Hi Brian,
I really love the users we have, you are 100% reading my mind! I
have been dreaming about doing this and have some ideas. I have
most all the code and I have things that you don't know about that
we can use to help you with this project. If you want to chat
about this send me a message off list and we can talk over the
phone. I am in!
Thanks
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Brian Barker
Engineering / Development
ArtSoft | Newfangled Solutions
Livermore Falls, Maine (USA)
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On 2/21/2022 7:45 AM, Brian Martin
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Good morning, I am looking for some advice
and ideas for a project I am brainstorming. I have built a
couple CNC machines in the past using Mach4/ESS, so I am
comfortable doing it again. Now I am thinking about building a
CNC welder for a production beam welding job that we do. I
would like to control X,Y,&Z plus at least1 rotary axis
for the positioner, possibly up to 4 rotary axis total.
Overall travel would be approximately, 144”X, x 48”Y, x 60”Z.
My questions are;
- Has anybody
built something like this, that would have any experiences
to share?
- Is anyone
using Mach4 to run a robotic welder? Good/bad?
- If Mach4, is
there a plugin or wizard or otherwise, that will allow me to
build Gcode by jogging to points similar to programing a
robot? Like a teach function?
I recently purchased a Vectis Cobot with UR
arm, so I am familiar with robotics, but the reach of the UR
arm is limited, not to mention the cost is too high for this
job. I will keep using the Cobot for smaller intricate parts.
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Thank-you!
Brian Martin
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