I finally got around to uploading my US conduit mount for the Makita 1.25HP compact router.
I’m really liking Fusion 360 so far. It was a steep learning curve for me though. I’m just starting to play with it’s CAM features.
Thanks joeskilton for the inspiration from your metric conduit version.
SteveC
I own a 400w spindle with variable speed controller. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00IFUM1Z4/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1445036536&sr=8-2&pi=SL75_QL70&keywords=ld52gf
The speed controller that comes with it is junk but a better one was cheap. Im hoping this one will work for me.
Which do you guys think is better mine or the $52 dewalt?
The dewalt is more powerful but that spindle is really nice for this machine. I wouldn’t buy the dewalt if you already own that.
I’ll give it a try. I guess I need to make a mount, unless there’s a 52mm mount I missed?
I gonna be reusing parts from my failed cnc machine so I’ll be using the USB cnc controller and a separate 2.5a driver board for each motor so it should be an interesting build
I have the Dewalt DW660 and I think it is great. I need to dig out the parts to make the Frank’nSpeed controller as I really to not need all the speed when using the tiny bits.
I have the DW660 too. What is the benefit of a speed controller? Does the dimmer switch thing work okay? Harbor freight has this for $20: http://www.harborfreight.com/router-speed-control-43060.html. There are several similar on Amazon.
Thanks,
Karl
Did anyone try to use the Makita RT0700C? I read it is not optimal but I have seen it used on other cnc:s; is there a problem to use it specifically on this cnc design? I feel I am running out of affordable options here in Europe. Seems like all options I have are slightly bigger than the DW660.
I use the Makita with my holder here: http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1039033. I highly suggest the Z upgrades http://www.thingiverse.com/make:169149 to make it more rigid. I have not done a lot of tests with the new setup yet but will post in a few days when I get a chance. The Makita is very quiet and the built-in 10K to 30K RPM speed control is nice to have.
Thanks for the reply. Haven’t decided yet if I am gonna go for the Makita or one of the CNC spindles one can buy on ebay, think it will end up costing roughly the same where I live.
@dbostream,
One drawback for the Makita and some of the other compact routers is that only comes with a 1/4" collet. I got a very precise 1/8" collet at http://www.elairecorp.com/makitaroutercollets.html. I don’t know if this will fit the Makita’s available in Europe though. In the US the Makita part number is different (RT0701C).
I went with the Makita because I could buy it locally, it has a nice built-in speed controller, it’s powerful, and very quiet. Let us know what spindle, speed controller you end up going with.
I have also noticed that plenty of people seem to be using the Kress 800 FME, think it is a little bit smaller than the Makita.
The CNC spindles I have been looking at are the ones included in kits like this:
The good thing about the Kress and Makita is that everything is built-in but they are more noisy.
Looks good. I assume you will use a spindle that does not already have a speed controller built in. Are you going to try to control the fan PWM in gcode with your postprocessor or are you just going to use the LCD knob to manually control it. Either way is a great idea. That SSR module might need a heat sink. You should probably measure the temperature on the back with your spindle on to make sure.
Let us know how it works out. FYI here is a teardown of that type of SSR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxEhxjvifyY.
SteveC
I like that one. it is like my 400w spindle, same mount, yours has what looks like a better speed controller which is good cause the one I got with mine was defective as reviews had warned. I bought a better one similar to yours and it works great. I also added the ssr to the spindle power line for on/off control in software.
EDIT: there is a 52mm spindle holder on thingiverse that works great. I remixed one to have holders for line lasers
Got a link to the speed controller you replaced your broken one with? The ssr you are using is it the same as the one in Tomi’s picture? I am looking to set up something similar.
Have you had any time to test it out? I am curious to hear what you think about it.
I have problems getting the dewalt 660 to norway. Is there a good alternative for europe? (Ryan’s point in minimizing bit distance to z-axis, taken into concideration)
What’s the issue? I live in USA, could I somehow help?
