As a side note I believe the wiki reference on the X3 is the one I posted. Much more info at ww.distinctperspectives.com I realize it's not the same machine but the principles in making a backlash free mechanical setup (thus reducing headaches later) are well worth reading and studying. Plans are freely available. Also checkout cnczone.com in the benchtop mills section, particalulary all postings by HOSS or HOSS2006 (iirc) - he has gone overboard modding his X2 to the point of one being dubbed "The Freak". Also you can find a multitude of hookups there as well. Welcome to the list and good luck. Hope to see your EMC benchtop here in the future!
Greg www.distinctperspectives.com > -----Original Message----- > From: John Thornton [mailto:bjt...@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 11:43 AM > To: Enhanced Machine Controller EEMC" > Subject: Re: [Emc-users] X2 conversion > > > On 12 Jun 2009 at 9:04, Wayne Patterson wrote: > > > Hey Guys, > > I am at a point that I need to convert my Sieg X2 mill to CNC > > control. I > > have found two kits/plans online and wanted to know if anyone on the > > list has used them? They are the "Steele Company's" conversion > > kit/plan > > and the "FigNoggle Designs" kits/plans. For what it is worth I plan > > on > > building the parts so I will be using the plans and not the kits. > > In most cases if you chat a bit with other users that have that type of mini mill > you might not need any "plans" to do the conversion. Try asking on the EMC IRC > you might > run across someone that has a mill similar to yours. > > Doing a quick search on the EMC Wiki site I found this link > > http://wiki.linuxcnc.org/cgi-bin/emcinfo.pl?An_X3_Benchtop_Mill_Conversion > > > Right now my biggest concern is the electronics. While I am > > confident in > > building parts for the machine, the electronics is some what > > daunting. I > > have bought three "Linistepper" driver boards and assembled them > > with > > satisfactory results. But I 'm lost when it comes to the > > controllers. > > You can either connect it directly to the parallel port or to a breakout board > like the CNC4PC C10 for $25. You will have to find 5-wire or 6-wire (unipolar) > motors > (not the most popular) for the Linistepper boards. It's a little late for you but > in most cases when you spend $40 for a hobby driver board you end up with > $250 worth of headaches. When for $70 you could have purchased a good quality > commercial driver like the Gecko G251. > > > From what I have read I am leaning to the Mesa 7I43 to connect the > > driver boards to the PC. I also want to add DRO using ShumaTechs > > DRO-350. And was wondering if that could be integrated into EMC some > > how. If anyone has used any of these parts and/or plans and could > > give > > me some advice it would be greatly appreciated. My funds are limited > > and > > I don't want to waste it on things that will not work or conflict > > with EMC. > > Thanks in advance for any help! > > lennywayne > > The DRO-350 is a quality product. I have built two and installed one on my manual > mill. The > second one is for my manual lathe but I've not been motivated to figure out how to > mount > scales on the lathe. It's only use for you would be when your in manual mode. It > could not > be connected to EMC AFAIK. > > > John > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial > Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited > royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing > server and web deployment. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Crystal Reports - New Free Runtime and 30 Day Trial Check out the new simplified licensing option that enables unlimited royalty-free distribution of the report engine for externally facing server and web deployment. http://p.sf.net/sfu/businessobjects _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
