desperate for help! running a VMC and CYCLONE
Posted: Wed 28 Mar , 2012 22:59 pm
Hi to all you CNC experts hope you can help me with ....well it's not really a problem more of a dilemma. West Cheshire College recently moved their engineering training school to a new building. They sold off all of the machines -lathes millers all in good condition and donated the two CNC machines (which have hardly been used – see my photos) with all the software and quite a few pounds worth of extras to our school - now an academy and, like the college, moving to a new building. My problems and concerns are many. I'd like to get the two machines, a TRIAC VMC and a CYCLONE, up and running but only have a minimal amount of knowledge when it comes to CNC machines (micro mills, micro turn, camm 1 and 2 machines) and software. I've been told I can have them converted? I've been told to keep them as they, are along with the FANUC software?? What do I do? I’d like to have it running as close as possible to industry standard for the sixth formers but may require it to work with year 9,10 and 11 students.
I do know I need to get onto a course that will give me the knowledge and understanding I might require – using FANUC etc...for these two machines or could I get this from a book or training DVD? I also want to know could I have them running on different configurations? Oh and one more thing I’ve had the two machines wired up and the keypad for the CYCLONE and the spare one (which both work on the TRIAC) don’t work.
Give anyone give me some down to earth advice please on how to get both myself and these machines up and running?
Nik
PS I'm copying this and pasting it into other help areas if that's o.k?
I do know I need to get onto a course that will give me the knowledge and understanding I might require – using FANUC etc...for these two machines or could I get this from a book or training DVD? I also want to know could I have them running on different configurations? Oh and one more thing I’ve had the two machines wired up and the keypad for the CYCLONE and the spare one (which both work on the TRIAC) don’t work.
Give anyone give me some down to earth advice please on how to get both myself and these machines up and running?
Nik
PS I'm copying this and pasting it into other help areas if that's o.k?