Anyone use a cnc lathe? Standalone not 4th axis. Wood or metal.
Anyone use a cnc lathe? Standalone not 4th axis. Wood or metal.
Glad its my shop I am responsible for - I only have to make me happy.
yes I do ,I have a Rockwell lathe that I added to my cnc built the 4th axis and used my own lathe.
Works good ,takesabout 20 min to go from indexer to milling machine 3 axis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKzGCAM_QyM started to experiment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wra5FjQmG8I belt driven
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbnsWgiJX7E leg turning
have more info search utube
Yes I have a Rikon lathe with extension bed , can be used as a lathe or stand alone indexer . IMG_1429.jpgIMG_1430.jpgIMG_1431.jpg
Nicely done, Bob, nicely done... did you design/assemble that yourself?
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The stepper and mount for B axis , I got idea from Shopbot forum , the rails , carriage / gantry I designed and assembled
I have a Mazak Quick Turn 6T. I use it for metal, mostly titanium, and some wood. It uses an integral spindle and motor so there's no belts or gears. It can hold a ten thousandth of an inch all day long. It's a great machine.
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I make titanium rings for a living. We work in titanium, stainless, cobalt chrome, and black zirconium. Custom rings made to order and sold on a website.
ULS 135 watt w/rotary, Mazak QT-6T CNC lathe, Dapra machining center, Sherline CNC, Tormach CNC, Acad, Rofin welding laser, YAG laser w/ rotary, 4500 watt Fiber laser
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Hi-Tec Designs, LLC -- Owner (and self-proclaimed LED guru )
Trotec 80W Speedy 300 laser w/everything
CAMaster Stinger CNC (25" x 36" x 5")
USCutter 24" LaserPoint Vinyl Cutter
Jet JWBS-18QT-3 18", 3HP bandsaw
Robust Beauty 25"x52" wood lathe w/everything
Jet BD-920W 9"x20" metal lathe
Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
Flame Polisher (ooooh, FIRE!)
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Mazak makes the real deal. I drool on their machines whenever I go to a show. If I could power it, I would have gotten a 4th axis with the sub spindle and Y axis. It doesn't get a whole lot better than that.
ULS 135 watt w/rotary, Mazak QT-6T CNC lathe, Dapra machining center, Sherline CNC, Tormach CNC, Acad, Rofin welding laser, YAG laser w/ rotary, 4500 watt Fiber laser
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Does it have a Kitagawa Chuck Bruce? when I had the machine shop pretty much everything was Mazak, two H500-50's, two H400-60's, a QT28N and sundry small bar fed QT's. Still love Mazak machines although not a fan of their lasers
cheers
Dave
You did what !
I'm going to ask, neh, demand you guys stop talking about such machines out of respect for my health... I'm going to get all twitterpated and have a coronary.
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Delta 18-900L 18" drill press
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When your over Dan you are of course welcome to come round and have a play
cheers
Dave
You did what !
The chuck I have is a small 6" one with 3 jaws and only about 1/8" of travel. I believe it is Kitagawa and is hydraulic. I need to adjust the jaws in or out a couple serrations to turn different sized bars. Most of our rings comes from 1" bar but we get some bigger stuff, like up to 1 3/8" for tension sets. My lathe is small and pretty tight inside. It has a 12 tool turret so I don't have to change out tools for my normal stuff.
Interesting that you're not a fan of their lasers. I had the sheet metal enclosure for my fiber laser made at a place that used a Mazak laser. The cut box has ribs inside that aren't painted, so I can see the raw cut. It is probably the best laser cut I've seen. I mean it looks machined and polished! I can only wish I got cuts that nice with no slag whatsoever. Whoever dialed that one in really knew what they were doing.
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B206 by any chance? the B series are short stroke but they do a BT206 long stroke with 13mm of diameter movement (They should run from the same cylinder) A lot of the reason Kit chucks were so good was the assembly guy (Lawrence Asaopardi) who looked at every chuck he built like most people see their childrenThe chuck I have is a small 6" one
(I was the lead engineer at Kitagawa for some time) it really was a fantastic place to work with a great bunch of guys. (we had a few giggles when people tried U-drilling chuck billets with 58mm Sandvick U-drills with no tips in them,it's surprising how well a friction welded drill body will stick to a 80kg steel billet)
From memory if you submitted the materials spec sheet to Yamazaki they would send over a config file for you for the Lasers. I love the machines (and have had quite a few) but the Mitsu's were easier to deal with when things went tilt so I ended up going with two of those
cheers
Dave
edit: Have a look at the CR42 chuck Bruce, the tir is astounding even for a collet chuck.
Last edited by Dave Sheldrake; 12-13-2013 at 8:41 PM. Reason: added an afterthought
You did what !