Well over the weekend I took some machinery offsite from a bottling company. This machine had a ton a beefy linear rails and bushing (unsupported round - 50mm i think). I think this will be a decent start to a small milling machine iv been wanting to build for years.
After further investigation of this machine, I discovered it had 6 steppers motors mounted inside this hidden case area to turn the upper spindles. Four smaller steppers and two large steppers. The only issues it that they say 230VAC for the input..
(2) Sanyo Denki SM2863-5255 - SM2863-5255 SANYO DENKI - Motor:2-phase, bipolar, stepper | Transfer Multisort Elektronik
(4) Sanyo DEnki SM2861-5255 - SM2861-5255 SANYO DENKI - Motor:2-phase, bipolar, stepper | Transfer Multisort Elektronik
Both seem to be AC and high voltage!
I do have some control boards that came out of this machine, which I assume are the driver boards that would supply these power and communicate them them.
Are these a viable option to get my machine up and running? Or would I just be better off selling these off and buying some different one.
I'm pretty set that I will be using these linear guides for now, they seem like they should be plenty beefy enough to handle some aluminum milling and UHMW plastic milling. Should be enough rails there to atleast make the X and Y from these guides and may be able to get the Z also, have to study all the parts some more.
Here are the pictures of my free stuff! Let me know what yall think!
Thanks
After further investigation of this machine, I discovered it had 6 steppers motors mounted inside this hidden case area to turn the upper spindles. Four smaller steppers and two large steppers. The only issues it that they say 230VAC for the input..
(2) Sanyo Denki SM2863-5255 - SM2863-5255 SANYO DENKI - Motor:2-phase, bipolar, stepper | Transfer Multisort Elektronik
(4) Sanyo DEnki SM2861-5255 - SM2861-5255 SANYO DENKI - Motor:2-phase, bipolar, stepper | Transfer Multisort Elektronik
Both seem to be AC and high voltage!
I do have some control boards that came out of this machine, which I assume are the driver boards that would supply these power and communicate them them.
Are these a viable option to get my machine up and running? Or would I just be better off selling these off and buying some different one.
I'm pretty set that I will be using these linear guides for now, they seem like they should be plenty beefy enough to handle some aluminum milling and UHMW plastic milling. Should be enough rails there to atleast make the X and Y from these guides and may be able to get the Z also, have to study all the parts some more.
Here are the pictures of my free stuff! Let me know what yall think!
Thanks