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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: My Bridgeport clone project
« on: October 04, 2013, 11:27:11 AM »
I've actually managed a bit of progress recently, and things are very very slowly coming together.
I've finally managed to get the spindle motor and the new A section pulleys all made and mounted up, and earlier this week I succeeded in getting the VFD wired up, albeit currently fed with a plug and lead rather than the proper wiring, but it's up and running now in some form at least....
A plate has been made for mounting the Y axis stepper and the bearing to support the ballscrew bearing...
...although this is now delayed, as fiddling fingers of my God Son unwound it and its lost half its balls.....
I've finished off the Z axis motor and its cover, an also got the blanking plates made and fitted for all the old controls relating to its manual head days....
Most importantly, I've made a new gear tray for the electrical cabinet, and started mounting the control gear....
The original machine cabinet will house the main power distribution, the stepper drivers and the power supply for the steppers, with the VFD for the spindle housed in another enclosure above it, forced draught cooling air fed to both. I'm reverting back to my desktop PC for the time being, this will be housed in another enclosure, along with the BOB and SS. Hopefully that accounts for everything!
I've finally managed to get the spindle motor and the new A section pulleys all made and mounted up, and earlier this week I succeeded in getting the VFD wired up, albeit currently fed with a plug and lead rather than the proper wiring, but it's up and running now in some form at least....
A plate has been made for mounting the Y axis stepper and the bearing to support the ballscrew bearing...
...although this is now delayed, as fiddling fingers of my God Son unwound it and its lost half its balls.....
I've finished off the Z axis motor and its cover, an also got the blanking plates made and fitted for all the old controls relating to its manual head days....
Most importantly, I've made a new gear tray for the electrical cabinet, and started mounting the control gear....
The original machine cabinet will house the main power distribution, the stepper drivers and the power supply for the steppers, with the VFD for the spindle housed in another enclosure above it, forced draught cooling air fed to both. I'm reverting back to my desktop PC for the time being, this will be housed in another enclosure, along with the BOB and SS. Hopefully that accounts for everything!