Re: Seig X3 CNC Conversion

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "John Stevenson" <john@...> wrote:
> >
> > Well yet another of the X3 conversions has been done [ cough ]
> >
> > I did the test running this week, initally running at 2 m/min [
> 80in/min ] but after a bit of tuning it can now run at 5m/min or
> 200in/min but this is far too fast for a machine this size.
> >
> > Video here but be warned it's 4.5 meg long.
> >
> > http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stevenson.engineers/lsteve/X3/DSCF0437.AVI
> >
> > John S.
> >
>
> I missed this before now. Looks very nice and from what I can see in
> the video the stepper mounts are particularly neat. As you probably
> know I'm hoping to do the same to my EMCO FB1, if it turns out half as
> good I'll be laughing, at the moment using the vertical axis manually
> is doing my head in as it is a small handle right on top of the
> column, its lovely winding the head down, not so nice up.
>
> Graham
>

Feel free to call round anytime Graham, machine will be here for the next week before it goes to Bristol.

John S.