[pit202]

there is nothing do describe , so I put photos and a movie. enjoy.
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/887/img1031ac9.jpg
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http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/4316/img1050tb7.jpg
http://img103.imageshack.us/img103/629/img1051yx3.jpg
and the video :
http://d.turboupload.com/d/1009815/wyciag.wmv.html

[ZipSnipe]

Nice work!!, did you fab the screw? And how? Or where did ya get it?

[pit202]

thanks , here : http://www.allegro.pl/item130273509_...limakowy_.html
my has 140cm length 98mm diameter and cost about 55€

[Geof]

Nice work!!, did you fab the screw? And how? Or where did ya get it?

Zipsnipe; if you Google for 'helicoid flighting' you might be able to find a source closer than Poland. This is just the spiral that has to be welded onto a shaft.

[CNCgr]

Nice! I can't see the coolant drain, what did you use to keep the chips out?

Nikolas

[pit202]

I`ve made multiple holes about 2.5mm diameter on the other side as the motor.

Geof , Poland isn`t so far ;-)

[mpstech]

Are those haas covers on the Y-axis slides or where did you get them ?
How much ?

[rhino]

nice work!!!

[pit202]

> Are those haas covers on the Y-axis slides or where did you get them ?
yes, they are , and Z too , this was about 2k€ and this was too expensive for this few pieces of sheet metal for me , if I new how it look before , I`ll be never buy them.

> nice work!!!
thanks , and this works fine

[DSL PWR]

If any of you live in a farming area, you could get some grain auger flighting on the cheap.

pit202 could you upload the video again, as I'd love to see it in action.

[pit202]

> pit202 could you upload the video again, as I'd love to see it in action.
yes, if I only get back from work.

> skype me -----> dsl_pwr
can You speak polish ?

[DSL PWR]

I can't speak polish.

[DSL PWR]

Video please

[pit202]

http://d.turboupload.com/d/1337777/wyciag.wmv.html
sory for this delay, I had have severial problems with my internet connection.

> I can't speak polish.
I can`t english ;-) so we are equal.

[DSL PWR]

Looks great, thanks

[tkoden]

Sorry to bring this thread back up but I am looking at doing this same thing on a new VF1. How did you support the output end of the auger? What was the make and model of the right angle gearbox you used? Did you use any thrust bearings anywhere to take up the load from the auger? Have you had any problems over the last year of usage? And, lastly, how did you integrate the wiring into the controller? Do you just use a toggle switch to turn it on/off when you need to?

Thanks for the help,
Kirk

[pit202]

VF doesn`t have chip auger ?

I used a "kacperek" gearbox , a polish product , and the "shift??" is 1/42 , motor is 3 phase 250W and 1350 RPM, I don`t used any thrust bearings, a Kacperek tech. told me I don`t need them. I didn`t have had any problems with working, the only and one problem is allways the same : pushing chips to the tank I do not integrate it with haas controller, my TM doesn`t have fully soldered IO board , so I don`t have elements for chip auger and tool changer , so I used a 3 pos. switch ( fwd stop rev )

hope it helps.

[HAASboi]

sweet!! chip auger

[tkoden]

VF doesn`t have chip auger ?

I used a "kacperek" gearbox , a polish product , and the "shift??" is 1/42 , motor is 3 phase 250W and 1350 RPM, I don`t used any thrust bearings, a Kacperek tech. told me I don`t need them. I didn`t have had any problems with working, the only and one problem is allways the same : pushing chips to the tank I do not integrate it with haas controller, my TM doesn`t have fully soldered IO board , so I don`t have elements for chip auger and tool changer , so I used a 3 pos. switch ( fwd stop rev )

hope it helps.

The machine was purchased for a high school and we didn't have the money for the chip auger. Since our time is worth nothing we were looking at building one as an exercise for the students and also to increase the productivity of the machine.

How did you secure the output end of the auger? Did you just put it inside a tube and let that contain it or did you somehow put bearings on it?

Thanks for the input.

[Donkey Hotey]

How did you secure the output end of the auger? Did you just put it inside a tube and let that contain it or did you somehow put bearings on it?

The factory system in my VF-2 is just that: a motor, driving an auger that rides in the discharge chute on the other side of the machine. There are no support bearings or anything like that on the discharge side.