On 1 October 2013 07:59, Sven Wesley <[email protected]> wrote: > Ah, but of course! > This is a machine with a gearbox, switching gear at 580 RPM, I think I need > to get rid of the motor and make a direct drive to be able to do what I > want to do (tapping).
Well, the fact that the cooling fan is on a separate motor does mean that the end of the main motor shaft is probably clear, and an encoder could be fitted. However, if there is a gearbox then it probably makes sense to use one of the gearbox gears and a tooth sensor. This is how Jon did it: http://www.pico-systems.com/bridge_spindle.html And this is how I did it: http://www.cnczone.com/forums/vertical_mill_lathe_project_log/109301-harrison_universal_miller_conversion-2.html#post1212335 -- atp If you can't fix it, you don't own it. http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134791&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
