Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth?

From	Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com>
Newsgroups	comp.lang.forth
Subject	Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth?
Date	2016-06-26 00:55 -0500
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On 6/26/2016 12:45 AM, hughaguilar96@gmail.com wrote:
> On Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 10:33:13 PM UTC-7, Cecil - k5nwa wrote:
>> I worked in the NC industry back in the 70's and early 80's and it's
>> amazing what one can do with the proper software, we had 5 axis machines
>> that did .0001" accuracy on 5 axis movements on a Intel 8085 12MHz CPU.
>> In order to do that the room and coolant had to be kept at a constant
>> temperature, and no massive cutting, that causes heating of the tools.
>> That was fascinating work, never a dull moment. I used Forth for the
>> diagnostics of the system and individual boards.
>
> Cool!
>
> I used a KIA lathe recently that had a precision of +-0.0005" --- I was impressed by that --- but you were beyond that, and quite a long time ago.
>
> The only 5-axis CNC machines I have worked with were laser cutters used to make turbine engines (for jet airplanes, and also for the Abrams tank). You refer to "tools" so I assume you were working with a milling machine?
>
> BTW: I have my slide-rule.4th program in the novice-package that generates gcode for etching a slide-rule image with a diamond-tip scribe --- Don Lancaster later on recommended that I generate PostScript for use in photo-lithography, so I upgraded my program to do that --- I haven't actually built a slide-rule though.
>
> I'm interested in writing CAM software to generate gcode --- writing gcode by hand is a major pita though.
>
Milling machines were the most common devices, but we also interfaced to 
lathes, boring machines, etc.

The high accuracy version was used by customers making parts for nuclear 
reactors and for government work they could not discuss.

It was incredibly interesting work, its a great thing when you can't 
wait to go to work because you like it there so much.

-- 
Cecil - k5nwa

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is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-20 15:04 -0700
  Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-20 17:14 -0500
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-20 16:16 -0700
      Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Rob Sciuk <rob@controlq.com> - 2016-06-22 14:28 -0400
        Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-22 21:04 -0700
        Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2016-06-25 14:51 +0000
          Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-25 16:53 -0700
            Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-25 20:28 -0500
              Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-25 18:51 -0700
                Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-06-25 16:00 -1000
                Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2016-06-25 19:23 -0700
                Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? "Elizabeth D. Rather" <erather@forth.com> - 2016-06-25 16:26 -1000
              Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-25 20:41 -0700
                Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-26 00:33 -0500
                Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-25 22:45 -0700
                Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-26 00:55 -0500
                Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? hughaguilar96@gmail.com - 2016-06-27 02:22 -0700
              Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? josv@planet.nl - 2016-06-26 01:50 -0700
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-20 16:38 -0700
  Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 18:57 -0400
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-20 16:33 -0700
      Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 19:54 -0400
        Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-20 19:20 -0700
          Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-06-20 23:32 -0400
          Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-06-21 07:05 +0300
            Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Gerard Sontag <gerardsontag@gmail.com> - 2016-06-22 05:06 -0700
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Ron Aaron <rambamist@gmail.com> - 2016-06-21 07:06 +0300
      Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2016-06-21 10:08 -0400
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Mark Wills <markwills1970@gmail.com> - 2016-06-22 08:07 -0700
      Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? Cecil Bayona <cbayona@cbayona.com> - 2016-06-22 11:49 -0500
  Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? jkn_gg@nicorp.f9.co.uk - 2016-06-27 02:33 -0700
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-27 12:11 -0700
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-27 12:12 -0700
    Re: is there anything like livejournal free done using forth? endlessboomcapitalism@gmail.com - 2016-06-27 12:13 -0700

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