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    Update

    I decided to take the plunge and go for the 1.5HP Leeson motor. Unfortunately, when I called the supplier, they said the motor was out of stock. I called multiple suppliers (whose websites claimed it was in stock) and they all said that they won't have any for two months. As far as CNC conversion projects go, 2 months isn't that long, but I was disappointed as I really felt like I was starting to get some good momentum with this project.

    So, in the meantime, I realized that their might be a simpler method for increasing RPM without even having to do any machining. Why not just replace the DC drive for the PM-25MV with something that could drive the stock motor at a higher RPM? After doing some research I bought a KBCC-125R DC Motor Driver. I found a good deal for a used one on ebay. The KBCC-125R model includes a breaking resistor and reverse capability. If I understand the driver correctly, I should be able to get up to 5000 RPM. Not sure what will happen if I double the speed of the stock motor. I guess we'll find out if I can get the DC drive to work correctly.



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    Quote Originally Posted by CNCJoseph View Post
    rcheli,

    Thanks for the additional details. I actually never knew you needed a separate index signal on the spindle when using a servo motor to drive your spindle for rigid tapping. This makes the servo motor option less appealing to me since you still need to mount a separate encoder (although a much simpler type for indexing). In my mind I would rather just mount a separate OMRON or similar encoder with a 3-phase VFD controlled motor.

    Out of curiosity, could your friend with the similar 2:1 / 6000 RPM setup just use a disk with two slots in it instead of one for indexing purposes or will that throw an error code since I doubt you could perfectly align each slot with one full rotation of the servo motor?
    When I said 2:1 I meant 1:2 motor:spindle. But you understood what I meant. I suppose it would work if the pulses were exactly 180 degrees apart on the encoder on the motor.

    This is how I made my index sensor. The reason there are two sensors is one feeds the CNC control and the other feed a tach on my DRO that I had from before CNC.
    I also made that slot a lot bigger by the time I finished it.

    How to Increase RPM on PM-25MV (or similar G0704)-index-jpg



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    The PM-25 motor is a three phase motor. The KB wont drive it.

    A standard 3600 RPM 56C or TC145 motor is really common. Every wash down motor is that.

    youtube videos of the G0704 under the name arizonavideo99


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    Quote Originally Posted by arizonavideo View Post
    The PM-25 motor is a three phase motor. The KB wont drive it.

    A standard 3600 RPM 56C or TC145 motor is really common. Every wash down motor is that.
    Arizona Video,

    Thanks for the info on the PM-25 motor. Both the PM-25MV product page and the user manual states the motor is brushless but I guess I missed that important piece of info and assumed it was a similar set up to the G0704. A BLDC is a completely different animal.



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    I found the supplier for the BLDC controller that Tormach uses on the 440 and bought a controller and motor directly from them. They made a custom motor for me with the same shaft and key size as the PM-25MV pulley so all I had to do was make a custom mounting bracket.

    ?????_ ???????????? is their website
    I contacted them through Alibaba at https://dingtuoda.en.alibaba.com/

    I bought:


    • DBLS-08-H - 1200W BLDC controller
    • Custom wound 6000RPM, 750W, 12mm shaft 5mm key motor


    Prices were very reasonable, $90 for the controller and around $120 for the motor. Shipping was over $150 for all of it as the motor is a bit heavy, and I did it in two orders (I originally assumed perhaps the controller would let me get RPM from the stock motor). They sent me a detailed motor drawing for confirmation, and overall it was one of the best interactions I've had with a Chinese supplier.

    The controller took a bit of tuning in hidden menus, but they were extremely responsive on support with regards to tuning parameters. I was very impressed.

    Once I installed the motor, I found my torque a bit low. I noticed my spindle was getting hot. I ended up replacing all the bearings with higher quality ones and used some Kluber ISOFLEX NBU-15 grease. That solved my torque and startup issues. It's also possible it was just a preload issue I solved by replacing the bearings, but I'm more comfortable with high quality bearings and grease rated at up to 7500RPM. Perhaps a larger 1000W or 1200W motor would completely solve my torque issues.

    I originally had some odd issues at 6000RPM but I believe it's broken in better. I normally do a max of 5500RPM when cutting.

    I'm very happy with the setup now, but it was some back and forth. If I did it again I'd probably get a DYN4 servo and make custom pulleys.



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    Quote Originally Posted by rcheli View Post
    When I said 2:1 I meant 1:2 motor:spindle. But you understood what I meant. I suppose it would work if the pulses were exactly 180 degrees apart on the encoder on the motor.

    This is how I made my index sensor. The reason there are two sensors is one feeds the CNC control and the other feed a tach on my DRO that I had from before CNC.
    I also made that slot a lot bigger by the time I finished it.

    How to Increase RPM on PM-25MV (or similar G0704)-index-jpg
    Rcheli,

    That is a very nice clean setup. I have actually thought about a similar setup with a few extra parts for a DIY encoder. Do you mind sharing the part number on your slot type photo sensor? Thanks.



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    CNCJoesph. Check out the VESC controller. I suspect with some bigger IGBTs you could drive it just fine. I have a few of the VESC controllers here I bought for my daughter's electric Jeep toy. It is tempting to use one of them to play.



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    OK I have a simple answer for the RPM problem if you want to stick with the stock motor which should be fine for most people.

    Make a new front pulley. In order to get to lets say 5K or 6K it has to be smaller. The large bore prevents you from going vary small. Just make the new pulley taller. This allows for the hi speed pulley to have a OD of about 1.3" and you now have room to make it a three speed setup over the stock two speed.

    For the motor it needs to be raised up about 1.2" If you don't make a new pulley a spacer might work. If you make a new motor stand then you can make room for as large of a pulley as you might want so any RPM could be had.

    If you guys watched the 9000 RPM video I made I said I dont think you should run the thing that fast.

    You might get lucky on the balance of your spindle but with a bolt on pulley it will never be totally balanced. On the belt drives that I used to make for the IH mills I would mount the pulley to the flange and then mount the spindle in the bearing holder and then finish turning the groves on the pulley. I could hold .002" of runout that way and it still at 8000 RPM or so you still have vibration.

    youtube videos of the G0704 under the name arizonavideo99


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    Quote Originally Posted by CNCJoseph View Post
    Rcheli,

    That is a very nice clean setup. I have actually thought about a similar setup with a few extra parts for a DIY encoder. Do you mind sharing the part number on your slot type photo sensor? Thanks.
    Sharp GP1A51HRJ00F form Mouser https://www.mouser.com/datasheet/2/3...EN-1140738.pdf

    Here is my wiring note.
    How to Increase RPM on PM-25MV (or similar G0704)-img_5136-jpg
    This is a picture of the setup as I am running it.

    How to Increase RPM on PM-25MV (or similar G0704)-img_5131-jpg



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    Was still doing some putting around myself and was about to pull the trigger myself on a 3PH AC motor and get 220 outlets installed when I came across this thread on this site talking more about DMM servos. I know rcheli is using a 1.8kw servo with good results, but the post also mentioned .75kw ones that already max out at 5k rpm. Not to mention it's something like $400 vs $600 (give or take). Can anyone weigh in on this? The post mentions there should still be plenty of low end torque and hopefully high end torque for both steel and aluminum cutting. Just looking at the .75kw vs the 1.8kw it's rated for 2.4nm torque and 7.1nm max instant vs. 11.5nm and 28.7nm max instant. That's quite the difference, so does 2.4nm even compare on mills these size? What do the torque values on these 3PH AC motors look like? I wish we had torque numbers for the stock motors on these benchtop mills to compare to.

    One of the other appeals to this (besides money) is that it can run off either 110v or 220v. Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the .75kw motor is rated for 150v and I only apply 110v to the drive, wouldn't that take away from some of the torque/horsepower? And vice versa if I apply 220v to the drive it will A. step down the voltage to the max rated voltage of the motor(150v on the .75kw, and 200v on the 1.8kw) and make max power/torque available and B. it should use less current than on 110 because...that's how it works if I'm not mistaken. Another appeal is an included encoder (so rigid tapping should be pretty easy) and should, in theory, help combat motor bog since it knows exactly what RPM the motor should be going vs. what it's actually going at.

    So would a .75kw DMM servo on 110v seem viable for a G0704 sized machine, or is it a joke and I should continue with my 3PH AC search?



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    Default Re: How to Increase RPM on PM-25MV (or similar G0704)

    Check with DMM tech support to confirm the speed you will get with 110v. My 1.8 can also run on 110 or 220 but on 110 it will only go to 1500 rpm.



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    Quote Originally Posted by rcheli View Post
    Check with DMM tech support to confirm the speed you will get with 110v. My 1.8 can also run on 110 or 220 but on 110 it will only go to 1500 rpm.
    Interesting-I wouldn't have thought power input would cut the RPM. Maybe it cuts RPM to compromise and keep the HP/torque. I'll send them an email and find out for sure.

    There's a good chance I'll get 220 outlets anyway since that's a good excuse to buy a welder too, so if I had it on 220v do you have any idea how a .75kw would hold up? Not that I'd really expect you to know when you have the big boy version of the motor but I figure it can't hurt to ask.



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    Not sure about how it would perform but in order to get to your original low-end goal of 7500 RPM would have to gear the motor a 1:1.5. That would mean about .67 HP at the spindle.



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    rcheli, keep in mind that spinning 7500 RPM will also be running a smaller diameter cutter. The power requirements are not nearly the same as a 2.5" face mill or some other tool that struggles with the factory motor. I'm not saying it won't need more power, just don't get too focused on the drop.



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    Quote Originally Posted by hackish View Post
    rcheli, keep in mind that spinning 7500 RPM will also be running a smaller diameter cutter. The power requirements are not nearly the same as a 2.5" face mill or some other tool that struggles with the factory motor. I'm not saying it won't need more power, just don't get too focused on the drop.
    You know, that's actually a great point. I could always have a 1:1 speed and high speed (1.5:1 or whatever) set that's swapable. Use 1:1 basically all the time so I can utilize rigid tapping and general use and swap to high speed and just do the math when I program if I want 7500 RPM with a 1.5:1 ratio for a 1/8" tool just tell my program to go 5000RPM and It will reach 7500 at the spindle. Now I just need a 4th axis to make all these custom pulleys...



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    I was thinking of a solution with my acorn setup for rigid tapping. Put an encoder on the spindle for the Acorn, but run the servo in torque/speed mode. The acorn can then control the speed and the Z travel for rigid tapping while the servo controller manages the motor to produce and maintain the speed that the acorn is asking for. We know that there is no way to control the servo motor except with the encoder on its shaft, and any ratio changes or pulley slippage is going to mess things up for the motion controller. That make sense?



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    Thanks so much to everyone for all the invaluable input up until this point.

    The exciting news is that I went ahead an pulled the trigger on a Leeson 1.5 hp motor this morning. I think it will work perfect for what I am trying to do. The only catch is that these motor are on back order for the next 6 weeks. One of the Leeson motor reps bent over backwards and checked every warehouse in the entire country for me. However, like everyone else who has the CNC bug, I've got plenty of other project to work on in the meantime.

    Out of all the other options I looked into, rcheli's suggestion to use DMM Technologies DYN4 1.8 kw servo as the spindle motor as he did on his Sieg X3 conversion project was my favorite. This option is pricey, but you get a lot of power. Also, even though the DMM Technologies servo has a built in spindle, you still need to build a separate encoder with one line per rev on the spindle. In my mind, if I'm going to do the work, I may as well just "upgrade" this to a complete spindle encoder solution and use a less expensive 3-phase motor / VFD.



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    Quote Originally Posted by rcheli View Post
    rcheli,

    Thanks for the part number. I decided to go with the Leeson 1.5 hp motor for this project but will file this part number away for future projects.



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    Quote Originally Posted by steelcogs View Post
    There's a good chance I'll get 220 outlets anyway since that's a good excuse to buy a welder too...
    I was thinking the exact same thing!

    Quote Originally Posted by arizonavideo View Post
    OK I have a simple answer for the RPM problem if you want to stick with the stock motor which should be fine for most people.

    Make a new front pulley. In order to get to lets say 5K or 6K it has to be smaller. The large bore prevents you from going vary small. Just make the new pulley taller. This allows for the hi speed pulley to have a OD of about 1.3" and you now have room to make it a three speed setup over the stock two speed.

    For the motor it needs to be raised up about 1.2" If you don't make a new pulley a spacer might work. If you make a new motor stand then you can make room for as large of a pulley as you might want so any RPM could be had.

    If you guys watched the 9000 RPM video I made I said I dont think you should run the thing that fast.

    You might get lucky on the balance of your spindle but with a bolt on pulley it will never be totally balanced. On the belt drives that I used to make for the IH mills I would mount the pulley to the flange and then mount the spindle in the bearing holder and then finish turning the groves on the pulley. I could hold .002" of runout that way and it still at 8000 RPM or so you still have vibration.
    Great suggestion! You would also need to modify your power drawbar setup if you intend to go that route as well, but it could be a good way to increase RPM and keep the stock motor.



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    Quote Originally Posted by CNCJoseph View Post
    rcheli,

    Thanks for the part number. I decided to go with the Leeson 1.5 hp motor for this project but will file this part number away for future projects.
    Do you mind specifying the parts you ultimately decided on? I haven't decided exactly on mine yet, so if it looks good, I'm not against following the same path.



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