On Fri, Oct 30, 2009 at 07:11:12PM +0000, kestreltom wrote: > > I have been eyeing these machines with the thought of converting one > someday. Has > anyone ever done an EMC conversion on a machine like this? Are the Fanuc > controllers completely inscrutable?
That looks like a "simple" 3 axis mill with an arm tool changer. I just converted a little VMC a lot like it. Coincidentally it also originally had a Yasnac control. Mine is mid-80s, this is early-90s era - not sure what the differences would be. http://timeguy.com/cradek-files/emc/jr.jpg I didn't have any particular problems with the EMC part. Unfortunately I had to deal with a lot of defective parts that came on the machine. I added support to the development version of EMC2 for tool changers like this one that can only swap the spindle tool with a carousel pocket (i.e. they can't put the old tool back in the pocket it came from.) I also wrote a new touchscreen-specific GUI for it. That is also in the future EMC2.4. Chris ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
