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| RodW:
+1 for Linuxcnc. But beware, Some distributions of Linux are now so smooth, you may never want to use Windows again! Whilst you can use a parallel port with Linuxcnc, for a router I assume you will have a gantry machine so I would recommend you use a Mesa 7i96 ethernet board which has 5 stepgens, spindle control, 11 inputs and 11 outputs with integrated 2 amp relays builtin. For USD $119,its a bargain! For a gantry, one of the nice things about Linuxcnc is that it squares the gantry when homing. I am trying to build a reference build using this hardware but people keep buying the gear I have or ask me to set Linuxcnc up on a small USFF PC for them. In the UK, your closest Mesa distributor is at http://eusurplus.com/ I've got one 7i96 available here in Australia. |
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