Re: 4-AXIS FOAM CUTTER

There is a hobby level software package called Feathercut. They
advertise in the model airplane hobby magazines. I bet if you do a web
search you can find their website. They are specifially for cutting
foam wing cores.

Mike

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Joe Vicars <jvicars@c...> wrote:
> 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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