Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Score! Now, which axes should get which motors?

On a Shoptask you need the largest motor on the Z axis. The requirements for
X & Y are pretty much the same.

You hear all the yak about not being able to machine manually when you have
ball screws. I have ballscrews on my Shoptask and it machines manually just
fine. I am sure that there are ways to get the machine to pull the table,
but it just has not happened in the limited amount of manual work I have
done. With steppers there is considerable resistance to turning the cranks
and when I had steppers on the machine it was actually a PITA to do anything
by hand. Now with the servos the machine is easier to use manually and I
still have not had it grab the work and spin the screw. Makes me wonder how
much of it is armchair musing and how much is actual experience??

Tim
[Denver, CO]
Sherline Products at Deep Discount
www.KTMarketing.com/Sherline

----- Original Message -----
> What is typically the preference for which axes get the higher torque
> motors? My understanding is that its usually the Z-axis, but because
> of the quill feed configuration of the mill/drill, it won't require a
> high torque motor. Is the shoptask similar if I don't convert it to
> ballscrew? If I put one of the triple stacks on the Z of the
> Shoptask, then I'll have to mix up one of the machines X-Y. Would
> the X feed on the Shoptask be the best choice for the larger motor
> because its also the lathe (Z) direction?
>
> Thanks!
> -Chris
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