Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: PC based CNC system architecture

Jon Elson wrote:

> So, don't assume all of these people are hobbyists on a $100 a month
> (or less) budget. I had a guy out to show me a Mill-Rite demo.
> It was REAL NICE, yes, but getting down to brass tacks, the retrofit
> was $13,000 for 2 NC axes and a DRO on Z! Well, I spent about
> $2500 on mine (not counting the detour to put an Allen-Bradley 7320
> control on the mill first). I now have 3 CNC axes, G-code and still
> adding stuff to it - because I can! The Mill-Rite, of course, is a
> closed system.
>
> Jon

Well put Jon. I will have a little more $$ into my Cincinatti but part of that is glass scales. I intend to move to a larger
machine once I prove that I can make parts AND sell them. Bit by bit you know. :-)

Dave