Re: Rong Fu 31 CNC Conversion Kit / Instructions / Help? :D

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Jon Elson <elson@p...> wrote:
>
> Darren Lucke wrote:
>
> >Bubba,
> >Would the rong fu basically be the same as an enco
> >model? I've got an enco I bought years ago (10 or
> >so?) that I'd like to get turned over to cnc as soon
> >as I get my plasma up and rolling.. starting to watch
> >for parts now for it. Hooking up the 3 phase for it
> >now (should be finished tomorrow) and figued I'd run z
> >off of the micro feed as well.
> >
> By micro feed, I assume you mean the worm gear that drives
> the quill's rack pinion? There is so much backlash in that
mechanism
> on most machines that you will be lucky to have less than .050"
> of slack. Really, the only way to do it is to rig a screw of some
> sort (ballscrew is best, of course) to the quill directly. Some
short
> ballscrews come up on eBay quite frequently, and their use is
limited
> by the shortness, so they go fairly cheap. I've senn them sell
for
> ~ $15.
>
> Jon
>