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converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« on: October 29, 2014, 11:06:32 PM »
Hello Everyone,
I am a complete newbie to CNC
Recently having purchased a Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 want to convert it to 3-axis CNC.

It would be of great help if anyone could guide me in the right direction as to what to procure in order to accomplish the CNC conversion.

Here is what I plan to buy:

1 x 24V/10A switching power supply
3 x 1 Axis TB6560  stepper motor driver
3 x 57HS76  3A 270 oz/in  stepper motor
1 x 5 axis Mach3 compatible breakout board
1 x DB25 parallel cable
1 x USB cable
3 x signal cables
3 X NEMA23 stepper motor mounting brackets
6 X limit switches
1 X E stop switch
3 X suitable flexible couplers
1 X Mach3 USB handwheel manual controller

Thanks in advance

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Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2014, 04:13:30 AM »
Personally I would avoid the TB drives as they tend to be of Chinese manufacture and, although not all, tend to be of poor quality with even poorer instructions.
 I would look at the Gecko G540 instead, no breakout board needed with it as it is already connected to the drives.

Hood
Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2014, 10:12:28 PM »
Thanks Hood for suggesting not to go for the TB drives.
Here is what I bought instead, simply because they are easily available from a manufacturer here in India.
1. Rhino controls 3-axis BOB x1off
2. Rhino controls stepper driver X 3off
3. NEMA23 1.9Nm, 2.8A bipolar 4 wire stepper motors X3off
4. 24v 10A PSU x1off
5. Estop switch X 1off
6. micro limit switches X6off
7. lovejoy couplers X3off

And here is the link to the first test setup on Mach3 running on win7
http://youtu.be/Bxzdqz5OMvk

More as I move ahead..

Regards
Paul Nilanjan

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Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2014, 01:28:52 PM »
Looks like you are getting there :)
I have never heard of these drives and breakout but looks like they are doing a decent job.

Hood
Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2015, 02:38:40 AM »
Here is the machine as of today. Finished installing everything except the limit switches!
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paul nilanjan
Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2015, 07:00:24 AM »
and here is the link to the machine test video
http://youtu.be/Bk7nS-Hw7mc
regards
Paul Nilanjan
Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2015, 03:33:55 PM »
hi
i was wondering how you solved the motor spindle connection to activate it with mach3
or did you left it unused and activate it manual?
Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2015, 03:36:46 AM »
hi
i was wondering how you solved the motor spindle connection to activate it with mach3
or did you left it unused and activate it manual?

hi, i am not using the spindle on mach3, rather manually.
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paul nilanjan
Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2022, 09:10:59 AM »
Is it possible to speed control the MF70 with Mach, using hardware upgrade?
Re: converting the Proxxon Micro Miller MF70 to CNC
« Reply #9 on: September 02, 2022, 09:49:21 PM »
Hi,
this thread is very old, so it is likely that you wont get a reply.

I assume you are asking about the ability to control the spindle with Mach3?

If that is the case can you tell us about your spindle. The title suggests that you are using a Proxxon router. Is this the case?
Again assuming my guess is correct then a Proxxon router is an example of a 'Universal AC motor', and is common in routers, fans, vacuum cleaners and
many other consumer devices. They are constructed very much like a brushed DC motor but are intended to be supplied with AC power. They are
remarkably good and very economical to mass manufacture and hence their popularity.

One of the shortcomings of the Uni-motor is that it is not a well suited to speed control. You can control the speed by using a Triac, not dissimilar to a light dimmer,
but the accuracy of speed control and its speed stability under load is only fair at best. Another issue is that the motor is air-cooled with a fan blade mounted on the shaft.
If you slow the shaft rotation you also reduce the air flow and it will overheat. The air flow is approximately proportional to the square of the shaft speed so reducing the
shaft speed by half reduces the cooling effect by 3/4's, ie a big drop.

A further complication is that the current in the motor is largely determined by the 'back EMF' of the rotor. As the shaft speed reduces the back EMF reduces also
and therefore the motor current will go up, with consequent increased heating.

The two factors combined, ie increase in heating as the speed reduces and a marked decrease in cooling as the speed decreases suggests that a uni-motor run at less
than rated speed may not survive long.

Craig
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