On Wed, 2013-05-08 at 09:22 -0500, kqt4a...@gmail.com wrote: > On Wed, 8 May 2013, andy pugh wrote: > > > On 8 May 2013 14:05, <kqt4a...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> Has anyone any experience converting a Grizzly G8689 mini mill > >> > > > > I have converted something very similar. and a chap called Hoss (largely on > > the Mach3 side) has published a lot of info on similar machines: > > http://www.hossmachine.info/cnc_conversion.html > > > > It is an easy way to sink a fair bit of money into a pile of junk to end up > > with a computer-controlled pile of junk. > > > > Ask before you buy > It would save us time if you would say what you think :) > > Thanks > Richard
Roland Friestad of Cardinal Engineering at Galesburg used to convert Grizzly mill. He built good motor mounts swapped in ball screws and added a control. You were in fair money at the end and you still had a Grizzly. Starting with a cnc machine with a dead control is by far the easier and better way to go. That way you get servo motors matched to the iron, limit switches, etc. Best of luck which ever way you decide to go. Dave > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book > "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and > their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed > leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. > Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
