I'm running TurboCNC software for my mill. TurboCNC runs in DOS. Go dig out your old computer and use it. Windows driven computers need to be restarted in DOS mode to run this software. Probably a 10 year old computer would be way ahead of the machine itself.
It is simply amazing. You guys should see the look on peoples faces when I show this machine to them.
I built the entire machine in my spare time in about 2 months. I learned how to build, where and what to buy from the internet. I never spoke to anyone on how to do this.....other than Email of course. An engineer friend at work helped me with the software and that was about it. After it was running, I took it to work for show and tell.
I have between $600 and $800 in it "total"!!!!!! Of course the computer was an old one collecting dust, now I'm using it. It also runs off my laptop so I can run it most anywhere.
Jim
Last edited by jimglass; 03-25-2003 at 10:31 PM.
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