Mini Mill: Replacement/upgrade of the drive and hand controls, plus adding a tachometer

The Sieg X2D Mini Mills are popular hobbiest machine tools, but the quality of the electronics is really, really poor. Brand new, the mill I got from Little Machine Shop couldn't even drill a pilot hole without overloading and shutting off, making it completely useless.

In this video I'll show you how to replace the motor drive (the electric board that runs the motor) with a quality one that leaves room to grow, upgrade all of the controls like the power switch and speed control, add in a real E-Stop button and add on a tachometer to boot!

Now, this is not a super-low-cost upgrade ($250-ish when I published this), but it's reasonable and should provide a lifetime of use. Plus it actually works.

CAD: Fusion 360
3D Printer: Lulzbot TAZ6
3D Slicer: Cura

STL Files:
https://github.com/yoshimoshi-garage/public-projects/tree/main/Mill%20Motor%20Control

Parts used:

LED Driver (power for the tach): https://amzn.to/3woOC5n
Digital Tachometer: https://amzn.to/2PAehY4
PETG Printer filament: https://amzn.to/3dzyqFx
Heat set inserts: https://amzn.to/3wvHKTy

Motor Drive:
https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/gsd5-240-10c
Speed potentiometer:
https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/ecx2300-5k
22mm Power switch:
https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/gcx1252-120l
22mm E-Stop Button:
https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/gcx1131
E-Stop Legend Plate:
https://www.automationdirect.com/adc/shopping/catalog/ecx1651

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