Re: [Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

2016-03-30 Thread hubert
anging From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: <56faff30.9040...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Why do you have to buy Mach3 if it was already controlling the machine? Dave On 3/29/2016 2:06 PM, hubert wr

Re: [Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

2016-03-29 Thread Viesturs Lācis
Do not know about OP, my client received machine with mach3 that was not licenced... So you may guess if it actually worked correctly. Especially with with g-code files of 300K+ lines. Viesturs 2016-03-30 1:18 GMT+03:00 Dave Cole : > Why do you have to buy Mach3 if it

Re: [Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

2016-03-29 Thread Dave Cole
Why do you have to buy Mach3 if it was already controlling the machine? Dave On 3/29/2016 2:06 PM, hubert wrote: > I am purchasing a used CNC Mill using Stepper motors and a BLDC Spindle > motor. It currently is using Mach3 with a usb smooth stepper > interface. I found out I will either have

Re: [Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

2016-03-29 Thread Viesturs Lācis
A month or so ago I converted one desktop mill from mach3 to LinuxCNC for a customer. It was using some USB-based controller with mach3, I do not know, if that is the same smooth-stepper or maybe something else. What I did: 1) installed Mesa 5i25 card in PC case; 2) installed new SSD drive in PC

Re: [Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

2016-03-29 Thread Marius Liebenberg
Your choice of Mesa cards are a good start. You can't go wrong with that. You will have enough IO to do all the work you want on a mill. -- Original Message -- From: "hubert" <h...@hbahr.org> To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: 2016-03-29 21:06:40 Subject: [Emc-user

[Emc-users] Changing From Mach3 to LinuxCNC questions

2016-03-29 Thread hubert
I am purchasing a used CNC Mill using Stepper motors and a BLDC Spindle motor. It currently is using Mach3 with a usb smooth stepper interface. I found out I will either have to purchase Mach3, or as I prefer convert it to use LinuxCNC. Since this is a much higher performance system than I