BTW, I received my pieces in the mail today. As soon as I can get the folks at the Makerspace to install the 220V outlet, I should be able to wire everything up, do a final check and see how she runs. I’m pretty excited. A little anxious too, honestly.
When I brought my machine up I started off slowly and worked my way up with the speed of it. LinuxCNC has a program that just tests the axis in the setup portion of it. So initially I spent time in it ramping up the speed and getting a feel for the limit of the machine. It seemed like a good idea to me at the time.
@Paul_Frederick A Very good idea. I intend to research Linux further. I understand most machines run on that these days.
@George_Allen I’ve seen folks migrate from Mach to LinuxCNC. Initially they seem a bit overwhelmed but many get the hang of it. Some even get to appreciate it. A few go back. There’s pros and cons in both directions I suppose? I will say this for Windows CAM offerings there seem a lot better to me than what is available on Linux. But machine controllers are not CAM software. Though LinuxCNC does come with some basic CAM software built into it.
I’m probably bitter because someone broke customary unit support in one CAM program that I use. I can’t find the old version to install either. Though I probably have it kicking around someplace.
Funny you said that about Windows, someone told me the exact opposite the other day. I figured there were pros & cons about both. I will likely explore all or many of the options ($ & time permitting). That way I can determine what works best for me.
@George_Allen ask them what CAM software they use. I’d like to know.
@Paul_Frederick I will if I see him again. He was a father of someone who was attending a drone workshop at the Makerspace. Apparently he taught the instructor of the drone workshop how to solder. It worked out for me as he offered to resolder my spindle (I admittedly lack that skill with those aviation connectors). He seemed pretty impressed with the CNC and asked a lot about it. He was high on using the raspberrypi to run the system. I’m glad he soldered the spindle b/c he wrapped the base of the cable so it would be secure and protected in the connector housing.
@George_Allen PIs can run CNC but used Atom POS systems are so cheap now. I can get them cheaper than a Raspberry Pi costs. For me there are certain inherent advantages to the x86 platform as far as legacy support goes. So I don’t see the point of a Pi as a CNC controller. Other than if you just want to experiment with the different platform. Read you just want to make extra trouble for yourself. Because that is what it will amount to.