Hi: I too am looking to do some foam cutting. I am a nubee and I see what Len is saying. A thought, would it be possible to mix steppers with servos to get around the problem??
Bill ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Elson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)" <emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 11:01 AM Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Foam Cutter > Len Shelton wrote: >> Is anyone using EMC to drive a 2 axis (4 motor) hot wire foam cutter? If >> not, does anyone have any insight on what it would require? > The big problem is you have two, parallel, X-Y stages. EMC > doesn't have the interpreter set up to handle two totally > separate coordinate systems. This is the same problem for > wire EDM. The back end that handles the motion control could > do it with no trouble. Changing the interpreter to handle XY > and UV doesn't sound so difficult until you realize there are > all these offsets, smoothing, look ahead, etc. to consider. > > Jon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.1/764 - Release Date: 4/17/2007 > 4:43 AM > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
