John That was my first concern as well but as I am not the designer or builder of the machine I have no say about that. The owner did ensure me that there are screens to be installed that will shelter the operator. People do funny things and I just install and configure LCNC :)
The shop is run by two guys only and one of them will handle all four of the machines. He will load the chucks and start the programs. The part takes a minute or two to make and a piece of stock large enough to make ten parts is loaded in each side. So not to hectic for one guy to handle if done in this way. So there is some good logic to the way they intend the machines to operate On 2014-03-21 20:06, John Kasunich wrote: > > On Fri, Mar 21, 2014, at 01:41 PM, Dave Caroline wrote: >> Why would one have a mirrored lathe if only one is usable at a time? >> not sure I see the production gain. >> > Load one chuck while the other is running. > > Which of course raises plenty of safety concerns. I hope Marius > has a plan for that - the operator loading chuck #1 needs to be > protected from the spinning part in chuck 2, the moving tool-post, > and flying chips. > > -- Regards /Groete Marius D. Liebenberg +27 82 698 3251 +27 12 743 6064 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
