Pm727 Cnc Conversion Experience

HEAVYMETAL87 said:
Sort of a dumb question- by running the motors off to the side of the ball screw like that- if I was to leave enough clearance for the hand wheels could I still use them with the motors hooked up with out much head ache?
I was thinking of using servos- and since they have their own encoders couldn't that also double as a DRO for the mill?

Thanks!
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You can certainly add hand wheels, but you wouldn't be able to use them unless the power to the motors was off. I don't know enough about servos to tell you if manually turning them would cause damage. I've never had a problem with manually turning steppers while they are off.
 
Also, forgive my ignorance on this one- do you have a Z axis motor on the actual ball screw- or is that the fine feed for the quill that is handling that for you?
 
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