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["J. DeFreese" <defreese-at-gate.net>]

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AJ Hettema wrote:

> hello,
>
> I have a question on building a cnc-controlled flame/plasma based cutting
> machine. We have a machine with plasma and flame torches which is driven by
> servo-motors. It also has an eye with which it can follow a black linedrawing
> on white paper. My dad knows a lot about electronics, and I am familiar in
> configuring computers (clusters, application-servers, etc.). I am also
> familiar with most CAD systems, both 2d and 3d.
>
> I think we can manage it to build such a machine with the documents we have on
> cnc, and the EMC-software (ofcourse we need to feed it with nc-code, but
> that's not such a big problem). What we would like to know is, is it possible
> to build a EMC-machine that's controlling servomotors and has something like
> feedback from the X and Y axis about posistion. Or are servomotors accurate
> enough to reach a 0.1 mm accuracy??? We couldn't find a document which
> describe's the use of encoders to give the exact position of the X or Y axis.
>
> It might be a stupid question, but I had to ask it in order to narrow the
> search area and read area.
>
> thanks in advance
> AJ Hettema