Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Stepper mount for Vertex H/V 6" rotory table ?

At 22:15 30/03/2003 +0000, you wrote:

>Has anyone mounted a stepper to drive an import Vertex type 6"
>horizontal / vertical rotary table, and if so how did you do it?

Yes - see the second photo on this page:

http://www.jeffree.co.uk/DivisionMaster/Examples.html

>Just trying to borrow ideas here as I'm about to do this and don't
>want to re-invent the wheel! I'd also be interested to hear comments
>regarding the size of stepper.

For the 6", I would not go below 200 oz-in or thereabouts. The Vertex
tables, despite having ball races on the worm shaft & on the table spindle,
seem to need a fair amount of power to drive them. May be something to do
with the grease they lube them with.

Regards,
Tony

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Regards,
Tony