Machsupport Forum
Third party software and hardware support forums. => Sieg Machines => Topic started by: ThomasCB21 on June 28, 2012, 08:31:55 AM
-
Hi All,
I am looking into purchasing a Sieg SX4 (Grizzly G0720) to do some hobby work, as the kids leave the nest I have a little more time for myself ;D. I was wondering if anyone could direct me to anyone who has successfully converted one to CNC? I was reading the specs on the mill and it has a spindle travel of 3-5/16", I was thinking of using the power lift for the Z motion and leaving the spindle locked in the up position to help stabilize it.
Any thoughts? All comments appreciated!
Thanks in advance
Chris
-
The "King" of Sieg mill conversion is Hoss over on CNC Zone. Check out his current build;
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/benchtop_machines/111863-hosss_g0704.html
His zeal for documenting mill CNC conversions, including photo's, CAD drawings, and videos is nothing short of amazing.
-
Holy Cow! You weren't kidding, this guy has tons of information! Looks like he's built a complete mini milling center. I think I may have just found my new best friend. :D Man, I really appreciate you sending me in this direction.
Chris
-
Hi ThomasCB21:
Glad to pass it on. :)
For a long time I paid little attention to the work of Hoss. I had seen some of his videos on Youtube, and was almost put off by his good ole boy southern drawl.
I have a full on machine shop, with all the goodies. Two CNC mills with 4-axis, a Bridgeport, two lathes, four drill presses, one procunier tapper, two band-saws, horizontal, and vertical, Miller Tig welder, Lincoln Mig welder, Lincoln Arc welder, A gas welding rig, and all the tooling to go with it all.
Then, one day I went to the Little Machine Shop which is about 15 miles north of my shop, and happened to look around at some of the mini-mills. They ran an ad for a Sieg micro mill that was being discontinued, and they were getting the last shipment of them from Sieg in China. I put my name on the list, for one of the little micro mills.
It was then, I began to look up the mods on the Sieg mills, and found that Hoss had done more stuff, plus documentation than any one I had ever seen or heard of! :o
A couple of months later, the last of the little Micro mills finally came in, and I just picked one up mine last week.
The one thing I am lacking in my shop is a small, high speed type of mill for doing little tiny stuff, like #0 center drills, 1mm drills, and tiny cutters. Running a 7.5hp spindle on a 5ton CNC mill doing holes in a two inch long part just doesn't fly. Besides, we love our toys!
Of all the people I have come across in the Mach type forums, Hoss stands apart from them all. He is also a very clever, and talented engineer.
Regards,
John