Just Bought A 2UVR

[SouthbendK1]

Well I got my 2UVR home and put into the garage safely. That thing is HEAVY.

The collar for the knee power feed is broke. I will have to get that welded. Also, the belt cover missing in the photos is now back on the machine.

Let's see if any pictures show up.

[ions82]

What a beauty! You can laugh at the thought of a Bridgeport every time you use it. Box ways, power feed on all three axes... Where are you located, and where did you find that thing? Great machine.

[SouthbendK1]

Thanks.

I'm in Virginia, a little south of Richmond. I bought the machine at Dempsey & Co. in Richmond.

Does anyone know what oil goes in the head? It seems I'm having trouble converting viscosity from sec. to cSt (whatever that is).

It's supposed to use Socony-Mobile DTE Oil-BB (viscosity 85 sec. at 210 degrees F.)

I'm on Enco trying to find what to order.

Thanks

[Ranger_Ric]

That is a beautiful machine, congrats! I just bought one identical to yours and can't wait to get it into my garage, will start a new thread with pics when it comes home.

What are you doing for power? I just ordered am American Rotary 5hp RPC that will be here Thursday. Considered a VFD but I have a freshly rebuilt Sheldon lathe I need to power too so the RPC was least expensive option in the long run.

First Tree? I have been planning on buying this mill for a year now since a friend told me he would sell it to me so I've had a little time to do some research. There is a manual on this board that looks complete except for the motor breakdown and repair section. You can get a high quality repo of the manual with the motor section included from ozarkwoodworker.com

http://woodworker.webfactional.com/i...-parts-manual/

Well best of luck with that thing, I would be interested to hear your evaluation of it once you have had a chance to make some chip.

Rick

[flygirltravel]

Congratualtions!
I bought mine last winter, what a blast! Mine was turned into a cnc machine by Tektronix way back in the 80s. I have removed the old dc servos and drives and installed emerson servos/drives. Just got it running nice the other day and carved out the bottom of a tug boat model in some wood. Everything is kluged together to just get it running for now. Drill press, and lots of washers to get servos mounted. Couldn't use it easily for making mounts. Knee has a ball screw and needs 24in-lbs torque just to keep it up, thing is so heavy. Now I need to machine up some nice motor mounts and mounting plates for drives.

I put Mobile synthetic motor oil in the head. Can't see that it would hurt it as long as it runs cool.

Do you plan on keeping yours as a manual machine?

Good luck with it. They sure are fun.
--bob

[SouthbendK1]

About keeping it a manual machine.

I think that sooner or later I might want to make it a CNC. Do you have any idea what it would cost?

Once it's a CNC, can I still use it manually?

Thanks for the oil information.

[Alaska Bob]

You could convert it to CNC in such a way to be able to use it manually. Cost is so variable. Given enough time to get the right deal on ebay you should be able to get servos and drives for $100-$200 for each axis.

Depending on your requirements, you could use the leadscrews you have or at least the Z axis. The weight of the knee should take care of any backlash there. Not sure how fast you could run though, as it might heat up fairly quickly. If you went ballscrews all around, I think you would be looking at $200 min for each axis off ebay. And that is probably a tough challenge to get ones that fit your requirements.

I'm working on getting a 4th axis set up now. And eventually a 5th axis.

If you are interested, I'm more than happy to send photos of how they converted mine to an NC machine for ideas.

--bob

[lavrgs]

Originally Posted by SouthbendK1 Thanks. It seems I'm having trouble converting viscosity from sec. to cSt (whatever that is). Thanks

centi-stoke. I recently heard it mentioned at work but haven't done the google thing on it...

[SouthbendK1]

Bob,

I am interested in the CNC setup. Any info you can give me would be appreciated.

[Alaska Bob]

SouthbendK1,
I'll get some photos together in a couple weeks. I'm out of town right now. I'll send you a note when I do.
--bob

[Javy]

TREE is the ultimate knee mill (my DAD showed me this).
Anyone who owns a TREE mill is a higher class machinist in my opinion.
I've been told TREE mills belong in the forest , but I just laughed at them.
1 of my 3 Tree mills is a 2UVRC model. Which has an extended BOX "X"
axis with power "X" travel.

[SouthbendK1]

My spindle brake is facing the left. It should be facing the right. Any one have any pictures of how that works.

Thanks