Jon Elson <el...@pico-systems.com> writes: >> However, we still like to get a *real* one for rigid tapping ;-) [...] >But, in the US we have these cheap "mini mills" that are >about 60 Kg and fit on a small desk. They have DC brush motor drives. >I modified one to have an encoder on the spindle, and rigged a servo amp to >drive the motor so it could be reversed by LinuxCNC. Also, if you want *just* the spindle, pretty much any part from this mill is available from Grizzly.com and/or littlemachineshop.com For example:
http://www.grizzly.com/products/G8689/parts/HEAD http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_category.php?category=6 http://www.littlemachineshop.com/products/product_category.php?category=-269978449 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Emc-developers mailing list Emc-developers@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-developers
