On Sat, 2008-02-02 at 15:05 -0500, John Kasunich wrote: > Jon Elson wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >> i/ I guess this is going to come down to a philosophical choice, do you > >> pursue the DRO first, or the EMC + NC first? vi vs emacs anyone? > > If you are going to the trouble and expense of embarking on one > > of these paths, then the CNC path is the most reward for your > > efforts. > > > The first > > time you design a part with free-flowing angles and arcs, and > > watch the machine cut it as easily as a straight line parallel > > to the ways, you will be kicking yourself and saying "I should > > have done this YEARS ago!" > > I second that. I've only had my machine working for a month, and I'm > already changing the way I look at machining. For example, this part: > > http://jmkasunich.com/cgi-bin/blosxom/shoptask/spindle-encoder-bracket-01-07-08.html > > Because I was fitting an odd shaped part into a odd-shaped blank with > oddly located holes in it, there was no cut in the entire part that was > parallel to a machine axis. The blank was mounted at an angle too... > The only things that were aligned to the machine are the two 3/8" holes > that I clamped it down with. > > Regards, > > John Kasunich
I like that allot can be done with EMC, HAL, and pyVCP without having to make the substantial cost jump for controllers, drivers and motors. Allot of value can be realized with an EMC enhanced manual machine. -- Kirk Wallace (California, USA http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ Hardinge HNC lathe, Bridgeport mill conversion, doing XY now, Zubal lathe conversion pending) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
