Automatic toolchanger on Denford Easimill 3

[vandal968]

I've been building an automatic toolchanger for my Easimill 3. It changed it's first tool yesterday under human control, I still need to write a macro so that it can be done by the computer. Here's a video if anyone's interested.

https://coreyrenner.tumblr.com/post/5174 ... rawbar-are

My general blog is here, which is mostly about the Easimill.

https://coreyrenner.tumblr.com/

cheers,
c

[vandal968]

ATC is finished and working. Here's the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xvxwUqdcWg

cheers,
c

[Denford Admin]

Great work Bet that beer went down well!

[vandal968]

Indeed it did

I've turned my attention to the pendant, I relocated the switches since the ATC was blocking them. The new panel is made of .080 aluminum (same as the old one), but is powder-coated rather than having a decal on it. I was just about to start tracing the Denford logo so I could have one cut from vinyl, when it occurred to me that maybe I could get a couple of Denford stickers from the factory. I like all of my stuff to look oem, and that would really jazz it up. Got anything like that?

cheers,
c

[vandal968]

It's been a few weeks and no stickers (or even a reply) from Denford UK, or my local Denford rep in AZ, USA. Oh well, if I can't get factory stickers, I guess I'll just have to reproduce the 1980's vintage logo myself. I scanned the mill's original panel on my flatbed scanner, then brought it into AutoCAD LT for tracing. I had a few cut out of vinyl and applied one to the pendant on the Easimill. I stuck one on my Orac too for good measure. They came out really nice.

cheers,
c

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[maxporter]

Corey,
Your ATC for your mill looks great. Would you share the macro?

Max Porter