Re: greetings from new member

On 13 May 99 , CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com entreated about
"[CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 8":

} Message: 12
} Date: Wed, 12 May 1999 14:22:48 -0500
} From: Jon Elson <jmelson@...>
} Subject: Re: greetings from new member
} David Forsyth wrote:
}
} > I've just joined since I'm busy building a 3axis minimill.
} > I'm using 2 ex-dotmatrix printer mechanisms for the XY slideways,
} > giving about 8 inches travel each way. I will have to build an
} > overhead gantry for the Z axis. Not sure what to do for slideways
} > there as yet, poking around for another dead printer.....

} Well, I don't know how accurate this thing will be. I suspect
you'll
} be disappointed by the lack of rigidity.

I'll live with it for now.....

} > My big interest is really in programming this thing. Yeah, I
} > downloaded DanCAM, and will be making my interface complatible
with
} > that software, but I'd really like to write my own stuff.
} >
} > Web searches have turned up plenty of products, but no theory on
} > generating toolpaths, no sample sourcecode, nothing of interest to
a
} > rabid programmer >-:
}
} Oh, well, you should look at the EMC system. Complete source code
} is available on the web site. Most of it in C++, some of the older
} components in plain C.
} See web page at : http://www.isd.cme.nist.gov/projects/emc/emc.html

thanks, quite interesting. maybe I should upgrade to Linux after
all....

steam and wind

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