Re: Re:Some comments about new project are welcome

["Frank Monahan" <cmona-at-garlic.com>]

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Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2002 1:15 PM
Subject: Re:Some comments about new project are welcome


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>   SurfCam is 2 1/2 Axis = Free
>   Visual Mill 3 Axis = Free
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> Hi there to all.
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> My name is Filipe Tomaz, from Portugal.
> If you want to know more about me, visit 'http://w3.ualg.pt/~ftomaz/'.
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> I have a very poor, my CNC machine, so poor that even don't work, and I
> was thinking on build a new one, I followed lots of wrong paths. And
> that is exacly what I don't want to do again, so some advices from some
> one with experience is what I'm looking for.
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> In resume this is what I need:
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> X, Y control for 2D cutting
> Z control for adjustment on the cutting tip OR it can be adjusted
> manualy (without no contact with the working piece - plasma)
> On/off of the cutting (plasma)
> Different cutting speeds, of course
> The table should be 3000mmx15000mm or about 10'x5'
> The Y axis should be in max 40 Kg ( sorry no converter in momment and no
> net )
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> Now comes the big issue - to chose something to work with, because an
> error is so mutch painfull - and so mutch is avaiable. I've read a lot
> in the cad cam group in yahoo, so I have some knowledge, but without
> fixed ideas. Please comment the following setup, and add something that
> I need if not listed:
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> SETUP 1:
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> CAD - QCAD
> CAM - I have no ideia $
> GCODE to CONTROLLERS - EMC
> CONTROLLERS - Gecko drives (some model suitable to the motors)
> SERVO MOTORS - About 400-500 oz in
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> I've installed sucessfully the real time patch, but for what I've read
> is to dificult to manage the process for a beginner.
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> SETUP 2:
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> CAD - No ideia $
> CAM - I have no ideia $
> GCODE to CONTROLLERS - TurboCNC
> CONTROLLERS - Gecko drives (some model suitable to the motors)
> SERVO MOTORS - About 400-500 oz in
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> Probably easier ?
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> Some comments are apreciated. Thanks for all the advices.
> Filipe Tomaz
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>      Filipe  You can DanCad for Dos Free  It uses HPGL Plot file,s
for input and allows to adjust speed and Inch,s per steps
   > per inch  and you can find it Free on the web Gecko Drivers work OK but
use Ramping wieh the Servo
> drivers, there only 8 bit..Also you can down-load  the EZ-CNC on the Web
,,,  Frank M..
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