If only Novakon had a better controller...

[ihavenofish]

Ya, I've been eye balling those brothers as well.one with a 4th axis would be great for that part. Or a lathe with a sub spindle, but that's going to get pricey. What's the material? .

just 6061. it has to be a nice slight press fit, and dead square, which isnt easy on the best of machines using multiple setups.

im eyeballing a cheap as chips brother and my mesa kit today... haha. if i could make it run with no significant extra dollars input within a week or 2... it would be worth it, but as i know from my Maho, it could quickly become a nightmare that wont be useful any time soon. of course, the brother is barely more sophisticated than the novakon, so it could never be *that* bad.

[ihavenofish]

im eyeballing a cheap as chips brother and my mesa kit today...

*cough*

[Titaniumboy]

We need pics and the whole story of the new toy!

[ihavenofish]

We need pics and the whole story of the new toy

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[Titaniumboy]

Machine tool tease

[ihavenofish]

:P

patience grasshopper.

[Titaniumboy]

Ok, I think we just passed the Tease Drive exit and are rapidly approaching the Turkey Blvd exit.

[ihavenofish]

gobble gobble.

[ihavenofish]

*cough cough*



ill make a new thread elsewhere when i begin to work on the first one. i think it will actually be relevant to here, cause of what ill be doing with linuxcnc and a home made industrial-ish control panel using adafruit aprts - ill be doing the same on my nm145 later on when i get that finished up mechanically.

[Steve303]

*cough cough*



ill make a new thread elsewhere when i begin to work on the first one. i think it will actually be relevant to here, cause of what ill be doing with linuxcnc and a home made industrial-ish control panel using adafruit aprts - ill be doing the same on my nm145 later on when i get that finished up mechanically.

Looking forward to this.

[wfr8577]

Looking forward to this.

Me too.

[ihavenofish]

Me too.

me three.

[tmarks11]

call siemens directly. my quote on a complete 4 axis the 828d basic (240 series) was not much different than that listed price. (the 808 series didnt have csa approval yet so there was no price. the 840d, as seen on high end machines, is A LOT more money.)

Ask Novakon if they will quote you a Pulser Pro Servo with 808D.

You never know, they might go for it.

Smithy was selling a variant of the last generation Novakon for awhile, so they might be from the same factory and the 808D might be available as an option.

[ihavenofish]

Ask Novakon if they will quote you a Pulser Pro Servo with 808D.

You never know, they might go for it.

Smithy was selling a variant of the last generation Novakon for awhile, so they might be from the same factory and the 808D might be available as an option.

808d is not certified for use in canada. its certification for use in the US was... questionable. as in, smithy obviously is using it, but its a direct from china deal that may or may not be officially allowed in the US. my siemens guy didnt seem to have an answer for that.

but indeed, it might be good to ask novakon again. we talked about this a little before, but that was some years ago and things have changed both at siemens and novakon since.

[Tkamsker]

I am quite. Sure they have the certificate for USA and canada ,..


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[ihavenofish]

I am quite. Sure they have the certificate for USA and canada ,..


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according to siemens, it doesnt. they are not allowed to sell it in canada.

[SCzEngrgGroup]

FYI for everyone that is interested in Path Pilot as an alternative to Mach3, Tormach will sell you the installation disk for a non-Tormach install. It cost $115. They won't sell you the Mesa card either, which is no big deal, but I asked, and they wouldn't.

That is a bit confusing, but I suspect a mere typo. Tormach WILL sell PathPilot for a non-Tormach machine, but will NOT sell the Mesa card? Is that correct? If so, how do you request the software, since it's not listed on the website?

Regards,
Ray L.

[Steve303]

That is a bit confusing, but I suspect a mere typo. Tormach WILL sell PathPilot for a non-Tormach machine, but will NOT sell the Mesa card? Is that correct? If so, how do you request the software, since it's not listed on the website?

Regards,
Ray L.

Ray, I believe you must place the order for the PP disk by phone. You can purchase the Mesa card from Mesa.

Steve

[SCzEngrgGroup]

Ray, I believe you must place the order for the PP disk by phone. You can purchase the Mesa card from Mesa.

Steve

Someone on the Tormach forum pointed me to a page on their website which states quite unequivocally that it is NOT available without a Tormach S/N. Perhaps there is an un-advertised policy to the contrary. Did you purchase it for that price? If so, when?

Regards,
Ray L.

[Steve303]

I purchased it directly from Torrmach for $10. At the time they were selling the PP disk to anyone.

Steve