New Toy

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

That's it in position, just the complete rewire of the workshop to do, the cable trays are going in next week 😀

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

[Brian HParticipant @brianh50089]

That looks impressive, more details please.

Brian

[Ron LadenParticipant @ronladen17547]

That machine is bigger than my workshop..

[geoff adamsParticipant @geoffadams14047]

Hi Nick i have an x4 thats a bit bigger what you going to make on it i also have tormach 1100

Geoff

[Mick HenshallParticipant @mickhenshall99321]

Looks lovely, what is it ?

Mick🇬🇧

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

Crikey – Do you get inside the box and shut the door to keep the workshop clean?

[blowlampParticipant @blowlamp]

Looks like a Syil X7 CNC mill.

Martin.

[thaiguzziParticipant @thaiguzzi]

Posted by Mick Henshall on 10/03/2019 11:05:41:

Looks lovely, what is it ?

Mick🇬🇧

I think it's a shower cubicle…..

[V8EngParticipant @v8eng]

Posted by Mick Henshall on 10/03/2019 11:05:41:

Looks lovely, what is it ?

Mick🇬🇧

 

Now it has touched down the lander will probably soon start transmitting images.

Edited By V8Eng on 10/03/2019 14:29:37

[SteveIParticipant @stevei]

Wow very interesting. Which options did you go for it?

Steve

[Nicholas FarrParticipant @nicholasfarr14254]

Hi, I think Dr Who has finally managed to disguise her TARDIS as something other than a police box.

Regards Nick.

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Looks a bit contradictory to me. The loopy bit on the far end looks like an auto toolchanger carousel thingy, but the handwheel in the window shrieks 'manual'. Somebody'll maybe give us a clue eventually.

[Mick HenshallParticipant @mickhenshall99321]

Its for getting stones out of horse's hooves 🤔

Mick

[VicParticipant @vic]

Solid looking vice as well!

[John HaineParticipant @johnhaine32865]

More over on MYCNCUK

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

It's the Syil X7 with 12 tool changer, the big 4th (that's the hand wheel on the tailstock!) , Siemens 808d Advanced controller and Siemens servos and drives, the factory were very kind in including the laser ballscrew mapping at no extra charge.
The massive column and base castings were a significant part of the appeal of the X7, the absence of proprietary gubbins you can't buy elsewhere was also a consideration.
I've had my nose to the grindstone replacing the shower enclosure at the behest of SWMBO this weekend and this morning, back to work on the garage today! 😀

[Ian Johnson 1Participant @ianjohnson1]

Very impressive bit of kit, and with a 4th axis too! Makes my KX1 look like a toy! Tormach have certainly got some competition now.

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Impressive indeed. I can't even begin to think what that machine cost. Makes the debate about used Myfords prices pale away. What will you use it for? Some commercial ventures or purely home hobby stuff?

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

Although I did look at Tormach and Skyfire at the start of this journey I don't think the X7 is intended as competition for either, the X7 is far more rigid and massive and has a base casting, not a stand.

It is my personal machine and will be used for motorcycle parts for me but I will be doing some commercial work with it, the commercial stuff is covered by NDAs so I'm not at liberty to give details without the permission of the IP owners until the products are released into the UK market.

[HopperParticipant @hopper]

Well you should be able to make some pretty fancy motorcycle parts on that rig!

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

This video gives a hint of what the Syil X7 is capable, here it's cutting a 3mm deep pocket in 316, entry was spiral then full 3mm DOC using a 10mm 4 flute carbide roughing endmill with 33% step over at 1170rpm and 126 mm/min with very reasonable noise levels, the mill noise was not noticeable above the background noise outside my workshop.

https://youtu.be/SvzSgXN-YW4

Edited By JasonB on 27/03/2019 13:28:10

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

I must mention George at Emvio Engineering who is the UK importer for Syil, George has been an absolute treasure throughout the process, from enquiry right through to commissioning, his support and assistance is brilliant and has really helped to smooth the process right up to the first cuts under CNC control.

Edited By Nick Hulme on 28/03/2019 10:58:05

[Nick HughesParticipant @nickhughes97026]

Nice machine.

I hope the X7 is built better than my P.O.S X5 Plus.

I had to strip the X5 down completely to correct the geometry errors built in due to non existant QC at the factory!

An example here, is the Saddle. Note the top edge grinding for the X axis alignment!

No wonder I couldn't produce anything with 90 Deg corners!! This was replaced eventualy by Syil.

I only found this (and the other alignment faults) after checking the machine with a calibrated Granite Square from work.

Also I hope you have more luck dealing with Syil (Including Syil China directly), if you need any replacement parts, than I have (not for the saddle, although that was a battle, but I have tried and failed to buy some replacement electronic boards).

Nick.

Edited By Nick Hughes on 28/03/2019 12:24:09

[Nick HulmeParticipant @nickhulme30114]

Yeah, it's a shame they went through that learning process, I'm pleased to say that my X7 is as square as my DTI is able to detect and is astoundingly rigid, it almost puts the wind up you the speed it shifts material! 😀

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