Hi all,

could anyone tell me if it is possible to connect vr milling to optimised controls smartMOVE servo controller instead of the smartstep?

as i can get a smartmove really cheap, i used to use them a lot in a former life!!

kindest regards

ian

Hi, i have two parker stepper drives out of an orac,(and all of the other stuff!) you can have them for the price of postage if you want?? p.m me with your address if you wish, i will find out how much it is to post. kind regards, Ian P.S. it may take me a couple of days to respond as my Email is pl...

Thanks all,

once again my mind is at rest...for now anyway!

regards

ian

Hi Rob,

thanks for you reply, i was kinda thinking the same thing, also, because of it's size i think it will be easier to enamel it anyway.


attached are some pics of my progress so far


best regards
ian

Hi all, Just a quick one,.. while i am refurbishing my orac, i have powder coated the guards covers and cross slide apron, they have all turned out great.. does anyone know if 200 deg/c for 20 mins would hurt the bedways?? i.e. would it warp them or would be ok if i kept the frame the right way up a...

Thanks Pete,

you're right....i do worry too much.

Ta!


ian

Hi all, I hope someone can put my mind at rest, I pulled my orac apart yesterday for a refurb and as i removed the brass support fot the cross slide ballscrew there was a white powdery substance that seem to have come from two redundant screw holes in the apron, it has a gritty feel and i am just co...