Re: GE 1050CM control

No advanced features I'm afraid, but enough for what I need so far,
see:
http://www.rainnea.com/cnc_toolkit.htm

Regards,

Rab,

Rainnea Graphics


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Harlan Gustafson" <accellodyne@n...>
wrote:

> 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@b...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y...>
> 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Addresses:
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> > > you have trouble.
> > > > http://www.metalworking.com/news_servers.html
> > > >
> > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/jobshophomeshop I consider

this

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