Originally Posted by dneisler  I read some where on the 'zone about someone using a servo motor for a spindle of there mill.
Is that doable?
Is it worth doing?
How big of a servo would I have to have for my X3 to get about 3k-4k rpm out of my spindle.
I would assume it would driven by a Gecko & mach 3, not sure on how any of this would hook up.
What are the pro's and con's of using suck if it is even possible? |
It is possible and has been tested driving a lathe spindle with encoder attached. Look at the following post:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=56120
The original thread is:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14217 , it is a really long thread.
Kreutz.