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The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
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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