Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: 4-AXIS FOAM CUTTER

If you speek french,there is a site specialised on the construction of a
foam cutter where they have developed a great program (free for the moment),
electronic plans for interfaces and all the explanations , plans and
pictures to help you to build a fully working 4 axis foam cutter (wings for
model airplanes) thye adress is :
http://www.teaser.fr/~abrea/cncnet/cnc_pres.htm
bye
Patrick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Phillips" <mikep_95133@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2001 6:33 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 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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