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General Mach Discussion / Re: Converting Acu-rite 2-axis CNC to 3-axis
« on: August 17, 2012, 11:49:57 AM »
Thanks Hood! Very good info. My motors are rated at 140V. So maybe I should look at replacing the motors so all 3 would be the same. I contact the vendors you suggested to get their thoughts.
Just so I'm clear, to do what I want I'll need:
3 motors (probably)
3 drives (one for each motor?), or will one drive run all 3 motors (assuming their are the same brand/capacity)
1 controller/software to run the drives/motors (i.e, mach3, etc.)
1 ballscrew for the Z axis
Plus making my own adapters, etc to get the motors to run the ballscrews, etc.
Thanks,
Scott
Just so I'm clear, to do what I want I'll need:
3 motors (probably)
3 drives (one for each motor?), or will one drive run all 3 motors (assuming their are the same brand/capacity)
1 controller/software to run the drives/motors (i.e, mach3, etc.)
1 ballscrew for the Z axis
Plus making my own adapters, etc to get the motors to run the ballscrews, etc.
Thanks,
Scott