On Tue, 2010-08-17 at 14:24 -0400, Rainer Schmidt wrote: > On Aug 17, 2010, at 2:17 PM, Igor Chudov wrote: > > > > > This machine is really a great CNC machine, not some kind of weird > > slapped together contraption. It was built for CNC from the start. EMC > > made it really shine. > > > > i > > That's a very good point and sound advice. > After reading this thread I scraped my secret plans to overhaul my bridgeport. > Bridgeports also tend to be pricey because they are desirable for many. > A used CNC machine with electronic problems is a boat anchor for 99% of > people even if in perfect mechanical condition. > You guys rule! > Rainer >
Right on! CNC mills will pretty much have servos, a servo spindle speed control, all the right limit switches, and often the mechanics for a good tool changer. http://webpages.charter.net/bengvall/emc/emcconversion.html Dave > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by > > Make an app they can't live without > Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge > http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Make an app they can't live without Enter the BlackBerry Developer Challenge http://p.sf.net/sfu/RIM-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
