Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bigger then a Sherline WAS: wrong guy, but have servo question.

Attn. Alan, Ken and anyone else that's interested:

I've got several machines designed now.

One is a mult-axis (up to 12) machining center which can be built as a lathe, vertical mill, horizontal mill, mill/drill, a multi-station machine center or any combination thereof. I've posted plenty of messages at the Lathe2000 egroups site about this one. It is built from standard structural steel components, is "bolt together" construction and uses round ways. A similar one will soon be available using "common castings" (same casting used in multiple places) but uses box (rectangular) way construction.

For those that would prefer either a lathe or a mill as stand alone machines, I've designed the mill this morning. The X Y Z travels are appx. 26" x 9" x 14". It is built from five major castings. I'll work out a similar machine for the stand alone lathe.

These machines all use the SAME spindle assembly. Spindle nose can be just about whatever you want. The "standard nose is a D1-5.

These machines are NOT lightweight but, since they are all "bolt together" construction, moving them is a matter of taking the machine apart, moving it, and re-assembling. I usually have to do that with my Emco Lathe.

I'm already in the process of getting quotes for castings, and other parts. I hope to make all these machines available as "kits". That's about the cheapest way your going to get any kind of machine unless you build all the parts yourself. At present, I have NO price figures to give anyone. All this does take time to set up and get started....especially when I'm the only one working on it.

Smoke
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Marconett KM6VV <KM6VV@...>
To: CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@egroups.com>
Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 11:54 AM
Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Bigger then a Sherline WAS: wrong guy, but have servo question.

>Sounds interesting!
>
>I'd like to hear more about a "little bit bigger" mill! Not too big
>please, I'd like to be able to move it! Probably want to buy "parts",
>as I have no large machine to make parts with!
>
>Alan KM6VV
>
>PS, DIY?
>
>Smoke wrote:
>>
>> Yes, Marcus, one of us has! I've got one already designed in several
>> versions. One version will be, as someone else once mentioned.."bigger than
>> a Sherline, but smaller than a Bridgeport. It can be built by the
>> HSM.....those of us DIY'ers who "like to tinker" or (eventually) it can be
>> built from a kit or purchased fully assembled.
>>
>> The machine may also be built in a larger scale...big as a Bridgeport if
>> desired.
>>
>> The machine will also do things a Bridgeport or a Hass couldn't begin to do.
>>
>> BTW...in case you haven't noticed...some of these "tinkerers" don't happen
>> to have 20 to 30 thousand bucks burning a hole in their pockets, enabling
>> them to run out and buy a brand new machine.
>>
>> >Has anyone of you out there considered building a decent machine base to
>> >take all this incredible effort on the CNC guts?
>> >Even if you farm out all of the milling and surface grinding, I bet you
>> >could come up with a pretty decent machine base for less than the cost of a
>> >kneemill.
>> >
>> >Just some sobering thoughts, guys
>> >
>> >Marcus
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