> > When I designed the E-Leadscrew Electronic Lead Screw controller the > feedback from the non-CNC people was that they wanted something more > than just electronic gearing (now commonly also called an ELS) but not > something as extensive as full CNC. > I am afraid I never really understood that mindset. ELS has some > advantages over manual but where going from full manual to ELS is a step > forward, going from ELS to CNC is a leap forward in capability, for not > much difference in cost. You already have the drivers, motors, > mechanical parts etc.
I totally agree about the leap forward. Which is why my ELS had a parallel port cable that connected to the BoB and all those drivers,motors. I often moved it back and forth between MACH2 and then MACH3. But having used both but with sometimes 6 to 8 months or even a year between uses, I can tell you that a slightly automated manual lathe with an ELS is a leap forward in ease of use compared to booting up a PC, running the CNC application and then trying to remember what G-Code/M-Code did what. Now if you use your system every day then an ELS is not for you and that type of usage was never the target market. >Is CNC harder to learn than ELS? Yes, but not that much. And that is the misconception voiced all the time by frequent users of CNC systems. Perhaps you remember how to do all that stuff. I don't. So CNC is a leap harder to learn. John Dammeyer > Les > > _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
