CNC Machining

[racecar builder]

i've walked by mills in machine shops that have digital readout boxes on them.
it looks like X,Y & Z.then they have 3 or 4 buttons on them.
how CNC controlled are those?
is that just for one pass?
do they enter info right at that little box or
is it just readout?

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[hq308]

Sounds to me like a manual mill with a DRO (Digital Read Out) The x,y & z are the 3 axis the mill moves in and the read outs show you exactly how much you're moving things. It allows you to more acurately mill in less time from what I understand but I've never used anything with a DRO.

 

[racecar builder]

hq
thanks, i've always wondered about that.
paddy
do they call the ones with built on CNC and little screens controllers?
i keep hearing the phrase 'controller' and
i think sometimes they mean the old built in ones and
sometimes they mean controller software.
'pass the G-code to the controller'
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