My first post on CNCzone, here goes...
I thought I'd pass along a few pictures of my new arrival - my IH CNC turnkey!
It arrived a couple of weeks ago and I finally got it all set up. I've included a few pictures below of the mill, the new one shot pump, the nice electronics box and an internal picture of the electronics box.
My mill is setup with a number of upgrades to the CNC package: the 2HP VFD Leeson motor, 4th axis rotary table (not shown), ISO 30 taper and the table extensions. The new one shot pump is a nice addition and keeps the ballscrews oiled (but it only covers the screws, the ways still have to be oiled manually). The mill runs reasonably quiet, although it does get louder when you run above 3000 rpm (the VFD limits to around 4K rpm). The spindle speed is fully controlled by Mach3, but they also have an option to mount the VFD control panel on the front of the mill if you want manual control / readout as well.
It truly was ready to run when it arrived, other than figuring out how to lift a 1200 lb machine up onto a stand (no easy task)! After I got it up and leveled, I plugged it in to the computer and was able to start testing things right away. I spent a little bit of time tweaking the alignment of the head and minor adjustment of the gibs to dial it in (work in progress). After that I was able to start running some test programs and cut a few parts to check things out.
I ordered a turnkey because I'm new to machining and am just putting together a shop, so I wasn't setup to tackle a project like a CNC retrofit by myself. It's taken a while for my mill to arrive, which was fine (I had lots to do to get my shop together), and I got a chance to visit Gene and Tommy in CT a number of times while the mill was being built. Those guys were fantastic to work with - they showed me the ins and outs of the mills and some hands on time. I'm really impressed with the quality of their work, especially their control box and wiring (really well built). Overall, it's been a really good experience and I'm really happy with the mill.
I'm still learning how to use everything and trying to tweak the mill to get everything dialed in. I'm sure I'll have questions for the experts here on CNCzone, but I thought I'd pass along some of the info about my machine from IH. Sincere thanks to Tommy and Gene at IH - those guys did a great job on my mill!
Cheers,
-Glenn
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