Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3D Digitizing

Chuck McGhee at http://www.candgresearch.domainvalet.com/ makes the X-Y
double nut ball screw conversions and the Z axis ballscrew drive. He'll do
a great job for you if you decide to buy the Shoptask and add the ballscrews
and a fair price.
If you buy the Maxnc digitizer it works separately from his the Maxnc G code
interpreter so you can use almost any of the standard programs such as
DeskNC, Cncpro, Maxnc (deluxstep and direction)
Dan

-----Original Message-----
From: walt smith <fom@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Date: Sunday, June 11, 2000 12:20 AM
Subject: RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3D Digitizing

>Dean,
>
>A little off the subject, but i currently have a Sureline with CNC.

frankly

>its a toy and useless to me. I was going to get a Smithy-but heard a lot

of

>very bad stuff about the backlash and couldn't find and Ball screww
>conversions. (there are plenty of fokes that make ball screws, but it

would

>up to me to get them to work).
>
>Which is how I found my way to the Shop Task.
>
>Now I think I'm going to get the 2000 with the ball screw and z axis cnc
>conversion. (I can't rember the guy that dose the conversions--but its the
>guy that is building the 1/4 scale Hemi)
>
>At anyrate, I'd like it very much if you kept me up to date on your
>experinces with the Shoptask
>
>Thanks!
>
>Craig
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dean Lewis [mailto:dean___lewis@...]
>Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 2:58 AM
>To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com
>Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] 3D Digitizing
>
>
>Hello to all!
>
>I am new to the list and would like to ask for some help and
>guidance.
>
>I am looking at purchasing a Shoptask 2000 with the CNC stepper
>option and ball screws. I am well versed in working with CAD and I
>have a strong need for digitizing several parts for reverse
>engineering. I noticed that Maxnc offers a digitizer(RS232 probe)
>and mill setup, but is too small. The ST 2000 is an ideal size and
>capacity for what I need. The question I have is that can EMC be set
>up for digitizing? I have already installed EMC on my Linux PC and
>been messing with it a little. If it cannot do digitizing, is there
>another reasonable software package available for doing this?
>Renishaw offer a probe and an additional controller for it that
>allows for non-voltage switching that could be adapted for RS232, but
>they do not offer software.
>
>I ran across Centroid and their products. I recently attended a
>local machine trade show and saw their setup first hand. Although it
>is a PC console setup with servo, it comes with a hefty price of
>12.5K for the servos/controller alone. Their non-conductive surface
>probe and digitizing software would run an additional 5K. I have
>exausted my resources looking for alternatives. I would appreciate
>any help. Thank you in advance!!
>
>Regards,
>
>Dean Lewis
>
>
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