Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] OT autocad 2002 beginner help

Terry,
thanks for the help. I would look at cnc'ing the Knee. It is slower
but less hassle and seems to work better than any of the quill setups.

Thanks again
archie =) =) =) .

Terry Owens wrote:

> Hi Archie,
>
> You made a good choice, the other book mentioned, and also the Autocad
> Reference Guide, is like reading War and Peace without the story. I
> have spent a fortune on "How to Use Acad" books and got nowhere
> further than 2d wireframe and 3d solids, until I found "Just Enough
> Autocad".
>
> My retro-fit is not going to well. I have the ballscrews and the
> ballnut housings machined and I've just finished a lubrication system,
> yet to be expanded to automatic. My machine is a Breaver (Bridgeport
> clone), probably war finish and it has seen better days but it has
> been abused rather than used. The leadscrew arrangement is for
> seperate mounts for each leadscrew rather than the banjo method on the
> Bridgeport and I haven't even begun to think about the Z axis.
>
> My prognostication can easily be explained away by saying I'm in the
> parts collecting stage but even that can't last much longer. I have
> treadmill motors, ballscrews, encoders, geckos, bits for the power
> supply and even a spare PC. All that is missing is belts and pulleys.
>
> I think it is time to pull my finger out and do it.....................
>
> Regards,
>
> Terry
>
> Terry,
> I Just ordered the book on Amazon. Thank you.
> as for the retrofit. the machine Is a CNC Servo Machine. It is a
> Bridgeport R2E4 with a Boss 9 Control. I have gotten it to come up a
> couple of times and was able to jog it on all 3 axises so hopefully I
> can get it to limp along with a breakout board, the Pixie
> interface/converter cards and Mach3. this is my first cnc machine and
> the learning curve has been pretty steep. fortunatly for me I understand
> the elecctronics/electrical pretty well. I plan to run the spindle with
> a VFD and run the whole machine off of single phase.
> How is your retrofit coming.
>
> Thanks again
> archie =) =) =)
>
> Terry Owens wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have been using Acad for over 10 years and have read many books on
> > the subject, including the series mentioned by another. If I had to
> > pick one it would not be that one but "Just Enough Autocad 2006" by
> > George Omura ISBN: 0-7821-4397-0. There is little difference between
> > 2002 and 2006 and they are certainly not worth the upgrade prices.
> >
> > As to it not running well in XP, I have had no difficulty running
> > 2002, which is what I use, on any Windows platform provided it was a
> > clean install and not an operating system upgrade.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Terry
> >
> > Ps. Is your Bridgeport already setup for CNC or are you doing what I
> > am and fitting the hardware such as ballscrews.
> >
> > I have a copy of autocad 2002 I can find the Icon to start the
> > program. is there a DVD or tutorial or book that would help me to get
> > started.
> >
> > Have a Bridgeport that I am retrofitting with Mach and want to get
> > started on autocad.
> >
> > any help will be greatly appreciated
> >
> > Thanks
> > archie =) =) =)
> >
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> >
> >
>
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