Hello to all. I am delighted to see a sub-forum dedicated to the IH mill. I have one on order with Aaron. Since I am a newbe to milling and machine tools in general, I paid a little more and had Aaron lap the ways for me. I also orderd my mill with a 3 phase 2 hp American motor and VFD. I plan to convert to CNC a little further on down the road.
Best rgards -- Roy Norris
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07-17-2005, 03:29 AM #1
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Have an Industrial Hobbies Mill on the way!
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07-17-2005, 03:56 AM #2
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That is a nice compact mill Roy, specs look good, what does the VFD do for you in the way of RPM increase ? since the stock RPM is on the low side.
Ken
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07-17-2005, 06:28 AM #3
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Hi Ken,
The new motor plus the VFD takes the spindle speed up to 35OO RPM +. I have been agonizing for several months over which mill to buy. The IH mill's work envelope, particularly the 12"of Y travel, plus the availability of a ready made CNC conversion kit sealed the deal.
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07-17-2005, 08:42 AM #4
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I look forward to hearing more about your new machine Roy.
Welcome to the world of the "Big Mill"
Mike(Note: The opinions expressed in this post are my own and are not necessarily those of CNCzone and its management)
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