PMDX-412 SmartBOB-MiniUSB announcement
The new PMDX-412 SmartBOB-MiniUSB motion controller for Mach4 is now shipping.
For details see:
This new controller offers the simplest, lowest cost way to create a Mach4
machine controller.
It provides the controller, pulse engine, breakout board, and plug-in terminal
strips. External breakout boards or terminal strips are not needed.
It can self mount directly to the wall of your control enclosure and includes
a dress panel for the outside of the enclosure.
The I/O available is equivalent to one parallel port and includes 4 axis step
and direction outputs, 4 logic level output signals, and 5 input signals including
the E-Stop function.
The output signals can be used with our PMDX-104 relay board or with
solid state relays.
The inputs accept mechanical switches, NPN sensors, or 5 volt logic signals.
PNP sensors can be used by adding our PMDX-105 board.
VFD spindle inverters can be controlled by adding our PMDX-407 board.
Stay tuned for more SmartBOB products in the future.
Steve Stallings
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CNC Workshop registration discounted, June 8th in Detroit area.
The Workshop will run from Wednesday June the 8th until Saturday
the 11th of June at the facilities of Tech Shop in Allen Park, MI.
The cost of registration has been reduced to $100 for the full event.
There is an expanded schedule of useful seminars and there are more
vendors coming this year. Also hoping for more hobby (non-vendor)
exhibitors this year.
Saturday only access is free including an indoor swap meet. There
are no seminars on Saturday, but the vendors will be on hand.
See you there.
Steve Stallings
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The Dell OptiPlex 360 comes with 2GB memory as the standard install. Here
are the specs:
b-160-gb-4643659/specs/
I would contact your vendor and ask them for the rest of the memory.
Also, if it is running Windows XP, do not connect to the internet - XP is no
longer supported by MSFT and there is malware that can infect the system
without your being aware of it. Running an anti-virus program does absolutly
zero good defending against this.
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Saying you need a computer....there is more involved than
just that. I bought a dell360 with a 256mb, os 32 bit and
parallel port. But it seems that i need a 512mb video card
for 3d model and large g code files. And to run darwin for
mach4 i need it. Help.... getting a video card for the
dell may not be possible.
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No. Fusion is Windows and Mac only. I do have it running on a Windows 10 virtual machine on my linux box.
Drew
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Is Fusion-360 usable on Linux? I know FreeCAD is, but I'm
unfamiliar with Fusion-360.
Bill
On Fri, 6 May 2016, Malcolm Parker-Lisberg mparkerlisberg@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wrote:
Bill
An alternative CNC is LinuxCNC (was EMC2) is great for old machines, see::
<>
Breakout boards to interface from the parallel port to stepper drivers are inexpensive, drivers such as the TB6600 for above 2.5 amp steppers or for less than 2.5A the DRV8825. I build my own breakout boards.
Programmes such as FreeCAD or Fusion-360 (was a freee download) for the drawings and dxf2gcode to convert them.
Malcolm
I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!
Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
The writing is on the wall.
Ha-ktovet al ha-kir
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Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Getting Started
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...
Date: Friday, May 6, 2016, 12:20 AM
I am a mechanical engineer and have
mastered the three cad side of design. I use to write
g code 30 years ago when i was in undergraduate
studies. I'd like to get a small cnc router like the
6040T but I haven't a clue where to start. Looking for
help. I am slightly confused. I know I need a
controller and a software for the controller like
mach4. I bought an older computer with an 32bit os and
a parallel port because I've been reading that I need a
parallel port and a usb doesn't cut it. Please
help. Can someone please suggest like a bill of
materials and software?
Regards
Bill Johnson
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Is Fusion-360 usable on Linux? I know FreeCAD is, but I'm unfamiliar with Fusion-360. Bill On Fri, 6 May 2016, Malcolm Parker-Lisberg mparkerlisberg@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] wrote: Bill
An alternative CNC is LinuxCNC (was EMC2) is great for old machines, see::
<>
Breakout boards to interface from the parallel port to stepper drivers are inexpensive, drivers such as the TB6600 for above 2.5 amp steppers or for less than 2.5A the DRV8825. I build my own breakout boards.
Programmes such as FreeCAD or Fusion-360 (was a freee download) for the drawings and dxf2gcode to convert them.
Malcolm
I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!
Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
The writing is on the wall.
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To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...
Date: Friday, May 6, 2016, 12:20 AM
I am a mechanical engineer and have
mastered the three cad side of design.? I use to write
g code 30 years ago when i was in undergraduate
studies.? I'd like to get a small cnc router like the
6040T but I haven't a clue where to start.? Looking for
help.? I am slightly confused.? I know I need a
controller and a software for the controller like
mach4.? I bought an older computer with an 32bit os and
a parallel port because I've been reading that I need a
parallel port and a usb doesn't cut it.? Please
help.? Can someone please suggest like a bill of
materials and software??
Regards
Bill Johnson
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Try linuxcnc...?
Free and opensource and powerful.
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What type and how much ram do i need in the video card? Mach4 says at least 512mb with the,darwin. I just bought an older computer so i can have a parallel port but it only has 256mb
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I have one of the Chinese 6040 routers, among other cnc machines.
It is a lot of value for the money. I doubt you could build a
comparable machine for less money.
It will even cut aluminum. If you opt for one of these from
another seller, make sure you get the fully supported linear rails
on the long axis. Some just have round rods. This is a complete
machine in one box, with some assembly required. You provide a
computer, and a bucket for the water cooled spindle. You will need
a mach3 license, as it comes with a demo version.
There are others with USB connectivity and they work fine. USB
for CNC has come a long way in a short time.
As to CAD/CAM, it's hard to beat Fusion 360. A solid modeling
program with integrated tool path generation. It even has a post
processor for Mach3. And it's free for hobbyists. Only $300 year
for businesses that make over $100k per year. Plenty of tutorials
on you tube to get you up to speed.
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I am a mechanical engineer and have mastered the three
cad side of design. I use to write g code 30 years ago
when i was in undergraduate studies. I'd like to get a
small cnc router like the 6040T but I haven't a clue where
to start. Looking for help. I am slightly confused. I know
I need a controller and a software for the controller like
mach4. I bought an older computer with an 32bit os and a
parallel port because I've been reading that I need a
parallel port and a usb doesn't cut it. Please help. Can
someone please suggest like a bill of materials and
software?
Regards
Bill Johnson
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Can't help with the specifics of the router/engraver but this is what I have. It's only a "menu" and there are lots of other menus to try! CNC Machine: built from a Taig CNC ready mill Mach 3 using a parallel port connection Controller: Gecko 540 to run the motors CAM program to set speeds, etc. and create Gcode Power supply Cabinet to hold the Gecko and power supply
If you can do your own Gcode, you may not need a CAM program. I am cutting clock wheels on the Taig but have done engraving: a 4 inch brass clock dial and finishing a partially complete equatorial sundial. CamBam can handle engraving.
Mach 4, as I understand it, does not require a parallel port but does require additional electronics. Mach 4 is still on my "to-do list."
You'll need some wire and bits and pieces of electronics stuff. I had to go to shielded cables some years ago to run from the controller to the motors.
Each part of a system requires a learning curve but if you have mastered CAD, you have completed the hardest one of the curves.
From: "wej0901@... [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO]"
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...
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I am a mechanical engineer and have mastered the three cad side of design. I use to write g code 30 years ago when i was in undergraduate studies. I'd like to get a small cnc router like the 6040T but I haven't a clue where to start. Looking for help. I am slightly confused. I know I need a controller and a software for the controller like mach4. I bought an older computer with an 32bit os and a parallel port because I've been reading that I need a parallel port and a usb doesn't cut it. Please help. Can someone please suggest like a bill of materials and software?
Regards
Bill Johnson
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Bill
An alternative CNC is LinuxCNC (was EMC2) is great for old machines, see::
<>
Breakout boards to interface from the parallel port to stepper drivers are inexpensive, drivers such as the TB6600 for above 2.5 amp steppers or for less than 2.5A the DRV8825. I build my own breakout boards.
Programmes such as FreeCAD or Fusion-360 (was a freee download) for the drawings and dxf2gcode to convert them.
Malcolm
I don't suffer from insanity I enjoy it!
Mene, mene, tekel, upharsin
The writing is on the wall.
Ha-ktovet al ha-kir
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To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...
Date: Friday, May 6, 2016, 12:20 AM
I am a mechanical engineer and have
mastered the three cad side of design.? I use to write
g code 30 years ago when i was in undergraduate
studies.? I'd like to get a small cnc router like the
6040T but I haven't a clue where to start.? Looking for
help.? I am slightly confused.? I know I need a
controller and a software for the controller like
mach4.? I bought an older computer with an 32bit os and
a parallel port because I've been reading that I need a
parallel port and a usb doesn't cut it.? Please
help.? Can someone please suggest like a bill of
materials and software??
Regards
Bill Johnson
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I am a mechanical engineer and have mastered the three cad side of design. I use to write g code 30 years ago when i was in undergraduate studies. I'd like to get a small cnc router like the 6040T but I haven't a clue where to start. Looking for help. I am slightly confused. I know I need a controller and a software for the controller like mach4. I bought an older computer with an 32bit os and a parallel port because I've been reading that I need a parallel port and a usb doesn't cut it. Please help. Can someone please suggest like a bill of materials and software?
Regards
Bill Johnson
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Bridgeport Series II with Gecko Servos for sale
After years of enjoyment the time has come where I need to find a new home for Bridgette. This is a Bridgeport Series II machine (about 35% bigger than what you think of as a Bridgeport) with Gecko step and direction servo drives and DC servo motors. The machine weighs in the 4000 - 5000 lbs range and is fully functional. It is set up to run on 220-240 single phase AC. The 3 phase spindle motor is driven by a VFD and all the drive electronics run from a good old fashion transformer, bridge rectifier, and filter capacitor power supply.
Ball screws that are in like new shape on all 3 axes and a built in lubricator system that I have operated manually, but will run automatically if you hook it up to power. All the tooling I have for it (end mill holders, drill chuck, collet chuck and collets) goes with the machine.
It is located in Englewood Colorado and requires a rigger to move it unless you are a lot more brave than I am. It has to be out of the building by May 20th 2016 as I am also selling the building.
Contact me off list to discuss any additional details or to make an offer.
Thanks, Tim G
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Re: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO Pin out for an encoder from a Sanyo stepper
Hi, I'm glad you liked the pictures. Thanks Bob
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CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO Pin out for an encoder from a Sanyo stepper
Hi Bob,
??? Super-Job on the great Write-up with Pictures even!?
Soldering a Perf-board together with wired jumpers would be an
easy task.
Needed an inexpensive solution for feedback on several of my
half-built CNC machines...??? "Some-Year" I'd like to even start
modifying my
X - Y Assembly that came from a Semiconductor processing plant.?
So THANK YOU for the great info!
?????????????????? Vince
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Hi,
Here's?100ppr encoder I made a few years back that
work quit well as DRO or a MPG for my lathe using
Mach3.
Check it out here.
Cheers
Bob
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Re: Pin out for an encoder from a Sanyo stepper
Hi, Here's?100ppr encoder I made a few years back that work quit well as DRO or a MPG for my lathe using Mach3. Check it out here. Cheers Bob
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Pin out for an encoder from a Sanyo stepper
Hi everyone I am going to use a encoder from an old stepper I have but I could not find information on it I will upload a photo of it in the photo section any help will be so great full.
John?
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Hi to All, I had this video for awhile and decided publish it. It will help to understand how CAD2Lathe works.
Cheers Bob www.cad2gcode.com
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