The original rack and pinion set up was different for each length machine. It came in sections and you just bolted it to the machine. It did make a big difference. How long is the 2000 I want to think it is ten foot. Was legacy willing to sell you conversational cam. They have a new version coming out soon. One other issue I feel you will run Into is you will need a computer that uses a parrel port for a printer
>From my Android phone on T-Mobile. The first nationwide 4G network. -------- Original message -------- From: 'joe biunno' via Legacy Ornamental Mills <legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com> Date: 05/27/2015 12:25 PM (GMT-05:00) To: legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: legacy "performance" cnc upgrade...questions hey guys!...jeff, thanks for the response...tim did send me what i might think is the original manual...it is different than the manual i do have and the one i have seems to be an updated version...pictures were blurred out on the download from tim, but i think i can make a go of it...i am considering setting this up on that model 2000 that is still listed on ebay(hey!,as the saying goes, "go big or go home!"...LOL!)...negotiating now, let's see how it goes...and not even sure if that older cnc package upgrade can work on a 2000, since it was originally intended for the 1800...seems logical that there would not be any issues...tim, thanks for the download...what i might ask any members out there in legacy land is how much does the rack and pinion speed things up in comparison to the original direct drive set up legacy originally came out with?...i might guess it is a substantial difference but better to get an actual user's opinion...and i guess i could get some rack from MCM but then the work starts...and contrary to what some might think, i am currently not in the mood to do a lot of custom mod work to a new machine set-up...and also, would the MCM racks have to match the original legacy racks, so that the software is in sync with steppers and the MCM rack?...is the racking sold in specific sizes and standards, very much like roller chain is?...if it is then it certainly can be matched up to the legacy spec's...here's a shot in the dark, anyone out there have any of this racking from legacy for sale?...perhaps they had the legacy cnc package and then upgraded to something different/better and now do not have a use for the older stuff(hey!, i can dream, can't i?)...and in regard to the "modified setup of mach-3", if it is going to help someone improve their legacy equipment/software, then why wouldn't they make it available to a legacy owner(for a price, of course)...anyway, i will call and ask them and i might think they would help out as i have found them to be very helpful in the past...thanks guys!...joe -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
