Re: Intro

Welcome to the group. I visited Perth/Fremantle about 10 years ago. Loved
the Aussies I met.
I have retofitted my 8x36 200mmX900mm vertical mill to a servo CNC system.
First, it used some 2.4 amp drivers with a 450 oz in steppe r motors. Then
I built 5 amp drivers for it then converted it to the present servo system.
Milling a 3" diameter bore with a 3/8" end mill is a joy.
I would start by d/ling a dempo copy of Desknc for Dos at www.deskam.com
This is a fine low cost G code interpreter. You can also go to
www.teachnc.com and read about G code instructions. From there it it a
simple mater to convert autocad dxf files to G code. There are sveral free
program that do that. last you need to learn about various stepper
motor/servo systems and how they work and what their limitations are.
You will also want to visit www.metalworking.com for other pictures of cnc
retofits information. While there d/l a copy of Stepster for a free G code
interpreter.
Dan