RE: RF-45 Mini Bed Mill

>From: "CG" <cnk@...>
>

Any idea what the final cost-of-goods

>would be for your planned machine, if it were to be commercialized (using
>non-surplus components)?
>Carlos

Right now, I am just buying parts as I can get them and looking for deals.
So far the mill is the biggest part, but the servo amps, motors, and STG
card can end up costing more than the mill... So, I will scrounge as
much as possible. The servo motors will come from either C and H or
Surplus Center (Lincoln NE). The Ametek motors that probably came out of
main frame tape drives are the ones that I am looking at. Dan Mauch seems
to be having good luck with his. They run $44- $69 each. New servo motors
are very expensive - $700 on up, so I don't think I'll be setting up a
commercial venture to sell servo CNCs anytime soon.

Servo amps- Servo Systems Co. has them for $275 on up for brush type amps.

Jon Elson, how is your servo amp project going? Do you sell amps pre- built?

Tach generators, encoders, flex couplers, etc... I will be checking the
surplus places for these.

Servo Systems Co.--1-800-922-1103

Surplus Center- 1-800-488-3407

C & H- 1-800-325-9465

Dan