Help needed

[Serhey]

Hi. I am a new in the forum. I have a little company, we build the custom made equipment. One of my customers has an old manual machine and asking me to make a CNC from it. I saw you are making a magic things with machines. Can somebody help me to create right control system specifically to my machine using Mach3?

Thanks for any answers.

[Tweakie.CNC]

That is some question. Everybody may well  suggest something different.

My advice is to use stepper motors ( because that is what I have done)  but if you need rapid positioning then use servo motors. Mechanically - well the best thing is to copy the way a similar machine has been converted but making your own improvements where necessary. Electrics - if using steppers then 'microstep' is essential when choosing a controller. Finally and most importantly KEEP IT SIMPLE.
Good luck and best regards,

Tweakie.

[Overloaded]

Hello Serhey,
The best that I can suggest is to do as I have done and read up on the basics first.
The first link is an excellent explanation of CNC in general and the second link is how Mach3 can control your machine.

http://www.cncci.com/resources/articles/CNC%20basics.htm

http://www.artsoftcontrols.com/documentation/

This will answer many of your questions and should get you started.
Best of fun,
RC

[Serhey]

Thanks a lot, RC! Can i ask if i have some questions?

[Overloaded]

SURE !
You get the basics down pat then the rest of it comes along much easier.
There's experts on this forum that really know what they're doing.
Me....well I'm new too. I sometimes get in the way but can give you some limited support.
Heck...I'm learning along with ya.
RC

[Serhey]

Did you mean experts - forum members? Or I can really find here somebody who helps to solve all those problems?

[Graham Waterworth]

Serhey,

if you have questions, just ask.  There are a lot of helpful people here with a wealth of knowledge.

Graham.

[Serhey]

Well, I am asking - is anyone can create a control system for my machine? Or does anyone know somebody who can do it for me?

[zarzul]

To start you might want to let everyone know where you are at. 
A project like this will likely require significant hands on, so anyone tackling it will need to know how far he has to go.

I would be interested in a project like this, and I have done a couple of them already but it unlikely you are anywhere near me.

Then what type of machine, model, manufacturer.

Do you have a total budget in mind?

[Graham Waterworth]

Post some pictures of the machine so we get a better idea of what is needed for your conversion.

Use the Additional Options link at the bottom left of the reply window to add your pictures. 800*600 max size.

Graham.