I'm going to try and CNC my LC-30A mill on the cheap. My thoughts at this point are:
Does this seem like a sensible approach?
What low cost (or open source) PC based CNC software would you guys/gals recommend?
Suggestions for interface between scales and PC?
Thanks in advance for your ideas and suggestions.
- Use NEMA 34 stepper motors (about 500-900 oz-in)
- Make suitable brackets etc to mate motors
- Scales TBD (optical or magnetic?)
- Stepper driver: Gecko or similar
- Unknown interface between scales and PC?
- PC (running Windows and TBD software)
- CNC feedback will be based on scales not stepper pulses or rotary encoder data, to null effects from ACME screw backlash.
- The software should display X,Y,Z data, when using the machine manually
- Goal is to have tolerances of about 1 mil in aluminium (plenty close enough for what I do)
Does this seem like a sensible approach?
What low cost (or open source) PC based CNC software would you guys/gals recommend?
Suggestions for interface between scales and PC?
Thanks in advance for your ideas and suggestions.