Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Stepper control w/o a computer?????

Yes there are at least 2 available commercially.

The "Frog"
Also the Sherline controller can be used on rotary tables or plain
stepper motors. The guy that designed it has some good information on
his page.

Garry

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> I'm new to this CNC stuff but I am starting down this road one step at
> a time. I am getting a better understanding of CNC each day. My future
> plans is to convert my Drill/Mill to CNC. I would like to know is
> there a device that will control a stepper motor with out a computer.
> ie a black box that will tell the motor to spin this way spin that
> way. I guess this box would have to send step and direction signals?
> useing switches. The reason I ask this is if I did this first I could
> have a power feed first then worry about adding computer control
> later. plus I could work out all of the mech bugs with out haveing to
> deal with computer bugs. Ideas comments..
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> Jerry
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