Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Maxnc and Gecko 201's

I remember asking whether it'd be worth putting Gecko's on a Sherline a good
long while back and someone said it'd be quite pointless considering the
size of the travel and the screw properties. Like 'Going first class on a
second class machine'. I understand a lot more about CNC now but could
someone be helpful and remind me why this is the case?

Thanks,
John H.

P.S. I'm talking steppers here! : )

> Mark:
>
> It's not a matter of "steps per inch" but rather "steps per second." If

you

> suspect that you're in a situation where the computer can't keep up, you

can

> slow down your maximum pulse rate or your feed rate and see what happens.
>
> Although I haven't played with either CNCPro or MaxNC, I doubt that it's

the

> processor. The 585 is equivalent to a Pentium, give or take a little,

right?

> If so, it should not be the bottleneck when running DOS programs.
>
> -- Jerry
>
> |Morning all,
> |Well I am still having a little bit of trouble. With Cncpro
> |evaluation I have everything running spot on, but when I try and use
> |Maxnc and get all the calibrations correct it will only process the
> |first couple of lines and the program will lock up . Is it because
> |there are too many steps per inch and the computer cannot cope?( it
> |is only a 585 dx 100) It will fast jog and all ok! The only way I can
> |get the demo programs to run after that is to reload the software and
> |then it goes back to the default settings and will run all the
> |programs but not at the correct calibrations! I have to change them
> |again and then maxnc locks up again!. There are 20,000 steps per inch
> |in both the x & y and an incredible 45,134 per inch in the z axis!
> |Rmember it is ok with these in CNCPRO.Help anyone?
> |Mark
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