I would be very interested in any comments there may be on my last post.
Thanks
OK what variables are needed to make the necessary decisions?
I haven't built anything yet. I have a section of 3x4x.125 steel tube I was going to use for the y axis. I am going to use the CNCrouterparts linear bearings and rack and pinion set up for the y and x axis and a
lead screw set up for the z that is similar to how they build theirs.
I don't have a spindle yet so I really don't know how much that weighs.
Still learning.
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I would be very interested in any comments there may be on my last post.
Thanks
Impossible to answer that with a definite yes or no. Personally I run my UCCNC and UC300ETH based CNC on two PCs, one laptop and one dektop, both are older than 4 years and both run just fine. But I am not in control of your PC, so I have no idea about how you have it installed, which performance it has, how able you are in managing it and so on.
Mine is good and reliable, but I use mine for milling, so torch is not involved. Mine is using 2 pieces of 5$ BOBs and four DQ542MA drivers, NEMA23 steppers + VFD and 1.5kW air cooled spindle, DIY analogue unregulated PSU for the stepper drivers.
Nobody can give you a definite answer because only YOU know how reliable YOUR machine is is because it it depends on your own abilities of building it, so on you can prove that it works or not. Others have done the same, they have built reliable machines and can prove that THEIR machine works, but not yours.
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Basically, just go with the motors that CNCRP uses. I use Leadshine AM882's from Ebay. They are good drives, and inexpensive. Other good drives are Leadshine EM806's, or Gecko G201X or G203V drives. If you go with Nema 23's, the Leadshine MX4660 is popular.I haven't built anything yet. I have a section of 3x4x.125 steel tube I was going to use for the y axis. I am going to use the CNCrouterparts linear bearings and rack and pinion set up for the y and x axis and a
lead screw set up for the z that is similar to how they build theirs.
Gerry
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I love my AM882, this is 32X microstepping and 70v so quiet!
I'm going to run them at 8X microstepping which is louder and more like people expect steppers to sound but was shocked how quiet they can be.
If you play around with the anti resonance settings in the ProTuner software, you may be able to get them even quieter.
Gerry
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I keep meaning to connect it up I have made a cable now but need to drag a windows PC to the machine as I'm running linuxcnc.
When I think back to my original plan to belt drive with SBR25, a dremel and an arduino I'm so so glad I was talked into Hiwin's, ballscrews, ,2.2kw spindle, AM882's and a toroidal transformer at 70v.
I think I've made the right choices buying better drives, PSU, ballscrews ,etc and tight arseing the interface with PP BOB for now.
At less than $5 it's a throwaway part I can upgrade from and now I have it running I'm glad I didn't go with a USB mach 3 interface.
But for me it was very important I run linuxcnc because I believe very strongly in OS software and will always use the OS alternative if practical.
I use gimp, libre office and inkscape almost daily.
I would agree that 32 or 64 usteps is about optimum. Fewer usteps cause more noise and resonances
which mean lower average stall torque. Higher than 32/64 you get diminishing returns because the
motor/driver errors dominate. Also very high step ustep ratios may limit maximum speeds because
of drive input frequency limits.
Of course if you are running with software step generation from a parallel port, this will likely
limit the maximum usable ustep ratio because the maximum pulse rate is limited to 10-50 KHz or so...