[gt40]

Update:

I made some progress with the x axis. I mounted and aligned the ballscrew and the new riser plate. I was concerned whether there would be any binding. After aligning with my test indicator, I tightened up my dovetail, then torqued all of the screws holding he riser plate to the x axis, the ballscrew and mounts. I hooked up my test indicator and couldn't get it to move, everything is extremely solid. Next I hooked up my drill to check movement. Here is a short video moving the x axis over its full range:





Finally, I drilled and tapped the timing pulley and mounted it. The axis moves smoothly and without binding using the drill and by hand.

I am using a 15 and 25 tooth "L" timing gear setup.



I will probably get a shorter belt to keep the axis more compact. The belt was a left over from the mill conversion.

Thanks for looking

[charlieslasher]

Update:

I made some progress with the x axis. I mounted and aligned the ballscrew and the new riser plate. I was concerned whether there would be any binding. After aligning with my test indicator, I tightened up my dovetail, then torqued all of the screws holding he riser plate to the x axis, the ballscrew and mounts. I hooked up my test indicator and couldn't get it to move, everything is extremely solid. Next I hooked up my drill to check movement. Here is a short video moving the x axis over its full range:





Finally, I drilled and tapped the timing pulley and mounted it. The axis moves smoothly and without binding using the drill and by hand.

I am using a 15 and 25 tooth "L" timing gear setup.



I will probably get a shorter belt to keep the axis more compact. The belt was a left over from the mill conversion.

Thanks for looking

Looking good.will you have css? Are you using modbus? What sotware are you using?

[gt40]

Looking good.will you have css? Are you using modbus? What sotware are you using?

I am going to use Mach3 with DMM Tech servos. I used these with an Ethernet smooth stepper on the PM45 conversion. This has proven to be reliable on the mill and I will have one less thing to learn: P

I would like to do constant surface speed- any suggestions on running it on Mach 3 would be appreciated, as well as affordable cam if it exists. I haven't used Modbus yet but am looking into it for when I get a turret setup.