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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers.

Posted by mgrady
on 2000-10-25 08:07:21 UTC
Dave Kowalczyk is working on a new ver. of his
software that will have encoder feedback for threading
you can download the old ver. at
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~dkowalcz/lathe/lathe.html

machines@... wrote:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com, Bill Darby <ddarby@s...> wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I am in the process of automating my small lathe and will be using
> Gecko G201 drivers. Could someone who is currently using these
> > Gecko drivers suggest what software they found works best. (and
> whatever else is needed) I am hoping to end up with a
> > small lathe capable of turning complex shapes and the complete
> range of threads. My other goal (once I get the little Myford
> > working well under PC control) is to use this same software to
> control a second big old workhorse type lathe.
> >
> > Regards Bill Darby
>
> Bill, from a previous search I found that the only software that
> would support lathe use WITH threading was either Microkinetics or
> Ahha.
> As Microkinetics only drives it's own controllers that seems to leave
> Ahha.
> I hope someone can prove me wrong on this. I have looked at some
> others such as CNC pro and EMC but as yet they don't support
> threading.
> Leaving the threading part out as far as I can see virtually any of
> the others can do this.
>
>
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Discussion Thread

Bill Darby 2000-10-25 04:14:36 UTC [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Help choosing software for Gecko drivers. machines@n... 2000-10-25 06:24:10 UTC Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers. Bill Darby 2000-10-25 08:03:39 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers. mgrady 2000-10-25 08:07:21 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers. Darrell 2000-10-25 08:51:02 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers. ptengin@a... 2000-10-25 14:13:12 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers. Doug Harrison 2000-10-25 15:32:52 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Help choosing software for Gecko drivers.