My $.02 on the matter of cutting steel with ballscrews... which I do all the time on my Old Mach3 win10 g540 ESS setup.....
Since the Ballscrew is so efficient for linear movement...
I will set my...
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My $.02 on the matter of cutting steel with ballscrews... which I do all the time on my Old Mach3 win10 g540 ESS setup.....
Since the Ballscrew is so efficient for linear movement...
I will set my...
Oops I forget to mention....
All grounding from the AC Input, Output, to All Power supplies, and controls..
They connected to a single Point in the chassis!
To eliminate the Possibility of Ground...
Hi,
This was a very straight forward wiring setup.....
From the AC-In receptacle..
The hot line was routed to the face panel fuse holder.
Then the Hot and Neutral lines were wired to the main...
Have gone to Gecko's site..
Here is the Support page:
Stepper Drives & Servo Motor Controls | USA Made | Geckodrive
Scroll down, pass the manual section to the application notes.
here you will...
Nice dissection of my Controller Box...
In the upper left corner of my box is the ESS board.
The ESS is an ethernet connect motion control board!
Bullet proof communication to G540 and motion...
Win10 Pro 64bit...
G540 w/ ESS..
Also a C69 PWM speed controller
https://photos.imageevent.com/scl_electronics/misc/glockcnctaig/websize/C69%20spindle%20control.jpg
Never skips a beat... Running...
Yes, Sherline Rotary table is the one I use on my Taig ball mill.....
One of the Best "Small" cnc rotary tables made.......
Taig doe make Chucks that ARE compatible with the ER Spindle....
3 Jaw 1050ER
4 Jaw1030ER
These will screw on in place of the ER closing Nut...
Good Luck
Without active cooling in the Taig headstock... at High Speed....
Hybrid Ceramic Bearing is the Only way to go.....
Less thermal transfer, and expansion
But Good hybrid bearing are expensive!!
For Taig's Ballscrews...
4064 steps per inch
No. I have a bus-strip for the neutral and Hot lines.
So I run lines from there to any needing 12O Vac.
Also I use single point chassis Ground inside the box too!
Hth, Stuart
The control box I build uses 2x 4" 120 Vac fans.
The two small power supplies , 5Vdc to power my ESS and C69 motor control.
Then 12 Vdc for my relays and sensors.
All are Meanwell 120Vac...
Check these video from Taig Tools on YouTube.....
Adjusting the Z Slide(sled)
https://youtu.be/MFF3w5wo6Ig
Lead Screw Adjusting..
https://youtu.be/tEN4HInopfM
Stuart
Being that aggressive on the z axis..
Check the lube and smooth functioning of the leadscrew and headstock sled!
Stuart
Well I am using a 750w GlockCNC unit..
I was planning to use the motor control PID function in my Smoothstepper ESS.
But the motor control has a PID control built-in...
So they are in conflict...
What control software Are you using?
the speed curve need to be adjusted.
I know Mach3, it is sort broken, the motor speed learning function...
I found and post on Artsoft forum... a member made a...
Well I am waiting for mine...
Covid has made custom Manufacturing a nightmare!!
Also they had problems with the spindle mfg.
Also some were so out of specs, they could correct them with the...
First check the motor support is square to the Headstock.
Next I use my Starrett #13 adjustable 4" sqaure to check alignment. ...
For engraving graphics and lettering :
like this...
https://photos.imageevent.com/scl_electronics/cfguns/ar15/websize/20150223_163017.jpg
My Mill is setup of 10K rpm with a .03125" ball-nose EM....
Not to rub salt into the wound....
The only solution is a motion controller like Ethernet Smooth Stepper.
This one of the bullet proof rock solid solutions...
I run mach3 on 64 bit Win 7 & 10...
Welcome to the Taig world of CNC machining....
On nice little CAM package is CAMBAM
Very powerful and versatile program.
It has simple Cad interface.. to start with...
Here is a Y-axis...
Hi,
I thought hard about that....
But having a Ny-lok nut won out..
But I see no Real disadvantage to either approach...
On my Ball-Screws.. I just could bring my self to machine them..\
Maybe...
While I went with option One....
https://photos.imageevent.com/scl_electronics/misc/taigstuff/websize/enclosure5.jpg
I remember an old post were a taig mill owner drilled and reamed taper holes...
When tuned ..
It will give the same speed range like the manual Pot. control!
Yes you got it all....
Wiper and Ground connections to the C69.... no Reference voltage signal
No other external circuits,
Stuart
No real magic here....
In the ESS plugin:
I configured the port 2 on my ESS... Just like Port 1.
Also setup the required PWM freq.
Then under Ports and Pins, for port 2
I enabled pin...
That is all up you!!!
The only limitations on how much your remove.....
How close to the table will you ever cut ???
Depending on your requirements
A spacer block for the headstock may...
James @ GlockCNC just intoduced their New BT30 Headstock!!
https://youtu.be/P1FTCmxOlA4
This will be my next upgrade to my Taig!!
Stuart
Yes...
Backlash is almost non-existant
Able tighten up the gibs no stalling
Rapids are blazingly fast!
Suart
Here is a photo of my old saddle( replace with ball-screw conversion)
https://photos.imageevent.com/scl_electronics/misc/taigstuff/websize/saddle-post.jpg
Yes, it is pressed in but not extremely...