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General CNC Chat => Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) => Topic started by: Serhey on February 21, 2008, 08:13:24 PM

Title: Help needed
Post by: Serhey on February 21, 2008, 08:13:24 PM
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.
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on February 22, 2008, 07:36:46 AM
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.
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Overloaded on February 26, 2008, 03:54:55 PM
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
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Serhey on February 26, 2008, 04:16:26 PM
Thanks a lot, RC! Can i ask if i have some questions?
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Overloaded on February 26, 2008, 04:30:28 PM
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
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Serhey on February 26, 2008, 06:19:23 PM
Did you mean experts - forum members? Or I can really find here somebody who helps to solve all those problems?
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Graham Waterworth on February 27, 2008, 09:20:31 AM
Serhey,

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

Graham.
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Serhey on February 27, 2008, 10:37:26 AM
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?
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: zarzul on February 27, 2008, 11:19:35 AM
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?
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Graham Waterworth on February 27, 2008, 11:21:37 AM
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.
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Chaoticone on February 27, 2008, 11:44:35 AM
Quote
Can somebody help me to create right control system specifically to my machine using Mach3?

All of us will help. If you need someone or would rather just have someone else do it, there are those here that can do that for you too.

Brett
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: Serhey on February 27, 2008, 04:07:36 PM
Tanks guys! Now I see - people hear me!
So, the plan is regular - I am going to get as much information about this machine as I can. Then i would like to see your quote so I can put those numbers to my quote, and if customer likes - we are good to go!
serhey778@gmail.com -  just in case.
Title: Re: Help needed
Post by: FPV_GTp on March 03, 2008, 08:50:46 PM
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.

There are plenty controllers out there , just go to index here in the links section and you can buy complete interface electronics to do you job for the conversion.

http://www.artsoftcontrols.com/forum/index.php?topic=1177.0 seems you need  to search on this website and others there is a lot of information scattered around the WWW world.

Then there is the issue of ball screws ,  linear slides , drivers , stepper motors OR  servo motors AC or DC  the list goes on

links http://machsupport.com/forum/index.php?action=links

http://www.geckodrive.com/

http://www.cnc4pc.com/

http://cncteknix.com

http://www.kelinginc.net/index.html

http://www.pmdx.com/

this is just a few of the people that can help you in your cnc conversion and not to mention the mach2/3 software ;D ;D :D ;)



cheers

PS happy reading