Taig Machines
I plan to operate my own mini machine shop, so I can make parts whenever I need them. Now that manufacturing and CNC technology has come so far, I have this vision that every home could have a "mini factory" inside it, with computer controled machines like these, and the now-popular 3d printers.
I have a Taig mini milling machine equipped with a CNC system from IMService. Unfortunatley, the mill is not set up at all right now, as I have no workshop space to put it in. The CNC system uses DC brushed servo motors with encoder feedback; I thought it would be a more "advanced" system than open-loopers steppers, but the CNC system has had severe problems.
Since I bought the mill used, I'm not sure if the mill itself is suffering from mechanical issues, or the CNC package has implementation flaws. Bad times. No picture of the mill right now.
I also have a Taig micro lathe, which I bought new. This is an impressive little machine, considering how cheap it actually is (~$500). I'd like to build or adapt a CNC system for the lathe, and replace the huge AC motor with either a variable speed 180VDC motor, or a high-power brushless DC motor.
You can e-mail me about anything: ap at andrewpullin dot org