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Those are beautiful. Can you share a link where you got them? And what did you do to remove the chome? Scotch Bright pads?my revolving knobs came in
Those are beautiful. Can you share a link where you got them? And what did you do to remove the chome? Scotch Bright pads?my revolving knobs came in
Absolutely beautiful work. You should be pleased for many years to come.Well everyone today, this wells-index 745 project was finally brought to completion. I would have got this done sooner had it not been for COVID. But this week I hired an automation specialist and he wired up a VFD to run my mill, includes a tachometer and some other features. I made a few chips today to test out the mill and it works great. I'm super excited to have the mill up and running.
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So at least for now I guess that concludes this project. Time to start buying tooling and making chips!
Those are beautiful. Can you share a link where you got them? And what did you do to remove the chome? Scotch Bright pads?
No, it doesn't hurt at all to plug/unplug or to switch on/off. In fact, that's exactly what I've done. I put a 220V Double Pole 20A switch between the wall and the VFD so I can switch it on/off as I didn't want to leave it powered up all the time and unplugging was a little hard to get to in my garage.
Interestingly, I've read many people say they leave their VFD powered on always (for many years straight) with no issues. The VFD isn't doing any work until you've pressed the start button. Only then does it actually produce the power for the motor. Other than that it's just the leds on the display. I don't even think it generates any heat passively but someone may correct me if I'm wrong.
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Thanks @dmittz for the replies. Your project looks absolutely fantastic. I love the look of the wiring and enclosure etc. It would be awesome to hear some additional details about the VFD if you wouldn't mind sharing. Make/Model... Would love to see the inside of the box too. I'm interested to know how the automation guy did the RPM as well.Well everyone today, this wells-index 745 project was finally brought to completion. I would have got this done sooner had it not been for COVID. But this week I hired an automation specialist and he wired up a VFD to run my mill, includes a tachometer and some other features. I made a few chips today to test out the mill and it works great. I'm super excited to have the mill up and running.
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So at least for now I guess that concludes this project. Time to start buying tooling and making chips!