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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: April 16, 2011, 05:38:53 AM »

I got a bit more done on the housing today:





I'm not sure if you've see the control panel with the buttons mounted?



Thanks for looking.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: April 14, 2011, 05:57:52 PM »

Oh sorry dude, the machine is not finished yet.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: April 14, 2011, 05:06:36 PM »

I got the Z axiz nut mount cut out and mounted tonight.
from the front:



and the back:



I even went as far as hooking the step motors up to my mills 4th axis (mill runs servos on the other axis), so i guess......its alive!

cheers

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: April 14, 2011, 06:57:51 AM »

Please start a threat id love to see your machine.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: April 11, 2011, 05:11:59 PM »

Z Motor mount is all done, i haven't had a lot of time as of late but i am still trying to make progress on this project.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: February 25, 2011, 12:18:31 AM »

I got the belt today and mounted the motor, all indicators seem good, sprocket is just for hand cranking the axis for testing.



Spent a little time getting her plumbed up also:

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: February 19, 2011, 03:49:32 AM »

Are you going to cover the main axis leadscrew?

I would like to but I'm out of ideas as to how.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: February 19, 2011, 01:05:40 AM »

I took the day off today (from my normal job) to do more work! good news is i have made progress on the machine.

The 4th draw did not fit, it was just to tight i got a new front cut and got all of the draws to fit and got em all sliding without hitting each other.



I was never happy with the way the control panel fit on the machine so i decided to make I new one I thought id add a few more buttons as well.
Also in this picture you can see one of the air rams that will open the door once the job is done, wont know if this was a good or bad idea until ive run the machine for a few months, in the mean time i get to play with pneumatics.



Finally I have finished the bearing block and motor mount, I need one more part cut for the inside and still have to size and order the belt but the milling is all done!



Another shot from the front:



I pleased with how everything fits, not a bad days work.

Cheers.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: AL54b (lathe) project from New Zealand

« on: January 20, 2011, 04:02:45 AM »

Yes im still alive, i've been called out of town for work till the end of the month so have not been able to work on my machine.

Cheers.

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Show"N"Tell ( Your Machines) / Re: 1987 Bridgeport Production Center Interact 412 to Mach3 Conversion

« on: December 29, 2010, 05:50:03 AM »

Getting props from Poppabear, thats saying something!