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Bob Edwards
 
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Default Sherline CBC mounting plates

Eric R Snow wrote in message . ..
On Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:46:56 -0700, wrote:

Probably been done to death but does anyone have a lead on where I
might get the mounting kit for some nema 23 motors?

Sherline want $250 for 3 plates sopme spacers and bolts, YOW!! Are the
made from Gold plated Titanium or something??

Thanks in advance.

Why don't you make 'em your self? I'm sure that even with hand tools
you could do a decent job. But if you have the sherline mill already
just buy the aluminum plate yourself and put in the holes and slots.
There is nothing magical about motor mounts and you can leave out the
gold plating. I just looked at their web site and saw a picture of a
mill with steppers mounted. You don't need those fancy conical mounts.
But if you have a lathe then you can have that too.
ERS


I second that. For REALLY budget mounts, as an example of what works,
see the Frog pages:
http://www.avatartools.com/Merchant2..._Code=Sherline

or see what I did with my Toyo (Sakai) machine:

http://www.avatartools.com/Merchant2...ory_Code=Sakai

This pic doesn't show the z-axis mount, but it was just a couple
pieces of 1/8 inch al plate and 3/4 inch bar, cap-screwed together and
mounted to the face of the fine-feed housing.

Regards,

Bob