[SWATH]

Just found and interesting read on the Tormach drive selection:
Engineering Documents - VFD | Tormach LLC | We provide personal small CNC machines, CNC tooling, and many more CNC items

[mcphill]

Just found and interesting read on the Tormach drive selection:
Engineering Documents - VFD | Tormach LLC | We provide personal small CNC machines, CNC tooling, and many more CNC items

Too bad they don't list and model ir part info...

[SWATH]

Shouldn't be too hard to find. I think it's an Emerson, that's what I remember anyway.

[mcphill]

I think too hard at work, I need some spoon feeding ; )

Our problem will be either integrating it with the Mikini safety wiring, or gut ripping all the manual mode stuff out. Not a simple plug-and-play, I don't think... Could be, but we need more info that Mikini clearly is not willing to supply... Again, I don't have the energy to reverse engineer it right now. I haven't even turned my mill on in a few weeks...

[allenj20]

So I have made some progress on mounting the gas springs . I have made a couple of aluminium brackets for mounting the springs. I should have them all mounted by this weekend I will post an update with pics hopefully. I also ordered some custom timing pulleys from B&B manufacturing and they are backordered 8-10 weeks. So I am going to have to figure out an alternative. I know Pete pulled his pulley from the motor himself successfully I would be curious how he did that since it is a thermal fit. If I could do that I could pull the old pulley and machine in to fit a QD bushing or thermal fit for the new motor.

[slowtwitch]

I know Pete pulled his pulley from the motor himself successfully I would be curious how he did that since it is a thermal fit. If I could do that I could pull the old pulley and machine in to fit a QD bushing or thermal fit for the new motor.

I used a bearing separator and puller...like this setup....



heat up the pulley ( I used a map gas bottle from home depot) ....plus the help of a nice impact gun to turn the puller bolt

To re-install, I wrapped the rotor in aluminum (so the wife wouldn't know what it was) and put it in the freezer overnight. The next day I pulled out the rotor and heated up the pulley really good. It slipped right on

[allenj20]

Thanks Pete, I should be able to swing that. Any recommendation on which bearing separator and puller set to pick up. I think HF might have this one local Bearing Separator and Puller Set and Advance Auto Parts might have this one OTC 4518 5 Ton Bar-Type Puller/Bearing Splitter Set

I used a bearing separator and puller...like this setup....



heat up the pulley ( I used a map gas bottle from home depot) ....plus the help of a nice impact gun to turn the puller bolt

To re-install, I wrapped the rotor in aluminum (so the wife wouldn't know what it was) and put it in the freezer overnight. The next day I pulled out the rotor and heated up the pulley really good. It slipped right on

[slowtwitch]

Actually, my puller and separator came from harbor freight. I like to use the separator due to its nice contact point on the pulley.