RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC2 DC-servo controlled minimill

Do you offer a turn key solution Jon? Or components to make it work?
I have a Milltronics Partner1 with a cent6 control. Its setup with 3mpg's. The mill I'm retrofitting is going to have the same setup one way or another. The Mach3 software isnt quite there yet. Very jerky and looses MPG steps. Doesnt follow real well at high crank speed. There maybe someone out there that has some hardware built to overcome these issues, but I havent found them yet.
So Mach is out for now. And on to EMC......
With EMC it sounds smooth as silk. Now I need to figure out how to get 3 generators setup :-)
I cant imagine living without this feature on any other machine I own. Very nice feature for quick manual milling. If you use the "teach" function you can make a complete program as you go. Pop in another part and hit cycle start.
Wonderful alternative when you dont have mechanical handwheels.....
If anyone out there has an ideas or hardware for sale to help acheive this I would like to hear from you.
I'm working on an old stepper driven BP mill. I'm also shopping for servo's and drives. I'm leaning toward Jons drives. Who has a good larger sized servo motor?
Thanks!!
Shawn




To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.comFrom: elson@...: Sun, 11 May 2008 22:55:43 -0500Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] EMC2 DC-servo controlled minimill




shawn c wrote:> Thanks for the video's. I enjoyed them.> Are you able to use two mpg's with your setup. I would like to try the EMC, but I've been told the mpg doesnt work the way it should and there is only enough inputs for one generator... I would like the ability to use 2 mpgs to run my mill manually maybe even incorporate a total of three mpg's for x,y and z. And then have the ability to save my manual moves to create a teach mode/function. Now I'm asking to much ;-)> Hows the mpg work for you? One click =.001, or what ever the feed rate multiplier is set at? Can you crank it as fast as you want without loosing position or stalling? Does the axis follow without jerking?You can have anything you like, as the software is very configurable. The most obvious arrangements are one MPG anda switch to select which axis it moves, and one MPG per axis.Either could be set up fairly easily. Of course, you need to provide some interface to feed the MPGs into the computer.Parallel ports work, but are not the best solution.Jon







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