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it is 350gm 48mm can diameter. even the largest brushless motors are rarely over 2lb, so I would get the bigger motor. (since price is not too much more for bigger motor)

yup, you can get hobby grade brushless motor. outrunners are affordable and easy. I use kontronik tango copy that has low kv. (400kv) at 14V on one setup, and 800kv outrunner on the second...

you can get taig spindle from several vendors. it is er-16 spindle rated for max of about 15000rpm. www.cartertools.com is a good source. it is pulley/belt driven and ratio runs 1:3 to 3:1. ...

sorry I have not updated this thread. I've been very busy. I have 2 of these machine now. (just got the second one) it really fits well on my workshop. I will be getting rid of my dyna soon. ...

I had lot of luck with taig cutting pcb material. run it at 10000rpm though it likes higher speed. you need to run high speed to cut/drill pcb.

yes. it was the same machine. we lost bit of x axis travel with upgrade (about 1") right now, my machine is 23.7x35.5 it was 24.7x35.2 from the factory. I would definitely upgrade to ball...

I've ran stock setting at about 20IPM lot of backlash on x axis. (on the order of .030" even loading the stepper down) in the end, we ended up upgrading to ball screws from homeshopcnc made...

I got the nema 23 200watt brushless for under 50 bucks. so it is great price.

anyway, looking forward to your work. since I run my spindle in router, they are fixed. don't have to worry about...

kelinginc.net has a nema 34 brushless servo motor for decent price. (I believe they are 48v, 3000rpm , 800watt for 150 bucks or so) I do have some nema 23, 200watt ones (36v,4000rpm) which I was...

270oz is plenty strong enough and give you better performance (higher speed) due to flatter torque curve.

mine is running it on all 3 axis without issues on my x2. on x3, I did get bigger...

ceramics are really bad for any place where it can chatter. they are very brittle and can't recommend it for spindle.

I am doing a similiar thing. instead of servo, I scored some brushless...

wow john. :) problem with your computer?

interesting post. I usually recommend a person to take some machining course at the local community college, if they are not experienced. without...

well, there is very little difference between the x3 and super x3 IMHO. same table travel. super has different motor (bit more power, but lower rpm) and bit better looking. For myself, I decided...

I have a similiar setup. X3 (standard, not super) converted to cnc which works well for my need (did not need head tilt or threading) it is good rigid machine with decent travel. I also...

on taig, 280oz is more than enough for 30IPM jog. it is great machine for light duty and board. I've ran xylotex 2.5amp/24v drive without issues with mine.

I have linear rail on one of my router (cnc9000 from circuit specialist) with ball screws. it is really rigid. I am running taig spindle on it and works great. I think it is more than rigid...

I've had x2, and now have x3. love it. just very smooth and works well. 16x6 is fine for what I plan on doing. if I want to do guitar/foam, I would just use the cnc router. much better for...

1/8 is terrible for torque with any kind of speed. go with 1/2 or full step on that motor and run it aobut 20IPM. frankly with acme, you won't get high speed.

I doin't know what taig will go for in UK, but it works great for pcb. (in US, you can set one up for $1500) sherline will probably work as well, but taig is much better machine. also, some...

first of all, z axis. check to see if motor locks. if it locks, you have probably wired it ok.

setup depends upon the driver.

on my setup, first of all, make sure port is setup right and...

try selling it locally on craigslist first. I sold mine that way within a week.

look at the to menu bar for the classified (next to the forum)

on every "kit" machine that I bought, I had to tune it. I've had stepper drive resonance issue with K2, which was fixed with changing the xylotex from 1/8 step to 1/2 step. (which I did for faster...

I do think this is the best bang for the bucks router in the market. I've been happy with mine. there is no comparison between this and other machine in this price range. (which mostly use round ...

when it is powered up, the steppers should lock.



hmm, so y and z jogs ok, but x does not? on X axis, hmm, double check the acceleration and steps. also make sure all the...

gosh, another one of these thread. :) I hope this thread does not end in twilight zone. :D

I also hope your experience with your machine and company is much better than mine.

great that you got it and your experience seem to mirror mine in shipping quality and machine. with 80/20 setup, it is easy to tune/adjust.

in this price range, I don't think we can do much...

i just sold me taig turnkey (I built it though from cr2019) and bit of tooling/PC for 1250. I bought mine when it was lot cheaper too, so in the end, I did not lose that much on it.

I like the deluxe kit a lot. I just have x and y installed and no measureable backlash in quick and dirty test. I am waiting on z until I get my drivers wired. (I can run it as manual mill as...

if you want a capability of x3, just get an x3. it is much more rigid and superior platform.

I have both, and x2 with upgrades like belt drive to make it better makes them cost almost as...

I got my mill on a bench and did the x and y ball screw on it. i am waiting on doing z until I get my drivers together. went together rather easy and the kit is very smooth and tight. no...