I think my original 110v motor that came with my Bolton zx45 mill is starting to get tired, it’s bogging down in areas that it did not used to, which is causing all sorts of problems when it happens during a cnc program. I have read and searched this forum, and found a few people using the 3hp bldc that kelling/automation tech used to sell, maybe they still do, but at $650 it seems a lot of people have problems with them, bogging down, same as what I have now.
So what other options do I have, I’d like to get it connected to Mach4 with speed control, so 3 phase with a vfd? I work about 50/50 steel/aluminum, so keeping the gearbox would be nice, but finding a little bit faster motor would be good, I can test out what the original gearbox can handle.