Robotool cvm1

[newt660]

anyone know where I can get some operating manuals for a robotool cvm1?

[SuperiorMachine]

I have the manuel. I only have one. I would be glad to copy and send or email or fax the thing to you.

Some of the pictures in the manuel are really bad.

The previous owner of my shop lost the primary disk to a flood. Do you have or know where I can get a copy of the master disk?? I can't make one and if the disk I have dies then the machine is junk.

Norman

[keystonemachine]

I have a manual also if you can't get another. I would have to copy it.

Norman;
I have had Dallas Miller out of Firestone Col. make me a Master disk. He used to work for Robotool and still has tools and programs for them. He has also made me a new servo board. He is good. Here is his info.

Dallas Miller
(303) 833-2920

Do either of you know how I can get the programs off of the operating disks onto a desktop? I want to get them there to save instead of just on the 3-1/2" floppies that they are on. I had to send one of mine to Dallas to save onto another and it cost me $300.00 to do that. I have other things to spend $300.00 on.
Thanks
Ryan

[SuperiorMachine]

Ryan,

Thanks for the information. I had the name of another former robotool employee but....

I don't think that there is any easy way to backup the master disk. I would make another from the master and find someplace high dry and nonmagnetic ( you likely know this but ...). I think the formatting of the disk is lilkely propritory. ( or very old or perhaps mac based???) Don't know I tried to backup or copy the operating disk I have but wasn't able to. I tried everything I know how to do to make that happen. I am sure there is somethig out there that will do the job. I just havn't found it yet.


Thanks again

Norman

[Tim Stevenson]

Hello,
I am also looking for a master disk if anyone can help give me a call
LAMMS Machine 610-797-2023

Thanks
TIM

[raceydavid]

Hello

I just wanted to let you know that I just listed a Robotool CVM-1 CNC Control that I just removed from a Acer knee mill.

It is listed on E-bay as item# 250100344569 Or just do a search for Robotool.

Hope it is of interest.

Thanks

David Vande Berg
770 7th St. NW
Sioux Center, IA 51250
PH 712-722-1181 ext 112
FX 712-722-0900
Email davevb@vbssys.com

[raceydavid]

I am not sure, but seems to me the operating system may have been the old Radio Shack ?80 computer?

Please keep posting!

[InspirationTool]

Just FYI, as long as the disk hardware itself is standard IDE, Linux could be used to make a bit by bit copy onto another disk. It doesn't matter what formating is used. I would try "dd" myself. Just make sure not to copy the blank drive onto the master drive

-Jeff

[trwinn]

I am a former Robotool employee. If you need parts or service on your CVM-1 please contact me. I also can help you on the Veriform controller (the controller made by Colorado Numerical Corp).
If you have the Robotool or the Veriform, you should keep my contact information.
Tom Winn
817-306-1966
Fort Worth, TX
Email: trwinn@excite.com

[Tim Stevenson]

Machine is gone
Tim

[voidbeast]

I can copy the master disk if anyone still needs it.

[patrick burden]

I have a Veriform Control on a 3 axis mill, The old 386 computer crapped out and I replaced it with my sons Dell pentium 3, I had to "patch" the CNC.EXE file to get it to run on the faster computer,this fixed the runtime error 200 and it works good now. If anyone needs it, I can send them a copy of the floppy with this patch. It is Veriform 1.51 w/DNC. I have also used a compactflash drive to run this software.
my Email is patvbalt2@gmail.com
I also have Operating and Programming manuals I coud copy