New toy arrives
Posted by
John Stevenson
on 2000-10-07 02:04:19 UTC
Well the first of the two new toys I have bought arrived on Monday night,
about 10.00 pm due to the truck getting stuck in a jam / accident on the
M6.
I've posted a picture at http://www.metalworking.com it's listed under
Newmill1.jpg
It stands 8' 6" tall weighs in at around 3.5 ton and has CNC control on
four axis XYZ and the knee is W.
In the back ground are the two cabinets for the two millers I have bought.
The slightly larger one is a Posidata 2800 for this Acton mill and the
other is a Fanuc 5M for a Beaver yet to be collected.
I've made a start on the cabinet by chopping off the top 4' with an angle
grinder and stripping the rest. I am fitting another Ahha to this so only
need the power board and the driver card rack. This will fit into the
bottom 2 feet left. I'm in the process of replacing all the heavy power
wiring on the board due to age and brittleness, also remounting all the
stud rectifiers again due to age. I've already got the Ahha boards [ thanks
Ian - very prompt service ] So this lot should be up and running within the
week and then got to get the miller in through some 6' 2" high doors. That
should be fun.
Deadline for all this is the end of October if I can manage it and also do
the day today work. May be tight but I've a biggish sub -con drilling job
in November that will fit this larger bed better.
--
Regards,
John Stevenson
Nottingham, England
about 10.00 pm due to the truck getting stuck in a jam / accident on the
M6.
I've posted a picture at http://www.metalworking.com it's listed under
Newmill1.jpg
It stands 8' 6" tall weighs in at around 3.5 ton and has CNC control on
four axis XYZ and the knee is W.
In the back ground are the two cabinets for the two millers I have bought.
The slightly larger one is a Posidata 2800 for this Acton mill and the
other is a Fanuc 5M for a Beaver yet to be collected.
I've made a start on the cabinet by chopping off the top 4' with an angle
grinder and stripping the rest. I am fitting another Ahha to this so only
need the power board and the driver card rack. This will fit into the
bottom 2 feet left. I'm in the process of replacing all the heavy power
wiring on the board due to age and brittleness, also remounting all the
stud rectifiers again due to age. I've already got the Ahha boards [ thanks
Ian - very prompt service ] So this lot should be up and running within the
week and then got to get the miller in through some 6' 2" high doors. That
should be fun.
Deadline for all this is the end of October if I can manage it and also do
the day today work. May be tight but I've a biggish sub -con drilling job
in November that will fit this larger bed better.
--
Regards,
John Stevenson
Nottingham, England