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I have the machine home now in it's entirety. I'm hoping in the coming months to start getting it installed.

I found a floppy disk with backups of the parameters for the lathe. I have sent copies...

Ok, so the end of this saga:

I was wrong, there is no servo gearbox. Just a timing belt..

I removed the y axis servo, and everything basically stayed put. Then used a large pair of...

Ok. So what I'm hearing is the general consensus is support the head, remove the servo drive motor, and then let the counterweight down on the support bar and call it a day.

I HAVE to move the...

Does this machine for sure have Gib Locks? I talked with a gentleman that used to service this machine at the plant it was in for years and he said there aren't any brakes/locks other than the one in...

Sorry to not speak back up sooner..

These are BIG servos. The amps are 150VDC Allen Bradley 1388's, rated at 40 AMPS (3KW). These are on a Wotan Rapid 1 Horizontal Boring mill. I'm gonna guess the...

Hello,

I'm in the process of moving a CNC boring mill that has a dead control. I need to be able to jog the head/spindle up so that the counterweight can be rested on a steel support bar for the...

So, the machine had a Dynapath Delta 50M on it. The entire control chassis is gone... Motherboard, PLC cards, flash, everything. Dynapath says they can get me a new complete chassis for about $4500....

I'll look into it depending how much it's going to cost, and how much of the original control is salvageable.

Would it work though on a mill that has 5 axis's?

You still live in the area? Maybe when I get it working, you can give me a few pointers. :)

I believe it does say "Delta" on the front panel of the control pod.

Here's hoping it's easily retrievable.

The owner did say he has 2 CRATES of Ring binder manuals for this thing... So that's...

That's quite interesting.

The control itself is not what you see hanging on the swing arm. That's just the CRT and panel. There's a cabinet hanging on the side of the electrical cabinet that...

I'm not against keeping the Dynapath. I just figured it would be cost prohibitive to do so. I didn't know they were PC based. I'll find out what version it is on my first day there to disassemble.
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Moving dates have been finalized as the first two saturdays in February. I'll be removing all the wiring and the smaller electrical cabinets, etc on the 6th, and moving the main mill on the 13th.

Im not 100% sure what it had. It has a DynaPath control panel hanging on the machine, but the previous owner said something about it being retro'd to utilize a PC based control or something, and that...

Hi all, I'm in the process of aquiring a Wotan Rapid 1 CNC Horizontal Boring Mill for my shop. Long story short, it's free for the moving, needs a new CNC control computer as the one that was on it...

That makes a lot of sense. In that case, I probably shouldnt detach the column from the base.

Heres an album with pics of the old girl. Rockford Planer - Google Photos

As an update, it turns out that this unit IS a Planer-Mill originally. Turns out that the unit that the bridgeport J Head is attached to is actually a factory rockford Spindle assembly.

thanks for the good replies.

Do I need it? Not really at the moment.. I have 2 particular uses for it in mind...

1: Long fully keyed shafts.
2: Decking large engine blocks and cylinder heads...

Glad to see Tyrone chip into this conversation. I have read some of your threads on planers elsewhere here on PM.

I do believe if I take off the arm, column, bed and pumps that it should be an...

so, I have an opportunity to get a Rockford Openside Planer, free for the hauling. It's a 42x42 unit, sounds like a 14' model... The brochure on VintageMachinery.org says this machine tips the scales...

I picked up a P&W Radius Grinder, either an R6 or R8.. Not sure which. I got it cheap at an auction a while back, and now have some time to give it attention. It didn't come with a vise or tool...

I got a new lift chain on the counterweight, and got the machine wired. Hoping to make some chips tomorrow.

I got the machine running... Turret is still off, but have the carriage is back on and I used it to make a part yesterday. Only issue I've run into is that the forward clutch slipped so much, the...

For my purposes, this will be for mostly doing bores on things that I would otherwise try to use a portable line bore rig on or jig up in my radial drill press. So I'm thinking I'd be ok. What sort...