RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC Multiple Spindles

Sorry.

I envision a 6 axis machine with 2 spindles. Separate flood coolants with
separate shout offs (I don't need mist) and separate spindle controls.

I guess it would be like 2 3axis machines running simultaneously, and if I
can get the probe stuff to work, the 2nd 3 axis will be based on the
finished part made by the 1st 3 axis.

Ethan


-----Original Message-----
From: Jon Elson [SMTP:elson@...]
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2001 1:44 PM
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC Multiple Spindles

Ethan Vos wrote:

> Is it possible to control two separate spindles with EMC?

You don't tell us enough about what you want to do. You want
to have two separately controlled spindles on one machine?
Is that just spindle rotation, or spindle Z as well?
If you don't need separate flood and mist coolant, one of these
signals could be borrowed to run the other spindle.

If you want to have two separate Z axes, that could be done,
but it would take some serious hacking of the code. That would
NOT be something easily done with a few edited lines in the .ini
file.

Jon


Addresses:
FAQ: http://www.ktmarketing.com/faq.html
FILES: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/files/

Post messages: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com
Subscribe: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Unsubscribe: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
List owner: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO-owner@yahoogroups.com, wanliker@...
Moderator: jmelson@... timg@... [Moderator]
URL to this page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO
bill,
List Manager



Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/