metalworking pillar drill experiences

[Lee Roberts]

Final bits of the drill press table finished.

After I read about your mods I remembered I had some small box section kicking about, with that I found myself nocking something up for mine, I'd been meaning to do for awhile, it needs some paint and the end caps haven't turned up from the bay yet...

but can you "guess wadit'is yet" ?

The bottom/tray is is just some 1.5 mil ali sheet I had, it's pop riveted on.

.Me

[lucan07]

I just picked up a Super X1LP HiTorque Mill - Belt Drive - Brushless MT2 Metric for £500 and another £120 will convert it to full cnc. I woulod consider spending the extra and getting a far superior machine with capabilities going forward.

[Clive S]

I just picked up a Super X1LP HiTorque Mill - Belt Drive - Brushless MT2 Metric for £500 and another £120 will convert it to full cnc. I woulod consider spending the extra and getting a far superior machine with capabilities going forward.

It would be interesting to show how you can covert a mill to full cnc for £120 decent drives cost around £60 and motors £30 each etc

[lucan07]

It would be interesting to show how you can covert a mill to full cnc for £120 decent drives cost around £60 and motors £30 each etc

3 Axis TB6560 Driver Controller Board
Nema 23 Stepper Motors 1.26Nm/175oz-in 2.8A x3
24V 10A power supply
Cost £60 with delivery and VAT
Already spun up each axis separately (cutting 5mm acrylic/3mm Aluminium for a print bed) with 2:1 geared pulleys on Arduino Nema 17 42oz handled Z axis without problem on less than a 1/4 of proposed power.
Building 3d printers etc for years so plenty of stock parts laying around but to buy would be no more than £60, casings etc will be 5mm Acrylic I pay £0.37p for A3+ so well within budget.
Will be posting build, this machine is a mini 250 watt all I need, and as much as I would like to carry into a 1st floor flat and run without annoying neighbours.
Doesn't require anything larger from my experience its not for production operation its to produce occasional parts as such is adequately specced.

[cropwell]

3 Axis TB6560 Driver Controller Board

Very popular for generating 'magic smoke' !

[magicniner]

3 Axis TB6560 Driver Controller Board

If all three axes work when it's delivered you've done well, until one inevitably fails and makes the entire board junk :-(

- Nick

[cropwell]

I just picked up a Super X1LP HiTorque Mill - Belt Drive - Brushless MT2 Metric for £500 and another £120 will convert it to full cnc. I woulod consider spending the extra and getting a far superior machine with capabilities going forward.

£120 ? - I think you missed off a zero.

[lucan07]

See reply to above post.

[JAZZCNC]

JUNK £60 wasted.!!

[Lee Roberts]

Nice mods on this, got me thinking now as I have some supported rail laying about AND a crosshair type laser module.

I'd be lost without my drill press, so your mods and observations naturally very much ring true.

.Me