Quote Originally Posted by irving2008 View Post
Looks like a Clarke MD25 - Similar to the Warco MD30/Minor i have.... tho mine has a longer table...... tho running at 1800mm/sec with a 6mm cutter would ideally like 5000rpm on the spindle... not sure the bearings will like that much tho...
If that's mine your referring to then it's a Clarke CMD1225C from Chronos (though I got it second hand). The castings look pretty much the same. Agreed with the 5000rpm. I'm thinking either mount a separate spindle to the side of the main one (i.e. my 6000rpm 6kw-ish brushless motor), or put that same motor in place of the 750w original motor. I was about to ask you if you thought the bearings would take that rpm! They allready sound a bit rattly and the spindle pulley gets warm - maybe that's normal. How long is your table and what are the travels just out of interest? I get 350x141x92mm.

What diameter are your ballscrews?