As requested, pics of my shop

[stefang]

Hi folks,

As in my introduction thread mentioned, here are a few (three) pictures of my shop:
The room is 4x5m, more than enough for my needs, but it is located in the basement, a fact that limits the weight of the machines I can move down there...

Main workbench:

Stock storage, Small parts like screws, pins, electronic parts, small tools, soldering iron, a cheap chinese arbor press, etc...the drill press is mostly used for rough jobs, where not much precision is needed.

My lathe, a 9x20 model, nothing special but it works very well. Got a "Multifix" type qctp fitted, which is realy nice..they seem not to be very popular outside of Europe...for those, who don't know them, heres a link: http://shop.rb-werkzeuge.de/images/multifix-3.jpg


My milling machines:


On the left is a swiss made Aciera F3, ca. 1950 built. Got it from ebay, it was in a baaaaaad condition, the horizontal spindle got a runout of over 0,5mm, the vertical head was missing, everywhere was wooddust (seems that the machine was located in a wood shop). Did a complete rebuild, new paint, new bearings, changed the spindle taper to accept ISO30 tool holders and fitted a vertical head from a german benchtop milling machine.

On the right, my cnc milling machine is located. Its a modified Deckel G2 engraver, 1928 built. Got it without a milling head or the pantograph mechanic, so I built a spindle head from a mini-mill casting of the headstock and a spindle that accepts ER32 collets. Afterwards, I fitted ball screws and stepper motors to all three axis and set the cnc controller up.

The result is a very sturdy little cnc milling machine

Feel free to ask, if there are any questions

Stefan

[Brass_Machine]

I like your built CNC... any chance for more pictures? How is the mini mill head stock holding up? Are you using the stock mini mill motor?

Eric

[cidrontmg]

Another very neat German workshop, although I can definitely see some swarf in the lathe tray      
I just donīt know what you fellows do to keep then so tidy. Mine usually looks like an abandoned gipsy campsite, in comparison    And Iīm afraid I still get less done, and in poorer quality   

[Bernd]

Very nice and clean workshop Stefan.

My workshop is in the basement also, but that hasn't stopped me from moving a Bridgeport and a Buffalo Forge Drill press into the basement.

Follow these two links for a "how I did it" thread.

http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=381.0
http://madmodder.net/index.php?topic=362.0

Bernd

[stefang]

Thanks guys

I can definitely see some swarf in the lathe tray

Sometimes even I work

Follow these two links for a "how I did it" thread.

Uh, that are pretty hefty machines for a basement shop, nice job on bringing them down...only problem I see, is, that the stairway makes a 180° turn halfway down. But I would love to have sturdier mill like a Bridgeport or a Deckel/Maho (Bridgeports are here in Germany not THAT common)

How do you get those machines someday out of your basement?

I like your built CNC... any chance for more pictures?

Thanks, more pictures are no problem..will follow

The minimill head is great, I added angular contact bearings instead of the normal deep race bearings. The motor is a 0,25kW Induction motor, powered by a VFD..runs very smooth and silent.

Stefan

[Bernd]

How do you get those machines someday out of your basement?

Stefan

I often get asked that question. I tell them that it will be the next persons problem, not mine.       

Bernd

[stefang]

like your built CNC... any chance for more pictures?

Here we go:

Thats how I bought the machine:


It was a Deckel G2 pantograph engraving machine, but the pantograph got lost in all the years...so I decided to build a cnc out of it.

A bit of repainting:


The ballscrew in the Z-axis can also be seen.

Another angle on the nearly finished machine:


As you can see, the head can be tilted..nice little feature

There is a bit work on the electrics needed, the VFD is hovering around on my table without a proper protection against swarf...but so far, it works..you know, never change a running...

Stefan

[Rob.Wilson]

Hi  stefang

I see your Aceira has the compound table on it ,, very nice    ,, mine only tilts left to right  ,,, i like the turret head you have added ,, something i have been wanting to add to my mill , as finding an Aceira one is like looking for rocking horse  doo doo ,, just need to fined a suitable donor head ,,,,,,,, or make one ,,, what did you use ?

Cacking job you have done on the Deckel conversion 


Cheers Rob


 

[stefang]

Warning: this topic has not been posted in for at least 120 days.

 

Today I played a bit around with the Microsoft Image Composite Editor, a pretty foolproof tool to make panorama views from a multiple series of pictures, and I tried it out in my shop:

Just a link, as the picture is very wide ;)

http://gtwr.de/werkstatt_panorama.jpg

just need to fined a suitable donor head ,,,,,,,, or make one ,,, what did you use ?

Opps, I overread the question back then:

Its the head from an X2 milling machine modified to take a standard motor and a belt drive, no noisy gears

Stefan