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Last year I upgraded my PCNC with clearpath servos and an ISO-20 spindle.
Its worked well enough that I'm sure I won't be going pack, so all the used parts are now for sale.

Both are listed on...

I purchased the MX upgrade kit from Tormach.
So I did not buy/program the individual servos..

CPM-SDSK-3421P-ELN-2-O-D X,Y
CPM-SDSK-3441P-ELN-2-O-D Z
The Z axis also had a brake with no part...

Posted all the code involved over on the linuxcnc pathpilot forum.

Please disregard the attached thumbnail above. Its wrong and I cant seem to make it go away.

Here is everything working youtube...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWQMVRyu3X0

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So its fully working.
T5 M05 on the MDI line or in g-code running on pathpilot will do the tool change correctly.

The diagram above gives the rough idea of all the connections...

I...

Ok I have half the communication working.
Running G code on path pilot...
Using the Tormach M-code usb add on...
The tormach and robot are communicating....

Only one part left to do, modify the...

More progress....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z82joCnkp-k

Remaining to do...

Make Robot and Path pilot talk to each other.
Add sliding window to keep robot clean.

Open loop steppers, with homing sensors in the joints.
Cogged belts in the drive train.
No way they meet accuracy specs over their entire range of motion.

Given that it will do what I need.
...

I do really like the dynamixel servos they ran the much of the valves and some of the steering vanes for the unreasonable rocket hovering rockets.
Unfortunatly the trossen arms are not rated for...

I recently put an ISO20 24000 RPM spindle on my Tormach.
I needed the RPM and the 80mm spindle bolted right up to tormach high speed spindle mount.

I was thinking about adapting tormachs tool...

Finished up today...
The spindle requires seal air to keep the dirt out.
It also has ATC and ATC socket Airblast.

So I removed the motor and all the guts from the Spindle head, mounted a...

One of the things about PP that really frustrates me is the limit to a single MDI command.
One can't even type in the next command while the first one is running as any space bar puts it in feed...

My PCNC1100 has 10" of Y.
One of the part differences on the 1100M is different Bellows block mounts....

Just an update note....
The system as I have it wired described above has a fault.
When you enable the axis(s), it takes a moment for the "Smart" motors to boot.
The way its wired it disables the...

On to the next part, the spindle....
I removed the power draw bar, the motor, the spindle cartridge etc....
The hardest part was getting the spindl pully off the spindle.

I'm installing a...

Some things are only in the base file, some things are in both places....

If the parameter lives in both places then the machine specific file seems to override.

For example SCALE only appears...

The path pilot part of the upgrade.

Short version:

Whatever base machine you have configured, pathpilot seems to regenerate the ini file on each boot.
On my machine this file is in the...

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Here is the parts list and comments.
Should be enough, but your on your own.
Mechanical:

Started with Tormach 100M servo upgrade kit.
Purchased on Amazon:
Amazon :MDR-60-24 DIN-Rail 24V...

Does anyone have both an 1100M and an original PCNC1100?

The 1100M, M+ and MX all have 11" of Y travel.
The original PCNC had 10 or 9.75 depending on the vintage.

Looking at the exploded parts...

I have pcnc1100 I purchased early in Tormachs existance serial number around 64.

I've had it for 13+ years and its basically done what I asked.
I did the spindle to VFD upgrade and added the...

From the details on their site...
>With these new mills, you’ll be able to start cutting parts on the 770M for around $15,500 and $17,500 on the 1100M, with setups that include a power drawbar,...

Note that the new 2018 trademark is for a 15L lathe, and IS different than the 2016 trademark for 15L SlantPro
So I have hope that a lathe with some more Z travel might be in the works.

I have a...

I believe that a BT30 spindle is an option.

Paul

Here is the best do it yourself CNC mill project I've ever come across.
A great site with lots of cool stuff.

http://www.5bears.com/cnc.htm

Paul

I've finished setting up and testing my new PCNC 1100
I'm very happy with the purchase.
I was concerned that it's an unknown new machine,
but based on what I've seen I feel I got more than my $...

I've had a stock CNC taig for about 18 months.
It will easily do what you want.
The Taig support from Nick Carter has been excelent and I have ZERO complaits about my Taig.

Now for some...

I ordered my Tormach for christmas, I voulenteered to let my unit go,
to get the new 18" X axis unit, so it was delayed from Feb to June.

After waiting all day for the truck it finnaly arrived...

I believe that the Tormach software is based on
either Mach2 or Mach3.

Paul

The base casting looks different....
I'm not familiar with the RF-45, but the Tormach exploded parts diagram...
See http://www.tormach.com/document_library/PCNC1100-UM-B2.pdf

around page 126
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