Re: HF micro mill (part no. 47158) suitability for CNC

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "rawen2" <rawen2@y...> wrote:

> Hi Kin,
> Nice quick conversion. Doesn't matter if it's elegant as long as

it

> works. There's always time to "elegantize" it later.
> In the photos on your web site it appears that you're milling with
> the end mill chucked in a drill chuck. I don't know if that chuck

is

> attached with a screw or taper mounted. If it's taper mounted it
> could come loose and take off across the room like a top out of
> control. But this top has sharp cutting edges. Never mind how I
> know that.... Also the jaws on the chuck won't grip a carbide end
> mill as well as a HSS mill or drill bit.
> Ralph Wenzl
>
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "v_fong" <v_fong@y...>

wrote:

> > Hi Chris,
> >
> > This has to be one of the easiest machines to convert to CNC. We
> did
> > ours over the weekend.
> > http://www.embeddedtronics.com/
> > under metalworking, their are pictures of our conversion. We made
> the
> > motor mounts out of plywood since it has no effect on accuracy.

We

> > are milling up to the tolerance of what the mill is capable of.

We

> > created our own micro stepper drives and they have worked out
> great.
> > The mill has been quite useful for making electronic enclosures

and

> > we are currently using it to mill parts for a larger gantry mill.
> We
> > have done some useful mods to the mill to improve it's

performance

> as
> > well.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Kin Fong
> >