Just wanted to let you guys know that thanks to your help and wealth of information I am starting my cnc retrofit of my Lathemaster old style milling machine. I am very thankful to Bill south for a huge amount of help and ideas and I cannot thank him enough for being so generous. I just got three new Ametek dc servo motors and I cannot beleive how heavy these little guys are. I tried each of them quickly by touching them to my 19.2v cordless drill batteries and MAN these things are torquey!! They almost jumped outta my hands. They are also much larger than I had imagined they would be. These should have absolutely no problem moving my machine around especially with the 2-1 belt drive I am plannning. I also talked to Arturo at cnc4pc and he has some recommendations for a breakout board among other things so I should be placing some orders with him very soon. I cleaned up my mill last night and Got my other milling machine setup to take it's place while the Lathemaster undergoes surgery. This should be FUN, that is all.....
Peace...
Pete Matos
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