The 2.2Kw Chinese Spindles - Info, Setup and Advice + More

[Philly]

Is it possible to have Mach control the speed of the spindle, I've not used the new spindle yet so I'm not sure if its possible :)

Thanks

[Ricardoco]

Is it possible to have Mach control the speed of the spindle, I've not used the new spindle yet so I'm not sure if its possible :)

Thanks

Yes you can and should and its not hard to achieve either, there are several threads on the forum that give better instructions than i could, but i never looked back once i had spindle speed control.

Rick

[Philly]

Cheers, will go look now. I cant imagine not sitting around the machine waiting to change speed or turn the spindle on/off. Should be fun! :)

[r0bsk1]

Try this http://www.mycncuk.com/forums/router...-rs-485-a.html

[Philly]

That looks perfect. Am I correct in assuming when I create a toolpath in Aspire with a set spindle speed(e.g 10k) when its opened in Mach it will set it to 10k for me?

I feel daft asking these questions.

Thanks, Phil

[Ricardoco]

That looks perfect. Am I correct in assuming when I create a toolpath in Aspire with a set spindle speed(e.g 10k) when its opened in Mach it will set it to 10k for me?

I feel daft asking these questions.

Thanks, Phil

Assuming you have all the speed control hardware that is exactly what you get, its another control you can forget, it takes a little setting up but once done you forget it..

Rick

[Philly]

Thanks guys, will wire it up tonight and see how it goes :)