Here is a way I figured out how to mount the limit switch. The switch is mounted on a flat stock (in this case a piece of plexiglass I had) and just a screw into a nut in the top rail. The edge of the plexiglass is where the switch opens to stop the motor. Since this switch has an arm that is adjustable in length, you can adjust it were the switch will open just when the carriage meets the plate holding the switch. Here is a picture that will explain more than my words have...
On Tuesday, August 13, 2013 10:15:01 AM UTC-5, finu...@aol.com wrote: > > joe biunno here...new comer to this group and for those who don't know me, > i was the buyer of the 1800a with the cnc package that was in florida and > listed on ebay...in a previous reply i had posted my intentions of > attempting to extend the length between centers of the 1800 to something in > the neighborhood of 12-14 ft(to be used to make drapery poles...an item we > manufacture)...the idea being to buy another machine(ideally, another 1800) > and combine the two as necessary...been scouring around and talking to > fellow woodworkers and through a friend, came in contact with a woodworker > who had a woodchuck model MA-12...as it turned out, the machine was given > to this person by the person who connected us in the first place...he had > not used the machine since he got it and actually was using a different > model legacy( a bit simpler, as he described it)...under all the > circumstances, he sold the woodchuck to me for 100.00...an incredible price > for sure, but not the machine i could use for my upcoming mod attempt...i > purchased it for two reasons- to use for smaller furniture parts (legs, > finials, etc.) and for parts, should i need any...knowing that legacy has > issues with supplying parts...the machine is very complete...seems to be > 80" between centers...manufactured in august of 1995...has the standard > gears, of course, but also seems to have the 2x,.5x and .25x add on gear > sets...as well as additional indexing plates that are colored red, for some > reason...a center work support...12 and 8 position drive centers...a drive > motor on the lead screw...a #2 morse taper in the head stock(but no ball > bearings-bummer!) and #2 in the tailstock as well...an assortment of > mounting flanges...assembly manual/media kit...what it does not have is is > the spindle drive motor, the template follower and limit switches...i would > be interested in any of these, if anyone out there has them for > sale/trade...of course, would consider a sale or exchange( with $ from me) > involving this machine, if anyone is interested...thanks to all! > > > > > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to legacy-ornamental-mills+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to legacy-ornamental-mills@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/legacy-ornamental-mills. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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