Hi
I would like to buy a Denford Nova mill , Not bothered about the condition so long as it has all the ball screws , along with the spindle motor . spindle,
table ,
Contact details -Email r4robert.barker@gmail.com

hi
i would like to ask a question about your orac
does the machine still use the ball screws & nuts , if not have they been taken off & scrapped or have they been saved
i would like to see some photo's just to see if it is fit to reclaim back to a cnc lathe
all the best
robert

hi
thanks for reply about your denford orac cnc lathe
please send photo's to my email at -r4robert.barker@gmail.com
thanks
robert

hi
thank you for your interest in my wanted advert for a denford orac cnc lathe
i would be very interested in seeing some photo's of the machine you have & also you are within a reasonable driveable distance from me
all the best
Robert Barker

hi thank for your email about request about a denford orac what sort of price are you thinking of ? have you any photo's of your orac ? where abouts in the country do you live is the machine a runner or is it strip down and convert to modern electronics & mach 3 software if the price is ok i would l...

hi
i am looking for a denford orac lathe , not bothered if it is a non runner or a working machine so long as all the main parts are there
willing to travel
thank you
robert

hi
i have just seen your for sale advert for an orac , did you sell this machine , if not i could be interested
all the best
robert

hi i have just got my converted starturn 4 to the stage of being ready to start producing some of my products as i have said before all my parts came CNC4YOU have a look on there website , delivery of goods i ordered was within 3 days which i thought was very good service i bought : stepper motors X...

hi
thank you for your reply to my posting , i will have a look at the motor label today
all the best
robert

hi all i am at the moment converting a denford starturn 4 to Mach 3 using all modern electronics from cnc4you which is coming along nicely the starturn i bought was only a part machine with some parts missing , i am now rebuilding & cleaning the bed and headstock but i am short of the poly v pulley ...

lathe has now been sold
robert

for sale denford starturn 4 cnc lathe usingthe original steppers & electronics , it is the model with the black cabinet , it is running on mach 3 software . this machine has 3 jaw chuck & key only with the normal jaws , a myford type quick change toolpost & holders of which there are 10 off , some t...

thanks emgee , I will keep a look out for an emco tool changer as well
all the best
robert

hi
I am looking for an indexing tool post for a denford orac , I know this is a long shot or does anybody know anything else that with a little bit of modification would fit the orac a 6 or 8 station toolpost would do
thanks for looking
robert

hi
thanks for reply , the part is about 32mm long so only doing 1off at a time
i will post my code this evening for you all to have a look at
robert

hi thank you all for your reply's the program i am trying to run is a small part made from 3/4" dia brass which is then turned & parted off , the program ends with tool no6 which is the parting tool ,so is it this that is causing my problem . so if i programmed a tool change back to the turning tool...

this item has been sold
thank you to every that showed an interest in this item
robert

hi
thank you for your quick reply's i will have a look today to see if i can find anything
all the best
robert

hi i am trying to get my orac to produce some parts , but have got a strange problem , i have set up the tool offsets for the tools being used & got my Z zero set for the front face for tool 0 . i then dry run the program which seems to run correctly program ends try again & the first tool is now 1....

thank you for your reply , i have had a look at the link you supplied for ebay & have bought a pack of 3 , hoping that theywill fit & work . has anybody found a way to save the tool offsets without using the tapes ? i would prefer to save on to a computer now i have got the machine & a computer talk...