Hi Martin,

its TP0022/00007 year 1995

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Graham

I am trying to find out what make this collet chuck is, I have tried google and no matches, was it a special for the Cyclone?

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Graham

The title says it all really but here goes anyway.

I am looking to buy a Triac with a BT30 tool changer and any control except the Fanuc ones (way to expensive if things fail) any condition any age considered.

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I await all your offers.

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Graham

Almost there, last few things to do glass in windows, coolant, tidy the wiring, put some stickers on and its done.

A few more bits added.

Things have moved on a bit in the last few weeks. The spindle cooling fan was duff so a new fan and mounting had to be made. The spindle is now running sweet up to about 4800rpm but I have restricted it to 3500 which is the max for my chuck. Axis motors are in and tuned to 15000mm/min rapid. Turret ...

Its getting closer to looking like a machine again.

Its starting to go back together. I am not going mad with it so some parts are just cleaned and checked and refitted. After all its going to be used. Bed shimmed to base. New spindle bearings for a start. New keep plates and Turcite facings. Swarf chip area and fluid run off tank coated in rubber pa...

Well I am not sure if its dedication or stupidity yet

But here are some pictures of the rebuild. More to follow :-

Can anybody tell me what make the chuck is in the above pictures.

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Graham

Hi, Fanuc Parameters are settings that allow the functions built into the control to be adjusted to match the requirement of your machine For example parameter #1850 is to set the grid shift distance Diagnostics are to allow you to check if something happened, so when the machine homes a diagnostic ...

I can not believe what a mess this machine is in, what ever has been cut in it has turned the coolant to acid and stripped the paint off it just like Nitromors would. Everything is covered in a thick paste like gloop that stinks and sticks like s..t to a blanket. The chap I got it from said he had b...

This is its current state

Talk about routine maintenance, its never had any....

Here are some pictures of the sad state this machine is in.

Before some much needed TLC.

Well its looking like a duff Mint card, as soon as the machine becomes ready the mint sends out a voltage on the analogue and off it sets at rapid in X and at creep in Z.

Anybody have an old Mint card they don't want?

If not Mach4 here we come!

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Graham

Pete,

as soon as the control screen was displayed the x axis set off and hit the end stop toward the home position, the z was also creeping toward the chuck away from home.

Martin, Thank you I will give it a go but they look almost the same as what is in it at the moment.

Graham

Hi All I am back again. Things have moved on a bit, I downloaded the files Martin suggested and created a DOS boot disk with it all on and it powered up and the X axis shot to the max and jammed there with a jolt, the z crept forward toward the chuck. Estop put a stop to its fun. My question, is thi...

Thank you for the info Martin I will take a look and see how far I get.

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Graham

Hi again,

I have had time to play a bit with the machine and here is a picture of the electrical box.

Can someone give me any idea which software I needs and if there is a wiring diagram for this machine.

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Graham

Thanks Pete,

I have searched and I can not find any info on this machine all the ones I have found have Baldor drives this has a different make.

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Graham