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  • spumco
27 Jan 2026 22:25
Replied by spumco on topic How do I lubricate correctly?

Good info.

What are the compression fittings you are using on the trucks? That is usually the more difficult part to source due to the odd pitch of 0.75 on some LM blocks.

For a lathe I would need 10 remote ports if direct fed like on your setup. That might be okay.
Equal length tubing may be a solution to avoid metering units if running it off a manifold. Any experience with that? 


 
A search for "M6 x .75 grease fitting adapter" resulted in a bunch of hits on Scamazon for 4mm tube compression fittings (both elbows and straights).

They aren't as cheap as the push to connect, but if you're worried about it you should be able to fully plumb up the lathe for appx $100 (20ftgs and tube)

Since mine are individual, I wasn't concerned with metering.  A pump or two and watch for some grease to ooze out of the truck or ballscrew before a long, slow warmup cycle to spread things out.  A manifold, metering components, or similar was just going to be a complication.  Once they are easy to access it's not a burden to lubricate.  And grease generally stays put for quite a while - no need to grease every day like an oil system.
  • bobwolf
27 Jan 2026 22:25
Replied by bobwolf on topic Solving the USB Latency Dogma for HMI/MPG: Technical Feedback Request

So this is just another USB to serial implementation ?
Yes,
it's the usual USB/serial converter that anyone can make themselves.
Can you give me some working and usable examples?
I haven't found any, and I've probably wasted six months of my life trying to figure this out. image missing /media/kunena/emoticons/ermm.pngimage missing /media/kunena/emoticons/wassat.pngimage missing /media/kunena/emoticons/unsure.png

ciao
Roberto

 
  • tommylight
27 Jan 2026 22:19
Replied by tommylight on topic MAC address not retrieved (after 2 years stop)
You have setup 2 networks on the same 1'st physical network card, the 2'nd network card has nothing set.
WHY????
That will not work, so start new and use this:
forum.linuxcnc.org/27-driver-boards/3559...ethernet-mesa-boards
  • tommylight
27 Jan 2026 22:11
Replied by tommylight on topic Generating a own Popup
We need a GUI with that industrial design !!! :)
Looks very ... industrial..
I like it.
  • dm17ry
27 Jan 2026 22:07
Replied by dm17ry on topic issues with isolcpus
missing L in "isocpus" may also be a reason...
  • tommylight
27 Jan 2026 22:05
Replied by tommylight on topic Linuxcnc 2.9.4 and Mesa 7i97T
Forgot to mention, 7i97T = 7i92T + 7i77
So everything there is valid for your board.
  • tommylight
27 Jan 2026 22:01
Replied by tommylight on topic Linuxcnc 2.9.4 and Mesa 7i97T

But will it make any sense at all to try to configure the setup as long as I get an “unsupported board”
You should ignore that, it is the older version of mesaflash, you do not need mesaflash at all unless you need to change the board firmware, ever.
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As for "easy as...", it is same as everything in life, i can not use an iphone and will never ever learn as it is absolutely not intuitive, but i can operate medical equipment i have never seen before after about 15 seconds of looking at it.
Friendly advice, stop thinking about "mach vs LinuxCNC", they are not the same in any way, shape, or form, except both control machines, Mach is for small simple weekend use machines, LinuxCNC for everything from small engravers to huge industrial machines and fully automated production lines, hence it is simple only for simple machines, it can not be simple for a several ton industrial machine.
Get over it, move on, and start here first and foremost and do not skip anything:
forum.linuxcnc.org/10-advanced-configura...to-example-mesa-7i77
  • SrLange61
27 Jan 2026 21:58 - 27 Jan 2026 22:13
Replied by SrLange61 on topic issues with isolcpus
All guides say that grub is updated from this file by " sudo update-grub".

What worked better for running my real machine is to use this script here:-  forum.linuxcnc.org/38-general-linuxcnc-q...rq-affinity?start=60       



srl
  • tommylight
27 Jan 2026 21:51
Replied by tommylight on topic Custom PC build for my brothers company and more
New builds for a dentist, needed 3 of proper PC's for the new offices, but insisted on plain simple cases, will have to switch of the LED's before sending them as he might have a heart attack! :)
They do boot fast though, very fast:

Will do the boot test on Linux as it should be even faster...
  • tommylight
27 Jan 2026 21:48
Replied by tommylight on topic Custom PC build for my brothers company and more

I will need an ice cold shower if they call and say they can not ship it due to ....reasons!!!
Had several cold showers back then as even their CEO called me to justify their f@kin mistake, aft6er about 20 phone calls i had enough. They did offer to send me the motherboard that the EAN number was listed instead, but i said no.
  • unknown
27 Jan 2026 21:23
Replied by unknown on topic Solving the USB Latency Dogma for HMI/MPG: Technical Feedback Request
So this is just another USB to serial implementation ?
  • unknown
27 Jan 2026 21:19
Replied by unknown on topic Linuxcnc 2.9.4 and Mesa 7i97T
You don't need "20 years of Linux behind you", get rid of that way of thinking. All you need to be able to do is follow instructions, minding syntax and not taking shortcuts, and be able to relay any error messages without leaving anything out. It is also to follow any links in replies, it saves those that reply having to repeat any info.

Oh and mesa wouldn't sell you a product that is deemed to work with Linuxcnc that doesn't .

Did you look at the download PCW attached, I think it was a simple config to get you going.

Upgrading mesaflash from the GitHub page may help with your issue .
  • DemonClaW
27 Jan 2026 21:11
Replied by DemonClaW on topic Generating a own Popup
Hey Guys,

I was quite busy that week so i didnt get much work into it but here is what i got at this point.

On left down corner you can find a Vakuum button that allows you to switch Clamping variant between a vice or something like that and vacuum clamping. It opens the PopUp on the right side, there you find 4 displays for 4 vacuum plates, your able to switch them on or off depending on how large your workpiece is you can work with 1 or with all 4. The Main Slider down in the middle allows you to set the needed pressure. Every plade is moitored by a single Pressure sensor on a beckhoff EL3124. If the pressure gets lower then the main slider value the system goes immediately in E-Stop mode to provide serios accidents. The main slider may gets removed after i made some experience with the system.
 
  • edimas93
27 Jan 2026 20:49
Replied by edimas93 on topic Spindle Step/Dir and as C axis one the same Servo
Is there any hal to configure this 2-mode configuration!
 
  • OT-CNC
27 Jan 2026 20:19
Replied by OT-CNC on topic How do I lubricate correctly?
Good info.
I used Nylon tubing in the past. I think. Whatever it was has been holding up well. I'll look into Kynar.

What are the compression fittings you are using on the trucks? That is usually the more difficult part to source due to the odd pitch of 0.75 on some LM blocks.

Push to connect fittings are fantastic except for some that grab the tubing without a proper release mechanism. Meaning the collar that gets pushed in doesn't slip over the teeth to release causing tubing to become shredded during removal. That can contaminate critical components. I wanted to mention that as I recently went through that with cheap fittings. 

For a lathe I would need 10 remote ports if direct fed like on your setup. That might be okay.
Equal length tubing may be a solution to avoid metering units if running it off a manifold. Any experience with that? 

 
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