Re: Taig Mill Conversion: Motor and Power Supply Selection

I guess you have provided me the one of the answers I was looking
for. The Taig's limits.
Does Taig sell their 200 oz/in motors with their CNC Ready models?
If so, any idea about the price?
kr.
--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...>
wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I am surprised to see the prompt responses. you guys are great.

I

> > now feel much confident.
> > Yes Tony, I know it comes with 200oz/in. In fact I want to have

more

> > power/speed if Taig can handle it. What is the practical limit

for

> > Taig?
> > kr
>
> More power/speed with a Taig can rapidly become meaningless. There

is no

> real advantage to having the table moving much faster then 20 - 30

ipm.

> You will not be cutting at that speed and even on the long axis

you only

> have 12" to travel. More power would give you the ability to take
> heavier cuts IF the spindle was up to the load. On the 2019CR you

only

> have a 1/8 hp AC spindle motor. It does not take a real heavy

cutting

> load. I have sold a number of Taig mill owners Sherline DC motors

with

> speed control to upgrade the cutting capabilities of their Taigs.

Of

> course if you are doing jewelry stuff this is all overkill.
>
> Speaking of overkill, if you really want to make it go fast then

get a

> DeskCNC servo kit instead. I just had the FedEx man drop off my

kit that

> I will be playing with. Reports are that it has MUCH higher

performance

> than a stepper setup.
>
> Tim
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