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    Fgc's Avatar
    Lives in London, United Kingdom. Last Activity: 18-12-2017 Has been a member for 4-5 years. Has a total post count of 12.
    Dear all

    for some reason my earlier message failed to post.

    I am in the process of rebuilding a few dead machines

    Denford Starmill ATC
    Denford Orac ATC
    Emco VMC 100

    Thank you in advance for your kind help and advise.
    Francis

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    Lives in Ickenham, West London, United Kingdom. Last Activity: 3 Weeks Ago Has been a member for 9-10 years. Has a total post count of 1,600. Received thanks 110 times, giving thanks to others 69 times.
    Welcome.

    http://www.denfordata.com/bb/ is your friend for any Denford info. Numerous on the forum also have Denford experience.

    Are you going to be rebuilding to Mach 3 or something else?

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    Fgc's Avatar
    Lives in London, United Kingdom. Last Activity: 18-12-2017 Has been a member for 4-5 years. Has a total post count of 12.
    Hi Chaz

    I'm rebuilding to Mach3 for the StarMill and Orac but will probably use a standalone panel for the Emco VMC100

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    Chaz's Avatar
    Lives in Ickenham, West London, United Kingdom. Last Activity: 3 Weeks Ago Has been a member for 9-10 years. Has a total post count of 1,600. Received thanks 110 times, giving thanks to others 69 times.
    Quote Originally Posted by Fgc View Post
    Hi Chaz

    I'm rebuilding to Mach3 for the StarMill and Orac but will probably use a standalone panel for the Emco VMC100
    Cool, why different? What panel are you considering?

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    Moving to industry standard dialects of G-Code allows use of a wide range of CAD/CAM systems?
    You think that's too expensive? You're not a Model Engineer are you? :D

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    Fgc's Avatar
    Lives in London, United Kingdom. Last Activity: 18-12-2017 Has been a member for 4-5 years. Has a total post count of 12.
    I am going mach3 only because I had an old license from many years ago so the cost to me is a set of smoothstepper board. But if I were to do it again I would probably go with a dedicated panel. Mach3 license plus smoothstepper and breakout total 2/3 the price of one of the indistrial looking panels that support standard G/M codes. Also these panels support ATC (which I think will be easier to get going too) rather than have to write a bunch of macros.

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