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your going with dc servo motors , how are you going to drive them ? , what about shaft encoders etc how are you giving positional info back to emc etc . toolchanger is not a major problem , iv'e just posted a toolchanger component on the linuxemc forum for the dc motor type , it's quoted for...

yes they can , mine reaches 1300 c just about (nabertherm 100) , only problem is the sheer time and the electric bill ! and of course remember to switch off the kiln before removing and loading the Crucible , becomes problematic if you want to do more than one melt, due to the heat and of...

Hi Gary , if your using EMC then the toolchanger is quite easy to convert , their are 2 versions of the emco toolchanger , one using a dc motor and the other a stepper but either way , it's not too bad . i can help once you get to that stage if needed Dave