power feed, something different, power feed

I believe that there a lot of list members out there that would like to get
Cam running but find it a bit daunting. I would like to suggest an easier
starting point in you quest.

I bought the 5 Amp stepper drivers from Dan at Camtronics.
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finding the Linux/EMC/CAM a bit daunting I found myself at a stand still.
Any of you feel the same way?

Last night I looked at the unit and asked myself what I was going to do, then
it dawned on me that I could easily take the first step down the CAM path by
mounting the steppers, and using Dan's board as a driver, and I would have
power feed up and running. All one needs extra are limit switches, and the
step/direction control circuits.
Dan's board has an oscillator built in that can give you the steps, and a
switch will give direction. Then add limit switches to stop, or reverse the
circuit.
This way you will have something useful as you start down the road to a full
CAM operation in the future.

Dan, how about some comments on this.

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Bill
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