Rob, A xylotex board would also be an option.
Geert ervtech wrote: > > > Hello cnc group, > I am working wih high school students building a cnc plasma cutting table as > a > project for our engineering class. We are well on our way, have the plasma > cutter,Hypertherm 600 and work on the xyz table is progressing. We have, I > think, > decided to go with mach2 for our software and realize that gecko drives and > maybe a > breakout board from centronics would be the best way to go, but also is over > our > budget. Will a all-in-one board like the one from stepper3(www.stepper3.com, > model > s3p1) work with mach2. We have decided to use steppers, a; because we already > have > them and b; becuase there is no contact with the material being cut. I do > realize that > servo motors would be best but maybe for the next generation table. I have > already > accomplished so much with this project, getting the students involved, > problem > solving and hands on manufacturing, even if it's a little crude here and > there, were my > goals for this project. Ultimatly we would like to be able to cut custom > parts for our > robotics program. We have competed in FIRST robotics for the last few years > and have > wished for cnc cutting abilities often. Are we headed in the right direction, > considering budget and limited experience? Thanks for any help or advise you > can > offer. > > Rob Ervin > robotics teacher > chestnut hill academy > > > > > > > > > Addresses: > FAQ: http://www.ktmarketing.com/faq.html > FILES: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/ > Post Messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [Moderators] > URL to this group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO > > OFF Topic POSTS: General Machining > If you wish to post on unlimited OT subjects goto: > aol://5863:126/rec.crafts.metalworking or go thru Google.com to reach it if > you have trouble. > http://www.metalworking.com/news_servers.html > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jobshophomeshop I consider this to be a > sister site to the CCED group, as many of the same members are there, for OT > subjects, that are not allowed on the CCED list. > > NOTICE: ALL POSTINGS TO THIS GROUP BECOME PUBLIC DOMAIN BY POSTING THEM. > DON'T POST IF YOU CAN NOT ACCEPT THIS.....NO EXCEPTIONS........ > bill > List Mom > List Owner > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > Addresses: FAQ: http://www.ktmarketing.com/faq.html FILES: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/ Post Messages: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List owner: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Moderator: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Moderators] URL to this group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO OFF Topic POSTS: General Machining If you wish to post on unlimited OT subjects goto: aol://5863:126/rec.crafts.metalworking or go thru Google.com to reach it if you have trouble. http://www.metalworking.com/news_servers.html http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jobshophomeshop I consider this to be a sister site to the CCED group, as many of the same members are there, for OT subjects, that are not allowed on the CCED list. NOTICE: ALL POSTINGS TO THIS GROUP BECOME PUBLIC DOMAIN BY POSTING THEM. DON'T POST IF YOU CAN NOT ACCEPT THIS.....NO EXCEPTIONS........ bill List Mom List Owner Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
