Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos and Controller boards: an apology

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From: "caudlet" <info@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 13, 2004 9:56 PM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Servos and Controller boards: an apology


> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Nick Ibbitson"
> <pulseweld@d...> wrote:
> > "You don't of course have to contribute back anything but then that
> > > leaves us exactly where we are: Stuck with low cost finished
> units
> > > that have a warranty and work. You will rob someone of a
> learning
> > > experience many times more valuable than the mere cost of the
> unit."
> >
> > Easy there Tiger!, all i did was ask the question, based on
> the "dont ask
> > dont get" philosophy.
> > I am a complete amatuer with no conventional training in
> electronics which
> > is why i asked, thanks for your input. However i am not the only
> amatuer out
> > here and whereas i may not be able to make any great contribution
> to the
> > field of electronics ( actually you can be certain there!) i have
> built a
> > cnc stepper board ( from a kit) and a cnc router good enough to
> make boards,
> > from scratch using a lathe and mill/drill so i maybe able to make
> some small
> > contribution to others who like me dont have the funds to simply
> buy what is
> > required.
> > Thanks again all who answered my posting.
> >
> > somewhat wiser
> > Nick
> >
> Nick: My response was a tongue-in-cheek poke at our beloved
> Ballendo. The quick and dirty answer I gave you in the beginning
> was made with the assumption that you were not out to start a whole
> new career. My (poor) attempt was to let you know that there are no
> easy to build servo controls for larger motors out there because
> it's a pretty complex design for even a seasoned engineer. All of
> us understand the journey vs destination philosophy. There are some
> things in this hobby that make sense to build and others to buy
> because they would just require too much effort for what you would
> get. A learning experience has value in and of itself but you don't
> always have to know how every little piece works in order to enjoy
> and learn. I used to have a boss that told me when I would start
> into great detail about a question he asked "I don't want to know
> how to build a watch, just what time it is!"
>
> There are plenty of challenges in building your own CNC machine
> (even) if you buy everything ready made and put it together.
>
> If the argument is that you don't have enough money to buy ready-
> made servo controllers than I doubt you would want to spend the time
> and money to build it from descreet parts.
>
> Your question did not cause a problem. Evidently my response to
> point you to a low cost solution caused Mr B to knash his teeth. I
> didn't do it to kill your spirit or quest for learning.
>
> If you are interested in servo's, by all means find all the
> information you can and play with them...they are fascinating. When
> you want them to move reliablily on a machine of your design I
> recommend considering the packaged units.
>
> Last response on my part to this thread.
> Now, lets build some CNC stuff!
>
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