Todd Zuercher wrote:
I don’t want to start a big Mach bashing. I just want to hear some opinions from those who have set up a simple CNC plasma machine with both Mach and Linuxcnc.
I've had first hand experience with both. My son decided to buy a turn-key mach3 system for his plasma cutter, so I set his computer up with windows. It works right, most of the time. That is the catch. Mach3 will glitch, especially if you switch apps while it is running. That can cause expensive booboos. The reason why is that Windows was never intended to be used for real time applications. CNC is real time. So I would recommend that anyone who wants to do CNC seriously only consider Linux. The kernels for CNC are written to do what they have to do with Linux. I have been using my linuxCNC mill for pay work, never a 'glitch' from the OS, even if I open editors, folder browsers, or anything else while it is running. And, it is really not that big a deal to switch over to linux from windows. Especially if you make the move with Mesa boards. Best, Dan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
