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Rebirth of a Denford MIRAC CNC Lathe
awemawson:
As I'm held up for a bolt delivery I decided to re-run the coolant pipe as the original is old and brittle.
Obviously this starts at the coolant pump, snakes through the body of the machine and terminates on a block bolted to the spindle panel. Now when I dismantled this it was evident that one of the bolts had been cross threaded and inserted at a rather jaunty angle. So firstly I re-tapped the block. I imagine that originally the block was offered up after the spindle panel was mounted, and the cap screw inserted on a long driver, hence the cross threading. So I decided to bolt it on first and loosely fit the panel until the bolts arrive.
Didn't quite go that way, as the panel and rear protuberances from the block need to be fully seated before a little protection panel (that protect the button panel wiring) would fit on. So the Spindle panel was pushed fully home and given a single screw to hold it in place.
Having got the coolant pipe done there was nothing stopping me re-plumbing the lubrication pump, so this was next on the agenda.
awemawson:
At long last the screws that I had on order materialised and I could put the lathe back together. All went reasonably well, not too many paint chips to touch up.
Glazing the Tailstock end window was a bit of a struggle, and there was a bit of paint damage when I'd finished, but I got there in the end :thumbup:
Having re-set the rails that the door slides on it was necessary to first do a trial fit and make sure it still slides ok - which it did.
awemawson:
Then it was just a case of plodding on fixing internal and external panels, interior light etc..
A quick run through of the M6 bolt program proved it still works :lol:
So that's just about that - just got a little retainer clip to fit to prevent the door being lifted off
. . . remember how it was? . . see the last picture
hermetic:
Another cracking save Andrew!!, it really looks the part now. So, what are you going to make with it, and when is the video release date?
Phil.
tom osselton:
Another great transformation thanks for posting it is always a pleasure to follow along!
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