Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Nuts and Volts Magazine

Hi Bill;

I don't know about the issues in question, apparently I missed them.
What I can tell you is that I gave up on Nut and Volts a few years ago
due to higly variable quality of the articles found with in the
magazine. Some of the articles cover subject matter with a clarity
that was not matched elsewhere. On the other hand they would often
have articles that I would consider to be of questionable value.

There have been excellent articles in N&V covering basic electronincs
but don't be surprised if you find some chaft in with the rest of the
stuff. The old Heathkit basic electronic courses where good but they
aren't around any longer. I'm not sure if there is anything that fills
that void other than going to a book store or Radio Shack and buying a
couple of books. The other option is to audit a couple of courses at a
community college htough the quality here varies vastly. A little bit
of background in electronics can greatly smooth the path to an
understanding of CNC hardware.

I'm not sure what you mean by "plan out and execute the program".
You do understand that there are three differrent areas that have to
come together to get EMC up and runnning? First is the assembly of
electronic hardware that will sork correctly on the mechanical hardware
it is about to drive. Second you have to get EMC and a Linux
installation up and running. Finally you need to develope that
software that will drive the machine to make your parts. This last
part is the actual CNC code that is unique for each part. To sum it up
about a third of your effort involves hardware and elecronics and the
rest software.

Dave


Wkuehsel@... wrote:

>In searching their website I found that Nut and Volts Magazine ran at least
>one series of articles on CNC and the retrofit of a desktop milling machine.
>Is anyone familiar with the series and is worthwhile to obtain the 4 back
>issues at $5.00 each? Also, is it worthwhile for me to subscribe to Nuts and Volts
>given my CAD/CAM CNC interests? Frankly, I am new to this although I have
>been doing model engineering for years, and have a complete metal working shop
>as well as 40 years experience in the computer field. So, I would like to get
>a good baseline and have confidence in what I am doing, i.e., plan out and
>execute the program without flying blind. Will Nuts and Volts help establish
>this baseline?
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>Thanks,
>
>Bill Kuehsel
>Cold Spring, NY
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>AT HOME WITH COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL (CNC) — PART 1 - Dan Mauch
>This article will explain the concepts of CNC and will be the first step in
>automating the home workshop
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>THREE-AXIS CHOPPER, STEP MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL
>(CNC) APPLICATIONS — PART 2 - Dan Mauch
>This month, we build our three-axis, two-amp driver and do initial check-out
>so the controls are ready for our machine to be converted to CNC
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>THREE-AXIS CHOPPER, STEP MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL
>(CNC) APPLICATIONS — PART 3 - Dan Mauch
>Configure, connect, adjust, and test the three-axis chopper driver built in
>last month’s artic
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>THREE-AXIS CHOPPER, STEP MOTOR CONTROLLER FOR COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL
>(CNC) APPLICATIONS — PART 4 - Dan Mauch
>Retrofitting a desktop milling machine for CNC
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