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    Hi there,

    Just wanna ask has anybody tried using an ac industrial sewing motor as a milling motor spindle? I know using hybrid stepper motor as a spindle is a bad idea and I cannot afford to buy an AC servo. Getting treadmill motor is out of question for me as I am unable to find a controller that runs 220V ac of my country. Thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tofurobotixs View Post
    Hi there,

    Just wanna ask has anybody tried using an ac industrial sewing motor as a milling motor spindle? I know using hybrid stepper motor as a spindle is a bad idea and I cannot afford to buy an AC servo. Getting treadmill motor is out of question for me as I am unable to find a controller that runs 220V ac of my country. Thank you.
    If the motor is 3Phase then any VFD Drive that matches the motor size is all you need

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    Quote Originally Posted by mactec54 View Post
    If the motor is 3Phase then any VFD Drive that matches the motor size is all you need
    Regarding torque and reliability, can it be use to drive a spindle for long duration milling aluminium?



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    What type and size of machine will the motor go on?
    What is the power you expect to need( HP or Watts of the motor) ?



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    Quote Originally Posted by cncuser1 View Post
    What type and size of machine will the motor go on?
    What is the power you expect to need( HP or Watts of the motor) ?
    It is just a normal benchtop cnc with a sherline industrial spindle catridge. The motor I am looking at is a 550w sewing machine motor (https://www.lazada.sg/products/ac-220v-550w-adjustable-mute-brushless-motor-for-industrial-sewing-machine-i269081527-s417904579.html?search=1)



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    This facebook group has a post from a few years ago. The person used something similar on an X2.

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/1523...f=group_header

    The date of thier post was 19 September 2017.



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AC sewing motor as spindle.....Any advice?

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