Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Digest Number 451

Perhaps I have the time and the urge to learn. Am in
the education arena, but nearing retirement. Would
like to start a small scale CNC setup. Perhaps, after
learning your system, we could offer that support.
Peter at pcfw@...

--- Ron Ginger <ginger@...> wrote:

> > Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 16:16:10 EDT
> > From: wanliker@...
> >Subject: Whats the status?
>
> >The following is a section of an old posting. Ron
> can you give us an update
> >on your work?
> >bill
>
> I have posted a short description and several screen
> shots to my web
> page, http://plsntcov.8m.com/CNH.htm.
>
> I recently added a 'learn' feature to it, where you
> can use the mill as
> a coordinate measuring machine to pick points off
> some object, then mill
> around that path. I also finished the repeat
> function with XY offset.
>
> I will have it to demo at NAMES, running the grizz
> mini.
>
> My approach is very different from the conventional
> Gcode, and I think
> much more usefull to the home shop guy. We often
> make parts that are
> repair parts, where we dont have any dimensions.
> Measuring things, then
> drawing, then generating gcode is a slower process.
> I think also for
> making parts like the common links, connectiong
> rods, base plates, etc
> that are part of model engineering the interactive
> approach is easier to
> lean, and faster than gcode.
>
> If your job is 3D mold making, then interactive is
> clearly not suitable.
> Or if you run a business and have designers and
> machinists and want each
> to do their own work.
>
> As to distribution, I have been thinknig a lot, and
> can not decide. If I
> sell the package, I feel a strong obligation to
> offer support, and I
> already have a fuil time job. But yet, I have a lot
> of time into it and
> dont want to just give it all away. Ive been
> thinking about a shareware
> model, and maybe asking everyone that gets a copy to
> send me a small
> sample part made with the program, just as a
> souviner collection for me.
>
> since my 'real job' now depends on Linux and the
> open source model, I
> feel like I ought to put my program out on the net.
>
> Ah, well, a good topic to discuss over a beer at the
> pub across from
> NAMES!
>
> ron
>

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