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Oh Blimey I bought a CNC Lathe !!!!
awemawson:
So yesterdays foray into the hydraulics entailed delving into the bowels of the machine to find the hydraulic manifold and system pressure gauge (The ones near the Operator Console indicate the clamping pressures in the Main and Opposing spindle chucks)
Handy little drop down door under the console revealed the manifold and a 'orrid sticky mess - do these people never clean up after themselves :bugeye:
So, out with the Sugar Soap and bucket again, and at least now I can read the various labels - next bit is understanding them :Doh:
ps Spares still in Customs - how long DO these things take !!!!
awemawson:
Well, tracking data on the spares from the US of A now says 'Customs Clearance Processing Completed' as of 07:00 this morning, so maybe they'll soon be loaded into the saddle bags of a Yak and trudge vaguely towards me :bang:
Still only a 50:50 chance these'll fix things so trying not to get too excited :wave:
Pete.:
What will be the next step if the new parts don't bring it to life? Not that I'm sceptical or anything just wondering if that will sound the death-knell or if you had another plan.
awemawson:
It'll be my death knell if 'er indoors finds out what they cost :ddb:
Well let's wait and see - my first target is not to get the machine humming, but to at least get something up on the screen and be able to talk to it.
(First rule in sieges and hostage situations - establish communications !)
Funny thing happened today - I was googling away looking for other examples of the same lathe, found one sold some time ago on an Apex auction in Tyne & Wear (other end of the UK from me) - then thought 'those labels and hand scribbled diagrams look familiar' yes you guessed it - it's definitely mine.
https://www.apexauctions.co.uk/auction/itemDetails.htm?lotId=35029
Obviously well travelled, it started off life when new in 1993 with Dorman Diesels, and in fact still with the documentation are some parts drawings, a tooling description, and a print of the G-code to make them. There's an idler shaft, a valve guide and a washer if I remember correctly, so not quite enough to make an engine.
vtsteam:
--- Quote from: Pete. on March 21, 2013, 02:06:45 PM ---What will be the next step if the new parts don't bring it to life? Not that I'm sceptical or anything just wondering if that will sound the death-knell or if you had another plan.
--- End quote ---
Oh, there's always a Plan B!
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