This is my first post here. It is a terrific site filled with tons of info!
I see myself spending a quite a bit of time here!
I have researched a bit on my own and had the help of a fellow member of another hobby site I belong to. I have a pretty good idea of what I want and need, but I am sure some of you folks have been there done that and can possibly save me some pain, mistakes and heartache.
I am trying to build up a small cnc mini mill. Here is what I bought so far...
HF 44991 mill
Xylotex 3 axis system kit
An Economy XYZ dro kit with readout w/ 2-12" horizontal dro, 1-8" vertical
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I have autocad,featurecam, and am planning on using Mach 3
What do guy's think of this setup?
I am going to mount my Xylotex electronics in a metal box (the kind similar to a big index or recipe box) with two fans mounted on each side of the box. One blowing in, the other blowing out.
I am going to mount my DRO's and display using the instructional pdf from little machine shop here...
http://littlemachineshop.com/product...ProductID=2016
The thing I am not too sure of yet is mounting the steppers. I would like to keep the hand wheels on the machine still.
I was thinking of possibly buying three of these lead screws...
http://littlemachineshop.com/product...1179&category=
Using simple couplers and brackets like this...snip
Please advise me if there is better easier ways. Any pitfalls to watch out for.
Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Jason