Spring 2024 meetup in Calgary - tentative date Saturday, April 20/2024.
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Spring meet up in Ontario, April 6/2024. NEW LOCATION See Post #31 DiscussionNEW LOCATION
Good to hear from you , where are you located ?
I have found a couple of fellows in the area that are interested in full size / model steam and IC engines.
Tell us a little about the machines you've refurbed! We like pictures!
This is a project that I'm still working on .
Appears to be a Craftex CX603 ( current model ) , there is no name on it just a serial number stamped under the table and a decal under the belt cover indicating spindle speeds .
I don't know any history on the machine as I bought it from a school board auction, apparently it went thru one auction and wasn't purchased so I picked it up for scrap price .
It had NO electronics with it but it has ball screws on all 3 axis and 3 stepper motors as well as a 1 HP , 90 volt DC motor for the spindle . It appears to have been originally a CNC machine as there is no quill feed or quill lock and the quill lock hole isn't even bored . It is an R8 spindle .
I had a DC drive control so that is now working .
I found an article on the net for making variable speed / reversible controls for the X , Y ,Z axis so they are powered up . I'm not interested in making it CNC but at least the drives are powered .
I use a computer power supply for the electronics and the steppers are powered by 3 separate 30 volt power supplies.
90 volt power supply and Bijur style oiler .
Stepper motor controls and pendents.
Ball screw and stepper motor .
I also have a millrite mill , south bend lathe , converted wood to metal bandsaw and a surface grinder that I'm just starting on .
Bill