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XYZ Table Development Log

Here is a log of XYZ table development. The background: build an XYZ torch table for producing the metal components of a CEB Machine. See here for CEB machine fabrication.

Bill Swann

I talked to Bill Swan, product designer from Texas, after I saw an XYZ table that he made. http://www.hal-pc.org/~dsbswann4/ ; 7138271503; 8323383080(c). Dbswann4@yahooo.com.

He told me about Nook Industries. Basic design includes:

Shawn Kelly

<bluumax@yahoo.com> date Jan 23, 2008 4:43 PM

Hi Marcin. I would really suggest a Xylotex drive or other known professional drive. I use the Xylotex for my Taig mill. [1] They cost about $500 with motors, but you get $500 worth. I wouldn't trust many drives I see on ebay to run a "real" mill / router table. There is also the Linistepper kit for unipolar motors. I know these work. Cost is about $100 for 3 axis [2] CNC software will run standard G code that is output from CAM to the machine. G code is machine commands & machine coordinates. I use Corel draw to make the parts, save as .DXF & convert to g code using Lazy CAM, part of Mach3 Mach3 actually runs the mill table. [3]

The software (turbo CNC / mach3) reads the g code & feeds it to the Xylotex drive. I'm in a studio apt now so I can't build anything big. There's a lot of stuff on ebay & [www.cnczone.com] is a really good place to look.

$50 for Torchmate 3 size stepper motors: [4]

Tom Lingafelter at Nook Industries

Thank you for your recent inquiry via our website. I would like to discuss your application further at your earliest convienence.

Tom Lingafelter

Lead Engineer - Precision Actuator Group

Nook Industries, Inc.

23300 Mercantile Road

Beachwood, OH 44122-5921

tlingafelter@nookind.com

216-378-9922 ext. 103

216-378-9923 Fax

440-487-8533 Cell

Nema 34 or 42 motor - Gearbox. Frame size of motor. Torque and speed -

Encoder receives feedback from motor regarding motor position. It's an optical disk with slits. Photoelectic sensor, emitter and receiver. Steppers are typically mechanically stable, so you don't need encoders.