4-Axes Taig Micro Mill Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Conversion
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A
Computer for CNC
Lead-screw Conversion
Stepper Motors
Controller
Breakout Board
Pendant
Relay Box
E-Stop
Limit Switches
CNC Rotary Table
Tooling Plate
Baseline configuration for the 4-axes, CNC-converted Taig mill.
A 25MB video of a circular pocket milled in machinable plastic.
Pre-CNC Taig Mill with a DRO, ER-16 spindle & 12" travel table.
The DRO has since been removed for the addition of the CNC system.
Mach3 main screen showing among many other things, the DROs.
Pre-CNC bench preparation (above).
To reduce their exposure to
swarf, the μATX computer, breakout board box, &
stepper motor controller
are
tucked up underneath the
bench on a high shelf.
The shelf has a 1.5-inch gap
at the back for ventilation
& cords.
The bench's side & back have been
closed off using ¾" particle board.
The board makes a sturdy mounting surface for the shelf brackets & further
stiffens the bench.
The large
holes for the
wires are below
the shelf surface incase any debris enters from the back.
The (blue) wired WAN from the router is to the left.
The MPG added an
additional E-Stop. Its springy cord
needed a strain relief clamp.
All equipment plugged into a surge protector. The computer & monitor are
protected by an UPS.
Have not seen any swarf on or
inside of the electronics.
Everything is running at cool temperatures. Have since installed a green LED for
the breakout box power.
Rotate-to-unlock style
E-Stops were installed to the left
& right of the mill. The pendant has an E-Stop button, too.
The compact quartz halogen goose-neck magnetic-base lamp is attached to a metal
plate screwed to the bench.
A
Computer for CNC
Lead-screw Conversion
Stepper Motors
Controller
Breakout Board
Pendant
Relay Box
E-Stop
Limit Switches
CNC Rotary Table
Tooling Plate