That's okay man it was nice to see someone interested in my handiwork again. Its been several years now since I sold this RF45 CNC I built here and I now have a CNC VMC in my shop and a CNC lathe as...
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That's okay man it was nice to see someone interested in my handiwork again. Its been several years now since I sold this RF45 CNC I built here and I now have a CNC VMC in my shop and a CNC lathe as...
I might be interested in making these for you guys depending on the drawings. I can't do it for free but I would not mind some publicity for my small shop out in the world. I currently make parts...
Congrats on the new machine. Good luck with it. :)
Pete
Well its been a little while since I posted here. My pal art alerted me that there were comments in the thread I forgot to update my new email address to this site.
Bob hey thanks man I...
Hey Richard,
Long time no speak with you. Hope you are well my friend. As my pal Art said I am still alive and kicking. Been running the Cincinatti Arrow 500 making some cool parts for local...
nathand,
I am sorry I was mistaken the spindle IS 10hp actually and I do indeed run the machine off single phase. It is not optimal and I am sure I can get it to run better with some more...
Honestly man I had to drive to Louisville to get this one but I got a good deal so it was worth it. It is gonna need some cash put into it to get it operational and tooled up but I am saving my...
Some quick parts off the Cincinatti I just finished for a local customer. Also made sacrificial jaws and fixturing to make a run of these later on. Pretty neat project. Working on some other things...
Awesome Andy, Appreciate all you guys do. I need to get off my ass and finish this thing. This surely will help. Peace
Pete
The Arrow 500 is also air driven basically if you are referring to the swing in of the ram? Also my Arrow and several others I have seen came equipped with the CT FNC control. Also from what I can...
Well I guess you know what they say...Immitation is the sincerest form of flattery LOL. Glad to hear you got an Arrow 500. I love mine it is a fine little machine. Good luck man.
Pete
Been a little while since I updated this thread. Still running the machine daily making parts. Still tinkering with the toolchanger setup but it has honestly taken a side track to making parts as it...
Hey bill,
Sorrry for the delay in responding. For some reason the zone did not alert me to responses I need to check my settings. Yeah I sold that air rifle awhile back unfortunately. Now I am...
Thanks Slick will get some ordered. Appreciate it guys..
I have been using the grease that I received with the machine and it has lasted awhile now. Unfortunately I cannot read the information on the tube after I removed it from the grease gun to order...
Well for me I am for sure open to the idea of trying to create something like you are talking about. I have been running LinuxCNC for some time now on my Vertical Machining center and it has been...
Anyone who thinks that Mach3 or even Mach4 is superior in any way to LinuxCNC let alone this new PathPilot version of LinuxCNC that Tormach has built is kidding themselves. Having used both for a...
Gary,
Thanks for the kind words. I wish I could claim the rifle but alas it belongs to one of my best customers. I designed and built the rail to fit the contours of the Steyr rifles. I...
From my family to yours I wish all of you the best of the season. I have been slowly working on designing the switch panel on the Cincinatti as I want to add a lot more I/O switches and knobs to...
Awesome....Robert Varney is THE MAN when it comes to these machines. Glad to hear you got it working . I have that same exact machine and it has been wonderful. Happy Thanksgiving.
Pete
Mauricio,
If you cannot find the information I used to have the same machine with the CT control from Emerson Control Techniques. I have the files to reinstall the firmware into the hard drive...
Connor,
Dunno man but I do know I wanna get a chance to play with that new toy of yours before too long on my CNC LOL... Good luck with it man!! Peace
Pete
There are a lot of folks doing DIY retrofits on machines like this and there are the usual suspects that do commercial retrofits out there. I understand that Mag Fadal has people that will retrofit...
Slow,
I bought the Teco drives, AC servomotors, and completed cables with Milspec barrel connectors all from Machmotion. So far they have performed flawlessly. I would buy them again and I...
Thanks AL,
Appreciate it. Not sure If I want to build or buy right now. Gotta get the rest of the machine working up to snuff first before I worry about it. Nice to have options tho. peace
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Al,
Is this a plan for a toolchanger or a machine configuration for one? Either way I am always interested in hearing and seeing new ideas. If you have It I would be appreciative. Thanks for...
Thanks guys,
No this lathe does not come with a toolchanger. I plan to add one of the cross slide mounted CNC turrets to it to make it a toolchanger lathe. There are quite a few offerings...
Well another update here. It's a nice Halloween weekend here in East Tennessee and it is pretty cold today. We even got some snow last night. Things are going well in the shop and we are making...
Yup I have the same basic machine here in my shop. I did run into problems with the original control but honestly I bought it used and NOT working so I was bound to have issues I suppose. I have...
LinuxCNC... DEAD STABLE.. I have not used the lathe portion yet but I understand it is quite nice with a good graphical layout. It supports constant surface speed and true rigid tapping as well. ...