hi,
i am totaly new to cnc and the last days i am reading the forums and trying to figure out the procces.
as i see there are many threads and i am completely lost..
can someone please give me some guidelines about the procces and where to start looking?
my machine is a bf20 (g704 ) with mt2
some questions i have:
1)is the mt2 with er collets ok for cnc conversion?
2)the mach 3 is the software to drive the servos right?can i read a solidworks file in the mach 3 ? if not , what is the procces?
3)the ballscrews are expencive, can i use the standard screws with mach3? is there a function to compensate the backslash?
4)can i use the machine for other non cnc operations throu the software or i must have it dedicated for cnc cutting?
can someone please give me a general idea of what i need and where to start looking?
please forgive my questions , the subject is so big that i am unable to figure out even the basics...
thanks!