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CNC is a misnomer. This is more like GPS for a router. Computer assisted machining would be more appropriate though that acronym would collide with CAM, compute
by MisterTea 9y ago
CNC is a misnomer. This is more like GPS for a router. Computer assisted machining would be more appropriate though that acronym would collide with CAM, computer aided manufacturing.
- michaelt 9y agoIt doesn't just show you the tool's position relative to the workpiece, it also has motors that correct the position of the cutting bit. Sounds pretty CNC to me.
- arghwhat 9y agoAnd IIRC (saw this thing years ago), it quickly retracts the bit and tells you that you're an idiot if you move out of range.
- arghwhat 9y agoComputer-assisted would imply that the human is responsible for the milling, and the computer helps. Here, the computer performs all milling and measurements, but rely on a human to move the machine to where the work needs to be completed, posting instructions on a screen to the human as to where to put the machine. This is simply to optimize machine size, as a full plate CNC mill is a pretty big beast. TL;DR: This is a human-assisted CNC router.
- TheRealPomax 9y agoIt's still a numerically controlled fabrication tool, well within the definition of CnC. It's just a hardware implementation where the broad motor control is offloaded to the human operator, with fine adjustment kept in-tool.