Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Frog Like Software For the PC

Hi Kory,

Get TurboCNC, it's a "full blown" program for CNC (cheap!), but you only
set up the axis you need. Group here on yahoo. It also threads!

Alan KM6VV

kory91304 wrote:

>
> 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