Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] re:Re: Lathe source code

Good stuff,, this is the kind of info that I am looking for (short of finding some really bright young guy who would be able to do
his standing on his head )

Tks Bill D

ballendo@... wrote:

> Bill,
>
> Try stepster. Kevin Carrol wrote it originally, and Charlie Gallo (on
> this list) has been trying to find the time to (continue) improving
> it. Source code (in powerbasic, FREE compiler available) is at:
>
> http://www.metalworking.com
>
> Look under shareware, and follow the link to Charlies' site for
> latest info. Be warned, it's spaghetti code; but if it really has
> been THAT long since you did this, It MAY look REAL familiar :-)
>
> Another place to find machine control software source code in BASIC,
> PASCAL, and some C , is the Luberth plotter page. (Do a search on
> luberth hobby plotter in Yahoo)
>
> Hope this helps. Good luck.
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. The EMC source, though written in C++, may be understandable (to
> an old programmer) as a source for algorithms and modern program
> structure.
>
> >The problem is the software. How could I ever get the
> >software needed to control it all, other then to write it myself?
> >
> >I have what they call the level one driver codes in quick basic for
> >this system (and all the documentation) but it has been years and
> >years since I wrote any complicated code and even then I never wrote
> >code to control steppers . So I doubt I could write this by
> >myself. Is it possible to get the source code for such a
> >program? There,,,,, that's the question that's taken three paras
> >to ask.
> >Bill Darby
>
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