A quick look at the final cost breakdown of the DM2800 CNC control retrofit:
Thanks to everyone who has followed along!
https://youtu.be/N_nxjyxwmiE
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A quick look at the final cost breakdown of the DM2800 CNC control retrofit:
Thanks to everyone who has followed along!
https://youtu.be/N_nxjyxwmiE
Well, I think I can finally call this project complete.. I'm sure there will be additional updates in the future. Adding flood and/or mist coolant, hopefully tackling a tool changer, etc. But at...
Latest update on the Centroid Acorn retrofit of my DynaMyte 2800 including some Virtual Control Panel customization and recompiling the Acorn PLC code to get around a spindle fault I was getting from...
Now that the DM2800 is back up and running, I'm moving on to what I am calling Phase 2 of the restoration- getting some of the support hardware reinstalled and functional. This time around I tackle...
It has been 1 year to the day since this project began on YouTube, and today, I bring this chapter to a close as the Dyna Myte 2800 Makes its first chips. I talk about the final push to get here,...
Installing the 1kWatt DMM-Tech servo motor on the spindle and discussing how we got from the 750Watt motor to the 1000Watt motor.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbsvOmGWAy0
Funny enough I mention this in my latest video, after doing it completely wrong. LOL If only I had known that about a week sooner!
Started looking at my To-Do list and realized I was rapidly nearing the end. Tying up all the loose ends this week
https://youtu.be/3gKXb_R7n8w
Redoing some things from last week that just weren't right and getting power to the machine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezW3pfdsV24
Starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Hopefully will get power on this machine in the coming week- for now though, progress has been made:
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Finished up a few odds and ends I needed in order to start putting this machine back together.
https://youtu.be/eddTbhyzSp8
Finished up the electrical panel and got it reinstalled in the freshly painted cabinet. It's all coming together now and I'm pleased with the results.
https://youtu.be/5pl6rhce-G0
Got around to modifying the step pulley bushing and making a temporary adapter plate to mount the DMM AC Servo motor to the DM2800.
https://youtu.be/MJDP7IWXIqE
Got pulled in couple different directions over the last few months but I'm back to working on my Dyna Myte retrofit.
https://youtu.be/TpMw5SmFJxQ
Reassembly Begins on the Dyna Myte 2800 Centroid Retrofit. This week I start cleaning up some parts in preparation for reassembly. Ran a piece through the Purple Power, Evapo-rust and Oxpho-Blue...
Finally got to the bottom of the backlash issue. I was lulled into a false sense of security by the number of bearings I originally got out of the ball nut. End up swapping out the thrust bearings,...
Another installment of my ongoing project. Trying to dial in the calibration of the Y axis and I end up going down a rabbit hole. But I do believe some progress was made.
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Thanks for the encouragement! and good luck on on your project. Do you have pics of it anywhere?
Working on getting the computer set up to talk to the Acorn controller, installing Centroid CNC12, and bench testing the stepper motor.
https://youtu.be/XUVLZrtr2Mg
This is one of the old Syil X2 conversions. Had to swap out a ball screw coupler and while I was at it, made a video of some of the mods I've done to the machine over the years. This machine has...
Trying to wrap up the electrical panel by getting power to the stepper drives. Still need to hook up the spindle drive but running into a lack of documentation there. if anybody has a manual for...
Continuing on.
This week I started wiring up the Centroid Acorn to the Gecko G251X stepper drives.
Had a slight course correction in getting the step and direction signals to the drives but I...
Thank you! Hoping to get quite a bit further on the wiring this week.
This week I began laying out the electrical panel for the DM2800 rebuild and retrofit. I have decided on the Centroid Acorn for this project. This will be my first time installing one of these. ...
Made some more progress towards getting this machine back up and running.
This week I fabricated the missing Z axis counter weight.
https://youtu.be/mMGuVlEZUrc
Pete
Ok, I've had a DM2800 for 6 years. During almost that entire time it has been disassembled for the purpose of rebuilding it. I've decided to give myself a push to get this project back on the fast...