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CNC coil winder traverse

on 2003-08-27 04:49:39 UTC
I have been collecting parts for a CNC air coil winder for a long
time now and have come to the part that has been stopping me, the
wire traverse.

I am using very thin wire down to 0.02mm and want to wind as
accurately as I can, preferably perfect wound coils. To do this and
to make the coils I want to make, at the speed I want to do it, I
guess I need a system accurate to perhaps 0.01mm (half the wire
width) or perhaps less and capable of say 10mm/second traverse.

I had originally assumed a stepper motor system with a fine ballscrew
but for the price I don't think I will get the accuracy I desire.

What I am contemplating is a servo system using a Geckodrive, a small
servo motor, an IKO rail (which I have) and a belt drive. The
feedback to the servo would be via a short linear encoder.

Questions:

1. Does this seem feasible?

2. Any suggestions for sources of small servomotors?

3. Any issues with driving small servos with a Gecko?

4. Will a belt drive be good enough in terms of backlash, I guess yes.

5. Suggestions for the encoder, sources, lines per inch whatever


The load will be low as it will be a simple wire guide, this machine
will be optimised for thin wire.

Cheers,

Graham

Discussion Thread

Graham Stabler 2003-08-27 04:49:39 UTC CNC coil winder traverse turbulatordude 2003-08-27 05:59:58 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Graham Stabler 2003-08-27 06:42:53 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Antonius J.M. Groothuizen 2003-08-27 06:54:39 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Vajk Fekete 2003-08-27 07:05:03 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC coil winder traverse Graham Stabler 2003-08-27 07:16:17 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse turbulatordude 2003-08-27 08:46:28 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Jon Elson 2003-08-27 10:58:54 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC coil winder traverse ddgman2001 2003-08-27 11:27:07 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Alan Marconett KM6VV 2003-08-27 12:47:45 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] CNC coil winder traverse Raymond Heckert 2003-08-27 22:53:44 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC coil winder traverse Graham Stabler 2003-08-28 02:28:17 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Carlos Guillermo 2003-08-28 11:37:20 UTC RE: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC coil winder traverse ddgman2001 2003-08-28 13:48:56 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Graham Stabler 2003-08-28 14:57:28 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse Alan Marconett KM6VV 2003-08-28 15:06:02 UTC Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: CNC coil winder traverse caudlet 2003-08-28 17:08:53 UTC Re: CNC coil winder traverse