I'm upgrading from a Taig 4 axis CNC mill to a PM935. Compared to the 935 the Taig leaves a lot to be desired, but I don't want to leave the CNC behind.
I'm thinking that I could take the motor and column off the Taig and mount the remaining X and Y axes on the 935 table and have 2 axis CNC and use tool change commands to do Z-axis operations. Now I'd have to use some modest speed/feed/depth of cut values to not overwhelm the stepper motors, but a lot of things that are difficult on a manual mill would be a piece of cake.
Shimming under the feet of the Taig to tram the table to the 935 would seem to be necessary. Mounting the Taig on a plate would make this a one time operation.
Has anyone else done this sort of thing? What were the results? Is it worth the effort?
Thanks,
Lars
I'm thinking that I could take the motor and column off the Taig and mount the remaining X and Y axes on the 935 table and have 2 axis CNC and use tool change commands to do Z-axis operations. Now I'd have to use some modest speed/feed/depth of cut values to not overwhelm the stepper motors, but a lot of things that are difficult on a manual mill would be a piece of cake.
Shimming under the feet of the Taig to tram the table to the 935 would seem to be necessary. Mounting the Taig on a plate would make this a one time operation.
Has anyone else done this sort of thing? What were the results? Is it worth the effort?
Thanks,
Lars