I bought this air compressor after reading some of the reviews. It is the quietest air compressor I've ever heard in my life. I'm super amazed at it!
10 sec video of its noise:
https://youtu.be/fKn80WA1Fc0
Model number info:
California Air Tools 8010
Amazon has it for 170 with free shipping.
*I have no affiliation with the company.
Very impressive stuff. Nice to see such attention to aesthetics on the control box and the computer models.
Wow, you have been busy!
I, too, have been using the Consew motors - I have 1 on my repair lathe and one spare to install on my CNC tapering rig, just waiting for some down time to do that. I also belong to the Taig Mill FB group that you referenced.
On my CNC rig, I started with open-loop steppers, graduated to closed-loop steppers and have an iHSV57 motor to start testing with.
One question if you don't mind:
When you replaced the Hall Effects speed control on the Consew motor with the potentiometer, were you able to get better resolution than 100rpm on the LED readout? I used a 10K variable potentiometer and still get the jumps.
Thanks and keep the build posts coming.
Gary
I'm also going to upgrade my Xylotex drive and open loop stepper motors. I was going to go with closed loop stepper motors, but then came across real servo motors for less money. I paid $255 shipped from Alibaba for qty 3 servo motors. I don't know how to set them up yet, and won't have time to get to them for a bit. But take a look at the pictures. Type in "ihsv57" or "JMC servo" on YouTube, and you will come across a few videos showing them off. I think they will end up being the new standard of DIY CNC machines. Cheaper, and better. It will just take some time for the DIY'rs to figure out the tuning of them. Oh, they also come with the drive. That's the bump sticking out the side. So you would just need a power supply and the motion control board in the cnc electronics box. This would be cheaper than a G540 based open loop system (I think...). They come in 4 sizes for the power. I got the smallest one. I can cut reliably now at 30IPM in aluminum, at full flute depth (but shallow width of cut high speed machining). I hope to get up to 60IPM cutting after the servos are in. Oh, and my acceleration is super slow now, that should see a huge jump. These servos coupled with the new spindle which is faster and more powerful, I hope to be able to cut my cycle time 3 or 4 times faster that current.
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