Found a new machine on eBay

[WollyUK]

I havnt purchased one yet because I wanted peoples views on it before I possibly wasted my money. With regards to mounts for the motors I couldn't see any pre drilled holes in the frame so I assumed I would have to find my own way of mounting them? Perhaps threaded rod and some bolts??

Right o.k. Yes there are pre-tapped holes there. I think i know what you mean with thr threaded bar. Maybe an m5x70mm allen bolt and use a bit of pvc pipe for structure strength.

We'll figure it out, i'm sure. Probably post a few pictures if anyone was interested.

[bigdazza18]

We'll figure it out, i'm sure. Probably post a few pictures if anyone was interested.

I would be interested to know how you get on as I like the price of this machine but not the various opinions I have been hearing. Here is a pic of a mounted motor that I saw. Please bear in mind I know nothing about CNC machines and there construction, its only something ive seen.




Out of interest what will you be making with it?

[i2i]

I would be interested to know how you get on as I like the price of this machine but not the various opinions I have been hearing. Here is a pic of a mounted motor that I saw. Please bear in mind I know nothing about CNC machines and there construction, its only something ive seen.




Out of interest what will you be making with it?

Tube pillars would be better than just threaded rod.

[WollyUK]

That's what we had in mind. But if we put a bit of pvc pipe inbetween the motor and the frame we can just use bolts from the motor into the tapped holes in the frame, which will give it a better structual strength too. Aswel as keeping the motor paralelle with the frame. Which i'm guessing is important to match the shaft from the NEMA to the leadscrews.

And we have to just be able to use this machine in Uni so maybe some PCB engraving or something that is easy to setup with the software.

Once that's done we will probably do a destruction test to see what it can ACTUALLY put up with because we're not aloud to sell it as we had the money for it on a grant :(. could have been beer money!! lol