LinuxCNC (the Enhanced Machine Control) Reviews and details

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• Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel

  I played with it years ago, but it's still alive and well

      http://linuxcnc.org/.

  - Source: Hacker News / 24 days ago

• Real-time Linux is officially part of the kernel

  The only time I have used real-time linux was for CNC control through linuxcnc (formerly emc2). https://linuxcnc.org/ It works great, and with a bit of tuning and the right hardware it could achieve ~1us worse cast jitter numbers (tested by setting a 1ms timer and measuring how long it actually takes using the linuxcnc internal tooling). Sadly with modern machines there are so many low-level interrupts that you... - Source: Hacker News / 24 days ago

• Can anybody recommend a good CNC conversion kit?

  For a hobby machine, DIY might be the way to go. I did my sharp knee mill over several years. Ball screws from Rockford ball screws, were not cheap, but work well. Servo motors and gecko motor controllers from automationtechnologiesinc.com. Scales for feed back from dropros. Controller card from mesanet.com. All controlled with linuxcnc.org and a usb controller from vistacnc.com. Milled motor mounts for the... Source: over 1 year ago

• CNC build

  I'm building a DIY-ish 3d printer, I know the Duet 3D boards can run spindles. https://www.machsupport.com/software/mach3/ Or Http://linuxcnc.org/ can run stepper driver boards with a spare desktop. Source: almost 2 years ago

• Questions from someone looking to build a desktop mill

  Good questions, I may be able to help with some of them but I know there are plenty of more experienced mill owners: 1. This is usually done manually or with indexing pins. If you look at the nomad flip jig you can see some techniques for physically re-aligning the part. Since you have skills in that area, a software solution could help, but I’m not aware of anything off the shelf in the hobby space. It could be... Source: over 2 years ago

• Help with old ISA Cards and CNC machines

  This system is so old, I would recommend looking into converting to LinuxCNC https://linuxcnc.org/. Source: over 2 years ago

• Mach 3… do you enjoy success with it?

  If you are basically just a CNC operator they will take about the same amount of time to learn how to run them. LinuxCNC however may take a little more time configuring the system depending on features. You will definitely learn a bit more about how your machine operates configuring LinuxCNC since you have to compute a few settings based on your screw pitches and latency jitter of your PC. The calculators and... Source: about 3 years ago