It's to replace the motor on this.
http://www.grizzly.com/products/Vertical-Mill/G3616   
AKA FRV30 from the now defunct House of Tools in Canada.
http://www.autoartisans.com/milton.htm

And yes I'd like to be able to have spindle positioning capability.  These AC 
Servo motors are advertised as being suitable for conveyer belts which to me 
implies continuous duty.  But size 42 looks pretty small.    The Mill currently 
has a top speed of 2950 and is supposed to be able to mill with a 1" cutter.  
That's what the cover plate says.

It's really not on par with a similar sized Bridgeport but a new mill of that 
size with a 2000 lb shipping weight is almost twice the price 10 years later.  

But it fits under my low ceiling in my shop which is why it's not a Bridgeport 
clone.  

John


> -----Original Message-----
> From: andy pugh [mailto:bodge...@gmail.com]
> Sent: May-26-18 4:53 AM
> To: Enhanced Machine Controller (EMC)
> Subject: Re: [Emc-users] Spindle Motors
> 
> On 26 May 2018 at 09:43, Gene Heskett <ghesk...@shentel.net> wrote:
> > On Saturday 26 May 2018 01:24:36 John Dammeyer wrote:
> >
> >> Is something like this equivalent to a single phase 220VAC 2HP motor?
> >>
> >> https://www.ebay.ca/itm/122137567723
> >>
> >> Just thinking of how I'll add variable speed to my mill.  Would it
> >> even need a reduction set of pulleys or is 1:1 adequate?  If the
> >> bearings can handle it a belt ratio of 1:2 to get 6000 RPM?
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >> John
> >>
> > Just an observation John. but a setup intended to be run as a servo,
> > isn't exactly ideal for a spindle, and may overheat if asked to run
> > continuously. Servo's have time to cool in between moves.
> 
> I would expect it to have a thermistor to measure motor temperature,
> and maybe even an output from the drive to operate a cooling fan.
> 
> Geared 1:1 it would give a very good speed ratio, and would also make
> spindle-orientation trivial. It might be worth doing some calculations
> to see what cutter torque you generally work with.
> (I would have suggested using HSM Advisor for the calculations but it
> seems like the free website has been closed down and it is now a
> commercial app)
> 
> Do you already have a spindle and bearings, or were you intending to
> use the motor bearings as spindle bearings?
> 
> --
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