Re: Seanano's Emco PC Mill 50 retrofit
Are you still using the factory ballscrews on this machine? I am having terrible luck with mine. I have done the control retrofit using a Gecko G540 and Huanyang VFD. But twice now, the x-axis ball screw has blown up. I didn't blow it up the first time mind you, I got the machine that way. I tried to repack the balls into the nut but found the recirculating tube was damaged. I was able to buy a new nut off ebay. I had to machine back up and running just recently and I accidentally overstroked the x-axis because my limit switch wasn't set right. I was slowly jogging the table and the pulley end very slightly tapped the nut and blew out the balls again. I think I'm going to look into changing out the ball screw for something a little more robust. The trick is going to be finding something that will fit under the table, or I might have to modify the table.
If there were no rewards to reap,
No loving embrace to see me through
This tedious path I've chosen here,
I certainly would've walked away by now.