Regarding a question in an earlier post, I have not decided about VFD - I'm guessing it will cost ~ $600 for an inverter drive and three phase motor. If I recall, the gearbox speeds are something like 240-600-1000-2800. I've heard that these mills can overheat gearbox oil at 2800, and the mill has no window to detect this. It appears that to check oil, you have to rotate the head ccw 90 degrees, the remove a coverplate (it has a visible gasket) .
As I think about the stand / enclosure design, I obviously need way covers - I'm thinking some kind of pleated / folded bellows -ish type. Anybody know a resonably priced source of kits or just the material? |