Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] To the moderator

whitey wrote:

> Wreno thanks . But as I guess we all have a bad day sometimes. Yesterday was mine. I will hang around and see if I can learn something that will help me. And maybe in the future I can help someone else.

Good! Since you have this Gorton, does the control still work? If not,
then there is no reason not to jump into the conversion of that machine.
Yes, you'd learn something from doing a smaller machine first, but if
the Gorton is the size machine you want to make parts on, then I'd
definitely start with it. (I did a Bridgeport first, it was my only
mill, I didn't even have a drill press! So, when I tore into it, I had
nothing but a hand-held drill still usable to make corrections.)

So, first, what type of motors does it have, servo or stepper? If
stepper, do you want to keep them, or upgrade to servos? (Yes, I'm a
servo bigot, but if the steppers are old and decrepit, they may need
replacing anyway.) If servo, what type of encoder does it have, and are
the servo amps in good condition, and do you have prints for them? Does
it have a spindle encoder? If so, I might recommend EMC2 as the control
program, as we have rigid tapping working, and Mach doesn't.

Jon