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  1. 09-07-2007, 09:34 PM #1
    heilcnc
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    spindle encoder

    i just started using emc2(its a little hard to set up but when done works great) on my mill now i want to try it on my lathe i use turbocnc now with a 1ppr encoder on the spindle for threading can i use the same setup with emc2 or do i need more pprs thanks
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  2. 09-10-2007, 03:12 PM #2
    cradek
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    Lathe spindle encoder

    You need more than one ppr. This has been discussed a lot on the emc-users mailing list; here is one post I found about it: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.linux...emc.user/2575/
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