On Tuesday 13 August 2013 12:41:21 Sven Wesley did opine: > I've got a pretty good offer on a DM-4400. Too good offer to let it > go... It has closed loop steppers (surprised me) with gearboxes. It > seems to be in good condition but I am ready to give it new ballscrews > and new motors with direct feed or a 2:1 belt reduction and stronger > steppers (more speed). It has a toolchanger. Me likey. > > Seems there are a few retro's out there, anyone on the list who made > one? I've read it's step/dir but new drivers and a LinuxCNC box to get > rid of the proprietary old controller with be awesome. > > It's not this one, it's just a reference: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2ZvTu_xF7Q
I certainly hope your motors run quieter than that! That level of noise is a 100% show-stopper IMNSHO. Some nice quiet micro-stepping drivers please. But otherwise it looks like a capable machine & the tool changer is nice. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! > It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. > Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. > Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clk > trk _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, Gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) My web page: <http://coyoteden.dyndns-free.com:85/gene> is up! My views <http://www.armchairpatriot.com/What%20Has%20America%20Become.shtml> To err is human, to moo bovine. A pen in the hand of this president is far more dangerous than 200 million guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
