Depending on the machine and the original construction, the iron can last a lot longer than the controls if it is well maintained and lubed.
I've worked on many 40+ year old machines but almost all of them were pre-1970 vintage. Heavy iron and built with replaceable/regrindable ways etc. Dave On 3/24/2016 7:19 AM, Ron Ginger wrote: > I was helping a commercial screw machine shop that had a couple little > KX1 mills. One was getting rather tired after 5 or 6 years of production > use and having repeatability problem. I was speaking with the general > manager and asked "well how long do you expect a machine to last?" and > without a hint of a smile he whipped back "40 years" > > The KX1 was installed less then 50 feet from a row of screw machines > maybe as old as I am (73 years) and they were clanking away dropping > parts into a bin. > > ron ginger > >> Who wants to use and maintain (if it is possible) an original CNC control >> made prior to 2000 ?? >> >> Dave >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Transform Data into Opportunity. > Accelerate data analysis in your applications with > Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. > Click to learn more. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785351&iu=/4140 > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785351&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
