Iron Forest Knife & Tool thank you bud, i hear ya on the 4mb for the pro. The unlimited is a big jump in price but the probing if you have one is well worth it alone.
Hi so I’m in the process of converting my g0704 to cnc already have my acorn controller (your video sold me on it) and all of the parts, linear rails and I’ve manually machined all the mounts etc. didn’t plan on getting so hooked on the build or I would have built the whole thing from scratch. Anyways to my question I’m thinking about pulling the trigger on a 1.8kw ac servo for the spindle motor, changing to AC bearings and change it to pulley/belt drive but I’m considering just going with a water cooled spindle instead dropping a ton of weight and issues and gaining a lot of rpm, is that something you would recommend? This is only a hobby machine to build my own personal project parts but I want something that will handle steel and capable of lower rpms also, how do you like yours and would you do the same if doing it over?
Thank you, it really depends on how hard you plan on running your mill, heavy steel cutting definitely go spindle with step down pulleys, mostly aluminum and softer materials i would do the higher rpm water cooled. Now that being said I run the pants off my 3 hp water cooled spindle cutting everything from aluminum to titanium with np, need a ton of speed in your axis so you can take thinner chips in those materials. Also flood coolant is a must with the harder materials in my opinion.
Awsome mill! Very informative. Upgrading to acorn may be a winter project for me.
Thanks for posting the video.
Thank you.
Alan, great work, I ordered an Acorn board, figuring which clearpath servos to get for my atlas lathe project. thanks for putting this out there !
Good Job. Thanks for video.
Your videos for this are excellent! The acorn software/hardware look really good, but that 4mb limit on the pro version is a major bummer.
Iron Forest Knife & Tool thank you bud, i hear ya on the 4mb for the pro. The unlimited is a big jump in price but the probing if you have one is well worth it alone.
Hi so I’m in the process of converting my g0704 to cnc already have my acorn controller (your video sold me on it) and all of the parts, linear rails and I’ve manually machined all the mounts etc. didn’t plan on getting so hooked on the build or I would have built the whole thing from scratch. Anyways to my question I’m thinking about pulling the trigger on a 1.8kw ac servo for the spindle motor, changing to AC bearings and change it to pulley/belt drive but I’m considering just going with a water cooled spindle instead dropping a ton of weight and issues and gaining a lot of rpm, is that something you would recommend? This is only a hobby machine to build my own personal project parts but I want something that will handle steel and capable of lower rpms also, how do you like yours and would you do the same if doing it over?
Thank you, it really depends on how hard you plan on running your mill, heavy steel cutting definitely go spindle with step down pulleys, mostly aluminum and softer materials i would do the higher rpm water cooled. Now that being said I run the pants off my 3 hp water cooled spindle cutting everything from aluminum to titanium with np, need a ton of speed in your axis so you can take thinner chips in those materials. Also flood coolant is a must with the harder materials in my opinion.
Do you have a link for the spindle you purchased ?
I bought it from automation technology years ago, its a 2.2kw watercooled spindle.
Can you cut steel with this machine?
Yes, i cut titanium, stainless steel, hardened steel and aluminum all the time with it.