Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC Without a PC for Amish

In a message dated 12/22/2005 12:49:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
ronbiblio@... writes:

Hi:

We have an Amish neighbor who runs a machine tool shop.

He is seeking some sort of stand alone motion controller that could be
programed using G Code (via a word processor in ASCII).

Does anybody have any suggestions or ideas?

Thanks, Ron

Kinzers, PA 17535
Internet: RareBooks@...



Ron:

Try a Fagor 8000 series control. You can use a simple ASCII editor such as
DOS editor, Notepad, the old PCWrite as long as you know the control codes to
place at the beginning and the end of the program file. Most of the time a
bunch of NUL characters will work at the beginning and the end.

This used to be the General Electric Control in the 80s they were called
Mark Century controls but they were manufactured by a company in Spain for them.
Fagor has been the importer and distributor since GE dropped the line and
hooked up with Fanuc.

The controls are not cheap but also not expensive, as proprietary
controllers go, and as I recall even the lowest priced one can control up to 4 axis.

Here is a link, if it doesn't work just copy and paste it into your web
address bar:

_Fagor Products_ (http://www.fagor-automation.com/Products/Products.htm)

I hope this helps,
Randy Abernathy


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