Lathe Team for the Maching Shop Committee

Machine Shop
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Gentlemen,

I am willing to chair the lathe implementation subcommittee. I envision a small group that will:

Identify the issues that currently block implementation of the new lathe.
Take this list and the associated costs to the Machine Shop Committee (MSC)
Execute remedies to these items as approved/funded by the MSC
Test the functionality in place
Prepare the lathe swap out to minimize time DMS is with no operable lathe
Execute the swap out
Test functionality in the new location.
Disposition the old lathe
Develop a plan for storing the lathe related equipment near the lathe
Present this plan and associated cost to the MSC for funding.
Execute the storage plan per approval/funding by MSC
Update documentation and labeling.

A few interested volunteers are needed that can contribute a few hours a week for several weeks. Almost certainly will prove to be a learning experience for every contributor.

The plan is to meet right after either the Wednesday or Thursday MSC meeting each month as the subcommittee members should already be regulars of the MSC meeting.
We will start out in the purple room as the MSC meeting concludes and then go lathe side as necessary to observe, visualize and think through approaches to resolving issues.

Regards,

Bob Karnaugh

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Sounds good Bob. Count me in. We need belts, fluids at a minimum. We need to discuss the foot brake, & key interlocks. All should be really easy. We can not rotate the chuck until we have power on it. It requires a magnetic brake release.

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I’m in and there’s a Wiki page started for this project here.

First up, the motor is 230v 3 phase which is I think an issue for us at DMS. @StanSimmons can perhaps tell us if that’s even possible. Might need to convert to 208 3 phase …

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It’s ok since it is 3 phase. There are no capacitors to worry about.

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I wish I could help more but the stamp business is keeping me busy 50 hours a week. School has turned into another full time job - the MasterCam CAD/CAM class is KILLER this semester. Each of the models and toolpathing seem to be taking 6-8 hours each to complete. But, the Saturday CNC/HAAS class is tons of fun. After this semester thinks should lighten up and I’ll be around more. Until then - thank you to everyone who is able to pitch in.

And if anyone wants to take machining or CAD or CNC classes - definately look at Eastfield College. you don’t have to actually go for the certificate. You can take any of these classes as workforce enhancement.

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If there are parts needed, send my the URL link and I’ll order them.

I’ll work on getting the control level that is cracked back together and usable.

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I can understand that though was under the impression the motor would say 208/230 in that case. I take it the RPM is just a bit less then?

Is the next step to wire in a plug and check to see if the motor and brake release works?

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Actually the RPM should not deviate too much. There will be “slip” in the motor. The motor rated speed for instance could be 1750 or 3450 but the actual mechanical speed would be less than that.

We need to get new belts and fluids. Also we need to figure out the lower pan.

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We need to get an idea also of how many keys we are going to have.