Re: my CNC research project

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

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> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "alexander samuel borsody"
> <borsodas@> wrote:
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> > --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "alexander samuel borsody"
> > <borsodas@> wrote:
> > >
> > > hey group, I'm a technical writer and researcher for
> thomasnet.com,
> > > I've been lurking here on the forum trying to keep up with the
> > > discussion. I am an sculpture and am currently looking into
> building
> > > my own CNC for under 2 thousand dollars. Because of this, I'm
> > > currently writing an article on DIY, CNC, and am interested in
> what
> > > people think are the most important things to cover, I'm
> interested in
> > > affordable plans and machines, as well, the essentials, of
> homebuilt
> > > as well as desktop CNC. Anyone who can offer info, please help!
> > > Preferably were trying to put something out there that would be
> useful
> > > and or unique, not just a copy of something you can find anywhere
> > >
> >
> > I meant to say that parametric programming is being used more in
> > recent days.not that it is a recent advancement.
> >
> > am I leaving anything out?
> >
> i don't think you'll find parametric programming on pc based cnc
> programms, pc cnc controllers are made to make life easy.
> I did work with industrial controllers that uses that such as
> FAGOR, and it's very usefull for simple tasks like programming a
> taper wall milling, or making pockets, but when it comes to more
> complex geometry then a cam is needed.
> Eaving Fagor controllers has grafics or a mini Cad/Cam built in to
> help programming.
> In production works all the programming is done by hand as you can
> make a more efficient programm that way and save time during the
> manufacturing process, so , you losse some time programming , while
> the machine is running some other parts, but you save machine time
> on the long run.
> I'm not a big fan of parametric, no matter how good someone did
> the parametric stuff, it takes far less time to draw and to
> generate the cnc programm with a cad/cam software that's becoming
> cheaper and cheaper these days.
> You can build a cnc milling for less then 2K but don't expect to
> have that 200 in/min and 0.001" accuracy.
> I did find out that accuracy comes to be exponential in price.
>

If you want to be a Technical Writer, then, you might want to brush up
on your Grammar and Spelling.

Tom M.