Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] power feed, something different, power feed

Bill,

While you're waiting to tackle EMC you might give STEPSTER
a try. It's free and runs from dos through the parallel port.
Charles Gallo has been working on it for while and I think
it's available from his site:
http://www.thegallos.com

Bob

At 01:13 PM 3/7/00 EST, you wrote:

>From: wanliker@...
>
>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.
><A HREF="http://www.seanet.com/~dmauch/">Click here: Home Page </A>
>http://www.seanet.com/~dmauch/
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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.
>
>469 members on the list today.
>Bill
>List Manager
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