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| awemawson:
Well today is officially a GOOD DAY :thumbup: The touch probe seller has been in touch (no pun intended!) and confirmed that it was off a TC-20 lathe, and not only that he still has manuals for the Sinumerik controller - so how good is that :clap: . . . . negotiations are in progress . . . . :ddb: |
| awemawson:
Do you believe in co-incidences ? Turns out that the probe I've found is coming from Gosport - now the lathe was originally at Portsmouth University 13 miles away by road, but by Gosport ferry across Portsmouth Harbour probably less than a mile :bugeye: Now from my research Beaver were making about 45 TC-20 per year from 1987 to 1992 - or approximately 225 as a total world population - surely there has to be a very high chance that this is the original probe. . . . how cool would that be . . . suitable question fired off to probe seller regarding his affinity to the Engineering Dept at Portsmouth University :ddb: :ddb: |
| Brass_Machine:
So Andrew.... Nice find! But, are you gearing up to run a production line? Eric |
| awemawson:
Eric, As you know well, it's the journey that I enjoy rather than the end result :clap: I just love taking some neglected unloved bit of machinery and putting it right, if only some young slip of a gal would do the same with me and put a smile on my face :lol: |
| Brass_Machine:
Awesome! |
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