bastarddsm
Aluminum
- Joined
- Feb 18, 2014
- Location
- Southern Illinois University
I recently purchased my first VMC, a very very clean mothballed TREE VMC1050 about 1998 vintage, Dynapath delta 50 control. After a little bit of work, I got the control fixed up with a new cmos battery and the machine runs. I've managed to figure out the dynapath programming, and have been able to run a few small programs to change tools, move the table, start the spindle ect. I have a few questions.
I can't seem to find an M code to start the coolant. There is a coolant switch on the screen, but I assumed it was for the wash down nozzles. How do I start flood coolant?
I have not put coolant in the machine yet, still need to finish cleaning the old gunk out of the tanks. This leads me to my next question, the coolant tank is 2 piece, and looks to be sealed together with some type of silicone. My goto is like permatex ultra-grey. Any other recommendations?
As for coolant, recommendations? Going to be doing 95% 6061, and like 5% 4140ph for now. The PO used one of the blassers, not sure which one. Through some other purchases, I ended up with a few year old half pail of kool-rite 2290. Their spec sheet says good for aluminum. Good to use? Does it go bad in the pail?
How about water? I'm on a well - it's hard and rusty. I can go to my parents and get reasonable city water. Not sure that I could buy enough distilled right now lol. What kind of capacity does this thing have?
What about way oil. I've seen something about mobil vactra. Specific number? Other brands?
How about the way oiler? ZPS sent me a wiring diagram, but I can't find it in the diagram. How is it ran on a machine like this. Pumping when machine on, or when moving? I have the way covers off to clean things up, do I need to unhook any line to check for flow? Yesterday I had the machine powered up for a few hours while I was programming, and it ended up giving me a "low lube pressure" alarm that wouldn't reset. Cycled power and it went away, not back since.
Anything else I need to look at to finish up bringing this thing back to life?
I can't seem to find an M code to start the coolant. There is a coolant switch on the screen, but I assumed it was for the wash down nozzles. How do I start flood coolant?
I have not put coolant in the machine yet, still need to finish cleaning the old gunk out of the tanks. This leads me to my next question, the coolant tank is 2 piece, and looks to be sealed together with some type of silicone. My goto is like permatex ultra-grey. Any other recommendations?
As for coolant, recommendations? Going to be doing 95% 6061, and like 5% 4140ph for now. The PO used one of the blassers, not sure which one. Through some other purchases, I ended up with a few year old half pail of kool-rite 2290. Their spec sheet says good for aluminum. Good to use? Does it go bad in the pail?
How about water? I'm on a well - it's hard and rusty. I can go to my parents and get reasonable city water. Not sure that I could buy enough distilled right now lol. What kind of capacity does this thing have?
What about way oil. I've seen something about mobil vactra. Specific number? Other brands?
How about the way oiler? ZPS sent me a wiring diagram, but I can't find it in the diagram. How is it ran on a machine like this. Pumping when machine on, or when moving? I have the way covers off to clean things up, do I need to unhook any line to check for flow? Yesterday I had the machine powered up for a few hours while I was programming, and it ended up giving me a "low lube pressure" alarm that wouldn't reset. Cycled power and it went away, not back since.
Anything else I need to look at to finish up bringing this thing back to life?