Hello group! After years of searching, I finally found a great deal on
a 1200 with z-axis--about a week before Legacy announced their final
production run deal, DOH! I've got a few issues and would appreciate
some direction. The mill was practically rolled here in boxes by UPS
halfway across the
Thanks all for the quick replies. I'm very pleased that this is an
active community.
I downloaded the PDFs and put them in a binder to read in my free
time. It's a shame that they still aren't made. I could see them being
a great resource for tips and projects of the month type articles.
Ahh, if
Thanks for the advice. I've got a Carvewright, so I'm thinking that it
can take care of the things a rotary table would be good for. If
there's something I'm missing, please advise.
I've got a new issue that may be normal, may be a problem. I took the
Z-axis off and installed the missing depth
My carbide is chipped on my bottom cleaning bit, and I need to get a
new one. Looking at Magnate.net, why would I choose one diameter of
bit over another? My current bit is 1 1/2, so I'm going to replace
it. I wanted to know what you all thought before I pay for shipping
for just one router bit.
Ok, I'll swap the rails then. I have the proper orientation with the
score marks facing out already, so I'm banking on that back rail being
the one that is tuned to the carriage. Who knows, my UPS box with the
rails had lots of footprints on them. I might be seeing some issues
from that
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-Tim
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From: Chainlink dustinyo...@hotmail.com
To: Legacy Ornamental Mills legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 2:40 PM
Subject: Re: Bought used 1200, need advice please
Ok, I'll swap the rails then. I have the proper orientation
on the lead screw.
On May 17, 6:03 pm, Chainlink dustinyo...@hotmail.com wrote:
As a matter of fact, the felt pad is coming off about 1 on the back
right side of the carriage. I think I'll cut that inch off and see if
I can get by until I order a new one. More later...
On May 17, 5:56 pm, Tim Krause
Yes, once I noticed the washers it was evident that the split nut
wasn't lined up with the lead screw well at all. The Y-axis lead screw
bracket was obviously bent, most likely from shipping damage. All I
did was straighten it out; it just needed a little straightening. It
sounds worse than it
Thanks for the tips!
On May 21, 8:01 pm, Tim Krause artmarb...@comcast.net wrote:
Hi All,
I have not seen this topic covered before in my user manual, or in this
group. I came up with some simple tests and a procedure to align the
headstock and tailstock of the ornamental mill. Out of
Thank you all for the great replies! I was thinking that as I was
typing rope twist that I've never actually seen one on the outside of
a building in my area. Here in Hollidaysburg, there is an actual
historic board that jumps on everyone if they aren't repairing or
replacing exterior work to the
What I find the most time consuming with the threaded rod is running
it through the Beall wood threader router jig by hand turning. It's
around 30 minutes per 4 foot section to thread by hand; if the
tolerance is a little tight on the rod, then it turns into a forearm
endurance exercise. I'd love
with little effort. This is assuming your using the one
that uses the trim router and feeding the dowel in the hole. Thanks for
posting the project, I bet it's a real conversation piece.
-Tim
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I thought that after the chat in the All New Members thread that I
would actually attempt to convert my 1200 to CNC, since it may be of
great interest to some of the members.
On one hand, I hate to reinvent the wheel and try to replicate the
work already done by Legacy; I have a certain amount of
clockwise and the other counter
clockwise. You built one CNC router why not build an indexer from scratch
with the strength needed for the job.
From: Chainlink dustinyo...@hotmail.com
To: Legacy Ornamental Mills legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 8:24 PM
I tried to reply to my build thread today and I copied the topic name
into the subject line, but my post showed up under a new topic rather
than a reply to the existing topic and my inline photos didn't show
up. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks :)
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Thanks all for all the advice on the gears and stepper sizes and
practical advice in general. I'm worried about stalling too, which is
why I tried to be as minimal as possible with the physical changes to
the Legacy in case it does not work out.
At any rate, hopefully I'll be able to get
Those are really nice!
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From: Chainlink dustinyo...@hotmail.com
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Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 4:37 PM
Subject: Re: Build log of sorts for a 1200 upgrade to CNC
Thanks all for all the advice on the gears and stepper sizes
I had my first success today with the upgrade. Here is a link to a
video of the carve in action! Sorry about the loud volume; I wasn't in
the mood to edit the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlQ46e3gwiA
Details:
I needed some 1 1/2 dowels for my newest table project, so I decided
to try
Tim, I'm running my X and Y at 50ipm and the Z and A at 20ipm; I hope
that's the right way to say it. The Z axis has been working great
today, so maybe I just found it's sweet spot.
Steve, I was going to go with limit switches when the time comes, but
I honestly don't know that I'll add them if
Thanks for getting that fixed up for me. I added ball bearings on
either side of the lower belt to tension it. I just used the same
mounting holes from the step motor and it tightened up nicely.
The single screw holding the D-rod shaft came loose and had to be
tightened, so that's not the
JR Beall deserves a lot of credit for helping me do the kind of
woodwork I love. I have most of his threading jigs. I love the guy's
spirit. On one of his youtube videos, he comes right out and asks you
to buy his stuff and make him rich..haha, gotta love that!
He also made a one time production
Here are a couple links I found:
Pen Wizard:
http://www.bealltool.com/pdfs/PW_gear_layout.pdf
http://www.bealltool.com/pdfs/PW_Instruction.pdf
Lathe Wizard:
http://www.bealltool.com/pdfs/Gear%20drive%20instructions.pdf
http://www.bealltool.com/pdfs/Lathe%20Wizard%20Set%20Up.pdf
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It really is kind of a trade off on cost vs. quality. I fully realize that
this is a sloppy setup for typical CNC tolerances, but it's still better
than I can turn by hand or by using traditional jigs. that's the sweet spot
for me; it's a time saver that's also easier to setup.
As for the
This is the closest I've seen:
http://www.woodworkingshop.com/product/px38536/
http://www.woodworkingshop.com/WebImages/px38536.jpg
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I've only made one hollow spiral before, not on the legacy. I wrapped long
1 wide strips of sandpaper around each spiral segment and just pulled the
sandpaper back and forth until the inside of the spiral got smooth. I
should note that I used a drill press to make the hollow spiral, so the
Thank you for your interest. Sorry, I should have mentioned my location in
my post. I'm in Duncansville, PA 16635. I'd like to see what the next week
brings before I decide whether I want to part it out. If we are talking
about the steppers, controller, power supply, belts and reduction gears,
Thanks for asking; I don't have a bandsaw. And you are right about it
hurting to sell the mill. I love using it. I'm still on the fence about
selling it or my old jeep.
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Sure, I'll make a list and take more detailed photos. I should have time by
the weekend.
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Thanks, that's great content!
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It's 1 1/2" - 5tpi oak.
On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 7:38:32 AM UTC-4, Richard Ellis wrote:
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> Now looks interesting My one concern is the threaded rod TPI and what
> wood did you use.
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> On Sunday, June 10, 2018 at 12:28:54 PM UTC+1, Chainlink wrote:
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Yeah, that's it too. There's some great pictures in that post that detail
the construction.
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I've never made a guitar neck with my cnc'd 1200. If I were going to do
something like that,I would not depend on moving back and forth on the x
axis; there's just too much backlash. I'd have to go back to x0 and run in
one direction to get the best result possible.
So, I would trust
Hey there, my vote is for CNC all the way! My home made setup controller
developed a problem and I switched back to manual, and let me tell you that
its a time consuming change to use the mill manually! There are two main
advantages of cnc that I miss when going back to manual. First, motor
Wow, that's so impressive! Great work!
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I'm in the same boat. Basically, its buying older computers on ebay, like
pentium 4s from name brand vendors with reinstallation media still intact.
I agree that $3000 is alot given the technical hurdles. I'd be really
concerned about the CNC hardware itself inside the box and replacing any of
I emailed that user to ask for actual pictures of the mill. We will see
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Wow, thanks for the video link! I really like the upgrades on the
evolution. I always thought I'd need a longer bed(which is why I bought the
1200), but the reality is that I almost never run anything over 4 feet,
with 2 and 3 feet being the norm. This would have been a great machine. I'm
That's pretty darn clever manufacturing on that guys part.
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Wes,
I did a conversion to CNC on a legacy 1200 with steppers. I have nema23
387oz. steppers and a 6:1 gear reduction on the Z and rotary axis, and a
straight coupling on the X and Y. The setup is adequate on X,Y and Z, but
the rotary axis needs a lot more torque. I haven't looked into what
Yes, I'll take some photos next time I'm at the shop.
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I don't usually have problems turning 2 and 3 inch square stock to round
except when I hit a knot. That's when I lose steps; it's catastrophic if I
lose steps when threading.
I bought a 4 axis kit some years ago for a homemade CNC machine. I
repurposed that kit on the Legacy. I bought a kit
I'm not sure giving out full contact information is such a good idea in
2020. I've had credit card fraud happen to me three times now, and I don't
feel comfortable making it any easier. Posting my address here is not going
to happen, so what I would suggest is that we need another way.
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