this thread? http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb/cnc-machining/old-cnc-machine-retrofit-success-stories-245900/
Converting from a proprietary expensive control that is a black box and expensive to fix to a open source open hardware pc based control seems like a no brainer... You are also going to know your machine in and out when done. Our machine is sitting on 2 ft of custom poured concrete. Swapping it out with a new machine is going to be a lot more expensive. (and from what I have seen - our old iron is built a ton better) sam On 05/12/2012 09:15 AM, k...@gmail.com wrote: > There is a bit of talk on some machine shop forums, arguments perhaps, that > retrofitting a machine is a waste of time. > And that it's time and money well spent to just buy a good used > machine and move on with making money with it. > Any comments on this from the list? > > dk > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
