by bdring » Sat Feb 25, 2012 3:47 am
I would think so. You could get a few cheap external temp controllers that talk to Mach3 via Modbus . A guy at PS1 was working on a a 3D printer using and industrial controller. It had temp control and a g-code processor built in. It was doing some ridiculous temp control like reaching temp in 1/3 the temp and being rock solid. I guess it was about $2K of parts. I think he was an intern at the controller company and got to play with it all day.
Bart
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