Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Subject: Re: Re: flashcut 9000 series mill - Question from Marcus

Marcus,

The larger Flashcut machine is based on the Grizzly G1006 benchtop
mill/drill - The retrofit of the X and Y axes is nearly identical to that
published in HSM for the G1005 mill/drill with the exception of the addition
of a 2" extension block to the front of the Y axis and the different lengths
of the threaded ball screw stock - This extension block restores the Y axis
travel otherwise lost by the length of the ball nuts - Please note that
there is a lot of "specmanship" that goes on between the importers of these
machines and that the published axis travels are in many cases way out of
line with reality - The same goes for horsepower - If anybody thinks that
they can actually absorb 1-1/2 or 2 hp effectively in the spindle of a
mill/drill they woefully ignorant of the reality of machining operations -

The Z-axis retrofit of the G1006 is different from that of the G1005 because
I put the motor on the right side of the head instead of the left side -
There were several reasons for this but probably the most salient was the
ability to use as many common parts from the G1005 retrofit as practical -

As mentioned the G1006 detailed drawings will be published also in the HSM
column - They are currently not in a publishable form being largely
un-dimensioned but scale AutoCAD drawings or hand written notes so I cannot
realistically furnish them to anyone just now -

One of the challenges of doing these retrofits is attempting to design
components that will fit as many of the mill/drills as possible - Even when
you buy the same model number from the same source (As G1006 from Grizzly,
for instance) there are areas that I swear are made with a hand drill and a
body grinder - Some of the tapped holes are so crooked that they have to
have been done "offhand" - I try to keep a list of dimensions for about 10
or 20 machines and then review them and redesign the components as required
to try to make them fit the range of variation - Only then can I make
components up in "batches" of 10 or 20 sets and possibly offer kits - Up to
that time everything is done on a "one off" basis - I've done about 10 of
the G1006 machines now and have enough data to finalize the components -

Don't know if this answers your questions or not -

Roland Friestad
cardinal.eng@...

----- Original Message -----
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Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Subject: Re: Re: flashcut 9000 series mill -
Question from Marcus


> Hi Roland:
> Could you tell us a bit more about the large Flashcut machine??
> It seems to have sparked a fair number of comments on this list but no one
> seems to know a lot about it.
> Cheers
>
> Marcus
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roland Friestad" <cardinal.eng@...>
> To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2002 4:31 AM
> Subject: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Subject: Re: Re: flashcut 9000 series mill -
> Question from Marcus
>
>
> > Marcus,
> >
> > Yes, I do this kind of work - As a matter of fact I build the larger
> Flashcut machines for them (as well as those I sell under the Cardinal
> Engineering name and a couple of other private labels) - And I also
publish
> the full plans for doing it yourself in HOME SHOP MACHINIST magazine with
> sources - Some folks want to do their own and some folks want to pay
someone
> else to do it and make chips instead - I've always felt that the nice
thing
> about this is that you can choose your own approach and either one is just
> as "legitimate" - The plans for the Grizzly G1005 retrofit are currently
> being published in HSM in about 4 successive issues - The Grizzly G1006
will
> follow along with detailed info on getting those "dead" Bridgeport CNC's
> running again
> >
> > Been doing some work on a special waterjet cutting machine for balsa and
> plywood model airplane parts because I really hate the charred edges
> produced by the lasers - Am currently using a single nozzle but am making
a
> special table with a 6 nozzle cutting head for it which should make the
> system commercially viable - Can furnish samples to those who might be
> interested
> >
> > Have a new e-mail address and have had a hard time posting back into the
> group - That coupled with the fact that I've been traveling for the last 6
> weeks or so - new address is cardinal.eng@... - old one was -
> cardinal.eng@... which should still work for a while
> >
> > Roland Friestad (Friestad is the Norwegian spelling - Friestadt is the
> German)
> >
> > ****************
> > Re: Message: 17 - Digest 2149
> > Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 09:16:20 -0800
> > From: "Marcus & Eva" <implmex@...>
> > Subject: Re: Re: flashcut 9000 series mill
> >
> > Hi all:
> > Doesn't Roland Friestadt (sp?) (Cardinal Engineering) do this kind
of
> > retrofit work??
> > Roland, are you out there...Comments??
> > Cheers
> >
> > Marcus
> > ----- Original Message -----
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