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General CNC Chat => Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) => Topic started by: Chaoticone on January 19, 2009, 11:52:16 PM

Title: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Chaoticone on January 19, 2009, 11:52:16 PM
More to come later.

Brett
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Overloaded on January 20, 2009, 12:02:21 AM
OH YEAH....Now THAT"S what I'm talkin' about.
I gotta get me one of those.
Why....It's even purddier than Hood's BEAVER ! (no offense Hood)
Anxious to see this one progress Brett.
Congrats.
RC
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: edvaness on January 20, 2009, 01:43:55 AM
Brett,

The thing looks like new. What do you have to do with it?   how big of chuck?

Ed
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Hood on January 20, 2009, 07:51:17 AM
Looking forward to see the progress Brett, just hope I live long enough ;D

Hood
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Chaoticone on January 20, 2009, 10:19:17 AM
Thanks Ed, it is an oldie goldie tape reader. I want to get down to the ways and screws and see what they look like. It only has a 10 inch swing but it seems to ba a rigid little machine. Foot print is 4 1/2 feet by 8 feet and weighs 6500 Lbs. I'll be gutting it all and starting from scratch on the controls. Hopefully all the switches, motors, selonoids are good. I should be able to install a flat screen, PC, Smooth stepper, couple of BOB's, PLC for additional IO, and new motors and drives for the axis. I may have enough of that stuff allready.

Hood, at your age, you never know. Hope you last at least that long though.

Brett
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Hood on January 20, 2009, 10:21:50 AM
Brett even if I was half your age I doubt I would survive that long ;) then again you are only a year younger than me anyway, well thats if we are not meaning mental age ;D

Hood
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: budman68 on January 20, 2009, 06:48:08 PM
What a great looking toy, that, no doubt will be fun.

Looks like something out of the Jetsons.   :)

Dave
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Chaoticone on January 20, 2009, 08:01:39 PM
 ;D

Brett
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: poppabear on January 21, 2009, 07:58:28 AM
6500 lbs huh, so does that mean it will be a "Desk Top" lathe?  That is gonna be a "Fun?" job......  Looking forward to the build Amigo.

scott
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Dan13 on January 25, 2009, 04:22:26 AM
Brett,

Glad to see you finally got it. :)

Will be looking forward to see your progress.

Daniel
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: edvaness on February 20, 2009, 06:07:51 PM
Brett,

How about a progress report. Making any chips yet?

Ed
Title: Re: Just got a Cyclone to retrofit
Post by: Chaoticone on February 20, 2009, 09:17:24 PM
Nope Ed, It is still at my friends shop that hauled it down for me. Should get it in my shop next week but I'm in no hurry. Too many other things to do right now.

Brett