Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Can a PC operate a BOSS 5 or 6? (and a question)

If you can easily move the quill up and down you probably don't have a
problem. Most commercial retrofits use around 400 - 500 oz-in continuous
torque rated motors. Those motors are 170 oz-in continuous.

Les


rocketscientistnate wrote:

> There doesn't appear to be that much gummy stuff, and most of it is
> at the end. When the machine is off, I can turn the motor and move
> the quill quite easily by turning the position indicator (about 1.5"
> diameter) mounted on the end of the motor shaft. It moves smoothly
> and easily all the way up and down. Should the stickiness be
> something I should be able to feel when doing this? It won't hurt
> it to give it a good cleaning and it sounds like the cheapest
> potential solution. Also are you saying that all motors for this
> need about 2500 oz-in of torque? Or that servos need 3 times as
> much as steppers? I think I had read about 900 oz-in for a stepper
> replacement works good on these.
>
> Thanks
> Nathan Clymer
>