Upgrading XY motors to double bearings and all metal gears

[Metalmaslow]

Whats inside the gearbox/motor?

The motor is said (per mfg) to have 30 kgcm of torque, that is = to ~26 in/lbs. With that torque (from 2 points) you have to overcome the weight of the platen, router, chain, wiring, vacuum hoses, bricks, drag forces, and cut material. Depth of cut obviously plays a role with this too. I would think we are close to the limit right now for the motor. And yet further down the post for the product the mfg says that at the rated load the motor would have 50kg.cm (40 in/lbs) {seems inconsistent) I wo…

this old posts said motors/gearbox go faster and are warmer run at 24v for testing only, the first post above that says 41rpm at 24v, so no we are not getting that rpm .