Originally Posted by Runner4404spd  Evan,
your point of longevity is valid. in the cnc world hass machines are considered disposable, after a while it actually becomes cheaper to buy a new one vs repair the one you have. cast ways will definitely last longer than the linear ways when under alot of load. i personally don't know what the load rating is on the mikini ways but on my ih i can machine stainless steel with no problems, on the cast iron ways. also i upgrade my ih with 3hp 3450 rom motor.
granted i don't have quite the upper end rpm of the mikini but on harder metals you don't need the upper rpm anyway. the ih will definitely be slower than a mikini on plastics due to the slow spindle but the trade off is versatility and the ability to cut harder metals. |
Hey thanks for the info. It is very interesting. You made a conversion plate to convert the metric spindle motor to a standard spindle motor on a IH mill. Did you ever make a drawing for it ? Maybe a dxf file
If so I would love to have a copy. If not no big deal. Thanks for the info on linear ways.
Evan