Originally Posted by WGJ  What was involved in changing the screen out? Is it just like any computer monitor? I use Mastercam to program and I hoped it was standard Fanuc based. I am going to need a post for Okuma.
I went ahead and purchased one. Very clean unit. Not sure about the IGF, but it has every bell and whistle for the time and I am sure it would have conversational programming. Rapids are 472in/min so they aren't that much slower than new models. I look forward to using it. |
The screen cannot be changed out
you have to replace all the components (hard keys and such), about 5k, so I would wait until the CRT is at the very end of it's life. Mastercam will have a post for the machine but it will need to be modified especially if it has live tools. The machine I run rapids about 1000 inches a minute, so quite a bit faster. But with that small envelope it shouldn't make much difference to you. I don't think you will be dissapointed.
And IGF IS the conversational programming.