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|    Jim Wilkins to Bob La Londe    |
|    Re: Yet Another New Machine    |
|    04 Nov 24 21:13:04    |
      From: muratlanne@gmail.com              "Bob La Londe" wrote in message news:vgbl3p$15ami$1@dont-email.me...              > First off I have "built up" a couple CNC control systems. Designed might       > be a strong word, but assembled from assorted "black boxes" would not.       > The thing is the Masso G3 control does "almost" everything in one finished       > unit for not much more than I could buy the parts, and it appears to be       > code compatible with what I am already using so the post processor would       > need little or no modification. Yes I have modified the post processors       > for all of my different machines. Most are just minor tweaks. Actually I       > rewrote the macros more than modified the post on the Mach controlled       > machines, so except for physical capability the code is cross compatible       > on all of those.       >       > Well if I was cheap I could build a controller a lot cheaper, but I'm       > tired of tweaking machines for weeks to get them to run right.              I was warned to expect 3-4 weeks to ship as they build machines to       order. I got notice this morning my machine is shipping today. I guess       I'll be desperately be trying to build a base and table for it in the       next couple days before it arrives.       --       Bob La Londe       CNC Molds N Stuff       -------------------------------------------       "Designed" or not, system integration can be as challenging as starting from       scratch (and understanding everything). I have questions not covered in the       instructions, because I often use things in ways the designer didn't expect.              Do these things compile to G code?              Usually when I had to do some sort of CAD file conversion it was editable       text or there was a high level language available; one job on a custom font       design system was in hand-assembled HP 1000 machine language which really       makes one earn their pay.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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