Re: Has anyone converted a manual Taig Mill to CNC ?

Lloyd,

What size/type motors and controllers are you using ?
What's the backlash like in the Z axis ?

Rab

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Lloyd Stallkamp" <lloyd.stallkamp@h...>
wrote:

> I'd also be interested in anyones experience in doing the

conversion from

> scratch. I bought the CNC ready TAIG mill and added the necessary
> components to make it CNC--the price seemed worth it. The motor

mounts are

> well made and would be hard to duplicate and although the lead

screws aren't

> zero backlash they're reasonably close--.0015 on X and .001 on Y.

Also, the

> motor shaft couplings that come with the CNC ready setup are well
> designed--could be easily duplicated but I probably would not have

come up

> with the idea myself. It only took about an hour or so to add the

stepper

> motors and have the system up and running--I'm using the Ahha

Artisan PRO

> software--I tried the MAX-NC but the Artisan pro is much more to my
> liking--also about twice as expensive though.
>
> Lloyd
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <rab@r...>
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2001 4:32 PM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Has anyone converted a manual Taig Mill

to CNC ?

>
>
> > Has anyone converted a manual Taig Mill to CNC ?
> >
> > Just wondering if this is worth attempting as there's a big price
> > difference between the manual mill and the CNC ready versions in

the

> > UK.
> >
> > I've asked at the Taig group, but no-one seems to have attempted

this.

> >
> > The difference between machines seem to be motor mounts, bearings

and

> > leadscrews. Anything else ? Would these be too complex and/or
> > expensive to do myself ?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rab
> >
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