Re: DC motor as replacement for Stepper motor

Fitch,

You may no know it, but we've had this handwheels vs. no-
handwheels "battle" before... Check the archive.

And you may not know that the machine Smoke is referring to is
designed as a "kit" of sorts, which will allow the buyer to configure
for cnc, manual, or nearly anything in between. He has a yahoo group
called Dream Machine devoted to the subject.

Hope this helps,

Ballendo

P.S. I agree with you about the handwheels on cnc...

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Fitch R. Williams <frwillia@m...> wrote:
<snip>
> I have a CNC machine that has no hand wheels at all except for the
knee
> crank. I don't miss them at all. I just punch the jog buttons and
put
> it right where I want it. Once you start using the controller, the
hand
> wheels very quickly become an unused anachronism. I predict you
will
> take them off because they will be way more of liability than a
feature.
>
> Fitch