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General Mach Discussion / Operating a punch machine via Mach3
« on: February 20, 2012, 05:37:48 AM »
I recently bought a CNC punch/nibble machine (Swedisch Pullmax P 210 dcm) The machine is 25 years old and is controlled by a TRS80 like homecomputer with Z80A processor. Working: The(steady) tool of the machine punches little holes and by moving the table it can cut out figures out of sheetmetal or aluminium. I would like to replace the Z80A computer by a Mach3 solution. I don’t see many problems by taking over the control over the X and Y axes. But the punching tool is another issue. My question is: Is this done before and how do I control the punching movement? I read in a manual about PWM Motor Control but I am not sure if this is a solution.