Hello. This is a very bare-bones page, but hey, it's functional.
I thought I would post this information before I forgot or lost
it... don't expect updates anytime soon, unless I specifically state
that I will.
The info on this site is intended to be accurate, however I can't
guarantee it. Use at your own risk. (Nobody should have to
write these stupid disclaimers.... ughhh, I hate lawyers! People
should accept responsibility for their own actions!) Well, OK - these disclaimers ARE cool.
I am a big fan of open-source software. Especially mechanical
engineering and metalworking related stuff. So that is what most
of my pages will be about.
As far as I know, there are no really good open source g-code
generation programs - sure, there are a couple, but there aren't any
which are really nice. (I.e. graphics; interactive; shows material
removal, not just toolpath; import many formats, use circular interpolation
commands, and so on)
To fill this gap, I have taken the time to write out some of
my ideas of how to go about intelligent code generation. I doubt
that I will ever create a program; my programming skills are so-so. But
maybe someone else can benefit from my ideas. Note - if I ever
do write a program, I think I will license it so that it's free for non-commercial
use, while commercial users must either donate the time of a skilled programmer,
or donate money to me. My ideas are avaliable
here - feel free to copy all info.
My metalworking-related links
Random thoughts and rants
AddPro - free website submission
- woohoo!
Lasers - not that hard to make. Some ideas I haven't seen elsewhere.
I was just browsing dmoz.org and found this image, which proves
what I have suspected all along about the origins of Windows: it came
out of the sewer - it was so bad that the alligator threw it out rather
than try to eat it. See the face he's making? ;)
