Boxford TCL 160

[Saracen]

Here's the page on the Boxford Spares site:

http://www.boxford-software.com/spares/160Turret2.html

I don't have a manual for it; I just dismantled slowly and made notes as I went.

My problem was also the indexing, in that the pressure from the springs on the pawl would stall the motor and stop the thing from turning. I cleaned it all out and re-greased it and it has been fine ever since.

Adrian.

[keith wainwright]

I did exactly the same for the same problem but I also increased the pulses and it helped a lot it also made locking more precise.

[Saracen]

I did wonder if the motor was getting weak but it seems to have been fine since.

Would changing the motors and/or drivers speed up the movement ? I'm still using the Boxford drivers and motors, but controlled with a PlanetCNC Mk2/4 board.

Adrian.

[DrBrodie]

Thanks for the spares link, it helped a lot. We have got inside and the issue seems quite obvious... 😂

[Saracen]

Ouch

[John wilkinson]

Hi

Not sure if you can help or not but I've got the same problem you had with the turret gear, I've bought a new gear from boxford but just wondered if the gear is timed up to the turret station stops in any way or is it just placed on the shaft with the gear teeth sitting any place you want, I'm assuming you have bought a new gear also and repaired the turret as apposed to buying a new one as they are so expensive?? Any help would be very much appreciated,

Thanks

John

[DrBrodie]

If I remember correctly the shaft had a key way in it. To locate the gear.

[John wilkinson]

If I remember correctly the shaft had a key way in it. To locate the gear.

Hi

Firstly thanks for your reply,

Sadly no keyway whatsoever on mine it was secured in with two grub screws at the end face of the shaft. The issue with this is I would need to drill 2 new holes and tap them to secure it again this way.

I've had a look online on boxford website and they sell the grub screws and the gear has no key way slot in it so I assumed all must be done that way??

Cheers

John