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Rebirth of a Denford MIRAC CNC Lathe
awemawson:
OK the trial stripping was a success, so no more procrastination, get on with it!
The order of operations here of course is all to cock, as the white should have been painted before the black - but I'd expected to be able to remove the cover and as we know . . . . .that wasn't happening.
I have no doubt that I will lose a bit of black paint and have to re-touch in places, as masking tape isn't the best for separating paint and paint stripper - particularly this excellent stuff that passes through neoprene gloves to set you tingling !
One major application of stripper followed by a second 'get the missed bits' followed by soapy water and a stainless steel pan scrubber and it's almost there. I'd really like to do the internals, and I suspect that the panel round the spindle will come off but if I paint the tray it will have to be brushed. The inside of the front panel though is pretty impossible to get at, as is the 'roof'
A load of rubbing down and finessing needed now but that's for another day.
awemawson:
I thought that there should just be time before supper to remove the 'spindle panel' that sits behind the chuck. What a palaver :bugeye:
First remove the internal light as it blocks some screws (covered in swarf glued with congealed oil)
Then unbolt and disconnect the wiring to the Tool Turret
Then unbolt the screws holding the plate onto the headstock when you find actually it's nuts and bolts from the other side !
Then unbolt the wiper arrangement and you think you are there - but no!
Then unbolt the lower wiper (which took a bit of heat to get undone) . . are we there yet . . . NO!
Then cut off the seized coolant pipe . . .
. . . hooray we have a panel that can be stripped for painting tomorrow as that's enough for today!
awemawson:
Hopefully this morning has seen the end of removing bits and paint stripping :thumbup:
I started by removing the control button panel components first of all taking a good picture of the wiring for when it goes back together. I then peeled off the torn Decal sticker and carefully measured it up, making an embryo one for test purposes on the CNC Laser cutter. (I'll do a 'back engraving' job on the final version)
Then I paint stripped the button panel and the swarf tray and the spindle panel (that I removed last night)
It's all been given a pretty thorough clean up, but will need a rub down and more preparation before I actually spray everything. It's going to be great fun masking this lot up :clap:
awemawson:
Not going to be able to get much done today as I have social commitments, but I did manage to draw up and cut this masking paper dispenser before breakfast before anyone found me :lol:
I'd got fed up chasing the roll round the table and then trying to cut to length single handed. The tear off cutter is a bit of 'DIN Rail' that was lying about.
I've probably never told you . . . .I love my CNC Plasma table . . . . . . Oh have I, well I never :ddb:
kayzed1:
Dam you can go off people you no :dremel: :clap: :thumbup:
Lyn.
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