> There are G250/G251 drives from Gecko, which might appear superior to > Xylotex. > Considering your need of high customization, G540 (break out board + 4 x > G250) will not suit you.
Thanks for the response. Could a tool changer be thought of and/or used as a '4th axis'? I would normally think of a 4th axis as rotation of the cutting bed or something like that, but can one setup emc to think of the 4th axis as anything (including tool changing)? If so, then the 540 brb might work (or, for that matter, the Xylotex 4-axis kit). I don't expect to need anything else that moves. Although maybe tool changing could require more than one motor? > You probably should look how tool changers are implemented. > Imaging a wheel with small rings, holding brushes. That's a nice idea. I was thinking of starting with something as simple as possible. For example, setting down brushes in wells (that are in fixed locations) designed to hold them, and picking them up as needed. Although the more I think about this the more complicated it gets. > However, your mail makes me think that you are going to deal with a > problem that plotters do not have, paint drip. Indeed, but for me this is a good thing, not a bad one :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Open Source Business Conference (OSBC), March 24-25, 2009, San Francisco, CA -OSBC tackles the biggest issue in open source: Open Sourcing the Enterprise -Strategies to boost innovation and cut costs with open source participation -Receive a $600 discount off the registration fee with the source code: SFAD http://p.sf.net/sfu/XcvMzF8H _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
