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HELP. I’m in deep **** now!
I’m rebuilding my Excello CNC spindle. I’ve taken it down as far as I can and have a REAL problem. I can’t get the drawbar out and that’s preventing me from getting the spindle apart. Here’s three pictures showing my spindle. Along side it is a donor machine spindle shaft and quill cartridge. Not exactly the same as no drawbar but its from another Excello http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_1.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_2.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_3.jpg At the top of the unit there was a 7/8 hex (see wrench in pictures) so i tried to turn it. Wouldn’t go until I used a three foot cheater bar. Now it goes round and round fairly easy, but it wasn’t a thread. I can see this part is attached to the top of the spline on the spindle and must be removed to complete the disassembly. Ideas? Karl |
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On 7/18/2013 4:53 PM, Karl Townsend wrote:
HELP. I’m in deep **** now! I’m rebuilding my Excello CNC spindle. I’ve taken it down as far as I can and have a REAL problem. I can’t get the drawbar out and that’s preventing me from getting the spindle apart. Here’s three pictures showing my spindle. Along side it is a donor machine spindle shaft and quill cartridge. Not exactly the same as no drawbar but its from another Excello http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_1.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_2.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_3.jpg At the top of the unit there was a 7/8 hex (see wrench in pictures) so i tried to turn it. Wouldn’t go until I used a three foot cheater bar. Now it goes round and round fairly easy, but it wasn’t a thread. I can see this part is attached to the top of the spline on the spindle and must be removed to complete the disassembly. Ideas? Karl Sorry, no help here, but is it just my imagination or do you get more than your fair share of grief? Or do you just have your fingers in so many pies that it's just the average amount of grief multiplied by the pies? |
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Sorry, no help here, but is it just my imagination or do you get more than your fair share of grief? Or do you just have your fingers in so many pies that it's just the average amount of grief multiplied by the pies? Some of both. I have enough equipment something is always broke. I'm too damn cheap to buy new stuff or hire a mechanic. Also had pretty good luck getting answers here on RCM so you get to see all my life's little problems. Karl |
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On Thursday, July 18, 2013 4:53:13 PM UTC-4, Karl Townsend wrote:
HELP. I’m in deep **** now! I’m rebuilding my Excello CNC spindle. I’ve taken it down as far as I can and have a REAL problem. I can’t get the drawbar out and that’s preventing me from getting the spindle apart. Here’s three pictures showing my spindle. Along side it is a donor machine spindle shaft and quill cartridge. Not exactly the same as no drawbar but its from another Excello http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_1.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_2.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_3.jpg At the top of the unit there was a 7/8 hex (see wrench in pictures) so i tried to turn it. Wouldn’t go until I used a three foot cheater bar. Now it goes round and round fairly easy, but it wasn’t a thread. I can see this part is attached to the top of the spline on the spindle and must be removed to complete the disassembly. Ideas? Karl Can you see the end of the drawbar inside the quill? Is there maybe some sort of snap ring inside there retaining the drawbar? Just guessing, but that's an easy place to take a look. |
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Can you see the end of the drawbar inside the quill? No Is there maybe some sort of snap ring inside there retaining the drawbar? Can't see one Just guessing, but that's an easy place to take a look. I'm going to try a 30 ton press on it tommorrow if I don't get another suggestion. Karl |
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On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:53:13 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: HELP. I’m in deep **** now! I’m rebuilding my Excello CNC spindle. I’ve taken it down as far as I can and have a REAL problem. I can’t get the drawbar out and that’s preventing me from getting the spindle apart. Here’s three pictures showing my spindle. Along side it is a donor machine spindle shaft and quill cartridge. Not exactly the same as no drawbar but its from another Excello http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_1.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_2.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_3.jpg At the top of the unit there was a 7/8 hex (see wrench in pictures) so i tried to turn it. Wouldn’t go until I used a three foot cheater bar. Now it goes round and round fairly easy, but it wasn’t a thread. I can see this part is attached to the top of the spline on the spindle and must be removed to complete the disassembly. Ideas? Karl This may..may be of help http://www.archive.org/stream/Excell...anual_djvu.txt Some of those draw bars actually come out the bottom Gunner -- ""Almost all liberal behavioral tropes track the impotent rage of small children. Thus, for example, there is also the popular tactic of repeating some stupid, meaningless phrase a billion times" Arms for hostages, arms for hostages, arms for hostages, it's just about sex, just about sex, just about sex, dumb,dumb, money in politics,money in politics, Enron, Enron, Enron. Nothing repeated with mind-numbing frequency in all major news outlets will not be believed by some members of the populace. It is the permanence of evil; you can't stop it." (Ann Coulter) |
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This may..may be of help http://www.archive.org/stream/Excell...anual_djvu.txt pretty garbled, looks same as what Pete found. Some of those draw bars actually come out the bottom ??? Don't see how that would ever work. Gunner Does this mean anything to you? Mine is a splined power drawbar and it surely must have a bearing in there because it rotates with almost no friction. My old series II bridgeport had this. Karl |
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On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:00:56 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: This may..may be of help http://www.archive.org/stream/Excell...anual_djvu.txt pretty garbled, looks same as what Pete found. Some of those draw bars actually come out the bottom ??? Don't see how that would ever work. Keep in mind that they lift to tighten and many have a fairly big tool knob retaining gizmo on the end of them. So in many machines..they ONLY come out the bottom. That knob on the end of the draw bar often times ...unscrews. The Moog/Visimetrics only come out the bottom as do a number of others. Gunner Does this mean anything to you? Mine is a splined power drawbar and it surely must have a bearing in there because it rotates with almost no friction. My old series II bridgeport had this. Karl -- ""Almost all liberal behavioral tropes track the impotent rage of small children. Thus, for example, there is also the popular tactic of repeating some stupid, meaningless phrase a billion times" Arms for hostages, arms for hostages, arms for hostages, it's just about sex, just about sex, just about sex, dumb,dumb, money in politics,money in politics, Enron, Enron, Enron. Nothing repeated with mind-numbing frequency in all major news outlets will not be believed by some members of the populace. It is the permanence of evil; you can't stop it." (Ann Coulter) |
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Karl Townsend wrote: HELP. I’m in deep **** now! I’m rebuilding my Excello CNC spindle. I’ve taken it down as far as I can and have a REAL problem. I can’t get the drawbar out and that’s preventing me from getting the spindle apart. Here’s three pictures showing my spindle. Along side it is a donor machine spindle shaft and quill cartridge. Not exactly the same as no drawbar but its from another Excello http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_1.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_2.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_3.jpg At the top of the unit there was a 7/8 hex (see wrench in pictures) so i tried to turn it. Wouldn’t go until I used a three foot cheater bar. Now it goes round and round fairly easy, but it wasn’t a thread. I can see this part is attached to the top of the spline on the spindle and must be removed to complete the disassembly. Ideas? Karl Dunno what you have for docs, but I found this at archive.org: http://wpnet.us/Excello602manual.pdf it includes some spindle exploded diagrams. |
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Dunno what you have for docs, but I found this at archive.org: http://wpnet.us/Excello602manual.pdf it includes some spindle exploded diagrams. different from the doc I have. this is for the manual machine, mine is CNC, but it looks very similar. It has pretty good maintenance instructions. On page 9, it just says, "remove drawbar from machine" That gives me confidence its just stuck,bent, or something. I'll put it in the shop press tommorrow. Its soaking in Kroil all night. Karl |
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I just said screw it, and tossed the unit in the press. popped right
out, 30 tons is persuasive. Discovered problem, LEFT hand threads. Didn't hurt the spindle shaft, just the mild steel drawbar keeper. So, now i have a lathe fab job. I guess left threads make sence, the spindle turns right 99.9% of the time. Karl |
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On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 20:20:23 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: I just said screw it, and tossed the unit in the press. popped right out, 30 tons is persuasive. Discovered problem, LEFT hand threads. Didn't hurt the spindle shaft, just the mild steel drawbar keeper. So, now i have a lathe fab job. I guess left threads make sence, the spindle turns right 99.9% of the time. Karl Ayup! -- ""Almost all liberal behavioral tropes track the impotent rage of small children. Thus, for example, there is also the popular tactic of repeating some stupid, meaningless phrase a billion times" Arms for hostages, arms for hostages, arms for hostages, it's just about sex, just about sex, just about sex, dumb,dumb, money in politics,money in politics, Enron, Enron, Enron. Nothing repeated with mind-numbing frequency in all major news outlets will not be believed by some members of the populace. It is the permanence of evil; you can't stop it." (Ann Coulter) |
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On Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:53:13 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: HELP. I’m in deep **** now! I’m rebuilding my Excello CNC spindle. I’ve taken it down as far as I can and have a REAL problem. I can’t get the drawbar out and that’s preventing me from getting the spindle apart. How is the CNC drawbar engaged? (curious) I thought drawbars were just glorified, dual-threaded long bolts which engaged the bit from the top, drawing it into the tapered spindle hole. Here’s three pictures showing my spindle. Along side it is a donor machine spindle shaft and quill cartridge. Not exactly the same as no drawbar but its from another Excello http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_1.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_2.jpg http://www.mwdropbox.com/dropbox/spindle_3.jpg At the top of the unit there was a 7/8 hex (see wrench in pictures) so i tried to turn it. Wouldn’t go until I used a three foot cheater bar. Now it goes round and round fairly easy, but it wasn’t a thread. I can see this part is attached to the top of the spline on the spindle and must be removed to complete the disassembly. Ideas? Deep 7/8" impact socket and pneumatic impact wrench, Karl. Use a large diameter hose and high pressure air for maximum torque. Try it both ways to rule out left-hand threads. Maybe wedge an old bit in the collet to slow down the turning if it slips on you. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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How is the CNC drawbar engaged? (curious) I thought drawbars were just glorified, dual-threaded long bolts which engaged the bit from the top, drawing it into the tapered spindle hole. power drawbars have splined ends with points on the end of the splines. There's a female mating spline on an electric impact wrench and an air cylinder to drop it in place. Deep 7/8" impact socket and pneumatic impact wrench, Karl. Use a large diameter hose and high pressure air for maximum torque. Try it both ways to rule out left-hand threads. Maybe wedge an old bit in the collet to slow down the turning if it slips on you. Wish I'd ask you BEFORE I broke it Karl |
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On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:33:17 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: ... How is the CNC drawbar engaged? (curious) I thought drawbars were just glorified, dual-threaded long bolts which engaged the bit from the top, drawing it into the tapered spindle hole. power drawbars have splined ends with points on the end of the splines. There's a female mating spline on an electric impact wrench and an air cylinder to drop it in place. OK, that covers the top end, but what about the bottom? Are the bit adapters tapered and do they have threaded tops like their manual counterparts? I don't yet grok the mating method, -especially- after seeing the spindle parts you showed. I only saw female bottoms, if you will. (quiet, Mikey. Deep 7/8" impact socket and pneumatic impact wrench, Karl. Use a large diameter hose and high pressure air for maximum torque. Try it both ways to rule out left-hand threads. Maybe wedge an old bit in the collet to slow down the turning if it slips on you. Wish I'd ask you BEFORE I broke it I'm glad to share my vast (2+ hours) experience on milling machines with you. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:57:31 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:33:17 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: ... How is the CNC drawbar engaged? (curious) I thought drawbars were just glorified, dual-threaded long bolts which engaged the bit from the top, drawing it into the tapered spindle hole. power drawbars have splined ends with points on the end of the splines. There's a female mating spline on an electric impact wrench and an air cylinder to drop it in place. OK, that covers the top end, but what about the bottom? Are the bit adapters tapered and do they have threaded tops like their manual counterparts? I don't yet grok the mating method, -especially- after seeing the spindle parts you showed. I only saw female bottoms, if you will. (quiet, Mikey. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Emuge-CAT-40...-/261218374005 Look for the round gizmo sticking out of the top end of the tool holder. And a slightly different type http://www.ebay.com/itm/SECO-EPB-GRA...-/181175831504 This is a pull stud that gets screwed into the end of a tool holder http://www.shop.yourtoolingstore.com...45PullStud.jpg Deep 7/8" impact socket and pneumatic impact wrench, Karl. Use a large diameter hose and high pressure air for maximum torque. Try it both ways to rule out left-hand threads. Maybe wedge an old bit in the collet to slow down the turning if it slips on you. Wish I'd ask you BEFORE I broke it I'm glad to share my vast (2+ hours) experience on milling machines with you. G -- ""Almost all liberal behavioral tropes track the impotent rage of small children. Thus, for example, there is also the popular tactic of repeating some stupid, meaningless phrase a billion times" Arms for hostages, arms for hostages, arms for hostages, it's just about sex, just about sex, just about sex, dumb,dumb, money in politics,money in politics, Enron, Enron, Enron. Nothing repeated with mind-numbing frequency in all major news outlets will not be believed by some members of the populace. It is the permanence of evil; you can't stop it." (Ann Coulter) |
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On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 07:18:03 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote: On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:57:31 -0700, Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:33:17 -0500, Karl Townsend wrote: ... How is the CNC drawbar engaged? (curious) I thought drawbars were just glorified, dual-threaded long bolts which engaged the bit from the top, drawing it into the tapered spindle hole. power drawbars have splined ends with points on the end of the splines. There's a female mating spline on an electric impact wrench and an air cylinder to drop it in place. OK, that covers the top end, but what about the bottom? Are the bit adapters tapered and do they have threaded tops like their manual counterparts? I don't yet grok the mating method, -especially- after seeing the spindle parts you showed. I only saw female bottoms, if you will. (quiet, Mikey. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Emuge-CAT-40...-/261218374005 Look for the round gizmo sticking out of the top end of the tool holder. And a slightly different type http://www.ebay.com/itm/SECO-EPB-GRA...-/181175831504 This is a pull stud that gets screwed into the end of a tool holder http://www.shop.yourtoolingstore.com...45PullStud.jpg So there's a grasping mechanism in the spindle which grabs that button? Or levers to wedge it upwards, seating the tapers together? Got any photos of cutaways or exploded diagrams? They're always easiest on my grokker. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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On Fri, 19 Jul 2013 05:33:17 -0500, Karl Townsend
wrote: ... How is the CNC drawbar engaged? (curious) I thought drawbars were just glorified, dual-threaded long bolts which engaged the bit from the top, drawing it into the tapered spindle hole. power drawbars have splined ends with points on the end of the splines. There's a female mating spline on an electric impact wrench and an air cylinder to drop it in place. Deep 7/8" impact socket and pneumatic impact wrench, Karl. Use a large diameter hose and high pressure air for maximum torque. Try it both ways to rule out left-hand threads. Maybe wedge an old bit in the collet to slow down the turning if it slips on you. Wish I'd ask you BEFORE I broke it Karl Greetings Karl, I have an old Index mill that uses the same type of power drawbar. Even though the splined ends are pointed they would sometimes not engage the female spline proiperly and the impact wrench would just spin while trying to knock off the points on the ends of the spline. So I installed a switch in the common wire to the impact wrench that would only close when the splines were mated properly. Since then the power drawbar setup works very well. Eric |
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Larry Jaques wrote: How is the CNC drawbar engaged? (curious) I thought drawbars were just glorified, dual-threaded long bolts which engaged the bit from the top, drawing it into the tapered spindle hole. Old style power drawbars on CNC or even manual mills just drive a regular threaded drawbar with an impact wrench. Modern CNC drawbars have a collet on the end that grabs a pull stud on the tool holder, and the retaining force is provided by a stack of belville spring washers. The release force is provided by a hydraulic cylinder. |
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