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Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit

on 2002-01-04 09:28:58 UTC
Ballendo, thanks for your reply, I was beginning to think nobody had
ever heard of doing this, found that hard to believe, Ill search out the
sources you referance here before I respond.
Darrell

ballendo wrote:
>
> Darrell,
>
> Retro-fitting these older engravers is a "staple" for several
> companies in the engraving industry. Western engravers(Vision) and
> others can be found linked to the A&E (Awards and Engraving)trade
> magazine site/show listings. I don't have a url;try a search. There
> is a good company in L.A., CA, called Three-E-C or some such, who can
> help. Also a S/W co. in LA (Louisiana) that starts with X...
>
> Sorry, but it has been awhile since my memory needed these.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ballendo
>
> P.S. I did two of these by snipping the traces on the driver board,
> and "inserting" the S/D signals from the p-port.(The issue back then
> was the ridiculous cost of fonts, and their proprietary nature.)
> But, if I were doing it today, I'd just throw the control box away
> and wire the motors to a new driver system (assuming the old control
> was unacceptable to use; which in your case seems to be true, at
> least for YOUR goals)
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Darrell Daniels <ddaniel1@s...> wrote:
> > Hi, I was going to build a CNC router from surplus parts as a
> learning
> > project for the CNC hobby but I've inherited a fully functional
> Vanguard
> > 3000 engraver manufactured by New Hermes <snip>
>
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Discussion Thread

Darrell Daniels 2001-12-29 10:29:25 UTC Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit ballendo 2002-01-03 17:15:44 UTC Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit Chris L 2002-01-03 20:19:33 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit Darrell Daniels 2002-01-04 09:26:46 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit Darrell Daniels 2002-01-04 09:28:58 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit CL 2002-01-04 10:30:39 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit rcstickman 2002-01-04 17:13:39 UTC Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit Chris L 2002-01-05 07:56:15 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit Darrell Daniels 2002-01-07 01:09:11 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Vanguard 3000 engraver retrofit