Thread: Kress v trend
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02-01-2012 #1
Very new to cnc and building my first m/c. I was wondering about which small router would be best. I thought between kress 1050 and trend t4ek which has the removable base and is currently 1/2 the price of the kress. I am mainly intrested in m/c wood and maybe a bit of light ally work. Any thoughts?
bruce
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03-01-2012 #2
This will be far better than any router:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2-2KW-WATE...item2c61c20419
Get the 2.2kW as it takes ER20 collets which go up to 13mm which is good for 1/2" router cutters, compared to the 1.5kW spindle which only accepts up to 10mm.
When I bought mine I was thinking of getting a Kress and I'm glad I didn't. These spindles are much more rigid and have lower runout which is very important if you want to cut aluminium.
Also by the time you've added a set of collets on to the Kress it gets expensive.
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03-01-2012 #3
I have to agree with Jonathan on this one. If you are going to go down the cnc route then go for a router/spindle motor that is designed for cnc work.
Ian
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03-01-2012 #4
Thanks for that guys. I had seen these but had not given it much thought before. Seems to make sense. Just youtubed it and was suprised how much quieter it is.
2 questions. £258 inc delivery is that about right? And i take it that there are a few threads with various ideas on providing the water?
I will post some pictures of my attempt in the build log section. Please have a cushion ready for when you ROFL:rofl:
Thanks for your good advice.
Bruce
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03-01-2012 #5
Was that my video :lol:, it's had a surprising number of views! They are much much quieter, but bear in mind the actual cutting often makes more noise.
Yes it is and yes there are threads about it. All you really need is a reasonably big (say 20L .. more the merrier) container of de-ionised water with anti-freeze or something to stop any algea growing. As long as the volume of water is big enough the cooling due to conduction/convection into the surrounding air is sufficient to keep it cool. There's no need to buy a fancy heat exchanger, colour the water green and put flashy lights on it :whistling:
Plenty of options for pumps - the pond pumps on eBay for <£20 are fine as long as you have the tank at a similar height to the Z-axis.
This is the seller I got mine from:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-2KW-WATER-...item3a6468d61d
Use the best offer and you will get it cheaper.
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03-01-2012 #6
i got my pump on ebay for a fiver. its a whale caravn pump, 12v so you can run it from the computer psu aswell
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03-01-2012 #7
Thanks Jonathan. I have put up build log but I still have to be moderated:whistling:. I may as well go and order one as i need to think about my z gantry next. Need to do it when the wife's not watching. She still thinks I am starting a nice little cheap hobby.
Bruce
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03-01-2012 #8
I use, and suggested people use one of those, for quite a long time but mine died after several months. It turns out they are only rated for a 25% duty cycle (i.e. 15 mins on, 60min off) which implies it's going to break at some point if you run it constantly for the spindle.
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