Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: AMAZING STUFF!

james owens wrote:

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> From: "james owens" <wotisname@...>
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> My intention to hookup DRO and use it as positional information came about because I have a warn lead-screw on my Bridgeport type milling machine. The cost of replacing the past it parts would be far inexcess $600 greater than the machines worth. I decided to start at the end and look around for software that could use this type of input, none was found. It seems that the whole thing is turning into a nightmare with every part of the project being developed from scratch. With hind-sight it would have been far cheaper to buy a new machine but I thought that there must be people out there that would have a use for such a system and have carried on. It will be done. I will keep you posted as to the results, good or bad.

I am just getting some machine tools together myself. The guy working
on "Stepster" is well aware of this kind of thing from telescope
making. I can point you to telescope softeware if you want. I can do
some coding, but not really one of my strenghts.

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Ken Lowther
Youngstown, Ohio
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