Re: added laser cutter to my mill (pics)

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Muse" <mtebob1@s...>
wrote:

> Hi Rick
> I just put a microswitch on the mill head with a little arm that

comes off

> the laser. When the quill goes down .015" it turns the laser on

and up

> turns it off. Works great with the gcode generated by the text to

gcode

> program I downloaded off the net.
>
> Bob

Essentially the same thing I have done with the atmel in an
electronic solution. The problem is then that you can't use the z-
axis for engraving operations. :-(


Rick