excellent advice Tracy. Kind Regards,
Timothy J. Ziegler Ziegler WoodWork & Specialty 14171 160th Ave. Foreston MN 56330 320-294-5798 shop 320-630-2243 cell On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 9:35 AM Tracy Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > I have the LOM 1200 with the Performance CNC upgrade. I've loved it! > > However, I'm a computer guy and there is no way I would recommend buying > one of these without seeing it work and making sure all the basics are > operational. There is very little support for these machines and unless you > have access to someone or have skills to address it yourself, It's a major > risk in my opinion. > > Regards, > Tracy > > On Mon, Feb 14, 2022 at 11:18 PM <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think the lom works ok with larger dia work just fine but obviously >> just takes longer due to surface area. >> >> I cant comment on the cnc side of things as I have not had anything to do >> with it but I’m sure >> >> Some of the other members will chime in with opinions on this. >> >> The only pitfalls with loms is making sure you get all the gears and >> extras but if you’re going cnc then they are not necessary. With larger >> work I would try and make sure your mill has ball bearing head and tail >> stock because the constant weight of your larger work will wear out the >> Delrin bushes quicker. >> >> >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] < >> [email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Pancakes >> *Sent:* Tuesday, 15 February 2022 11:32 AM >> *To:* Legacy Ornamental Mills <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* LOM 1800 Capabilities >> >> >> >> So.. I have the opportunity to pick up a LOM 1800 w/ the standard CNC kit >> for a great price. I am not a current LOM owner but believe it may work for >> my needs. I am a sculptor working primarily in cast glass. I need a rotary >> axis CNC to automate some production of waxes I use in casting. >> >> I need to mill diameters of work pieces up to the maximum listed 11" >> diameter of the 1800 LOM. Is this spec'd diameter realistic? I have >> concerns that the machine will have trouble at this scale due to overall >> rigidity and using relatively small nema 23 motors. Most of the work I see >> done on an LOM is smaller diameter furniture and finish carpentry work. >> >> Also, I am considering retrofitting the 1800 CNC with a new controller >> and set of motors as part of a plug-and-play kit made by Avid CNC. This >> would allow me to use Mach 4 and the improved rotary post processors that >> Avid supplies for rotary CNC milling. Does this seem like a reasonable goal? >> >> Lastly, does buying a machine sight unseen raise your alarms? What are >> the failure points I should be aware of and if there are failure points are >> they easily remedied without being a career machinist? >> >> Any help is greatly appreciated! >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/abc1a8e0-26c9-49bd-937e-fec4524ba0c2n%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/abc1a8e0-26c9-49bd-937e-fec4524ba0c2n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000901d82233%24cb9648d0%2462c2da70%24%40mmnet.com.au >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/000901d82233%24cb9648d0%2462c2da70%24%40mmnet.com.au?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAPnmKgASNZMyo29X2RR3WvUJ6PUg3uXngA_rVfD%2BrUjSmerQ%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAPnmKgASNZMyo29X2RR3WvUJ6PUg3uXngA_rVfD%2BrUjSmerQ%3DQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/CAMBiJLHaNjF33rnpnHBCy_ETYU2LG-pYi_m3XL8YsGtW5qRVkg%40mail.gmail.com.
