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General Mach Discussion / Re: Controller for New Hermes Vanguard 3000 Engraver

« on: October 20, 2006, 04:04:48 PM »

I don't care about the font cartridges. Can you point me to cheap CNC controller that will operate off the parallel port?

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General Mach Discussion / Re: Controller for New Hermes Vanguard 3000 Engraver

« on: October 20, 2006, 03:42:53 PM »

Yes, it uses 3 standard steppers. The problem is that the engraving table has a large, multi-pin plug on it that mates with the controller/computer. I was told that there is a card that plugs into a PC that can replace the dedicated controller, but I am not able to locate it anywhere.

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General Mach Discussion / Controller for New Hermes Vanguard 3000 Engraver

« on: October 20, 2006, 03:04:44 PM »

Hi everyone! I'm a Newbie here with a question about my New Hermes engraver. The Vanguard 3000 is a 3-Axis rotary engraver that has a dedicated controller. I was wondering if anyone reading this has been able to replace the dedicated controller with a CNC controller card that plugs into a PC, running MACH3? The dedicated controller is not CNC, but rather uses font cartridges which limits its versatility. I want to be able to engrave graphics as well as text.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.  THANKS!