Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Reality check? was Re: RF-45

Hi Ballendo,

Sorry it took so long to get back to you but I've been out of
the office for awhile. Answers are interspersed with the original
mail.

Drew

> ----- Original Message -----
> List,Drew,
>
> The link you posted shows a table size of 9-1/4 x 32; with an X
> travel of 24 inches. Can anyone confirm this?! And can someone who
> has converted one of these(rf-45) to cnc, comment on the ACTUAL
> travel AFTER the conversion? (the taiwanese specs for travel are the
> MAXIMUM POSSIBLE, and mean the table is halfway out of the saddle!).
>
> It also says 9 inches of Y travel. The rf-30 series has a similar
> size table and only about 7x18 travel...

Since we haven't CNC'ed our machine I can't say what the actual travel
would be then but I figure the "normal" travel on my machine would
be 17 1/5 in the X and 6 1/5 in the Y. For the X this is the travel
from when one end of the table is even with the edge of the saddle
to when the other end is even with the other edge of the saddle. You
can get a bit more travel if as you said "table is half way
out of the saddle."

>
> Lastly, the pic shows four tee-slots in the table. again, the rf-30
> has less (3). 4 slots would imply a larger table, or smaller slots?
>

My RF-45 has 4 t-slots. Slots are 5/8" wide at the top.

> What is the base dimension of an rf-45? I want to compare to the rf-
> 30's I have.
>

The overall dimensions of the base is 16 x 25 1/2.

> Is this ad correctly stating things?
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Ballendo
>

Drew