CNC software by Rev

[Mark MacKenzie]

I can't speak for Mark Weider but I "wish" to use some of my older Macs 
for this task.  I remember looking into this a number of years ago and 
something about a stand alone adapter being required for Macs which I 
think would run from the ADB connnection.  I will look into this in any 
case and if you like let you know.  It may be best to put up a bit of 
web site for this rather than add to the list traffic but in any case 
email me from time to time for information if you wish.

On other fronts of this project I am acquiring a CNC X,Y table and X 
axis column set up.  I will marry this to a bench top drill and custom 
designed toggle clamp holding table.  Adding a controller board and then 
writing the software and debugging it are pretty much the rest of the 
project.  So you can see that it might take a while.

I am actually aiming to use a Mac Plus I picked up a few weeks ago just 
to see if I can and what Rev is capable of doing when pushed or 
stretched on "marginal" platforms and operating systems.  I think it 
would be kind of cute to see an old Mac all in one running this rig.

I have several other older computers as most must have and they are both 
Mac and Windows and if I have to Linux.

Mark MacKenzie

Thomas McGrath III wrote:

> Hello guys,
>
> Is this possible on the Mac? I would love to 'find' a cnc and work on 
> some ideas I have. Can you guys let me know what you are up to with this.
>
> Thanks
>
> Tom
>
> On Jul 8, 2004, at 5:41 PM, Mark MacKenzie wrote:
>
>> Great!!  I suspected as much.  I expect I will have the same 
>> problems.  However, I need to make this work and will put a fair bit 
>> of effort into it.  As a "jackleg" tool and die machinist in an other 
>> life I might manage to triumph over the vagaries of inanimate objects 
>> such as CNC drills taking on a life of their own.  Or maybe this will 
>> be the beginning of a bad science fiction novel gone real!
>>
>> Can't wait to see your work.  Thank you in advance.
>>
>> Mark MacKenzie
>>
>> Mark Wieder wrote:
>>
>>> Mark-
>>>
>>> I started on a CNC controller some time last year. I'll dig out what
>>> I've got and send it to you. The hard part isn't figuring out the CNC
>>> protocol (the "G" commands and such) but getting the controller part
>>> right so you don't snap off drill bits or have things flying across
>>> the room.
>>>
>>>
>>
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