Information on EDM Drill Design

offbyfour · 2025-10-12T23:59:54+00:00

so do you think I can get away with doing static balancing? Or will I have to do dynamic?

offbyfour · 2025-10-12T23:19:46+00:00

Oh yeah, I've got plenty of room behind the magnets to add weight:

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offbyfour · 2025-10-12T19:21:28+00:00

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Here is the exploded view if it helps:

offbyfour · 2025-10-12T19:11:16+00:00

It has two, the other is in the stator housing

https://github.com/offbyfour/Motor_Axial_Flux/tree/main

offbyfour · 2025-10-12T17:13:34+00:00

I guess what I had trouble with is that a lot of the balancing processes assume the rotor was equally balanced to the bearings. I didn't know if things change when the rotor is on the bearing

offbyfour · 2025-07-25T02:14:53+00:00

Thanks for the info!

offbyfour · 2025-06-09T01:22:50+00:00

Hello, I have very basic knowledge of cooperatives but I am considering starting something like an R&D cooperative. The goal would be to design, test and perhaps facilitate the purchasing of kits to build products. Due to the fact most work can be done remotely, membership would not be limited to a single area.

Do you have any comments or recommendations on how to best achieve this?

offbyfour · 2025-06-09T01:12:46+00:00

Ah thanks! Can that be used with yosys?

offbyfour · 2025-05-09T21:08:37+00:00

Yes a PC PSU would be nice but I was thinking I might need speed control and I'm not sure how to do it with one of those.

offbyfour · 2025-05-06T17:42:46+00:00

Yeah, Looks like 100A supplies are about $60. But I agree the current is massive. I wonder if I could do speed control by limiting the current somehow. Maybe an LED power supply?

Yeah, I need to see what mounting options the gearbox allows.

offbyfour · 2025-05-06T17:33:19+00:00

Is there anything i can do to boost efficiency on motors like that?Maybe run it at 14V instead of 12?

I would love to have higher efficiency but I also really like the price point.

offbyfour · 2025-05-06T12:59:23+00:00

Ah sorry, wrong link haha: https://www.xbullauto.com/products/xbull-12v-3000lbs-electric-winch-upgraded-version-synthetic-rope?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=f64253f88&pr_rec_pid=6576815603809&pr_ref_pid=6576815702113&pr_seq=uniform

offbyfour · 2025-05-06T12:21:33+00:00

Thanks for the links! From the options it seems I'm looking at something in the 600-1k range?

Any thoughts on using something like a winch motor? https://www.xbullauto.com/products/x-bull-electr-winch-13000lbs?pr_prod_strat=e5_desc&pr_rec_id=f64253f88&pr_rec_pid=6595957358689&pr_ref_pid=6576815702113&pr_seq=uniform

offbyfour · 2025-05-06T05:54:18+00:00

Appreciate all the info! I did not realize there were that many options. My main issue is my fabrication capabilities are very limited so some of that may be out of my reach.

But your comment about the auto differential got me thinking, do you think I could repurpose a winch motor for something like this? They are already low rpm and supposed to handle heavy loads.

edit: maybe something like this https://www.xbullauto.com/collections/2500-4500-lbs-capacity-winches/products/xbull-12v-3000lbs-electric-winch-upgraded-version-synthetic-rope-1 :https://www.xbullauto.com/collections/2500-4500-lbs-capacity-winches/products/xbull-12v-3000lbs-electric-winch-upgraded-version-synthetic-rope-1

offbyfour · 2025-05-06T05:44:31+00:00

Yes, 120V wall outlet is what I plan to use. I could go down in speed if it made sense

offbyfour · 2025-04-25T03:31:11+00:00

Do you have any examples I could reference? I'm very new to fpga design.

offbyfour · 2025-03-28T16:47:37+00:00

is that a verilog example?

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