The Pico Systems Universal Stepper Controller is able to provide a better train of step pulses than can be achieved by software step generation. Using software through the parallel port of a PC computer, it is quite difficult to get good step timing above about 20,000 step pulses per second. Our Controller can easily deliver […]
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I wanted a portable mill to demonstrate my CNC control hardware at shows like NAMES. I bought one of the ubiquitous minimills and started in. First, there were some things that needed to be fixed for proper operation. First, the Z axis was a horrible mess of backlash. So, I fitted a small ballscrew. It
retrofit of X2 minimill to CNC Read More »
A friend was going to scrap an R2E3 Bridgeport mill with a dead control. I gladly gave him the scrap value of the machine. After some cleanup, I found the original servo amps were working, but those Contraves NC400 amps made a HORRIBLE whine that could be heard a block away! So, I got some
Case Study Bridgeport R2E3 (Boss 8) mill to CNC Read More »
