Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: 2 1/4 Makita Router

Maybe you could turn a solid state relay on with the relay on the PMDX-121
board. Steve would probably have a solution for you.
Jim

On 10/9/2006 6:32:16 PM, fortyfingers@... wrote:
> I
> haven't used the Makita however I have been using a Hitachi m12v which is
> comparable. I've
> been doing this for a year and a half. Variable speed from
> 6 to 25 K rpm.
> I'm cutting mostly birch plywood but also have done alot of
> cutting of solid woods. My router is 11 amp. which makes for a drawback as
> the relay on the PMDX-121 Breakout board is only 10 amp. Therefore I have been
> manually turning the router on/off at the beginning/end of cycles. Perhaps
> someone out there knows of a work around that would let me use M3/m4 and M5
> commands for turning the spindle on/off.
>
> Somewhat related but slightly off topic is machining aluminum with the
> router. Does anyone know of a good place to go to, to get info about feed
> speeds, depth of cut and cutters for this? I have a couple of modifications I'd
>
> like to make to my frame to allow working beyond the end of the x axis so
> that I
> could machine dovetails etc.
>
> Thanks all, for two years of education
> Sam
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