Toolman
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This is the first machine my wife and I purchased back in 1997. It’s 1993 6030 Fadal and we paid 100 K for it and paid it off in five years and it wasn’t easy. This is the machine that I do the V- drive parts on, and large tooling projects. The backlash settings in the Y axis are getting to be rather large, and the spindle cartridge is starting to make little whiny sounds. So we decided to tear it apart and go through it and fix anything that’s worn. The repair parts will include new solid motor mounts, new belts, new high and low gear shift actuators, new spindle cartridge, and Y axis thrust bearings. The X axis thrust bearings are fine. All 3 ballscrews are fine. The Turcite is fine. The Y axis has to move twice the weight that being both the table and the saddle hence it takes a toll on the thrust bearings. The spindal motor and all 3 servos are original. Now she’ll last another 10 years or more.
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