DPRG mailing list archives: [DPRG] EMC

Tue Sep 25 14:32:30 CDT 2001

If you are interested in "beefing up" your assemblage, I will donate  two each
.500 lead screws with precision slides.  You will have to work out the x-y
mountings.
The lead screws are approx. 23 in. (useable is about 18 in.).

  Any interest?          Mike Dodson

Ed Okerson wrote:

> It is a mill I am building from some old Microtek scanner beds.  The old
> ones had some really nice steppers with belt drive and heavy duty bars for
> the scanning mechanism to ride on.  I have modified them with linear
> bearings (heavy duty drawer slides) and custom electronics. :)  Trying to
> get a start on learning this stuff without spending a fortune.  I will be
> happy if I can mill PC boards and small plastic parts with it.  It is more
> of a learning exercise for me than anything else.
>
> Ed Okerson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MIKE A. DODSON" <mdodson at ma.attbbs.com>
> To: "Ed Okerson" <eokerson at fw.telenic.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 12:33 PM
> Subject: Re: [DPRG] EMC
>
> > ED     What is a ''mini scanner mill'   ?                  Mike Dodson
> asks
> >
> > Ed Okerson wrote:
> >
> > > Well, after lots of reading and trial and error, I finally got EMC up
> and
> > > running.  EMC is the Electronic Machine Controller software from NIST.
> This
> > > software is for running milling machines, or other real-time hardware.
> Now
> > > all I need to do is finish up my stepper controllers for my mini scanner
> > > mill! Some basic info on how one person set it up can be found at
> > > http://www.yty.net/cnc/  I loaded it on my laptop and will try to bring
> it
> > > to RPL this week.
> > >
> > > Ed Okerson
> > >
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