Gildemeister NEF 480 Retrofit

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16 May 2021 16:59 #209129 by anfänger
While I was on it, I also cleaned the door.

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now it can dry and be installed next time I'll spend time in the shop. No Idea at the moment how I get this up and in position.
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17 May 2021 06:57 #209194 by anfänger
I bought a cheap Ethernet to Modbus gateway and give it a try. If this doesn’t work I still could run a wire. For now it‘s just for fun anyways.

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18 May 2021 04:21 #209301 by anfänger
Installed the rear part of the enclosure yesterday

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Another step toward finishing this project

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21 May 2021 04:30 #209729 by anfänger
Repaired and installed the chip tray. Also the 2nd servo is now in the machine.
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Also it was time to bring the Kompressor back to the mill
So now I can start to make some parts to mount the spindle encoder for the lathe.

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21 May 2021 08:56 #209744 by anfänger
This morning before work I was with the dog in the garden and walked past my lathe and I don‘t know why, but i attached the the belt:

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21 May 2021 20:42 #209800 by andypugh

I don‘t know why, but i attached the the belt


I think we all know why :-)

I am terrible for doing a quick job (in my office clothes) in the morning when I have really gone there just to get my bicycle.
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28 May 2021 05:48 #210489 by anfänger
I am still waiting for the new servo drivers to arrive. So no real progress here. Fiddling around with belt tension and installed a lan to Modbus gateway. Next is to wire in the VFD and the servo drives. More or less it is for load but maybe I try to control the spindle by modbus instead of mesa. Not sure yet

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11 Jun 2021 13:44 - 11 Jun 2021 13:44 #211802 by anfänger
Long time ton progress on the lathe. But yesterday the new drives arrived, so I put them in the cabinet and also connected the z-axis servo:

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But I didn’t had the palls to power them on.

Instead I disassembled the old spindle encoder to get the axle now I need to figure out how I connect it to the new encoder and how to mount it back on the lathe. Looks like I will spend some time Drawing an aluminium adapter plate and Housing for 3d Printing.

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Also I installed the new mpgs After i fired the old ones by connecting them to 20V DC instead of 5V :dry:



So there might come a day where I really can fire this baby up.

But I found two pieces of sheet metal where I have no clue where they came from. It must have been to obvious to make a photo or I was to to exited to stop to make a picture… :whistle:
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13 Jun 2021 20:18 #211968 by anfänger
today I gave the new servo drives a test......

and no smoke, no blowing fuses.



but didn't get the servos to move. I think the z drive should be set up correctly, so I can start to configure linuxcnc for a first test.
I also ordred a nes pulley to get .001 mm increment on the z axis.

then Itried to fit the new encoder in the old encoder and started by making a coupling:



and the first test looked quite promising





but after I mounted everything properly



it would fit, so shortened the old housing and will print a cover for the new encoder later



no I just need to find the old mounting plate again, which I thought I wouldn't need any more :whistle:
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15 Jun 2021 19:51 #212139 by anfänger
Stopped searching and just made one

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