recycled robot parts

[harty69]

I found a good use for a wrist off an old fanuc m1 Robot
a cnc rotary axis just make up a plate to take a chuck swap a sevo for a stepper bit of machining and your good to go
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the part is a imaging cylinder from a printing press from work they are a consumable so i have heaps of them
there aluminium and of very high quality and very accurately machine
The first test is something for the wife
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I am using a 3mm vcarve cutter 60deg the green coating will be removed after
finnished all it needs is a little polish and its done
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cheers
Harty

[jhovel]

How the heck did you get hold of a robot wrist?
Excellent thinking outside the square!
Joe

[RayG]

Hi Harty,

Makes a nice 4th axis, or it 5? What would be nice as well is a gripper to go with the wrist, then the CNC could pick up it's own parts off the bench...

Very artistic.. nice result.

Regards
Ray

[Jayson]

Thats a great idea RayG. I will drop off the big gripper that goes with that wrist Harty. Better at your place than mine

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What do you mean Joe "How the heck did you get hold of a robot wrist?"
Doesn't everyone have surplus robots in the back yard? After all it is 2012.

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Sometimes I wonder why we buy the things we buy...

Jayson

[Bryan]

I think Harty is a smarty (hyuck), not just for building that, but for using it to make a present for the missus. They love presents - or so I'm told. How can she complain about all the time/space/money taken up by metalwork now?

[harty69]

I think Harty is a smarty (hyuck), not just for building that, but for using it to make a present for the missus. They love presents - or so I'm told. How can she complain about all the time/space/money taken up by metalwork now?

The wife did look at and say it took you all day to make that
I had to explain how difficult it was to make the parts to maker her sculpture but that just got me a blank look
so went back to the shed and worked on the boat im sure she will more impressed when thats finished an I can take her fishing

Jayson you can keep them there you will need them for your mill

ray its a 4th axis

cheers
Harty

[RayG]

Hi Jayson,



Now that's a gripper!

Are those hydraulic cylinders? Not the servo in the front, but the one that controls the opening/closing..

Regards
Ray

[Jayson]

Hi Ray,
its all pneumatic, apart from the servos. Lots of airlines and distribution blocks.

Jayson.

[Bryan]

Wow. Imagine the compressor plant you'd need to run half an acre of those puppies.