Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Frog Like Software For the PC

Kory, Check out Dave's TurboCNC product at
http://www.dakeng.com It's multi-axis, but you need only
use one of the axes. Better yet, make it usable for your
lathe! It's shareware ($20.00 US registration), but....
WOW!

RayHex

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> From: kory91304 <kory@...>
>
> Hi,
>
> I'm wodering if there is any (free/public

domain/shareware) software

> out there that is as simple as the Frog Single Axis CNC

unit. I'm not

> looking for a full blown CNC software. It looks like in

order to use

> the Frog on my lathe, I'll need to buy a larger motor, a

driver, and

> a power supply. By the time I'm done, all that the frog

does for me

> is the software and the keypad. I have an old toshiba

laptop, and I

> bought a API CMD-260 driver really cheap and it will

interface

> directly to a PC's parallel port. So all I need is the

motor and a

> power supply. I do really like the frog threading

ability, though.

>
> Thanks,
> Kory