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08-15-2006

Posted by Charles Ping on August 15, 2006, 9:18 am

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>
>The Boxford's I have seen have all really been rather too light weight
>to do much with. That's why I wasn't too sad to let my Denford ORAC go
>before the aborted move - just too small to do much with in the real
>world - though perhaps ok for a model engineer.
>
>Colchester CNC lathes seem to go cheap as chips at machinery auctions
>and could be a better starting point.
>
>AWEM
>

Think of the space old fella,think of the space.
We don't all have spouses that let the workshops encroach on the
garden as much as yours.

Charles

Posted by Wayne Weedon on August 15, 2006, 9:38 am

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Charles Ping wrote:

> Think of the space old fella,think of the space.
> We don't all have spouses that let the workshops encroach on the
> garden as much as yours.

I have two of the TCL125's I am converting these for production work,
mainly in Acetal. For this kind of work they are great.

I also use a couple of Emco C5 cnc's. These are also ok, but very
overrated, especially the prices they seem to fetch on ebay. My later
one will go on ebay sometime, as it's earnt it's keep manytimes over.
One of the Boxford will replace that one.

You do as John says, have to factor in a conversion. the original
elctronics are terrible. Unipoler stepper drives with current limiting
resistors that have a habic of getting so hot they desolder themselves !

The DC spindle drive is fragile too. Much better to use a VFD and 1/2
- 3/4 hp AC motor.

With modern drives and Mach3 software they do become transformed. Mine
have DC servo's now and are very fast. But thy need to be I'm doing
work that should really be run on swiss auto's.

Wayne....

Posted by Andrew Mawson on August 15, 2006, 9:55 am

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> >
> >The Boxford's I have seen have all really been rather too light

weight

> >to do much with. That's why I wasn't too sad to let my Denford ORAC

> >before the aborted move - just too small to do much with in the

real

> >world - though perhaps ok for a model engineer.
> >
> >Colchester CNC lathes seem to go cheap as chips at machinery

auctions

> >and could be a better starting point.
> >
> >AWEM
> >

>
>
> Think of the space old fella,think of the space.
> We don't all have spouses that let the workshops encroach on the
> garden as much as yours.
>
> Charles
>
>
>
>

So REALLY it's a replacement spouse that you need rather than a CNC
lathe <G>

AWEM

Posted by Charles Ping on August 15, 2006, 9:56 am

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On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:55:08 +0100, "Andrew Mawson"

>> >
>> >The Boxford's I have seen have all really been rather too light

>weight

>> >to do much with. That's why I wasn't too sad to let my Denford ORAC

>go

>> >before the aborted move - just too small to do much with in the

>real

>> >world - though perhaps ok for a model engineer.
>> >
>> >Colchester CNC lathes seem to go cheap as chips at machinery

>auctions

>> >and could be a better starting point.
>> >
>> >AWEM
>> >

>>
>>
>> Think of the space old fella,think of the space.
>> We don't all have spouses that let the workshops encroach on the
>> garden as much as yours.
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>>
>>

>
>So REALLY it's a replacement spouse that you need rather than a CNC
>lathe <G>
>
>AWEM
>

How dare you suggest such a thing.
It's my wedding anniversary this very day!

Charles

Posted by Andrew Mawson on August 15, 2006, 10:20 am

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> On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 14:55:08 +0100, "Andrew Mawson"
>

> >

> >>
> >> >
> >> >The Boxford's I have seen have all really been rather too light

> >weight

> >> >to do much with. That's why I wasn't too sad to let my Denford

ORAC

> >go

> >> >before the aborted move - just too small to do much with in the

> >real

> >> >world - though perhaps ok for a model engineer.
> >> >
> >> >Colchester CNC lathes seem to go cheap as chips at machinery

> >auctions

> >> >and could be a better starting point.
> >> >
> >> >AWEM
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Think of the space old fella,think of the space.
> >> We don't all have spouses that let the workshops encroach on the
> >> garden as much as yours.
> >>
> >> Charles
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>

> >
> >So REALLY it's a replacement spouse that you need rather than a CNC
> >lathe <G>
> >
> >AWEM
> >

>
>
> How dare you suggest such a thing.
> It's my wedding anniversary this very day!
>
> Charles
>
>

Very appropriate then - how long did you buy the licence for -
presumably it will eventually expire <G>

AWEM

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