Re: Reduction

> > 45IPM is too fast, of course. I'll probably be dealing mostly

with

> > aluminum, plastic, and in some rare instances, steel.
>
> 45 IPM is to FAST? Really? How about rapid travers, where you are

going

> from one place to another? On a Sherline, 45 IPM might be fine,

but on a

> larger machine, that may be an annoyance. Why will you only get 45

IPM?

My leadscrew is 10TPI. I was figuring for the point at which the
motor is at peak power output (1/2 the stall force, 300-in-oz at 450
RPMs) Unloaded, the motor is 900RPMs which would be 90IPM.

Somewhere in the back of my mind I'm thinking like this, please tell
me if this thinking is flawed. I'm pretty sure it is...:

Peak output (watts) is at 450 RPMs @ 300-in-oz. When cutting a hard
material like steel, I'll probably want my motors to be operating in
this range. Hence, I should gear the reduction so that the most
power is being transmitted to the table when cutting at steel-speeds.

Not sure if that makes any sense...

Jake