On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 3:22 PM, Kirk Wallace <[email protected]>wrote:
> On Tue, 2011-03-08 at 15:31 -0500, Colin K wrote: > > If the control still works, why not just use it until it croaks? Does > > it only have a tape drive or something similar that makes it miserable > > to use? > > I tend to agree with Colin. I reused the steppers and drivers on my > mill: > http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/Shizuoka/ > > I got the mill, tool changer and some tooling for just under $2k (during > the height of the bubble). The conversion was nearly free. If your mill > has steppers, I would try to do the same kind of conversion to save > money, then convert to new servos when or if the budget can be > justified. > > If the mill has servos, I would tend to fit the screws with new encoders > and go with Pico's PWM drivers and one of the parallel port FPGA's > signal generators. > > If you can post pictures, it would help a lot. You have a tool changer! It is awesome! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ What You Don't Know About Data Connectivity CAN Hurt You This paper provides an overview of data connectivity, details its effect on application quality, and explores various alternative solutions. http://p.sf.net/sfu/progress-d2d _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
