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General Mach Discussion / Bridgeport Series I with Acu-Rite II DRO and power feed
« on: August 14, 2009, 11:05:32 AM »
Hello all:
First, I've downloaded and read the Mach3 manual (PDF). I'm going to ask what will probably sound like some pretty naive questions regarding actual hardware, but here goes.
1) If I acquire a fairly late model Bridgeport Series I with Acu-Rite II DRO and power feed, doesn't the dedicated DRO become somewhat redundant given the functionality of Mach3 ?
2) I assume the existing power feed servos will interface with Mach3 via an appropriate controller? . . .or
3) To what extent can the existing Acu-Rite DRO interface with an additional controller, or otherwise serve as or be modified to serve as the controller.
First, I've downloaded and read the Mach3 manual (PDF). I'm going to ask what will probably sound like some pretty naive questions regarding actual hardware, but here goes.
1) If I acquire a fairly late model Bridgeport Series I with Acu-Rite II DRO and power feed, doesn't the dedicated DRO become somewhat redundant given the functionality of Mach3 ?
2) I assume the existing power feed servos will interface with Mach3 via an appropriate controller? . . .or
3) To what extent can the existing Acu-Rite DRO interface with an additional controller, or otherwise serve as or be modified to serve as the controller.