Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Mini Mill Conversion or CNC Kit

No, it won't interfere, not in most scenarios.

In fact, the z-height it considerably more versatile than 6". The z can
MOVE 6" on the screw. There's a way to move the head up by like 3" with
an offline adjustment. Now the Z can't MOVE more than 6" while running,
but if you have a 7" thick piece of wood that you need to cut 2" into,
yes, it can do it!

Yes, of course I did CNC. You get the "CNC-ready" 2019 from Taig, get
the ~282 oz-in NEMA23's from Keling, and order the Geckodrive G540
straight from Geckodrive, an e-stop switch, and a 48v 7A power supply
(Keling is good, eBay has better prices and I think it's the same
supply). And some sort of box is desirable. If you don't want to
solder the wiring then just buy the whole package deal from Keling, but
the price is substantially higher.

And a Smoothstepper might be a great idea if you use Mach3.

Danny

On 10/25/2010 5:01 PM, ximox_tf wrote:
> I did not know about the Taigs, they seem really nice, better than what I was considering.
>
> The Model 2019 has a 12x5.5x6 capacity according to the website.
> Is the 6 on the Z actually usable or is it something like what you pointed out on the M2 (advertised as a 4 but more like a ~1)?
>
> I don't think I would need anything bigger for the moment, I found the 4" on the M2/3 limiting but could have lived with it. However if it's not an actually even that it's definitely a no no.
>
> Did you convert yours to CNC?
>
> Thanks,
> Antonio
>
>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, Danny Miller<dannym@...> wrote:
>> It comes down to what you need it to do. The Taig- the mill I have and
>> like- is far stiffer, more accurate, and more powerful than something
>> like an M2. If you need a work box (the area it can move in) larger
>> than the Taig's box, then you can't use the Taig unless you start to
>> employ some elaborate scheme to reposition the work.
>>
>> The M2 looks like they have very limited Z-travel the way they designed
>> that Z-head; the travel is higher than can actually be used as a work
>> box because the bottom of the head is fixed like 1" above the base of
>> the workplate. The extra travel allows the head to back off enough to
>> mount longer bits but won't allow the whole head to clear the work. So,
>> between work mounting solutions and the actual work thickness it appears
>> limited to ~1" thick stuff, quite flat as things go. IF that works for
>> you, it's an option.
>>
>> Danny
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