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I found a 1950 FP1 for sale. I haven't been able to inspect it, looks nice, but the big "issue" is that there is no standard vertical head, only the highspeed head. Is this workable?
The pullies could likely be redone to get the speed to down along with a VFD on the motor. The motor might also be swappable with a new mount on the dovetail slide. The power could be upped a bit this way, although the weight of the motor would need to be kept in check.
What is the stiffness and durability of the high speed head like? Is the bearing setup going to be okay under slower/higher loads? Will it be okay with 1/2" endmill in steel?
If workable it would be nice to not need to swap between the standard and highspeed head.
The pullies could likely be redone to get the speed to down along with a VFD on the motor. The motor might also be swappable with a new mount on the dovetail slide. The power could be upped a bit this way, although the weight of the motor would need to be kept in check.
What is the stiffness and durability of the high speed head like? Is the bearing setup going to be okay under slower/higher loads? Will it be okay with 1/2" endmill in steel?
If workable it would be nice to not need to swap between the standard and highspeed head.