<p>Lots of folks from the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO/">CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO</a> mailing list as well as others were exhibiting CNC related items at the show. </p> <p>Interest in CNC is spreading from the original core of electronics buffs to the model builders in general.</p> <p>Some photos were preserved.. </p><p> </p> <table border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/01CNCarea.jpg"><img width="180" height="85" border="0" alt="01CNCarea.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_01CNCarea.jpg" /></a><br /> CNC demonstration area at NAMES. View of the systems running small mills. Interest in CNC is gaining among hobbyists</td> <td align="center"><a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/02RolandFriestad.jpg"><img width="180" height="135" border="0" alt="02RolandFriestad.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_02RolandFriestad.jpg" /></a><br /> Roland Friestad showing Cardinal Engineering products. Roland is the organizer of CNC exhibits and seminars at NAMES <br /> </td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/03BillAnliker.jpg"><img width="164" height="150" border="0" alt="03BillAnliker.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_03BillAnliker.jpg" /></a><br /> Bill Anliker, founder of the CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO list. Shown with the controls for his EMCO Compact 5 lathe conversion project.</td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/04RayHenry.jpg"><img width="140" height="150" border="0" alt="04RayHenry.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_04RayHenry.jpg" /></a><br /> Ray Henry, the creator of the TKEMC gui for EMC, and general champion of EMC shown tinkering with EMC and his mill.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/05Raymill.jpg"><img width="120" height="150" border="0" alt="05Raymill.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_05Raymill.jpg" /></a><br /> Ray Henry's CNC mill based on a Grizzly mini-mill. Ray used ballscrews from McMaster Carr and stepper motors.</td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/06PaulCornerBrianSchwartz.jpg"><img width="180" height="144" border="0" alt="06PaulCornerBrianSchwartz.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_06PaulCornerBrianSchwartz.jpg" /></a><br /> Paul Corner, on right, creator of the BDI (brain dead install) CD-ROM for the EMC software, with Brian Schwartz, of Vigilant Technologies a maker of servo interfaces.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/07SteveStallings.jpg"><img width="132" height="150" border="0" alt="07SteveStallings.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_07SteveStallings.jpg" /></a><br /> Steve Stallings of PMDX setting up TurboCNC to run a mill using PMDX drivers. Steve also provides hosting for the LinuxCNC.org and <a href="http://www.metalworking.com/">Metalworking.com</a> web sites.</td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/08PMDX.jpg"><img width="180" height="114" border="0" alt="08PMDX.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_08PMDX.jpg" /></a><br /> PMDX displayed a MAXNC-10 mill running <a href="http://www.dakeng.com/">TurboCNC</a> from DAK Engineering. The mill was upgraded with better steppers and the new <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/PMDX-150/index.html">PMDX drivers</a> and interfaces.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/08RayHenryBillAnliker.jpg"><img width="180" height="113" border="0" alt="08RayHenryBillAnliker.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_08RayHenryBillAnliker.jpg" /></a><br /> Ray Henry, on left, and Bill Anliker discussing the process of installing EMC software.</td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/10FredSmith.jpg"><img width="180" height="122" border="0" alt="10FredSmith.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_10FredSmith.jpg" /></a><br /> Fred Smith of IM Services, (facing camera) representing Vector CAD-CAM showing the new NURBS software from Vector.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/11JonElson.jpg"><img width="112" height="150" border="0" alt="11JonElson.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_11JonElson.jpg" /></a><br /> Jon Elson of PICO Systems with his interface boards for EMC. Jon was an early user of EMC.</td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/12JonElson2.jpg"><img width="124" height="150" border="0" alt="12JonElson2.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_12JonElson2.jpg" /></a><br /> Jon Elson discusses the finer points of servo driver design with John Kasunich.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/13FredProctorMattShaver.jpg"><img width="180" height="143" border="0" alt="13FredProctorMattShaver.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_13FredProctorMattShaver.jpg" /></a><br /> Fred Proctor of NIST, on left, and Matt Shaver. NIST developed the EMC software and Matt was the first independent tester of EMC.</td> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/14JoeKatona.jpg"><img width="180" height="114" border="0" alt="14JoeKatona.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_14JoeKatona.jpg" /></a><br /> Joe Katona of J. R. Woodworking was at the show representing Flashcut and Sherline. He demonstrated a system with a Sherline 2000 mill.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center"> <a href="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/15Engine.jpg"><img width="180" height="135" border="0" alt="15Engine.jpg" src="http://www.pmdx.com/NAMES2002/tn_15Engine.jpg" /></a><br /> An engine with electronic controls was at a nearby booth. We were not the only ones using electronics! Electric solenoid valves were run by a PIC microcontroller.</td> <td align="center"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>CLICK on the thumbnails below to view a larger picture. Use your browsers back button to return to this page.</p>
