Originally Posted by
CurtisBarclay
Being completely new to Mach3 and having so many questions to ask, I don't even know where to start. So many times the subject will get off topic that it's hard or even impossible to get the right answer.
At times it seems to be virtually impossible to get machinery and to work in sync together with out the wonderful knowledge you folks being to this Forum. Thank You!
And they seemed to be based on the fact that you have a lot of Pre Knowledge in Mach 3!! Active high, active low???? Greek to me as I'm a newbe in Mach 3.
Is there a Knowledge base for dummies like me and a lot of us new at this?
That is is just a few of the many questions we would like to ask so any help would be greatly appreciated.
Curtis
I think that one of the things that has to be realized is that CNC control as a DIY hobby or as a profession, covers many disciplines, the knowledge of which does not come that fast, especially if your background is not happen to be tied to any one of the allied trade or professions.
Typically disciplines cover Electrical, Industrial Electronics (PLC, Servo, Stepper, integration), Mechanics, Pneumatics, Hydraulics to name a few.
Even for someone that does this for a living, any new project can be a challenge.
This is often aggravated in the DIY world to some degree due to every aspect of a machine being put together piecemeal and items are sourced from many different suppliers and then have to be married together.
This makes it that much harder to describe a defined route or road map for a beginner to take.
This is why most questions have to be answered on a case by case basis.
That would be my consensus anyway.
The CNCzone is one big knowledge base
Al.
CNC, Mechatronics Integration and Custom Machine Design
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.”
Albert E.