![]() ![]() Installing the leadscrews in the X and Y axes proceeded pretty much as Dick described in his articles (MEW December 2004/January 2005). ![]() As some of these detailed differences may be of interest to other would-be CNC-ers, I decided to put together a small article to describe them. The overall approach I took was broadly the same as Dick has described - replacing the leadscrews on all axes with 2mm pitch THK ballscrews, using size 23 stepper motors, and so on however, my conversion differs in a number of details from Dick's. Dick kept me updated with his progress as he performed his conversion, knowing that I planned to do a similar conversion in due course, so I not only had the benefit of seeing his articles before attempting my own conversion, but also the benefit of having talked through some of the techniques with him at various times. Introductionĭick Stephen has written extensively in Model Engineers' Workshop magazine of his experiences with CNC conversions, and most recently on converting an X3 mill to CNC. NOTE: Follow the underlined links to find references, figures, other articles etc. Copyright © Tony Jeffree, 12th March 2006.
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