Converting a Warco Mill to CNC

[ZX12RUSH]

Like this.



Works quite well for a my uses.
Some of the parts used

Stepper motors
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/German-Shi...E:L:OC:GB:3160


Stepper driver
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Axi...item2ed842f005

Although I have blown 2 up. One was by turning the Travel handle while it Was moving.
With careful treatment they now seem ok. I would like to try something better. May be a Gekko....

Ball screws on X Y X
I bought 2 Chinese Ball screws with 4 Ball nuts , and had the machine the ends to 16mm, then made suitable sleeves to fit the bearings.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-anti-backl...:X:RTQ:US:1123

[Clive S]

Nice Job. Did you not consider higher voltage drives to run the nema 34 motors. ..Clive

[Richard]

Like this.



Works quite well for a my uses.
Some of the parts used

Stepper motors
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/German-Shi...E:L:OC:GB:3160


Stepper driver
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Single-Axi...item2ed842f005

Although I have blown 2 up. One was by turning the Travel handle while it Was moving.
With careful treatment they now seem ok. I would like to try something better. May be a Gekko....

Ball screws on X Y X
I bought 2 Chinese Ball screws with 4 Ball nuts , and had the machine the ends to 16mm, then made suitable sleeves to fit the bearings.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2-anti-backl...:X:RTQ:US:1123

Very nice looking build! So apart from blowing a few drives, any other problems?

[bogstandard]

You asked earlier on about drive belts.
Well this site from the UK seems to have almost anything you could want.

http://www.beltingonline.com/rubber-timing-belts-40/


John

[thorphar]

Thank you all for the advice and help relating to this conversion. Here is where ive got to so far. I have managed to create a mounting system for the x and y axis drives. I have three nema 34 1600oz stepper motors. I have a custom ball screw to drive the quill. What I need to complete is the quill drive system. Im hoping to use the 2 Axis CNC to help create the parts for the quill drive. Things having been moving slow due to problems that occurred with the Chinese supplier for the Stepper Motors.


I have attached a photo of the machine so far .