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2 Days Agoterry1956 started a thread Servo motor to drive spindle, good idea or not in Milling Machines, Builds & ConversionsHi, I purchased a second hand milling machine which came with CS-LABS CSMIO/IP-S controller and the CSMIO-IO module expansion unit and hand remote. I...0 replies | 193 view(s) -
2 Days AgoThanks chaps6 replies | 566 view(s)
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1 Week AgoJBL_LG started a thread Plasma torch is not lifting up after adding 4th axis in Plasma Table MachinesHello. I have added 4th axis to my plasma machine, using Mach3, and now the torch is going only down to metal sheet level, not up. How can I fix...0 replies | 457 view(s)
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1 Week AgoGood point about PPR and spindle speed. I have a 1000PPR encoder on my big mill that runs up to 7500rpm. That's OK with the Centroid Acorn on that...6 replies | 566 view(s)
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1 Week AgoI would watch out that you do not go for too high a ppr count - it would be easy to hit the limits of the motion controller with too high a pulse...6 replies | 566 view(s)
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1 Week AgoBoth my CNC lathes use 1-1 toothed belt drives as Neale suggests. You can get Omron clone encoders from Aliexpress, Amazon etc for £20-30. That's the...6 replies | 566 view(s)
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1 Week AgoInteresting - not sure if that is what my Orac looked like when it was new! I bought mine from the estate of someone who had started to rebuild the...6 replies | 566 view(s)
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1 Week AgoLooks like an own design, presumably by Denford. It looks as if the circular PCB has reflective pads that will be triggering the sensors by...6 replies | 566 view(s)
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1 Week AgoHi, I am part way through converting a Denford orac lathe. But I am unsure of the encoder fitted. It doesn’t look like a Denford fitting that I have...6 replies | 566 view(s)
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1 Week AgoHi I would have to buy the following 2 parts to hang it . ...2 replies | 753 view(s)
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1 Week AgoHave you got a link so we can see what this wall hanging concept looks like?2 replies | 753 view(s)
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1 Week AgoGood evening everyone. I have a onefinity Cnc and was thinking of buying their wall hanging kit to free up some space in my shed, however the...2 replies | 753 view(s)
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1 Week AgoCNC4YOU appear to list vfd+water-cooled 2.2KW kits in stock. Not the cheapest compared to direct-from-China but I've been running one of their motors...4 replies | 2482 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoYou could try getting in touch with Dean at jazzcnc.co.uk He may have a motor that he is willing to sell. Regards Mike4 replies | 2482 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoFair enough. I put the note on about 3 phase because it opens up other options. As yet I've only found one UK company selling these motors (as a...4 replies | 2482 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoA watercooled spindle will last far longer than any brushed motor, plus be far quieter in operation, so I'd personally get a 2.2kw (or lower powered...4 replies | 2482 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoSorry if this is the wrong place. After looking around at the various options its left me with even more questions. What I can't tell is which...4 replies | 2482 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoFlyingHaggis started a thread VMC600 + TNC370: Lost Parameters After Move – Any Backups Out There? in Bridgeport Milling MachinesAfter a long drawn out move, finally got to power up the VMC600, and it has lost all it's parameters. Yes, I did not record them before the move - i...0 replies | 1886 view(s)
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3 Weeks AgoWelcome to the Forum Plenty of information in the build logs, Regards Mike1 replies | 3311 view(s)
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3 Weeks AgoA dreaded noob here. Absolutely zero CNC experience and planning, one day, to build a router table with CNC fence and motor lift. Hope to pick...1 replies | 3311 view(s)
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3 Weeks AgoYes, those are the sort of features that get missed off some of the clone VFDs. You can get a fully featured 2.2kW Yaskawa GA500 with in-built EMC...18 replies | 147637 view(s)
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3 Weeks AgoI looked into the inverter controls in one of the earlier videos and it doesn’t seem to support any of those features. But if I’ve missed something...18 replies | 147637 view(s) -
4 Weeks AgoIm on it tonight guys, ive had +343 emails about it today alone... Sorry and thank you x5 replies | 3988 view(s) -
4 Weeks AgoMachinery Jones replied to a thread BK Style Bearing Blocks for Ball Screws in Linear & Rotary MotionThanks, that's cleared it up for me. Hope Mr. Lee can get to the bottom of this issue!5 replies | 3988 view(s)
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4 Weeks AgoEach of those "angular contact" bearings is only designed to withstand thrust in one axial direction, so they are used in a back to back pair,...5 replies | 3988 view(s)
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4 Weeks AgoMachinery Jones replied to a thread BK Style Bearing Blocks for Ball Screws in Linear & Rotary MotionThanks for the link, some interesting info there. I've been having a couple of issues with the bad gateway error too (sorry for the late reply btw)....5 replies | 3988 view(s)
Servo motor to drive spindle, good...