I have made the decision to CNC it!

the motors and controlers you found are good
110v microwave fan should work, i dont know what it looks like
cnc4.pc has e-stop cheap
and limit switches also
steve
 
Right, well I am beginning to understand that what ever I may look at, the power supply needs to be 48v. So I will keep that in mind when I am looking at stuff.. I am pretty set on 425oz motors. It might be over kill, but the way I look at it, they will not be sweating near as much when doing most of their work either.
 
thats a perfect size for your mill the only way i would go bigger is if i had it in mind to take everything off this mill and put it on a bigger one later
steve
 
Well after this one is all done and some time down the road, when I do get around to getting a lathe, that will be the next thing to do, CNC a lathe.. Right now, I am wondering if I should keep the tensioner on the mills Z column or remove it.
 
Well after this one is all done and some time down the road, when I do get around to getting a lathe, that will be the next thing to do, CNC a lathe.. Right now, I am wondering if I should keep the tensioner on the mills Z column or remove it.


you might want to ask "mgp" in the x2 mini mill cnc conversion what he did I'm not sure.
steve
 
I just need to back up a step here. I know that you mentioned your ballscrews early in the thread, but I'm wondering if everyone just orders the X2 kit, complete with mounting hardware, or is there a cheaper place to just get the ballscrews, nuts and thrust bearings to save money?

My stepper kit is in Memphis this morning. Anchorage yesterday. Seems like they had to fly right over my house on the way there. Parachute drop, anyone?
 
Hawk,

Well you could just order screws, but you will have to cut them to fit on a lathe, something that I don't have. So I will have to use a kit of some sort for my project. I will be using the CNC Fusion kit.

Steve, I

went through that thread, I noticed that he had the tensioner off of the machine. I got the idea from over at CNC Zone, a poster there said that if you leave it on, it would cause lateral movement on the head. I am not sure if that is a case or not, but if the motor is strong enough (ie 425oz), then there is no reason for it, the motor will be able to move the head on the mill without external help.

Rick,

You are most welcome sir.
 
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