3 Axis CNC Conversion for
Square Column Mills  Version 3.0

Note:  We are sorry that due to the huge demand on our Turnkey CNC Mill, we are only selling our V3 CNC Kits

in combination with the purchase of a new 12Z Industrial Hobbies Manual Mill. 

At Industrial Hobbies we live by a simple motto “Come strong, or don’t come at all” and we believe our products should live by the same motto. Our 3 Axis CNC conversion (we call it ‘the V3’) features mounting brackets made from solid 3/4" 6061 billet aluminum, powder coated in a clear satin finish. Back to back mounted angular contact bearings to hold the ballscrew solid, ballscrew mounted encoders for precision machining. All 3 axes are protected by clear Polycarbonate (it’s what they make shooting glasses from) covers, X and Y Axes are designed to run with a full flood coolant setup.

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Specifications 

What does the kit include?

This package includes all necessary machine side components to completely retrofit a square column mill (we recommend ours) to 3 axis CNC. 

Kit Includes:

       Dophin Partmaster L2 CadCam and Mach Software 65 volt 20 amp power supply at no extra charge !  

• Powerful 410 in-oz Servos for the X/Y Axis
• Powerful 648 in-oz Servo for the Z Axis
• Rockford Precision Rolled Ballscrews and ballnuts
• Ballscrew Mounted Encoders for Long Term Accuracy
• Shielded Motor and Encoder to Protect Against Coolant and Chips
• Clear Polycarbonate drive covers.
• Complete Mounting Hardware
• 3 Gecko 320 Servo Drivers
• 3 Hi-Res Encoders
• Our Most Powerful 20 Amp Power Supply (Now Standard)
• Set of 3 Optical Limits (0.0002" accuracy and designed for the harshest environment)

Included but not shown:

• A lot of cabling and shield tubing.
• All the bolts you need
• A basic schematic, (of course you can go more advanced from there)

To get everything up and running you will need a PC, controller software (MACH 3 included) and about $100 in extra electrical components.  From there the sky is the limit, you can provide as many bells and whistles as you like. 

Standard

Z Axis Ballnut

Double Circuit w/ Minimum Backlash - This is the nut we recommend and designed to take the increased machining forces that are found when using larger cutters.  The backlash is approximately 0.002, but since there is no spring (like a standard preload) it will not change under extreme machining conditions.

Power Supply Upgrades

The New Standard included power supply is 65V @ 20 Unregulated DC  is our biggest power supply no need to upgrade.

This is a dual tap power supply and gives the additional availability of 24 volts at 2 amps to power heat sink/case fans and other industrial controls.  This is the one we use when doing a turn key package and simply adds the ease of a single power supply. 

New Standard Power Supply    65V @ 20A Unregulated DC     NO CHARGE (Add $100) Now Included In Kit

This is the largest single power supply we carry. It gives the availability of 8 additional amps at 77 volts to power accessories such as rotary tables or other future axes.

We had to throw a close up of the X/Y Axis servo drive in the page,  it really is pretty cool.  Just for some sales humor here are some of the facts:

• Most of the kit is made from 3/4" 6061 Aluminum.

• A few smaller pieces are made from thinner stock but not many.

• The heat sink outer diameter is 3.5"

• The drive covers are polycarbonate (same as shooting glasses, race car windshields, and police blockade shields) each one is formed by hand.

• Whenever we run a wire, we put it inside a tube to protect it, hence the brass barbed fittings.