machtool
Diamond
- Joined
- Jun 22, 2004
- Location
- Melbourne Australia
We haven't had a lot of meat and potatoes lately. So I thought I share a job I looked at today. I've parked my arse in a hotel, so its keeping me out of the bar that's just 7 floors below.
Last night under the cover of darkness, I flew up to Darwin, to assess this Doosan CNC mill. That's about as far as you can fly from where I am down South in Melbourne. 3,800 km's, 41 hours if you attempted to drive it.
This is really unusual. The pickles have fitted the Turcite inside out and upside down. They have put the Turcite on the upper surface of the saddle, facing the table. That would be the X axis. The Turcite is exposed and facing up.
The Y axis saddle to base is conventional. The Turcite is where you cant see it, tucked away with in the saddle.
To top it off they have milled the oil grooves clean through the Turcite. So it's all lifted. Machine is June 1999, so its lasted 18 years. They had a collection of pealed out Turcite.
Today was only an inspection. I'd need to freight up half a ton of gear to do the job. Saddle is 2,600mm long.(102"). I'd be hard pressed to find a machine big enough here, to rough mill it in. So it all has to be done by hand. 15 distinct facets of Turcite to do the X & Y axis, once you count all the gibs and retainers.
I wont quote it firm, but I figure its a 10 day job. Its going to have to wait until November, as I have a back log.
If there's any interest, I'll photoblog it.
Hot and sticky up here. We're just coming out of winter down in Melbourne, Darwin is 760 miles North of the Tropic of Capricorn. By the time I get back, it will be the wet season, where humidity goes through the roof. Today was only 35C - 95F but only 15% Humidity. They call the wet season here, the suicide season.
Regards Phil.
Last night under the cover of darkness, I flew up to Darwin, to assess this Doosan CNC mill. That's about as far as you can fly from where I am down South in Melbourne. 3,800 km's, 41 hours if you attempted to drive it.
This is really unusual. The pickles have fitted the Turcite inside out and upside down. They have put the Turcite on the upper surface of the saddle, facing the table. That would be the X axis. The Turcite is exposed and facing up.
The Y axis saddle to base is conventional. The Turcite is where you cant see it, tucked away with in the saddle.
To top it off they have milled the oil grooves clean through the Turcite. So it's all lifted. Machine is June 1999, so its lasted 18 years. They had a collection of pealed out Turcite.
Today was only an inspection. I'd need to freight up half a ton of gear to do the job. Saddle is 2,600mm long.(102"). I'd be hard pressed to find a machine big enough here, to rough mill it in. So it all has to be done by hand. 15 distinct facets of Turcite to do the X & Y axis, once you count all the gibs and retainers.
I wont quote it firm, but I figure its a 10 day job. Its going to have to wait until November, as I have a back log.
If there's any interest, I'll photoblog it.
Hot and sticky up here. We're just coming out of winter down in Melbourne, Darwin is 760 miles North of the Tropic of Capricorn. By the time I get back, it will be the wet season, where humidity goes through the roof. Today was only 35C - 95F but only 15% Humidity. They call the wet season here, the suicide season.
Regards Phil.