On Wed, 3 Oct 2007 13:39:35 -0400, you wrote: >What is being claimed for Mach is that it can do rigid tapping >IF the spindle is a controlled C axis rather than just a free >running spindle. Under these conditions any CNC control >that can do two axis coordinated motion can do rigid tapping. >Rather a special case as most machines owned by hobbyists >and small shops do not have the capability to run the spindle >as a controlled axis.
??? Only needs an index pulse and software control as per Mach has. No different to the "one pulse per rev" spindle in Mach3 turn BTW Sam - I'm WELL aware what rigid tapping is - read my post again properly. Steve Blackmore -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
