Just got started a week ago on a retrofit for a customer. We removed the old control and began to clean it when the frame actually fell apart. So, we bought some tubing and went to work. We are using 4" tubing with .188 wall. It should hold about 20 tons on the table with no problem. I am using sinusoidal current stepping motors and the Industry Controls "Scorpion" for motion. 20mm linear rails on all axis except the "Z" to which I picked out some 15mm for the slide. I am getting a new torch height control and will be posting on it as I install it. It is priced right and combined with the speed of Scorpion's ethernet, I should be as close to real time as it gets. I sincerely encourage and look forward to any input you guys might have.
Best !
Kirk
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Best !
Kirk
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