Boxford TCL 125

[mkultra]

i have two boxford tcl
the first and all original, driver transformer, capacitors, wires, etc.
we have only replaced the original card, created with the same fixing holes, a slightly modified mach 3,
the lathe did not have the cnc turret, I found 2 photos in 2d, I processed them with solidworks and I created a cnc turret, made to make the pieces in china.
added a 3 amp driver and the turret turns, all ok

the second cnc lathe had already been retrofitted, they had removed a large amount of the original system leaving only the spindle driver and motor, transformer.
the retrofit had been done by the old owner but it didn't work, it had some bloblem bugs,
with an experienced friend, in 2 days to solved. had to study all the previous changes and find the errors.
now it works fine.
front panel disabled, only emergency button works.

[John11668]

Hi All
And thanks for your contributions
Am waiting for response from vendor before I decide how to proceed.
Ideally I think I would like to see the machine working on its own panel and if a replacement board gets me there I will press for that.
Then I will look to providing computer inputs from Mach 3 initially before I take the plunge with linux .

So that is current plan . I recognise though that things do not always go to plan, ( well certainly not for me !)

[John11668]

Still awaiting decisions from supplier .

Says he will take the machine back and refund my purchase price , but I have spent so much time on this now and fixed a number of things , that i am reluctant to see that all go back to his benefit .
Additionally he wont reduce his purchase price even though this "full working order" machine turned out to have a dead short, no spindle supply, faulty interlocks and suspected dead driver board.
He maintains he is only obliged to give my money back , no obligation to pay me for work done , even though his "engineer " authorised it .

May have to start naming and shaming!