnosing & fixing that, rather than exhibiting my > toys & yakking with the CNC folks at the show as planned. > Swapping a MAF sensor in the Advance Auto Parts parking lot > at 19 degrees with a 20-mph breeze is -not- my idea of a > good time. The folks at the Toyota dealership confirmed my > already low opinion of Toyota's personnel, but I heroically > suppressed my urge to urinate in their Mr. Coffee. > > My daughter was enchanted by the craftsmanship on display at > the Expo and gained an appreciation of what's required to > produce -perfect- work instead of doing just enough to get > by. Truly, those engines are jewelry, not machinery! > > Thanks to all of you folks for -your- craftsmanship in EMC, > which made my presentation possible. I hope I showed it in > a good light and got a few people started on the CNC path. > > -- > Ed > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft > Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. > http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
