I have the opportunity to buy a late 80s promecam 6 ft 88 tonup acting brake for what seems like a really good price.
My experience with brakes is all with an old Chicago mechanical that uses American planer tooling. We brake to a soapstone line or use angle clamped for a back gage. Most of my bending is 12 ga, with some 10ga also.
The promecam is not under power, the seller assures me it was working. It has a Hurco autobend 7 control. Looks like the back gage only goes back and forth, up and down has handwheels, so that's manual.
My biggest question is can I use my American tooling to get started? Also what if the controller shits the bed? Can I still use the brake manually? Like I said this is fab shop work, not precision. Im open to investing in better tooling down the road, but would like to get by with what I have for now, as we just bought an ironworker, larger lathe, and If I buy this money will be tight for a few months.
My experience with brakes is all with an old Chicago mechanical that uses American planer tooling. We brake to a soapstone line or use angle clamped for a back gage. Most of my bending is 12 ga, with some 10ga also.
The promecam is not under power, the seller assures me it was working. It has a Hurco autobend 7 control. Looks like the back gage only goes back and forth, up and down has handwheels, so that's manual.
My biggest question is can I use my American tooling to get started? Also what if the controller shits the bed? Can I still use the brake manually? Like I said this is fab shop work, not precision. Im open to investing in better tooling down the road, but would like to get by with what I have for now, as we just bought an ironworker, larger lathe, and If I buy this money will be tight for a few months.