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20 Hours AgoMine was rather extreme too: I ended up making my own pulley, as it seems that many of the pulley suppliers make their pulleys from the same...7 replies | 12760 view(s) -
1 Day AgoHello again, I have my ATC manual Tool Change Push Button from my Spindle connected to my UCBB Inputs, none of the Input LED's are on until I press...0 replies | 676 view(s)
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2 Days AgoHi Muzzer this is an opportune post of yours as I have a very similar problem with HTD drive to a lathe cross screw. Small drive pulley 12 T and...7 replies | 12760 view(s)
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4 Days AgoCompletely unrelated to your original question, I recently got a pack of gas struts for another project that I made for someone, and now that it has...5 replies | 4575 view(s)
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5 Days AgoThank you Muzzer and yngndrw for your assistance. I ordered the 250NM strut in 6/15 size and 220mm extended length (centre of cup to centre of cup)...5 replies | 4575 view(s)
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6 Days AgoIs this still for sale? Recently acquired a Denford CNC with a porter cable as the spindle and these would be ideal. The originals seem to be...1 replies | 27947 view(s)
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1 Week AgoYeah it is like an air curtain i think, it helps keep the Spindle cool as well as keeps the chips away.... Great thanks, i plan to do it through...4 replies | 3629 view(s)
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1 Week AgoI would assume cone cleaning would be the air blast while changing tools, to ensure that the tapers are clean, which should only blast during tool...4 replies | 3629 view(s)
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1 Week AgoHi m_c, Judging by the rest of the manual, that is a good point. It could be wrong, though, I'm not knowledgeable enough to know either way....4 replies | 3629 view(s)
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1 Week AgoThat diagram looks like 3/2 valves, but I'm not sure why they'd have two in series, other than as an additional safety measure should one stick....4 replies | 3629 view(s)
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1 Week AgoHi, again, I'm getting very close to actually running this machine now, done a lot of testing and so far so good, I'm getting closer to the end. I'm...4 replies | 3629 view(s)
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1 Week AgoThe controller might have remembered the last position, but I've never used any of the original Boxford software, so can't say either way. These...3 replies | 4048 view(s)
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1 Week Agoyngndrw replied to a thread Boxford 240 TCL lathe turret - Index / position sensors in Boxford LathesAh okay thank you, I thought that they must have either relied on remembering which tool was used when it was last used, you required you to tell...3 replies | 4048 view(s)
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1 Week AgoI've never personally owned one of these types of turrets, but they're usually a basic ratchet setup. You tell the controller what the initial...3 replies | 4048 view(s)
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1 Week AgoIf you are not certain of the required force, you can get "adjustable" versions. When they say adjustable, they mean you can let the gas out but not...5 replies | 4575 view(s)
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1 Week AgoI have a Boxford 240 TCL lathe (The slightly newer version with the membrane keys, axis limit switches and AC spindle motor) but the tool turret...3 replies | 4048 view(s)
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1 Week AgoDoes anybody know if the tailstock is the same between the Boxford 160 TCL and Boxford 240 TCL lathes?0 replies | 3368 view(s)
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1 Week AgoThank you so much for this information. I really appreciate all the detail. I was originally going to order 400N but your suggestion of 250-300N...5 replies | 4575 view(s)
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1 Week AgoMine may be slightly different as it looks like someone has added an extra bit of plastic to the bottom of the door, which appeared to be too heavy...5 replies | 4575 view(s)
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1 Week AgoWelcome aboard1 replies | 3755 view(s)
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1 Week AgoHi all, best wishes from sunny Suffolk. Have been lurking on the sidelines for a while and now decided to jump in!!1 replies | 3755 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoHi m_c, I got it working thanks to your reply 👍17 replies | 12657 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoThe relay doesn't power the solenoid, it simply acts a switch to control the solenoid. You need to wire the solenoid in such a way that the relay is...17 replies | 12657 view(s)
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2 Weeks Agoi don't know if any of you could help me, I've got the Relay, working with my test Macro, it turns on and off 5 times with 5 second delay in between,...17 replies | 12657 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoIs this thread still active, I've just picked up a at1 2200x (xsy at1) trying to set it up on a 2.2kw watercooled spindle. I'm getting Err 3 -...10 replies | 23782 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoWhat a tool, not the CNC me, what a tool I am. I decided to jump into the CNC pool without any knowledge at all. I regularly use various hand held...0 replies | 4220 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoHi all, I've been restoring an old Boxford 240 CNC lathe and when I bought it the gas strut for the clear door was missing. I cant find any...5 replies | 4575 view(s)
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2 Weeks AgoIt's working! Had a few issues in this one, but I think we got there:17 replies | 48015 view(s) -
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3 Weeks AgoEvening, I've got the chance to pick up the above for almost relatively nothing; the guy needs the space more than he needs the money, so I'm...1 replies | 6486 view(s)
Timing belt backlash??