> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Cole [mailto:linuxcncro...@gmail.com] > Sent: October-10-17 11:17 AM > To: emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] MachineKit on the BeagleBone Black > > Hi John, > > I am surprised that you are still talking about Mach3. � I thought that > Mach3 was suppose to be obsoleted by now > and replaced by Mach4. � What happened?� I've been out of the Mach3 loop > for a while. > > Dave
Hi Dave, Although the desire to rant here is really tempting I'll put a gag in my mouth and tie my typing fingers together. Suffice to say: I have a Delta 14" BabdSaw from 1939, A South Bend Heavy 10L from 1942, most of my other wood working tools are all at least 20 years old now. Even the ELS I designed and use on the SB Lathe is 10 years old. These are all "_Tools_" not an "_Experience_" like Apple, Microsoft and the Cell phone companies would like you to believe. MACH3 runs my CNC Router and can read files from AlibreCAD and AlibreCAM as can the cheap Arduino based 3D printer attached to a Pi2 which is attached via WiFi to Octoprint. Both effectively are tools that make parts for my work and my hobbies. Since MACH3 with a 1.16GHz Athlon with 1MB memory runs the CNC router and responds to keyboard arrows almost instantly it's the benchmark for all other CNC systems. Don't really need a new MACH4 "_Experience_" that is hardware licensed to my PC. Since I'm space constrained in the workshop I was really hoping I could use a small processor to run CNC on the mill. That the Beagle can't do this to the same extent as MACH3 means that I have to consider finding space for a PC. And if I have to find space for a PC it only makes sense to have the same user interface I have on my CNC router. Then I can spend more time using the tool compared to having an experience. So I keep reminding myself before I fall off that cliff of spending many hours trying to accomplish something (sadly been there many times) that these are tools that are supposed to work for me. John ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
