Horizontal mill?

[fizzy]

That is very annoying. So sorry. it is a non guaranteed service but should be within 2 days or so.
have you had a phone call from the local depot in your area?

 

[fizzy]

PM me your order number - I will kick **** tomorrow

 

[Maker]

PM me your order number - I will kick **** tomorrow

Where do I find the order number?

 

[fizzy]

It should be on your receipt - should start 76 something - maybe 77

 

[Maker]

Found it, PM sent.

We rung on the 0845 number and spoke to a very nice welsh person so don't go too hard on them. If you kick ****, will they begrudge me and not take it in the garage.

 

[fizzy]

Lol it is us based in Wales! It is the English depot not doing their job! To be fair things are busy at the moment - run up to Christmas. I will chase them in the morning.

 

[Maker]

Is there a map or list of all the depots, just curious where my local is?

 

[fizzy]

PM sent

 

[Maker]

It came, it came, it finally came.

The delivery man was very nice and got it in the garage despite it being very difficult and although it was strapped down well it was very wobbly and he said he thought it was gonna fall of the tail lift which was tipping under the weight.

I'll take some pictures in a minute.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

It came, it came, it finally came.

The delivery man was very nice and got it in the garage despite it being very difficult and although it was strapped down well it was very wobbly and he said he thought it was gonna fall of the tail lift which was tipping under the weight.

I'll take some pictures in a minute.

More to the point, how was your Nan's funeral?

 

[Maker]

More to the point, how was your Nan's funeral?

It was actually quite nice (as funerals go), my aunt read "She is gone" by David Harkins which was very fitting and moving. Thanks for asking.

 

[DanielW]

You'll have some happy hours milling on it,soon as you get used to how it all works.

One of the best toys for an early christmas present.

 

[Maker]

Loadsa pictures:

Slap bang in the middle on the garage.

There were covers over the sides and back but I took them off to have a look around.

The vice is a bit rough but you could say it's the best milling vice I've ever had.
It came with a block of alu for me to play with.

This must have snapped in transit because it was sitting in the tray below, it's to change from low to high range speed. How do I get this handle off? There's gears in oil behind this plate so I think it might need draining first.

These are the switches for the spindle direction, power feed direction and coolant. Does anyone know what's behind the plate at the top?

In the fibreglass pulley cover you can see the space for the (missing) powerfeed gears to go.

This is the data plate for the motor (this one's behind the belt but it's the same as the one on the motor)
400/440, doesn't sound like I can run it off 230.

Some pictures of the filthy coolant sump and pump. The pump does say 220 so at least I can run that of an inverter. I think the coolant needs changing, it's got a skin on it and it's just horrible.

They've all came out sideways.

 

[Maker]

Could someone please tell me how the cutter and collet are changed, i.e, what do I put the spanners on?

 

[Wendelspanswick]

You need to take the terminal covers off the motors to check how many wires from the motor are brought to the connection point. Just because it says 440v doesn't mean it won't run on 240v 3 phase. Both my lathe and mill motors stated 440v but had 6 terminals under the covers so I could reconfigure them to run on 230v.

 

[Wendelspanswick]

You need to work out how to get it off the pallet first!

 

[Maker]

If I take this cover off, is this where the change gears live?

This is the left hand side of the table, there's no handle and the shaft is slightly bent.

This is the wires coming out, I'm guessing it's earth and 3 lives (why doesn't 3 phase need neutral?)

Coolant pipe, there's a tap behind my thumb and the star knob I assume somehow mounts to a shaft near the head.

Here's the horizontal spindle and the hanger that goes on the overarm, only problem is it doesn't fit because some knob has hit the overarm with a steel hammer and left a little mark.

You need to take the terminal covers off the motors to check how many wires from the motor are brought to the connection point. Just because it says 440v doesn't mean it won't run on 240v 3 phase. Both my lathe and mill motors stated 440v but had 6 terminals under the covers so I could reconfigure them to run on 230v.

I'll have a look inside then. I'd rather not replace the motor because the bearings seem really good and I'd imagine it runs quietly.

You need to work out how to get it off the pallet first!

I've heard of people breaking the pallet away from underneath it, maybe that's the way forward.

 

[Maker]

Close up of the shaft, it's missing it's key unfortunately.

There's marks all over the front face and 2 little marks right at the edge, this also stops you from pulling the arm out the back of the machine, it has to go forwards.

To get the vert head off, do I need to unbolt it from the front and just pull it off or will it be screwed into this and need a spanner on this bit?

 

[DanielW]

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[Maker]

I have seen the manual on lathes.co.uk and I l know I really should buy it but £35 seems like a lot for just an instruction manual.