Model Engineers are here

Ian,

Their are some model engineers on this list. Maybe we are a bit quite. It
takes some effort to juggle carreer, family and workshop.

I am working towards producing tangable products with a CNC lathe and mill.
I am surprised at the efforts that are involved. I am finding that their is
alot to learn for the casual player. My hats off to the professionals.

Paul Devey


-----Original Message-----
From: Ian Wright <Ian@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] What do we want?

>From: "Ian Wright" <Ian@...>
>
>Hi gang,
>
>The one thing we are desperately missing at the moment is a Linux based
>program to produce the g-code files from a drawing. We have the machine
>control in EMC and we have one or two potentially useful CAD programs (I'm
>playing with Varkon at the moment and, with perseverance I reckon I should
>have mastered it by the next millennium!!! ;o) in the meantime, there are
>others well under way in development and, for anyone who gets really
>desperate, there are commercial programs which are very comprehensive but,
>it seems to me, we are still dependant on Windows based conversion

programs.

>As I am retired and thus quite cash-limited I would have difficulty
>justifying the cost of many of the commercial programs and therefore see
>linux and GPL programs as an ideal way forward. Any time penalties in
>swapping between applications are of little consequence to me as the one
>thing I have in plenty now is time! I'm surprised that we have not, so far,
>attracted many of the model engineering fraternity and wonder if this is

due

>to the high cost of commercial programs - if so it is a shame as people of
>that ilk often have a wealth of very useful information and expertise which
>they are only too willing to share.
>
>Ian
>--
>Ian W. Wright
>Sheffield UK
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bertho Boman <boman@...>
>>
>> Any suggestions for converting programs?
>>
>> Any suggestions for plugins in AutoCad?
>
>>Welcome to CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@...,an unmoderated list for the

discussion of shop built systems in the above catagories.

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