Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: newbie Question

Ken Retallick wrote:

> ive taken notes on the cutters to have!
>
> back to the original question, stepper motors, servo drives etc, what sort
> of specs am i going to need? there is a place not too far away that get in
> lots of surplus stuff, i have seen stepper motors there once before. if i
> remember correctly they were 125 volt units. about 4 inch diameter and
> about the same in length. at that time i didnt have a use for them so i left
> them there. someone picked them up tho!.

125 V motors are SLO-SYN, not steppers. They are, in fact, the original device
that steppers evolved from. But, they are not optimized, in their windings, for
stepper use. What you want is motors matched to the machine, but you don't tell us
what size machine, what sort of materials (steel, aluminum, plastic) and whether
you want high performance, or anything that moves will make you happy.

> i Have AutoCADLT , is that suitable for cnc work? or do i need to upgrade ?

Probably, but it is CAD only. You will also need a CAM program, to convert
a DXF or other format from acad to G-code, for most CNC programs.

Jon