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Forum: 50. Toolheads Wed 01 July 2009, 22:55
Replies: 18
Views: 19,711
Posted By waynec
Yep. The Porter Cable is the big one at 3.25 hp,...

Yep. The Porter Cable is the big one at 3.25 hp, at 15 amps. The spindle is 2.2 kw.

But in practice the PC bogs down much faster than the Spindle does. I think the VFD may be a better speed...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Wed 01 July 2009, 13:57
Replies: 18
Views: 19,711
Posted By waynec
Well, after several months of using a water...

Well, after several months of using a water cooled spindle, I would do it again. I use mine mostly to route 3/4" pine into furniture parts. It is much quieter than the Porter Cable router it...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Mon 04 May 2009, 13:10
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Well congrats on getting to this point. You are...

Well congrats on getting to this point. You are really pretty close to being ready to roll.

I don't have the manual PDF anymore, so I can't really tell you if any other programming needs to be...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Sat 02 May 2009, 21:38
Replies: 28
Views: 27,802
Posted By waynec
Mine is a very modified shopbot, with the gantry...

Mine is a very modified shopbot, with the gantry totally replaced. My gantry is now an upside-down 'T' shape and Bishop Wisecarver rails. The gantry crossbar is a pair of oversized alum extrusions....
Forum: 50. Toolheads Sat 02 May 2009, 14:55
Replies: 28
Views: 27,802
Posted By waynec
Cool to see others working on spindle cooling. ...

Cool to see others working on spindle cooling. I want to share a bit about my water cooling setup, a sort of update.

If you remember, I mounted a pump, small resevoir and radiator up on the...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Mon 13 April 2009, 17:17
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Daviid Your spindle mount is a thing of beauty....

Daviid
Your spindle mount is a thing of beauty. Did you cut that yourself? My CNC is not stout enough to cut alum (at least I'm to chicken to try it). I cut one out of phenolic, and before long...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Sun 12 April 2009, 21:36
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Smoke? Dang!

That smoke is supposed to stay inside the spindle. I hope you can get it replace, and I really hope it wasn't something I advised you to do, or left out of my advice.

Here's some info on how to...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Sat 11 April 2009, 09:35
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
David Congrats on the new spindle and VFD. ...

David

Congrats on the new spindle and VFD. It may be slightly different model than the one I have, but I can give some general instructions.

Here's the connections:
1) Input voltage- ...
Forum: Troubleshooting Mon 16 February 2009, 09:22
Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Posted By waynec
Probably it

Wow that's great news I guess. I'll go and check again to see what connectors I have. After reading the thread, I bet I've weakened the connectors by connecting and disconnecting them thru this...
Forum: Troubleshooting Sun 15 February 2009, 19:23
Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Posted By waynec
More Stepper coil problems

Well, I've done it now. I'm trying to cut a sample sign for a pending job, and about 20min into the job, my old nemesis returns. One of the two motors quits reversing direction, causing and...
Forum: Troubleshooting Thu 05 February 2009, 08:51
Replies: 12
Views: 13,844
Posted By waynec
I read the thread at the Zone and I can't say I"m...

I read the thread at the Zone and I can't say I"m experiencing the same thing. My motors don't run away on me, they stop after a one time jerk. It doesn't sound like a motor running at all.
...
Forum: Troubleshooting Wed 04 February 2009, 11:13
Replies: 12
Views: 13,844
Posted By waynec
HA! Thanks Irfan for the tip. I turned the...

HA! Thanks Irfan for the tip. I turned the spindle VFD off before clicking on RESET, and it did not lurch at all. So that really narrows it down. Maybe I'll go over and ask at the CNC4PC blog and...
Forum: Troubleshooting Wed 04 February 2009, 02:10
Replies: 12
Views: 13,844
Posted By waynec
Thanks for the great replies. Gerald, I use...

Thanks for the great replies.
Gerald, I use the mouse to click the reset button on the Mach 3 screen. Offline means just clicking the reset button so that the motors are no longer controlled by...
Forum: Troubleshooting Mon 02 February 2009, 17:07
Replies: 12
Views: 13,844
Posted By waynec
Lurching at Reset - interference from spindle VFD

Boy, I just spent a half a day messin this contraption. I'm about ready to throw it over a cliff. For the record its NOT a MechMate. I wish it was.

Anyway, that's all working now and seems to...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Thu 22 January 2009, 09:03
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Koning, Congrats on getting it fired up. Do...

Koning,
Congrats on getting it fired up. Do you have the cooling part done yet? And what kind of VFD do you have? There may be some programming to do on the VFD before put it in service. But I...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Tue 20 January 2009, 10:41
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Sorry, watching the Inauguration

I'm sorry I havent added much more about the spindle. Its up and working, and seems to be doing fine. I know the cooling system is working and that the speed control is working and Mach 3 controls...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Sun 28 December 2008, 15:18
Replies: 12
Views: 11,926
Posted By waynec
Got it- so simple!

Gerald you hit the nail on the head. What I really needed was the GCode that created the pause. I ended up getting nearly identical info from the Mach forum (Thanks Hood). Its a simple file, just...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Fri 26 December 2008, 13:37
Replies: 12
Views: 11,926
Posted By waynec
Spindle Warm Up program help

I've been warming up my new spindle manually, watching my watch and changing spindle speed in Mach 3. I'd like to do this by running a program to operate the spindle rpm for a set period of time...
Forum: Troubleshooting Mon 22 December 2008, 19:48
Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Posted By waynec
Gerald, I have an Ascension box which has the...

Gerald, I have an Ascension box which has the Geckos mounted to the metal chasis with heat sink paste. They don't seem to get hot that I can tell.

BTW, I ran the CNC for several hours today...
Forum: Troubleshooting Sun 21 December 2008, 14:07
Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Posted By waynec
I had this problem once before, and thought I had...

I had this problem once before, and thought I had a bad Gecko. I ordered a replacement and that seemed to fix it, but I talked to Mariss at Gecko and he said that the Gecko was probably OK. Seems...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Sun 21 December 2008, 13:43
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Spindle Coolant Klugepile

Here are a couple pics of the coolant system for my water cooled spindle. I'm not proud, and maybe even embarrassed about the current install, but it IS working, and the components seem to be good...
Forum: Troubleshooting Sun 21 December 2008, 08:31
Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Posted By waynec
Thanks both of you. I'll check the gecko pin 9,...

Thanks both of you. I'll check the gecko pin 9, and the connections. I've checked connections hundreds of times, always thinking this is the fault. It hasn't been to this point. But I did just...
Forum: Troubleshooting Sat 20 December 2008, 18:05
Replies: 13
Views: 15,006
Posted By waynec
One stepper motor does not change direction - drive needs reset

Well, I just got my new water cooled spindle installed, and loaded a file to test it. When running this file, the gantry suddenly racked and jumped the track.

As I diagnosed the problem, I...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Sat 13 December 2008, 20:05
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Made my first cuts today

I finally got the pump for my water cooled spindle installed and working today. It works just liked I hoped, and while it looks goofy, it makes me feel that no matter the load I don't need to worry...
Forum: 50. Toolheads Mon 08 December 2008, 19:12
Replies: 84
Views: 105,842
Posted By waynec
Steve, I can't really give an endorsement of...

Steve,
I can't really give an endorsement of performance at this point. I'm still not done installing the water cooling part, so I haven't really done more than a couple short tests. But I expect...
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