Re: Newbie question on getting started

Hello,

That sounds like an excellent plan. A simple script/utility to do
basic translation of XY coords into steps needed will allow you to
keep the 90V, 5A microstepping drivers. Don't be in a big hurry to
ditch those, IMO!

Until you get to needing co-ordinated moves for continuous toolpath
cutting, they'll be fine. (Even then, some exploratory S/D
and/or "sugery" might be worth doing<G>...) But that's for later.

FWIW, using absolute distances for your co-ords will usually get a
newbie into less trouble than using incremental positioning. A good
habit to begin now, IMO.

Hope this helps,

Ballendo

P.S. Which plans to get depends up on type of work that you're
planning to do! Size and type of material, quantities of work, etc.
Without that info it's just about impossible to make a decent
suggestion for a plans source.

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "marcushmm" <marcushmm@...>
wrote:

>
> Well, I think I may try to get some time to clean it up and play

with

> it on the RS 232 side.
>
> I have an older Qmodem Program that does a term emulation, and if I
> can fathom the operation I may be able to write a script in Qmodem

to

> do the basic positioning of the system and start doing the

drilling by

> hand at first.
>
> Then next week start looking at how to automate it from some

CAD/CNC

> programs. I will try to take some notes and pictures if I can get

it

> running without smoking it.
>
> I am sure I will be back with more dumb a** newbie questions for

the

> next year or so.
>
> I am open to any and all sugestions at this point.
>
> The last 64K question, is if I was to buy some plans to build a

larger

> sysem where should I start?
>
> Marcus
>