Anyone using LinuxCNC with a CandCNC Dragon Cut system? That hardware looks like the perfect setup for a large plasma table, provided I can keep the gantry weight down. Would definitely save a lot of time making bits and pieces from various sources work together.
I still want to make a few pennies scream by using free software instead of Mach3. ;-) What bugs me about it, and many other kits for plasma tables, is the motor for the Z axis is waaaayyyyy overpowered. 620 oz-in for moving the gantry, but for raising and lowering a torch head that only weighs a few pounds? The only other motor option they show is all motors at 300 oz-in. That's still using a sledgehammer to crack eggs for the Z axis. Now if I could come up with a way to use all that excess power, perhaps a second head fitting with a drill chuck and its own spindle motor, use the 620 oz-in grunt to push it down. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
