Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] PA8000 Linux based CNC

tomp_tag wrote:

>Has anyone looked at this control? It touts that it can handle Sink EDM.
>They have models from 4 axis Linux to 32 axis NT. I've followed their ads
>for a couple years and finally they say they can 'do' EDM. For the 1st
>year they didnt respond to emails asking if it could 'do EDM', then the 2nd
>year, they had a small picture of Erowa tooling EDMing in oil, but didnt
>respond to email questions. Now they state the ability specificly.
>
>http://www.low-cost-cnc.com/
>
>The tech manuals were always impressive (seems to have hypothetical axis,
>aka 'tilt' ).
>
>They're from Germany, but have an agent in Madison Wisconsin.
>
>
>

Low cost? I don't think their prices are very low-cost, at least when
compared to
home-shop type equipment, software, etc. The LCD-membrane panel costs
almost
as much as the controller.

Jon