It’s been a while since my last post. But, things have been moving forward. At work, they scrapped some sections of aluminum slat panels. I then decided to use them for my new control panel.
Thanks to budget constraints and my lack of welding skills, I made up the control panel out of a pine and maple combination (it’s what I had laying around). So, if the wood bothers anyone, oh well…lol.
Anyway, Here is a pic of what things will look like, barring any other changes…….
The lathe has been cleaned up and resealed. Here is the cutting room ….
In this shot (sorry about the quality) you can see the new motor, the pneumatics..which power the tailstock and chuck and automatic oiler.
My retrofitted speed sensor and chuck closer…
I am only using two proximity switches for my homing and limits. I was going to use 6, but, after reading a post on here, I decided to go with only two. It does make for an easier wiring job
Here is the Z setup…
And the X (sorry about the blurry pic)..
Now for the control board… it’s still in the building stages, but, you’ll get an idea of what is going on.
Here is the distribution area. My main 220 volt supply (with breaker and contactor), a 12 volt and a 24 volt supply…and terminal boards…
Here is a shot of the C3 index pulse card, C15 dual relay board (which will be used for the automatic oiler) and some of the 18 cables that are coming from the lathe…
The intel itx mother board, C11 board, Keling digital drives and power supply.
Here’s a group shot of the entire panel.
I also made up a set of doors for the rear. I will be installing a couple of fans on these doors. Here’s one of them.
Almost forgot, my monitor mount….
And that is where I stand as of now….more to come
pete