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SmoothStepper USB / Re: Picture of your controller/SmoothStepper?
« on: September 29, 2008, 05:30:41 PM »
DID i miss this at the BBq maybe i see this setup at the next one
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Hello,
I am new to this forum. I am hoping to glean information and share in the future.
I have recently purchased a 3 axis CNC. A 1979 Shizoka STN, manual tool changer. This machine has a General Numeric 5 series controller, pre-Fanuc. Pretty old stuff!! The x axis has a problem, what I don't know. I would like to remove the controller and retrofit to a PC based control. I may have to replace the servos for compatibility reasons. I have been looking around at stepper motors and drives that would be PC compatible. I have many questions. So I will ask the most important right now.
Are stepper motors the right direction for replacing the old DC servos?
I have looked at some CNC retrofit packages but the prices are just to pricey for this machine. For 8K and over I could buy a good running machine without having to rebuild it.
Any input would be great.
Thanks,
Tom
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.