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10-30-2007, 04:16 PM
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I am considering building my first CNC machine and have seen several designs that use 2 motors on the X Axis. I would like to use this design approach. My question is are these two motors generally wired in parallel using a 3 axis controller, or is a 4 axis controller used and it treated as a fourth axis and programmed the same as the third axis?    |
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10-30-2007, 06:37 PM
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| Use a 4 axis drive, and let the control software slave the second X motor to the first. Mach3 has this capability.
__________________ Gerry Mach3 2010 Screenset http://home.comcast.net/~cncwoodworker/2010.html (Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management) |
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10-30-2007, 09:22 PM
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| Gerry, Thank you for the information, I will go the 4 axis route. Thanks again Kevin |
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