8 Tool rotary Turret.

[lsteele]

Tool turret has !0,000 hits and almost 500 plans downloaded, has anyone else built a working unit ?

Rgds, Emgee

Hi Emgee,

A belated reply to your post - yes, I built one this summer. I changed the design a bit but it's the same basic idea. Take a look at the attached pics. It's not finished yet unfortunately - thanks to rushing there's an alignment issue with the plate which holds the motor. I may have persuaded a friend to CNC me a replacement, but we'll see if it happens! And it doesn't have any control electronics yet - that's the next project. Not that there's any rush - I haven't got the stepper drivers for my Orac working yet!

-Luke

 

[xpylonracer]

Hi Luke, what is the reason for machining a wide toolslot and then making a filler piece or did I miss something ?

Rgds, Emgee

 

[lsteele]

The tools are clamped into place by those pieces with the two holes. Each one has a 5deg slope on one side, and the toolplate has a 5 deg slope on the matching side. Two socket head screws go into the holes, and when you tighten them they clamp the tool in place.

 

[xpylonracer]

Just uploaded some videos of my Tool Turret in action cutting a simple program, the videos are to help new owners of these old machines with cnc programming methods and use of the control pad/s.
"Denford Orac Tutor 3" is the video showing program cuts taking place, link below.

http://youtu.be/-devlAkDiw0

Rgds, Emgee

 

[xpylonracer]

Hi All
Turret in use on video with facing, turning, inside and outside radius, taper, threading and boring, all on 1 video. Must fit a greater nose rad tool for the taper cuts !!!!!

http://youtu.be/aUbmiMLHLD0

Rgds, Emgee

 

[xpylonracer]

Just did a video showing the turret working, also attached some shots of the tool arrangement. This set-up works fine with a 3" chuck fitted, all tools clear the chuck and slight protrusion of jaws over the 3" diameter.

http://youtu.be/IfYLgENFvIk

 

[xpylonracer]

Pictures of tools in use for the video.

 

[xpylonracer]

Now with 30,000 hits and over 1,000 PDF plans downloaded has anyone built the Turret ?
Emgee.

 

[rubes]

Now with 30,000 hits and over 1,000 PDF plans downloaded has anyone built the Turret ?
Emgee.

I just recently found this thread, and was one of the 1000. Unfortunately I am way too slow in my projects, so no I have not built this yet. currently tweaking the dimensions to fit my lathe, that also is not finished yet. But I think this is a pretty cool design.

 

[xpylonracer]

Hi Rubes

Not my design but it is based on the tool turret fitted on the later Emco small lathes, dimensions shown suit a 80mm chuck, if running a 100mm chuck best increase the diameter of the toolplate to avoid tool clashes with the chuck, especially if the jaws extend beyond chuck diameter.

xpylonracer