hi curtis...thanks for the reply...well, too bad regarding rails...that wasn't a necessity anyway, so we move forward!...although having access to it, could have made jigs and fixtures a bit easier to construct and "mesh" into our machines...in regards to sag issues, i plan on building a wood base for the machine in such a way that there will virtually be no sag in the base(at best, perhaps a very small shim will be needed in the center of the machine, to true things up)...a design of vertical, 3/4", baltic birch plywood, 16"-24" wide, with many pieces staggered, should do the job easily...only in my case, the base must come apart in pieces no longer than 8 ft...i have done this before, so i have a high confidence of getting this done well...i do anticipate sag in the bed...but since the bed gets "locked" into the vertical machine supports, i am thinking some square aluminum tubing(probably 1 1/2" sq. with a 1/4" wall) strategically placed across the joints of only the bed will keep the bed rails from sagging...the same idea for the joints of the machine as well...this will keep all the joints not only from sagging, but straight, front to back as well(i.e. up and down ,front to back will be straight)...but again, the key is that these rails get tightened against the vertical supports...i cannot combine the two machines together as independent pieces as the work i intend to do needs to be continuous, no breaks...and the flipping idea is awkward as i need to have this set-up be as user friendly as possible(hey!,someone has to be able to use this while i am chasing down machines!...LOL!)...and in regards to setting up a spindle motor...i currently do all my turnings on an oliver pattern maker's lathe...96" between centers...can handle all our bed posts,table legs and other turnings quite well...has an 8ft. vega duplicator on the backside(getting that extra long, aluminum extrusion was quite a feat!, as vega does not make a duplicator that long), and easily handles all oour repetitive work, while allowing traditional turning for our single pieces while workink of the front of the lathe...what the legacy will be primarily used for is to do curtain poles, which i can get plain round, in 2", 2 1/4" and 2 1/2" diameters and in lengths of 16ft. or more, if necessary...but i do want to make this set up do all that a typical legacy could do, so a spindle motor mod will be done in the near future...but i see this as only being necessary for long, large diameter work that would not fit into the oliver lathe...but i always consider the re-sale value of a machine when doing modifications so there will be an all out effort to do it right from the get go...again, many thanks for your input and keep the ideas and thoughts coming!...joe biunno
On Saturday, August 24, 2013 4:30:09 PM UTC-4, finu...@aol.com wrote: > > joe biunno here...just got back from the Pittsburgh(actually Gibsonia) > area after purchasing a very nice 1200...like new condition...gear motor > drive... all controls and limit switches...z axis upgrade...numerous > accessories...this was listed on ebay not too long ago but got no > bids...sent an e-mail, a little back and forth dickering and before i knew > it, i was on my way(6 1/2 hour drive each way)...so now i have the two > machines to combine into one...overall length will be 17 ft....with 16 ft > between centers...first phase is to design a functional and straight( > i.e.-NO sag) base...with wheels, which is a must in our shop...once that is > done i will set up the two machines( the other being an 1800) and see to > what extent and complexity i need the attach the two together...if the base > does it's job well(to near perfection is my standard), then joining the two > will be easy...but of course joining the lead screw will be difficult, but > doable, in my opinion...or i can possibly find one in the length needed for > this application...i am more concerned about setting up a support system > for the screw...i did see the photo of that very large legacy that tim > posted, but enlarging it did not give me the details needed to reproduce > it...i might wonder if andy, tracy or john could help with a better photo > of the apparatus...might be asking a lot as it is their design...i would > buy the assembly from them if they offered it to me, but not sure how > receptive they would be to that idea...on another note,i'll throw a hook > out there and offer a possibility that i might sell a number of items that > have been duplicated from these two purchases...i have gear sets > galore...indexing plate sets...horizontal vises...and other pieces...i need > to list on paper everything i have to organize it better...and three, z > axis upgrades...one i'll need of course...the others consist of a complete > unit and one tower does not have the rails...i'll decide what i want to > keep, once i have completed the modification...i am also considering > selling the better cnc performance upgrade that was available back in > '08...this is new and never used(and originally $8,000, i believe)...most > packages still sealed/never opened...what price?-not sure yet...might > consider an ebay thing, although i have never sold on ebay...anyway, hope > to photograph the work as it progresses and post it to the site...take care > and wish me luck...i'm going to need it! > -- 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.
