Gene Heskett wrote: > Those too are valid questions, with very iffy answers for the hobbiest like > me. The improvement probably would be appreciated, but in nearly 10 years > of having the basic machinery, I have only re-couped maybe 10% of their > original cost. And those jobs were so simple I could have cranked them out > with hand cranks. > Well, there are all classes of users, ask Stuart Stevenson how much EMC/LinuxCNC has saved him! I suspect it would be quite a bit. Sure, it has also cost him a good deal of his time, and more than a few gray hairs, too.
I've been using EMC/EMC2/LinuxCNC for 14 years, and can't IMAGINE what it would be like if I was still struggling with that ghastly Allen-Bradley control! The G-code was very limited, some things were just a bit buggy, and it kept breaking down. I make commercial parts on it, and while most of it could be done manually, it would be MUCH slower, with more waste. So, just speaking for me, LinuxCNC+CNC machine has WAY more than paid for the equipment. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
