Dyna-Myte 2800C info needed

Could you hire a kid to write a conversion program to accept G-code and output programming commands?

Roy,

Better make room and pay someone (me!) to haul it away! :)

Fact is it can be converted to run off a PC using G-code or DXF files. But it takes time and money to figure out the way to go; hence it is more suited for the serious hobbyist.

Can you list the X Y Z traverse lengths?

Wolfgang

XYZ is 8"x6"x7" high speed spindle, machine is tight. Pretty much tells you what kind of parts it likes. It would great for the guy making and/or selling steam engine kits. For the hobbyist, the machine is complete with tooling and working software.

What I'm wondering about is what kind of PC software is out there. I suspect (would like to have it confirmed) is that the I/F should be straight forward. Drive cards and servos are already there.

snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com wrote:

My first though would be to use EMC and Linux. see

Interface options

I seem to think that Ah Ha has a retrofit for that mill.

If you look into it, you will probably find your dyna does not have servos, it has steppers. I would pull that ridiculous dyna language speaking controller off of it, pull out the crappy stepper motors and spend 2 or 3 grand on a Mach2 and servo retrofit. Look at lowcostcncretrofits.com

This isn't a hobby for fun, this is business right? Don't try to make use of the old cards or motors. They're not worth much and you'd waste a lot of time and effort. Go with a turn key system.

RoyJ wrote:

--It may be non-standard but once you get the hang of it, it ain't too bad. The real problem is the company is on the skids and has been for a loooong time; ever since the lawsuit in fact, heh. --One site you might want to check out is:

We had one of those in our department as well- same issues with the controller- We bought a new Shopmaster CNC unit which has a nice G code controller. Later, we shipped the Dyna Mite back to Shopmaster and they retrofitted it with their controller, so now both machines are compatible. Contact them at

--Yeah. IIRC they were sued by Fanuc for pirating their controller design. Seems to me Dyna lost a bundle in the end; it was about then that the company turned from the kind of outfit you'd expect to the weird thing it is now; i.e. call 'em on the phone some time: one gal answers the phone but she no speaka-da-English very well. Nobody else is available when you ask to talk to other folks. I think it's just her in a big empty building. Last update on their website was back in '02 according to their own site.