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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #190 on: September 24, 2010, 09:23:57 AM »
Good work, Hood. Thanks for showing.

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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #191 on: September 24, 2010, 01:46:22 PM »
Thanks Daniel, it had one fault this afternoon where it failed to index properly due to clamping to early, I have now fitted some Honeywell switches and it ran for 3hrs constantly indexing and never missed a beat, so looks like its time to make the cover :)
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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #192 on: September 24, 2010, 04:28:06 PM »
Nice work, sometimes its hard to get back on a project after sitting for a while.   Stay with it, can't wait to see some chips flying.

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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #193 on: September 24, 2010, 05:58:42 PM »
Thanks.
The lathe has been used for the last three years but I decided to fit the turret this last week or so. As soon as I started three different people came in with work that I would normally do on the CNC lathe, two of them were not in a rush for it so I that will be the first stuff I do with the new turret, hopefully over the weekend. The other job was a rush so I had to do it on the manual lathe, I had forgotten how much of a PITA it is to face on a taper over 19inch dia when having to crank the compound slide handle. Gets kind of warm as well as the cast iron chips are flying everywhere :D

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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #194 on: September 27, 2010, 03:38:21 PM »
Turret performed well today, skimmed the flat and taper on 4 pairs of hauler plates today, they are 17inch Dia, finish was good so I am happy.
Hood
Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #195 on: September 27, 2010, 03:45:21 PM »
Very Nice.... Looks great !

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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #196 on: September 27, 2010, 04:42:46 PM »
Well it will look better when I get the chicken shed of a cover I made modified ;D
Its functional but looks bloody awful but will do for now.
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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #197 on: November 18, 2010, 05:41:56 PM »
Just made a new button panel for the lathe. Got FRO and SRO pots and rotary switches for axis selection and to swap MPG beteeen Constant mode and multistep with 0.01mm, 0.1mm and 1mm steps. Also have buttons for various functions. The buttons were not my first choise but they were a lot cheaper than the EAO ones I wanted and they actually have a nice feel to them as they are snap action. Not sure how long they will last regards coolant covered hands but time will tell.

Hopefully I will get it fitted this weekend and then will alter the ladder for the PLC to suit.
Hood
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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #198 on: November 18, 2010, 05:50:27 PM »
Looking good, are you using the Pokeys to connect all these?

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Re: Just got a lathe to retrofit
« Reply #199 on: November 18, 2010, 05:54:32 PM »
Thanks Dave,
no I am using my PLC .
The PLC's is 24v I/O and the analogue modules I have for it are 4-20mA type so a bit more noise resistant than the PoKeys as its 5v I/O and 0-5V Analogue, however with care and proper shielding the PoKeys would work fine.

Hood