Re: Yet Another New Machine

"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.
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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.
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Bob La Londe
CNC Molds N Stuff
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"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.