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The Sequel - Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe (Beaver TC 20)
awemawson:
You know Pete I think that's what I used all those years ago - I seem to remember stumping up $20 to get the 'pro' version. I must search my email archive and see if I still have the enable code !
Later edit:
Yes, still have the code AND it still works - thanks for reminding me :thumbup:
awemawson:
Over the last couple of days I've snatched the odd hour here and there to finish scanning the Operating and Programming manual, cleaned up the scans to remove various marks and blemishes, and made the major chapter index entries into active links within the document. It just remains to load it up to my ancient iPad which at the moment is resisting to co-operate. There are about 1500 photos from 2013/4 on it that I want to delete to free up some space, but the delete feature has vanished :bang: When I tell it to look for updates to it's operating system it says 'searching' for ever, but can update apps quite happily :scratch:
I gave up searching for my 'compounding pad' to finish off the paint on the Versatool cabinet, and ordered another one which came today - so the cabinet got cleaned up and the black over spray is a thing of the past. :thumbup:
Also in today's post was the replacement glass for the Rohm tail stock pressure gauge so that got fitted.
And in a fit of 'tidying up' I replaced the covers on the Hydraulic pump / tank assembly and the main spindle motor and it's cooling motor.
(apart from one M6 x 65 mm socket cap screw which was missing when the machine was delivered and is now on order !)
. . .still waiting for the coolant . . .
russ57:
I have a sense of impending doom... Another awemawson project is coming to a conclusion.
I hope you are scouring the 'good home wanted' ads for the next exciting saga.
Russ
awemawson:
Funny you should say that Russ but the same thought passed through my head this afternoon as I was fitting the neoprene foam strips on the rear faces of the electrical enclosures before the panels go back.
Fear not, there are things on the 'back burner' that may well come to the fore:
a/ I have a vacuum former - quite a nice one and fully working before putting in storage, but has suffered over the last decade - I'll have to pull it out and give it a bit of titivation and then probably sell it as I've not used it recently
b/ Then there is the 100 kW Induction Furnace just waiting to be brought back to life. It's in the 'welding shop annex' which is actually a fireproof building that I built specifically to house such hot things, but the space is currently bally cold being winter, so it may have to wait until the spring
c/ Then I have a humongous TIG welding machine that needs an extremely large electric feed that I've never powered up in the five years I've had it - apparently it has an intermittent fault, and I have a feeling I know what's causing it, but I need to extract my digit and get on with it !
So sorry you will continue to be harangued by my goings on 'down on the farm' , and actually I will now have a bit more time for the workshop, as I've sold all my sheep and now just have the pigs (the wife has retained her Jacob's sheep)
Muzzerboy:
Interesting stuff in the pipeline! What make is the TIG welder? My Miller / Interlas 320ABP weighs about 400kg and you could almost climb inside - sounds similarly unwieldy. Takes something like 70A from 240V single phase on full chat.
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