Milling - mmmmmm

Khledar · 11-05-2002, 04:19 AM

Got a bit of an advice kinda quest goin on here, and I know theres a few millin gurus around here maybe you could tell me if this would work well for 'small copper' projects, yes 'small copper' projects,

Mill Is Here.

bigben2k · 11-05-2002, 09:00 AM

Off-hand, yes, that should be good. The 2 HP motor looks great, but you might need to gear up the RPM, and that's a mod.

I'll let Fixittt and Jaydee chime in here.

Fixittt · 11-05-2002, 09:53 AM

Ohh yeah that would do it.

Looks almost exactly like the one I am getting next week.

Except mine has a power feed on the table. That thing would do just about anything you want to do.

The 600+ pounds is a pain though!

Fixittt · 11-05-2002, 10:14 AM

actually The one that I am getting is mroe this speed

http://www.bellmachineryltd.com/new_kingpdm30.htm

Khledar · 11-05-2002, 11:53 AM

What about CNC converting at a later time - expensive ? -impossible?

Thanks for the replies ben and fixittt.

[EDIT-I gotta learn to type sometime]

Fixittt · 11-05-2002, 08:47 PM

a CNC conversion is something that can be done to that mill. Even the Z axis. The knob in front on the head can be used to lower the spindel. Would take some work to moiunt a motor on it. There is no place to bolt on a motor mount. So some fixtures would have to be made. As for the x and y axis, that is no problem. Also, finding stepper motors that can put out that amount of power might be a challenge. But defonitly do-able.

11-05-2002, 04:19 AM	#1
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	Milling - mmmmmm Got a bit of an advice kinda quest goin on here, and I know theres a few millin gurus around here maybe you could tell me if this would work well for 'small copper' projects, yes 'small copper' projects, Mill Is Here. __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0

11-05-2002, 09:00 AM	#2
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Off-hand, yes, that should be good. The 2 HP motor looks great, but you might need to gear up the RPM, and that's a mod. I'll let Fixittt and Jaydee chime in here. __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

11-05-2002, 09:53 AM	#3
Fixittt CNC Beyatch Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tulsa Spell it backwards Posts: 721	Ohh yeah that would do it. Looks almost exactly like the one I am getting next week. Except mine has a power feed on the table. That thing would do just about anything you want to do. The 600+ pounds is a pain though! __________________ Creator of the Spir@l Block Longest post ever http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=43808#post43808

11-05-2002, 10:14 AM	#4
Fixittt CNC Beyatch Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tulsa Spell it backwards Posts: 721	actually The one that I am getting is mroe this speed http://www.bellmachineryltd.com/new_kingpdm30.htm __________________ Creator of the Spir@l Block Longest post ever http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=43808#post43808

11-05-2002, 11:53 AM	#5
Khledar Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Vancouver BC Posts: 234	What about CNC converting at a later time - expensive ? -impossible? Thanks for the replies ben and fixittt. [EDIT-I gotta learn to type sometime] __________________ "mooooo" said the cow. ERTW - UBC P4 2.4B @3.01Ghz 167FSB :: Abit IC7 :: 2x256MB HyperX PC3700 :: ASUS 9600XT :: WD Raptor 2x36GB RAID0 Last edited by Khledar; 11-05-2002 at 12:40 PM.

11-05-2002, 08:47 PM	#6
Fixittt CNC Beyatch Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Tulsa Spell it backwards Posts: 721	a CNC conversion is something that can be done to that mill. Even the Z axis. The knob in front on the head can be used to lower the spindel. Would take some work to moiunt a motor on it. There is no place to bolt on a motor mount. So some fixtures would have to be made. As for the x and y axis, that is no problem. Also, finding stepper motors that can put out that amount of power might be a challenge. But defonitly do-able. __________________ Creator of the Spir@l Block Longest post ever http://forums.procooling.com/vbb/showthread.php?s=&postid=43808#post43808

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