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Colchester triumph 15vs, gcsurplus auction, Winnipeg, MB
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TorontoBuilder
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will be interesting.
BaitMaster
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That is a very very nice machine (if it wasn’t broken).
I was allowed to run one of those lathes owned by a machinist client as a gratuity after I fixed certain “gremlins” in the electrical system…..
I may have a parts and service manual for that lathe that I acquired from 600 through the process of repairing the one I was allowed to operate.
I did not have any of the mechanics of the machine opened up so I have no idea what could have been destroyed while threading, however I do remember certain gears in the gear train being non metallic, but I would assume the CF would have troubleshot that far into it.
Makes a drive to Winnipeg very tempting.
I was allowed to run one of those lathes owned by a machinist client as a gratuity after I fixed certain “gremlins” in the electrical system…..
I may have a parts and service manual for that lathe that I acquired from 600 through the process of repairing the one I was allowed to operate.
I did not have any of the mechanics of the machine opened up so I have no idea what could have been destroyed while threading, however I do remember certain gears in the gear train being non metallic, but I would assume the CF would have troubleshot that far into it.
Makes a drive to Winnipeg very tempting.
- Client department states that the saddle crashed during threading operations.
- The unit requires unknown repairs
Nice lathe. I wonder if they had an independent (informed) opinion of what specific repairs were required. Almost seems like not - 'unknown' seems kind of vague. Maybe they just have a policy of get it out the door. Maybe the lucky buyer will have to buy a shear pin LOL.
Chinese made, for Colchester. We had one in the Cold Lake Machine Shop, and it was a very nice machine to run!
The CF 'used' to have a Section under the REME flag, that took care of basic Machine repairs and coordinating outside Contracters for repairs, but that all went away with the reductions in manning levels through the eighties and nineties. All that remained was the solid idea that "It's not our problem!", as far as doing basic maintenance and repairs, and I clashed regularly with my supervisors, when they caught me fixing things anyways... Nothing to make you feel the dumb, like having a guy drive up from Edmonton, so that you can point at the memory battery on the milling machine control, and hand him the part number, so he can drive back down, order the $15 part, and drive back up the week after to install same... Or having yourr boss inform you that you cannot change out the oil in the headstock, because it's "Not your job!"
It may be as simple as a shear pin, or a few stripped teeth on a gear, or it may have bent the headstock spindle or done damage in the drive for the carriage. A fella gotta use due dilligence and bring a dial indicator along while checking it out...
About the only negative thing I had to say about ours, was that the Constant Surface Speed unit that was part of the DRO (a C-80 CSS, Newall) did not ever work as advertised, and eventually the CSS controller was removed, on a Safety Recall, as it apparently did not play nice with the VFD, apparently causing uncontrolled movements of the spindle.
The CF 'used' to have a Section under the REME flag, that took care of basic Machine repairs and coordinating outside Contracters for repairs, but that all went away with the reductions in manning levels through the eighties and nineties. All that remained was the solid idea that "It's not our problem!", as far as doing basic maintenance and repairs, and I clashed regularly with my supervisors, when they caught me fixing things anyways... Nothing to make you feel the dumb, like having a guy drive up from Edmonton, so that you can point at the memory battery on the milling machine control, and hand him the part number, so he can drive back down, order the $15 part, and drive back up the week after to install same... Or having yourr boss inform you that you cannot change out the oil in the headstock, because it's "Not your job!"
It may be as simple as a shear pin, or a few stripped teeth on a gear, or it may have bent the headstock spindle or done damage in the drive for the carriage. A fella gotta use due dilligence and bring a dial indicator along while checking it out...
About the only negative thing I had to say about ours, was that the Constant Surface Speed unit that was part of the DRO (a C-80 CSS, Newall) did not ever work as advertised, and eventually the CSS controller was removed, on a Safety Recall, as it apparently did not play nice with the VFD, apparently causing uncontrolled movements of the spindle.