Re: Vexta Steppers / gearheads help needed........

Hi Mike,

Yeah, ya don't get somethin' for nothin'!

I'd be a little worried about the backlash for a 'scope. Might be fine
for a torch tilt. I'm thinking a LOW speed wood router could use.

Alan KM6VV


n4onl wrote:

>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@a...> wrote:
> > Hi Mike,
> >
> > Sounds like you've got as much info as I got with my motors/boxes.
> I
> > was guessing that the ratio was probably 7.5:1 from the part #, and
> from
> > playing with the gear head (one gear, meshes with motor's pinion),
> but
> > didn't want to give you just a guess.
> >
> > With 6 wires, they'd be easy to drive with the Centent drivers (by
> > Mariss) I've just bought at auction. So with a little PS/Driver
> > building, I would have 4 axis of microstep, and gear reduced
> drives.
> > Now I need an application!
> >
> > What's your application?
> >
> > Alan KM6VV
>
> Hi Again Alan,
> I optpmistically bought (some seduced by the 600+ ozin rating) for
> use on my CNC Router project, but soon realized that the reduction
> also reduces the Speed. Duho! :) So I sold them but kept a set of
> the Specs for future reference. Then bought some NEMA34s.
>
> I'm interested in finding a great deal (Scrounger to the core) on a 30
> (?):1 unit or 2 for a future telescope drive project. Of cource I
> need to build the CNC Router first to use to build...
>
> Back on T, a friend is thinking abt using one for tilting the torch
> on his CNC plasma cutter.
>
> mike