Re: Beginner question regarding Controller.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Frank Frank <ffrank@s...>
wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I hope I am not off topic here, but I am trying to take a small

Sherline

> mill, and add CNC capability to it. I have some small Bipolar

steppers

> already mounted, and am now trying to determine a reasonable hobby

controller.

>
> I am working with 3 axis right now, and have used Solidworks to

create the

> parts I would like to mill.

Frank,

The $150 DeskCNC controller Driver should be a good solution for you.
It is a Windows based system, does not require a fast computer,
basically any 32 bit windows machine. It operates through the serial
port to our intelligent controller/driver card. The card has
terminals to attach limit switches, relay control terminals for
spindle direction and coolant, ec. It also has 3 axis, 2 amp micro-
stepping motor drivers. The only power requirement is a 110 to 24 V
transformer. Rectification, filtering, and regulation are on the
board.

You can export your designs from Solid works as an STL file and
machine the 3D surfaces with DeskCNC, or extract 2D DXF files from
your Solid works models and program operations like pocketing,
drilling and contouring, again all within the $300 DeskCNC software.

For additional information and a software demo:

http://www.imsrv.com/deskcnc



Best Regards, Fred Smith- IMService

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