Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GE 1050CM control

Rab:
I plan to use MasterCam or SurfCam. I've not decided yet. I'd be
interested to hear about how you do it with scripts.
Later,
Gus

----- Original Message -----
From: "rainnea" <rainnea@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 4:23 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: GE 1050CM control


> Hi,
>
> I'm testing Mach1 with my 5-axis mill with promising results.
> Mach1 is the successor to Master5 and is still in it's pre-release
> Alpha stage and runs under Windows XP.
> see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Master5/
>
> How are you generating your 5-axis toolpaths ? I'm working on some
> basic scripts to do this for my own machine.
>
> Rab
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Harlan Gustafson" <accellodyne@n...>
> wrote:
> > Jon:
> > You've got me thinking EMC or other modern "soft" control program.
> Is EMC
> > the way to go or are there other packages that would be better or
> easier?
> > Even if they are not freeware? I've heard about "OpenCNC" but that
> is
> > expensive($15k for 5-axis). How about Master5, Win PCNC, AHHA, or
> TurboCNC?
> > I'm a C programmer and I really don't want to have to reinvent the
> wheel
> > but if I have to I'd rather do it in the public domain with help
> hopefully
> > from people like you and Ray Henry. So, maybe EMC is the way to
> go. What
> > does anyone else think?
> > Thanks,
> > Gus
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jon Elson" <elson@p...>
> > To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 10:17 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] GE 1050CM control
> >
> >
> > > Harlan Gustafson wrote:
> > >
> > > > Jon:
> > > > I have been pondering what you said about the use of a GE
> 1050 to
> > > > machine 5-axis simultaneous. I misled you when I said 250
> IPM!! It
> > should
> > > > be 25 IPM!!! I have two machines that I use daily with Fagor
> 8025
> > > > controls. The feed rate code for the Fagor is "F250" which
> means 25.0
> > IPM.
> > > > Oops, I forgot that little decimal point!
> > > > Anyway, all I really need would be 25, maybe 35 IPM max 5-
> axis
> > > > simultaneous. Do you think the GE would do that?
> > >
> > > I have absolutely no way of knowing. I sort of doubt it, just
> from the
> > vintage,
> > > but it is possible. If you could accept poor following error
> even at 25
> > IPM,
> > > an Allen-Bradley 7320 (about the same vintage) could do it, but
> it would
> > > be VERY sluggish by today's standards. The AB had a 100 Hz servo
> > > update rate with up to 6 axes. I'm using a 1000 Hz servo update
> rate on
> > > the PC control with EMC, and the machine is a lot snappier.
> > >
> > > I would really suggest you don't put much effort at all into the
> GE 1050,
> > as
> > > it wil likely require a lot of maintenance. My AB broke down 3
> times in
> > > 6 months. I would have been in BIG trouble if I couldn't have
> fixed it
> > > myself.
> > >
> > > The missing decimal points is another thing. How many broken
> tools is
> > > that going to cost you. I made a number of mistakes when I
> worked with
> > the
> > > AB, which also worked without decimal points.
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
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