Power feed for mill head

Power feed for mill head

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29 June 2020 at 13:08 #482889
larry phelan 1
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I have a LUX milling machine to which I would like to fit a power drive in order to raise and lower the head, [I get weary turning the handle ]

There was a post on this forum some time ago where some guy used a cordless drill for this, but it must have been some drill because my mill just laughed at me when I tried that. Is there a way of fitting a motor, perhaps using a reduction drive unit ? Have any of you ever done this ? and if so, how ?

Any ideas welcome. I believe some of the later mills have this feature.

Thanks for any assistance.
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29 June 2020 at 13:08 #33629
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29 June 2020 at 13:17 #482891
Ian Parkin
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Very crude but works very well

a parvalux 24vdc motor with a big reduction gearbox runs at about 1 rpm
29 June 2020 at 13:42 #482903
larry phelan 1
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Thanks Ian, that was quick indeed !

Excuse my ignorance, but what is a parvalux motor and where do I look for one ?

What about the gearbox, is that a separate unit ?
29 June 2020 at 14:03 #482911
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Just search on eBay for parvalux motors with gearbox and the voltage you want

the gearbox is coaxial with these

but you can get right angled box’s too
29 June 2020 at 16:25 #482930
Anthony Knights
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Just to clarify, "Parvalux" is the name of a motor manufacturer.
29 June 2020 at 19:16 #482965
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This is the seller that i bought mine from

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-PARVALUX-24V-DC-Geared-Motor-0-8A-93-RPM-0-96Nm-11W-H7FL-PM45-68-0010-CONT/324209316550?hash=item4b7c6192c6:g:kaIAAOSwUIle9H01

and in my first post i meant 1 rev per second not per minute
29 June 2020 at 19:21 #482967
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Or this one will do

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-PARVALUX-24V-DC-Geared-Motor-0-8A-25-RPM-3Nm-H7FL-PM45-68-0017-CONT/224057387190?hash=item342adc68b6:g:NLwAAOSwJp1e9H4L
1 July 2020 at 08:25 #483246
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Hi Ian,

Forgot to ask, how did you arrange your 24v supply ? Where did you get it from ?

Edited By JasonB on 01/07/2020 11:11:46
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