Re: Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
Doug Fortune wrote:
Lots of guys have been emailing me for their webpage, here it is:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/compucutters/
Interesting reading, including turbine blades, wood clock
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Doug Fortune <pentam@...>
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Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
mnels@... wrote:
http://www.maxnc.com/page2.html P/N 20605......Step & Direction version...$ 225.00
http://www.motiongroup.com/cnc.htm Looks a bit like MaxNC's
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Doug Fortune <pentam@...>
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NAMES 2000 PICS
Everyone
I just got back from NAMES in Micigan. I had the NIST
Hexapod Running EMC. It was a great weekend and I met a
bunch of great guys.
Check out the pictures
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daveland@...
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Re: Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
Thanks, I try
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Charles Gallo <Charlie@...>
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Re: Help: CNC mini-mill comparison
Mike,
I have a Sherline retrofitted for 3 axis CNC with some powerful motors. For
the kind of stuff I do, I am quite happy with it.
Mario
http://www.micro-flight.com
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MIADSGNS@...
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Re: Help: CNC mini-mill comparison
use
great
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Alvaro Fogassa
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Re: Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
Yes, I have been running EMC on Linux for almost 1 year now. While I am not
up to the task, you certainly can customize it if you have the skills. Ray
Henry has done a real nice back plot routine that
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Tim Goldstein
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Re: help: CNC mini-mill comparison
The parts planned will all be 2D or 2.5D but the software would hopefully control the cutter depth on the Z-axis (i.e. milling versus drilling through the part). There would NOT be any complex 3D
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Mike <mnels@...>
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Re: Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
Charles
Great site with great links.
Larry
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Larry Ruebush <lrt@...>
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Re: Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
It's a bit buggy (but getting better) - there's stepster, and you can't beat the price - free
Check my web site
http://www.thegallos.com
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Charles Gallo <Charlie@...>
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Re: Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
Tim,
Thanks for the feedback. The linux world is tempting, but the learning curve on all this is steep enough without throwing a new operating system into the mix. Perhaps I can get started with
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Mike <mnels@...>
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Re: Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
If you are at all computer savvy and don't mind learning a little Linux I
would suggest you take a look at EMC. Start with www.linuxcnc.org
It certainly qualifies from your price requirement (free)
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Tim Goldstein
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Opinions: Cheap 3-axis Software
Any opinions on cheap (< $200?) Step/Direction CNC parallel port
software for a mini-mill? Some of the choices are:
MaxNC's Software ($125 std & $225 deluxe)
Supercam ($200 upgrade with a
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mnels@...
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Re: sources for motor planetary gearheads
Oriental makes a line of planetary "attachments" which are direct NEMA-[size]
bolt-ons. Get their HUGE 2000-2001 catalog:
<A href="http://www.orientalmotor.com/index.html">Oriental Motor</A>
Jan
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Jan Rowland
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Ericsson distribution
Ah yes, but who stocks Ericsson? They had only two or three distribs in US,
but now with JRC/NJR, I want to investigate the old JRC/NJR distribution
chain (they had 7-8 or so).
Apparently 3776
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Murray Leshner <multi-volti@...>
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Help: CNC mini-mill comparison
I'm sure this has been discussed before, but I'd really appreciate
any advice on a CNC mini-mill purchase. I primarily want the mill
for machining plastics, PCB drilling/machining and some light
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mnels@...
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help: CNC mini-mill comparison
Mike -
How are you going to generate your code, are the parts you want to make
simple basically 2D or could they be more complex 3D ?
tony price
sea and sea model ships
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TPrice1169@...
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Re: sources for motor planetary gearheads
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Vance Buhler <vbuhler@...>
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Re: sources for motor planetary gearheads
Doug,
Look at www.baysidemotion.com.
Bob Campbell
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Bob Campbell <bob@...>
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rt for mac
RTLinux 3.0 Beta pre-release 4 released
FSMLabs releases RTLinux V3.0 beta hard realtime for 2.3 Linux
(Socorro, New Mexico - March 3, 2000)
Mac users
I found this on the
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Ray Henry <rehenry@...>
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