Re: Tormach Enclosure
Originally Posted by
nitewatchman
I would like to pull the trigger on the Tormach Enclosure for the 1100. Would appreciate feedback from anyone that has bought one.
Questions:
1) Are you pleased with it?
2) Does it rattle as the spindle goes through it's harmonic ranges?
3) The door tracks look a little "basic", do they work okay?
4) Can the top center cover be modified to work with an ATC/PDB? Primary need is to control dust from Ductile Iron machining.
5) Are the ATC components on the back of the column accessible after removing the rear cover trough?
6) Are the lights effective mounted in the top covers?
7) Are the lights wired to the main control switch?
8) Is it substantial enough to mount a handling device for the 8" fourth axis?
9) Any issues or problems?
10) After using it would you buy it again?
Thanks
nitewatchman
I got the first enclosure sold. I ordered it on June 4 and it arrived 3 or 4 days later. Now is where the problem has arisen. Right after I ordered the enclosure, we put out house up for sale. It seems my wife has always had a wild idea that she wants an ocean view. Well, she found one. We closed escrow yesterday and we should have the keys on Monday.
The new place is really cool. If you look to the North, you can see Signal Hill, that's about 35 miles away. To the West, I can see Catalina and San Clemente Islands. Catalina is about 30 miles away and San Clemente Island is about 55 miles out in the Ocean. To the South you can see the tip of Point Loma.
I'm glad I didn't assemble the enclosure right away because I would have had to take it apart to get it out of the garage.
I'll have the machine moved on Monday, August 25, and I'll assemble the enclosure after that. My wife can hardly wait for that day. She is so tired of having aluminum chips in the house. So am I.
After I get in the new place and get settled, I'm going to add a 4th axis to my machine. The question will be, do I add the 6 or the 8 inch table. When I had my Haas, I bought it with a 5C 4th axis and I was glad I did. There were a couple of times when if I didn't have the 4th axis, I wouldn't have had anything to do.
When I get back up running I'll post some pictures of my new set up.
I have reached a point where I am down to only one paying customer. I'll be 70 in October and I just don't want to work that hard any more. When I get the machine up and running again, if I don't have work from this customer, I'll either make RC boat parts, or I'll take some boats to a local lake and spend the day making a lot of noise.
You can buy GOOD PARTS or you can buy CHEAP PARTS, but you can't buy GOOD CHEAP PARTS.