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General Mach Discussion / Can Mach3 cope with two Z axis movements?
« on: July 15, 2012, 07:41:30 AM »
I'm just about to start modifying a 6 x 26 Knee milling machine for CNC operation. I intend to use mach3 eventually to control the stepper motors
The machine has a vertical Knee movement in the Z axis as well as quill movement in the same direction.
For small movements, driving the quill up and down is preferable but this will need to be combined with the movement of the knee for larger movements.
Can mach 3 cope with sending signals to two steppers that will act on the same axis?
Apologies if this seems a daft question but.....
TIA
Bob
The machine has a vertical Knee movement in the Z axis as well as quill movement in the same direction.
For small movements, driving the quill up and down is preferable but this will need to be combined with the movement of the knee for larger movements.
Can mach 3 cope with sending signals to two steppers that will act on the same axis?
Apologies if this seems a daft question but.....
TIA
Bob