Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: stepper vs servo

From: "Alan Marconett KM6VV" <KM6VV@...>

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> 150 Lbs sounds a little light,

Fair enuff, I'll hafta try an' get a scale
over to the shop so I can weigh everything.

> although I'll probably get 5 or 8 tpi. leadscrews.

Well, the ones that're in it are 10tpi's.
For the sake of simplicity, and because I'm going to keep
the manual aspect of the machine in tact, I'd rather not have
to change that right now, and then hafta make different hand dials.

> No 2:1 (2.5:1) belt drive? OK 5 tpi and 2:1 would be the
> same as 10 tpi. :>)

I may do that as well, but want to get the
absolute baseline requirements established firmly first.

> Which mill was this for again? 650-750 for steppers, ?? for servos
> (somewhere between continuous and peak)??

An RF-20.

> (CNC RF-31 just a dream, at this point)

To be joined by it's little brother, the CNC RF-20.

Weyland