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CAM Machine

kenhilkekenhilke Posts: 4
edited 2005-01-15 19:45 in General Discussion
Hi,

I'm looking for information on creating a cam machine, motor or servo controller
for two or three axis. X,Y,Z axis control and how to have the controller do circles.

Thanks

Ken Hilke

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  • steve_bsteve_b Posts: 1,563
    edited 2005-01-04 01:30
    What kind of stamp are you using?
    Based on the type of stamp, you should post in the proper forum smilewinkgrin.gif

    I'm going to assume (dangerous, I know!) that you are new to the stamps....
    The best thing I can tell you is to take babysteps!·
    It will certainly help with troubleshooting your setup down the line (and odds are, you will have to do SOME troubleshooting! turn.gif )

    I would suggest downloading the "What's A Microcontroller" instruction set off of Parallax's site.
    It will take you a while to go through that....but it'll give you the foundation to lean more towards what you want in the end.

    http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/downloads/siccurriculum/documentation_sic_curriculum.asp
    this is the link to the page where you can find some of the "text's" that Parallax offers for free!· You can find the 'What's a Microcontroller' stuff there!

    I've been jumping through my links, cuz I KNOW that some ppl have done this with milling machines....google it!· But you'll be better going thru the WAM text first!

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    Steve
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  • Gary M. ReeseGary M. Reese Posts: 5
    edited 2005-01-15 18:14
    Search for "hobby plotter" or router. You may find the book Controling the World wit Your PC by Paul Burgsman of some help. It used to be avalable through the surpplus electronics sites.
  • pjvpjv Posts: 1,903
    edited 2005-01-15 19:45
    Helo Ken;

    See my earlier post of today.

    If all you need to do is circles, you can pre-compute the motion and you might succeed. If more complex motion is required, forget it as you'll need a staggering amount of compute power to calculate traversing varying paths in real-time.

    However, independent X Y Z motion is very do-able, but that's not a CAM machine.

    Peter
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