After purchasing my fiber, I landed a contract marking ink pens. I quickly realized I needed a conveyor b/c I’m tired of marking pens by hand. I ordered it a few weeks ago and it can in last week. It seems these things are designed to be installed and not removed but that won’t work for me b/c I still need to use my rotary, XY table and vise. After doing some pondering, I came up with a plan.
I decided to remove the column/head from the base plate and mount it to the conveyor. To accomplish this I had to machine a back plate that attaches to the back rail of the conveyor. This plate is 11.5x15x.375 and is adjustable up/down and left/right. To support the weight of the column/head I added a leg in the back that had an adjustable foot. Next was to redesign the bracket that holds the sensor which stops the belt when a pen passes in front of it. I took one of my adjustable indicator mounts and threaded it into the back plate (small red arm).
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Next I needed a way to use my rotary, XY table and vise, so I machined a plate that sits over the belt and locks into the front and back rail of the conveyor. I drilled and tapped a series of holes into this plate and left part of it smooth for my suction vise to mount. This took a while on my manual mill.
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I have yet to figure everything out with the conveyor but I can work on it as I get time. It came with no instructions. I still need to mount my monitor on the wall and make a new place for my keyboard and mouse. More pics of the setup below.
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No idea why some pics are sideways.
Oh yea, conveyor is from RayFine.