Re: 4-AXIS FOAM CUTTER

Coert,
If you are cutting foam wings, Why not design a fixture that
holds and flips the wing over. Cut one side and then flip.

Bob Watters





--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Van Der Sandt Coert <vandersandtc@a...>
wrote:

> I have downloaded their demo, I will give it a try. Are you saying

there

> will be a problem post proccessing the gcode file vua the par.

port? If so,

> why?
>
> Am I on the right track thinking that one would use the x & y axis

for the

> one side and the U & v axis for the other in the gcode program?

Maybe I can

> change stepster to handle the U & V axis as well, has anybody tried

this

> before?
>
> Thanks
>
>
> Coert vd Sandt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joe Vicars [mailto:jvicars@c...]
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 3:38 PM
> To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...
> Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 4-AXIS FOAM CUTTER
>
>
> Coert,
> CNC pro is probably the best 4 axis control for the money. All

transactions

> are through email and credit card. I don't know much
> about exchange rate over there but the software is only about $200

U.S.

> When you say 4 axis you mean like a wire edm? XY on top and XY on

bottom?

> I can tell you that your problem won't be the control,
> it will be writing the program. (i.e. posting the code)
> Check out www.yeagerautomation.com
> Joe Vicars
>
>
> vandersandtc@a... wrote:
>
> > Hi Guys
> >
> > I have joined this list before but I must have fallen off the bus
> > somewhere so I rejoined again.
> >
> > I hope someone can help me, I have built several toys using

steppers

> > and stepper controllers (L297/298). However, my 2D cnc foam cutter
> > has been upgraded to independant 4-axis control. I have used
> > shareware (stepster) that I have changed a bit to send S&D signals
> > via the par. port.
> >
> > My question : Can I use Stepster for 4-axis control, and what

would I

> > use to generate the gcode? I know that there is the wing cutting
> > software available but I would like to cut from dxf drawings of

any

> > shape and size. The commercial software available in our country
> > (South Africa) is unaffordable due to our poor exchange rate.
> >
> > I would greatly appreciate any response.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Coert
> >
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