... Hi Rick, I'm thinking about laser engraving plastic labels and possibly lasercutting steel at a later stage as i'm currently paying for both these...
SheetCam <www.sheetcam.com> can do this at a much lower price. I can write a post processor for you that will slow down to a preset percentage of the normal...
... both ... buy ... That is such a huge difference in applications. Engraving plastic labels is a 10 to 20 watt job, Cutting steel is a 200+ watt job. 10 to...
Hi John, SheetCam is a CAM package so it takes your drawing, works out the toolpaths, cut order etc then generates G-code for Mach to cut. For instance say you...
Hi Les, Thanks for the info. I have a little project that requires MACH2/3 to engrave a serial # onto a PCB board. The system will work as follows: MACH...
Hi John, Unfortunately SheetCam can't do that. There is a text wizard available for Mach that does pretty much what you want. Alternatively have a look at...
... Too true! I apologize if I came off that way. It was not my intention to be dismissive. I worded it very badly, it seems. And I'm sorry. Thank You all for...
... For some, it may be an intellectual challenge, only. For modelmakers and RC airplane folks, small lightweight parts may be perfecly usable as is. And,...
Rick:
I have a 4699A hp plotter that doesn't work, that somebody trash-picked
and gave to me. I want to start fooling around with it and see if I can
make...
All of this talk of water jet cutters and occasionally lasers led me to this website. http://www.plasmacam.com/ Apparently you're supposed to buy your own...
Someone in this thread suggested that a hexapod would be difficult for homebrew construction. I built my hexapod (two now) because it was easier to homebrew. ...
No, I didn't have any problems with the encoder wiring. The ground pin was easy to find as it was connected to the ground plane and thus all the mounting...
It's a D-size plotter.
I am wondering what to do with it, but it is too cool not to use for
something.
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Normally, I just go to the manufacturer's website. Unless the motors are truly ancient, they usually have a manual online. The one I had trouble with was...
Earlier this week I launched a new software product for CNC enthusiasts on the Mach3 group. For those that don't subscribe there or may have missed it here are...
Mike, I've had pictures up for a long time. Most of the pics are of the first machine. You've probably looked at it -- I saw my URL go past as part of this...
For years Ive wanted a laser to cut parts for model engines, but to cut metal I realize the laser power is too high and the prices way out of my range. But...
... of my ... locomotive ... mill ... cool. ... Ron, you can do some nice detail with the smaller plasma units like the Hypertherm 600. If you can justify the...
I'm still getting my MP1000 Torch Height Control set up from CandCNC.com but now that I've got a Hypertherm 1000, I'm getting great cuts cutting out 5/16"...
... Dennis, come over to the CNCManualPlasmaCutting group and post that same question. All plasma guys over there. We talk about the actual accuracy of the...
... to cut ... of my ... that ... locomotive ... CNC mill ... be cool. ... Hi Ginger, I've built a plasma cutter last year 1,5 x 3m(meters), after talking with...
... me ... of ... they ... together ... pinion ... Yeah, you can build it to do 0.0005" but the problem is that the torch won't hold that( repeat it) as the...
... On my encoders on my HP plotter, the encoders sensing module is branded with the manufactures name. I don't recall right now, but the whole thing was on a...
... can ... jets ... going ... gets to ... this ... Hi Les, For what I've read about softwares for water jets,is that the tool path should change speed...
There are quantization problems with other than simple CAD models, however. Curves and low-tangent cuts are particularly subject to quantization error effects...
... This is the classic confusion between resolution and accuracy. There's no WAY they can provide ACCURACY of .0005" in a machine that size. It would be ...
... I didn't think you were being dismissive, it's usually hard to get your head around something new. A new idea either replaces something existing, or...
