ShopTask 17-20 XMTC Parts ID Help (W/PICS)

[LX Kid]

I have a 1993 Shoptask 17-20 XMTC that had been converted to CNC before I bought it. It came with a box of parts and am trying to decide what they might be for. The parts on the right are probably for the lead screw that had been removed when it was converted. The parts on the left are for "what" I have no idea. Can someone tell me what parts I might be missing should I want to remove the CNC mod and what the other parts might be for? Several pics below for your opinions. Thanks







THE ONLY PART REMOVED WAS THE LEAD SCREW TO FACILITATE PAINTING. APPEARS THERE IS NO FORWARD/REVERSE MECHANISM TO CONTROL THE LEAD SCREW DIRECTION. HMMMMM!

[instructor37]

Originally Posted by LX Kid I have a 1993 Shoptask 17-20 XMTC that had been converted to CNC before I bought it. It came with a box of parts and am trying to decide what they might be for. The parts on the right are probably for the lead screw that had been removed when it was converted. The parts on the left are for "what" I have no idea. Can someone tell me what parts I might be missing should I want to remove the CNC mod and what the other parts might be for? Several pics below for your opinions. Thanks THE ONLY PART REMOVED WAS THE LEAD SCREW TO FACILITATE PAINTING. APPEARS THERE IS NO FORWARD/REVERSE MECHANISM TO CONTROL THE LEAD SCREW DIRECTION. HMMMMM!

LX,
It appears that some of the parts have been modified and some fabricated- If someone can help you, it would be easier if you re-shoot your pictures and label each part A, B, C etc.

Then someone can say A fits on B and so on.

[LX Kid]

Thanks "Instructor37" for the suggestion. I'll edit my photo's in a short while. Good idea and thanks!

[LX Kid]

See the edited pics below for ID reference numbers. Thanks

[LX Kid]

Found some more parts, that I think go to the 3-In-One, and can't say what they are for either.

[smallblock]

Originally Posted by LX Kid Found some more parts, that I think go to the 3-In-One, and can't say what they are for either.

D-1,2,3 were all temporary supports for the machine when shipped in the crate- toss them
C1-6 don't look like anything for the machine-

[LX Kid]

Thanks SmallBlok. Yesterday I was able to track down the original owner who made the accessory parts for this machine. I sent him this link and asked if he will help ID some of the parts he made. Just have to wait until he gets time to reply. Thanks

[smallblock]

Originally Posted by LX Kid See the edited pics below for ID reference numbers. Thanks

You've got a home-made forward shifter mechanism-
Start at the lead screw end and work your way up.
1. On the lead screw you should have a double unit- part of it is a tooth belt pulley for the cnc belt and the other part is a coarse tooth gear.
2.Shaft A3 should fit into a hole on the casting and is held with a set screw.
3. Part B2 with the bushing should fit over the spline part of this shaft
4. The coarse tooth gear marked # 27 should fit on this spine shaft.
5. The steel pin in part A1 should fit into the end of the double gear unit- you will see that the small gears on A1 will engage the gear on the double unit and can move freely about the diameter.
5. The gear marked # 27 will now engage either the single gear or the double gear when you move the part A1- this gives you the forward- reverse rotation of the lead screw.

Not sure if A2 is part of this assembly or not- it may be a shift lever-
try to assemble the components as I described and shoot a picture.

[mike96]

Thread is a little old but if you are still having any issues figuring out where all this stuff goes’ LMK. I have the exact same machine as you and I have all the gears set up on mine for the auto table movement. Although I may charge you a small fee, I have been having issues with the wiring on my machine... anyway I could get a couple of good pics of the switches and motors on yours.

[LX Kid]

Originally Posted by mike96 Thread is a little old but if you are still having any issues figuring out where all this stuff goes’ LMK. I have the exact same machine as you and I have all the gears set up on mine for the auto table movement. Although I may charge you a small fee, I have been having issues with the wiring on my machine... anyway I could get a couple of good pics of the switches and motors on yours.

For "No Fee" I'd be willing to help you or anyone else with a problem they may have. Thanks

[mike96]

My bad, I didn't mean to make that sound like I was actually gonna charge you something... sometimes it can be a bit tricky conveying what your intentions are on the net when you are tired. I will figure this Internet forum thing out eventually. what I meant by that last post was for the super low cost of a couple of pictures of your mill wiring I will be extra willing to help get your pile of parts figured out.

[LX Kid]

I understand. What pics can I provide you with of my wiring? With the heat out in my shop I haven't even been in there in about 3 months.