Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Home Shop Organization- Roll Around tool/ PC

While I envy your use of roll around tools (my main area is dirt and rock), I
have a question about your Y axis. Wouldn't a limit switch take care of the
problem also?

Steve Smith

Dan Mauch wrote:

> I am not claiming to be the most organized guy and it seems like
> my shop is always a mess. Every day I clean and straighten things up
> only to find that I got everything back out a few hours later. Even
> worse, a few months back while I was running my servo driven cnc
> imported mill, the draw bar wrench I left on my mill table fell and
> knocked the encoder cable off the servo motor. Guess What? You are
> right! The Y axis took off like a bat out of hell. I manage to hit the
> emergency off switch but the direction of the travel was shortest in the
> -Y direction. The Y axis jammed against the stops, blew the fuse in my
> servo amp case and managed to loosen the ball nut adapter. This was the
> second time in three months something happened like this had occurred
> and caused me to reflect on how I ran various machines when I was an
> apprentice machinist in a Naval Shipyard Machine Shop. I remembered in
> those days that each apprentice was issued a roll around tool cart for
> our tool chests. This cart was big enough to hold a machinist tool chest
> and had enough table surface for placing the hand tools need for any
> particular setup/machine job that we were accomplishing. So I started to
> think about the accidents that I had and realized that would be a good
> solution. So I purchased a Kobalt roll around tool chest that was on
> sale at Lowe's. The unit was modified with the addition of some
> rectangular tubing that was bolted to the back. This provided a base for
> my PC, monitor and servo control case. The top surface is large enough
> for a standard keyboard and mouse to fit on it. Plus it has spaces for
> my oil can, tap magic, chip brush, calculator, draw bar wrench, coffee
> cup and other generally used items. The drawers have plenty of room in
> them for just about anything you would want to use them for. The only
> problem with this was that when the cabinet was empty the center of
> gravity was a bit high but once I added a rotary table and a few other
> heavy items to the storage area in the base it became very stable. Now I
> have a place for everything and everything is in its place. Best off all
> when I am going to run the machine I can roll the cart out to where I
> want to operate the machine from and when I'm done I can roll the cart
> out of the way so I can still put my car in my garage.
> I will post some pictures in the file section in a day or two
>
> BTW I have a November sale starting early for this group. see
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