Hi there again.
I've been away for a while. Last winter I had been working on building a mechmate from scratch. I had the base frame built and had begun getting the controls setup ( just desktop as Marty and others recommended). I had purchased DMM servos and an acorn controller.
Well I stumbled across an old multicam cnc pro up for auction near me. 8x12'. It's a beast for sure but so was mechmate.
https://bid.bid-2-buy.com/bid/56251?sec ... em=4316811
What I'm wondering is if at this point would it be easier to upgrade the controls on this machine with more modern controls.
Either way I am definitely biting off more than I can chew!
Thanks again for all your help.
Looking for guidance
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Looking for guidance
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Re: Looking for guidance
If I were thinking of converting a large machine, I would make a list of all things that I wanted the Acorn to control. If the machine had servo motors, I would check whether the servos were compatible with the Acorn. If the machine had homing switches or sensors and limit switches or sensors, I could check their compatibility with the Acorn. I would do the same for vacuum hold down and dust collection.
I don't see any problem if you are willing to replace anything that is not compatible or build the proper interface to make everything compatible.
I don't see any problem if you are willing to replace anything that is not compatible or build the proper interface to make everything compatible.
-Mike Richards