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  1. 07-07-2015 #3
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    Quote Originally Posted by kingcreaky View Post
    new toy!. another freebie.. albeit moving it involved beer tokens for literally all the blokes I know.
    How many free machines is that now!

    Quote Originally Posted by kingcreaky View Post
    Id like to convert it to CNC ??? thoughts?
    I'd advise 'getting to know it' as a manual machine first. Assuming it's in a working mode - X screw looks like it might be missing? That way when you convert it to CNC you'll have a much better idea of what settings (feedrates etc) to use and will likely break less as a result.

    The tricky one is converting the knee (Z) to CNC. I spy a rotating nut...

    Quote Originally Posted by kingcreaky View Post
    Likewise if anybody can offer any advise, on how Im going to get it working... (its three phase).. although I hear the "pancake motor" can be run off a vfd...
    Find the nameplate on the motor and see what the ratings are - i.e. voltage and power. Or just post a picture of the nameplate here.
    Last edited by Jonathan; 07-07-2015 at 09:46 AM.
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