I rescued a Cincinnati Toolmaster 1 series mill on its way to the recycler. It looks very similar to this one: http://www.lathes.co.uk/toolmaster/img1.jpg http://www.lathes.co.uk/toolmaster/index.html
,except I don't have a Y axis motor drive, a plain ram, and no head. It has been out in the rain for a while but it seems to be cleaning up okay. The Y axis is smooth. The X axis gets hard to move on the ends. I guess it is a bit worn, but it has been around since the mid 50's (best guess), so I should expect it to be a bit worn (like me). There is _no_ space in the shop for it, so I am having a little trouble deciding what to do with it. It is slightly smaller than the Shizuoka, but slightly bigger than the Bridgeport. After the Shizuoka, the Bridgeport seems a little crude. The Cinci is beat, but better made. One of my Bridgeport projects was to replace the head with a fixed 30 taper spindle and use the knee for Z, but I now am thinking I could restore the Bridgeport to its original configuration and sell it, then do the CNC and fixed 40 taper spindle on the Cinci. If anyone has information or parts that may change my plan, please let me know. Pictures of my machine coming soon. [Off Topic] I also got a Lincoln Pro-Cut 55 plasma without a torch (PCT 80). The owner said it didn't work, but that is all I know. It seems a replacement torch costs more than a whole working used unit. There are some cheap "two pin" torches on eBay. I wonder if they can be hacked onto the Pro-Cut? Can any testing be done without a torch? Any plasma help would be appreciated. -- Kirk Wallace http://www.wallacecompany.com/machine_shop/ http://www.wallacecompany.com/E45/index.html California, USA ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
