Ken,

HaHa, I probably have a few different versions of linux on cd. Never could
get quite comfortable with any. Dos I started with when win was just a
promise from M$. All from a command line and only one program at a time,
still really good at running cnc even if with boring screens.

Good luck with the HP, I was given one which 'almost' worked, the only box
I have not been able to fix cheap in 20 years and I have quite a collection
of mongrel computers.

MeshCam is very good, lots of support available through the forum, and
Robert is quick to fix bugs and open to suggested improvements.

jeffD

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On 4/19/2009 at 7:30 PM Ken Simmonds wrote:

>Hello JeffD
>I am already signed up with that forum but have such a wide range of
>hobbies/activities that I am rarely on it. I am not too familiar with DOS
>and in any case my Foamworks software will only run under Windows. I have
>to
>admit to finding Linux a bit short on intuitivity and have not worked out
>how to connect it with the internet yet. I am using it on a HP PC which I
>re-motherboarded after my mate gave up on it. I guess that when I finish
my
>router/mill mechanics I will be spending some time on the forum. Meshcam
>has
>surprised me with its do-ability - very impressive. I got into cutting
blue
>foam on an aerospace project at work and went on to design and build my
own
>machine. I have stepperised a small indexing table for making gears etc
and
>plan to make large model aircraft fuselages in section on the router/mill
>maybe in some applications using the indexer. My foam cutter uses Igus
>plastic bushings but I am designing a hybrid ball raced linear system for
>the P/M. Having got back out of retirement part time I am now able to fund
>this particular aspect of my hobbies to some extent.
>It is to hear from you.
>Ken
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: meshcam@yahoogroups.com [mailto:meshcam@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of
>Jeff Demand
>Sent: 19 April 2009 17:30
>To: meshcam@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: RE: [meshcam] Anyone here?
>
>
>
>Ken,
>
>As Randy has mentioned the www.meshcam\forum is more active. Come on over,
>register and make a real post and the evil moderators will let you in.
(I'm
>one of them :-)
>
>Concerning the foam cutter pauses, Mach handles these well from what I've
>heard (untried new computer sitting downstairs which should run Mach). I
>use plain old DOS controller software and it seems fine, but these
programs
>are dismal to fatal if run from a windows dos box, pure dos only. No
>pauses, but radical changes in feed rate caused by MeshCams tendency to
>make lots of very short moves.
>
>jeffD
>
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>On 4/18/2009 at 11:33 PM Ken Simmonds wrote:
>
>>Hello Jessey
>>I bought Meshcam as I am designing a 3Axis router/mill. I export STL
files
>>from my Solid model and find that Meshcam processes these very well I
then
>>run them on EMC2 using Linux operating system supported by Routout. My
>>machine design is almost finished and I am slowly amassing hardware. I
>>started off with a home built foam cutter and can replicate three axis
>>operation by using one XY frame for - yes you guessed - X & Y and one of
>>the
>>axis on the other frame to represent the Z axis. The live virtual imaging
>>on
>>EMC2 shows exactly what the cutter of my machine will do and I have been
>>running simulations. I do find the forum interesting at times but don't
go
>>on very often. By the way you can download Ubunti EMC2 for free and do
>lots
>>of simulation without having a machine although I do believe you can run
>it
>>under windows off a disk if you prefer. You can buy a disk and support
>from
>>Routout for just a few pounds support although as I said before you can
>>download Ubunti EMC2 for free. I went for Linux as my foam cutter
software
>>will only run on Windows which constantly introduces physically very
short
>>but plainly audible pauses in the work process. I don't want this in
3Axis
>>working. I am told that this stuttering is inevitable with the way
Windows
>>works. I am very much a DIY merchant and therefore probably won't be able
>>to
>>help with questions specific to your machine. However, if you get lonely
>>(in
>>an engineering sense of course) then feel free to email or skype me -
>>rocket.scientist - for a chat. I do hope that all works out for you.
>>Regards
>>Ken
>>PS how does your Taig CNC Milling machine controller make sense of
Meshcam
>>files?
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: meshcam@yahoogroups.com <mailto:meshcam%40yahoogroups.com>
>[mailto:meshcam@yahoogroups.com <mailto:meshcam%40yahoogroups.com> ] On
>Behalf
>Of
>>jjmm7777777
>>Sent: 18 April 2009 22:35
>>To: meshcam@yahoogroups.com <mailto:meshcam%40yahoogroups.com>
>>Subject: [meshcam] Anyone here?
>>
>>
>>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I just joined this group today in the hopes that I'd see some active
>>discussions about the MeshCam 3D software but it seems that there hasn't
>>been any posts here for the last 7 months?
>>
>>We haven't received our Taig CNC Milling machine or the MeshCam 3D
>software
>>that was ordered with it yet, so my question here is if I'm in the right
>>forum?
>>
>>Although I don't have any real questions as yet on how to use this
>>software,
>>I thought I might see some written examples of some simple projects that
I
>>could run and build on.
>>
>>Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>>Thanks
>>jessey
>>
>>
>>
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