MANUAL for: SUPERMAX YCM-16VS Mill?? + Qs?

bear

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Apr 13, 2010, 7:39:53 PM4/13/10

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Hi,

Anyone have experience with the SUPERMAX YCM-16VS vertical mill??
(or similar)

Looks a lot like this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/YCM-16VS-SUPERMAX-Vertical-Mill-Offered-As-
Is_W0QQitemZ370360702281QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Mills?hash=item563b37d549

Got a pdf of the parts exploded??

Scan?

I've got one coming, I think, with noise in the vari-speed. Need to know
what I am getting into, and what I will have to do to shut it up and
make it run smooth again...

Also, thinking I want to remove the ARM or the HEAD from the *arm*
before I move it... keep the COG low... not sure what is involved with
that?? Should be easy - famous last words??

PLEASE EMAIL ME IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING SOLID TO OFFER?
These days I rarely get back here on USENET... :(

Thanks in advance.

_-_-bear

Ned Simmons

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Apr 13, 2010, 8:32:31 PM4/13/10

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On Tue, 13 Apr 2010 19:39:53 -0400, bear <new...@localnet.com> wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>Anyone have experience with the SUPERMAX YCM-16VS vertical mill??
>(or similar)
>
>Looks a lot like this one:
>http://cgi.ebay.com/YCM-16VS-SUPERMAX-Vertical-Mill-Offered-As-
>Is_W0QQitemZ370360702281QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Mills?hash=item563b37d549
>
>Got a pdf of the parts exploded??
>
>Scan?
>
>I've got one coming, I think, with noise in the vari-speed. Need to know
>what I am getting into, and what I will have to do to shut it up and
>make it run smooth again...
>
>Also, thinking I want to remove the ARM or the HEAD from the *arm*
>before I move it... keep the COG low... not sure what is involved with
>that?? Should be easy - famous last words??
>

I've never found a manual for mine, but I've never looked too hard. An
exploded diagram of a 2J Bridgeport head is good enough for most
purposes.

--
Ned Simmons

Ignoramus11847

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Apr 13, 2010, 8:59:15 PM4/13/10

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the best I found was here

http://www.lathes.co.uk/manuals/

MS838 SUPERMAX YCM VS Turret Miller Operator's Instruction,
Maintenance and Illustrated Parts Manual Â£45

Karl Townsend

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Apr 13, 2010, 10:08:25 PM4/13/10

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I have the next size larger, taper 40, with powerfeed on X,Y and knee. One
very nice robust milling machine. Makes a bridgy look wimpy.

Karl

JohnB

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Apr 13, 2010, 10:42:26 PM4/13/10

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eBay item # 310183633463 for a manual.

My SUPERMAX YCM-16VS has some noise in the variable speed pulley drive
system also. I took it apart, and found that the upper pulley with the
keyed assembly had some wear in the keyed part. It was not something
that I could easily repair, and I ultimately wound up putting an AC
drive on the mill and I use that to change the motor speed instead of
adjusting the drive pulley.

bear

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Apr 14, 2010, 11:56:04 AM4/14/10

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In article <%W9xn.116943$y13.1...@newsfe12.iad>, aaa...@bbbbb.ccc
says...

I haven't looked at the way it works, but was that a variable sheave
pulley? Made out of zinc alloy or steel or cast?? I'd have thought that
one might be able to fix the keyway by a variety of means depending on
where and how it was set up... guess a variable freq drive is a good
thing too...

Thanks for the link on the manual.

What sort of lash are you finding on the X-Y screws?

Also this one has the pneumatic collet gizmo, any experience there?

Thanks!

_-_-bear

PS anyone got the blow up diagram of the aforementioned Bridgport?

PPS. what do I have to do to take the head off the *arm* OR the ARM +
head off the main body??