Hi Guys
Trust U are all well and keeping the Forum busy.
We have an option to purchase a WEILER PRIMUS and desperately need a few answers to some serious Questions from U esteemed experienced Folks. The Seller has assured us that the machine is in very good condition. It was brought down to SA from Holland by his father and the "whole was reconditioned, the bedways were reground and the sliders were replaced"
Our problem is that although we are looking for a good accurate COLLET CHUCKING machine, we do require one with a fairly large COLLET capacity. This one has COLLETS from 1 mm to 12 mm only !!!
Now the barrage of questions, if U may.
Does this machine take W23 Collets ???
Are these commonly available in Europe and elsewhere etc. ???
Would we be able to purchase (at a fair price) and use the larger sized COLLETS, say up to 22 mm ??
What sort of CHUCK MOUNTING does this Machine take ???
If it is a CAMLOCK then would we be able to change the CHUCK and use say 5C Collets which we have stacks of ???
Would spares be still available now seeing it is well over THIRTY Years old ???
What we don't know yet is whether this one is GEARED or BELT Driven.
We are waiting for answers to our enquiries.
Attached is a pic of the machine which we hope throws some or more light on the subject !!
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read and respond.
It is immensely appreciated.
LORD BLESS
aRM
Trust U are all well and keeping the Forum busy.
We have an option to purchase a WEILER PRIMUS and desperately need a few answers to some serious Questions from U esteemed experienced Folks. The Seller has assured us that the machine is in very good condition. It was brought down to SA from Holland by his father and the "whole was reconditioned, the bedways were reground and the sliders were replaced"
Our problem is that although we are looking for a good accurate COLLET CHUCKING machine, we do require one with a fairly large COLLET capacity. This one has COLLETS from 1 mm to 12 mm only !!!
Now the barrage of questions, if U may.
Does this machine take W23 Collets ???
Are these commonly available in Europe and elsewhere etc. ???
Would we be able to purchase (at a fair price) and use the larger sized COLLETS, say up to 22 mm ??
What sort of CHUCK MOUNTING does this Machine take ???
If it is a CAMLOCK then would we be able to change the CHUCK and use say 5C Collets which we have stacks of ???
Would spares be still available now seeing it is well over THIRTY Years old ???
What we don't know yet is whether this one is GEARED or BELT Driven.
We are waiting for answers to our enquiries.
Attached is a pic of the machine which we hope throws some or more light on the subject !!
Thanks in advance for taking the time to read and respond.
It is immensely appreciated.
LORD BLESS
aRM