Avenger5
11-03-2008, 08:50 AM
We run several Avengers most with live tooling and they make a lot of good parts but they are starting to show their age. I am constantly working to keep them all up and running. I am always on the lookout for sources of good information and parts. I have purchased one older lathe just for parts and completely stripped it down to the casting (that was very educational and kind of fun.)
I have been to the 850 SX threads and I am dealing with some of the same problems ie. worn out buttons and $$$ cards.
I would be interested in hearing from anybody who has Avengers or knows about good sources for parts. We might even be interested in picking up another one.
CHAD LAWSON
12-01-2008, 11:20 AM
Working on 250T I now how you feel.
Avenger5
12-01-2008, 11:42 AM
Nice to hear from somebody Chad.
Working on a 250T??? What are you up to; are you making repairs or just keeping it running?
I would be interested in hearing about your experiences with your Avenger.
I might be of some help if you need any.
I have been working with them for 10 years and have 5 of them, most with live tooling and 3 with subspindles.
I am always looking for information and sources for parts that can keep my operating costs down and keep our machines cranking out parts.
God bless
CHAD LAWSON
12-01-2008, 12:27 PM
Trying to keep it running, we have 19 different Cincinnati Lathes and Mills. I am having a repeatability issue with the x-axis. It seems to come and go like a servo problem. I have checked backlash, lost motion between nut and screw, bearing end play on screw and swapped x and z axis encoders as well as swapped the servo board with one in our crib. The only thing i have not swapped is the drive and that is because i dont have any of the 611 drives. Everything else is Kolmorgen or 611U in the Cincinatti machines. I am currently looking for some information on tuning the servo to see if i can adjust it out. Although it is hard to tune something that does not occur all the time. I have spare boards, drives, and crts for most our cincinatti but not this one oddball.
Avenger5
12-01-2008, 02:59 PM
The problem you have sounds like a tough one; and it's always harder to fix a problem when it won't stay broke long enough to find.
You listed most of the things that I would have checked.
Are you getting any Alarm codes or is it just not holding size?
I just had to replace one of our X axis ballscrews this spring, it was worn and had undesirable backlash the problem presented as intermittent chatter.
I would be surprised for it to be a servo problem without popping up some alarms, are you sure it isn't a mechanical issue, maybe even spindle bearings?
What is the drive # you need for your X axis?
What year or serial number is your Avenger?
Check out NuTek on Ebay they have parted out several Avengers and might have the spare drive you are looking for at a pretty good price.