I have a orac cnc lathe for sale on ebay. Thanks to help from people on this forum I got the machine running perfectly. I have linked it to my PC running Orac DOS software and have used it to cut all the test pieces inc screw theads. I am selling it due to lack of space in my garage. I thought I wou...

Thank you gentlemen. I had to remove the circuit board holding the two sensors in order to clean them. By looking at the two LED's I was able to see that the one that detects one revolution was not working. It was on all the time. Once cleaned and re -assembled it started the thread cycle and cut a ...

I am having problems with the thread cutting cycle on my Orac lathe. Basically the program stops for tool change to tool 2 . I change the tool and then press start to commence the thread cutting cycle but nothing happens. I am using the test programs ORACTEST and test 2 and test 3 from the manual. I...

Hi Can anyone help me - I have just purchased a 1988 Orac and thanks to the interesting posts on this site. I have got it working from my PC using the Denford Orac DOS software. I can communicate both ways and I have tried out some of the test pieces quite successfully. I have oiled and greased ever...