Omnimill 00

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

A photo of that would be interesting.

I think the manual is on the groups.io site. bear in mind the 00 and juniormill are effectively the same so don't expect the manual to be specifically named.

[Glenn McLeodParticipant @glennmcleod54240]

Yes a photo of that would be interesting. I've managed to get a copy of the manual from Ian (this thread author) thanks all for the help so far.

Just trying to get the table and knee all apart to clean it all up. It's looking like a bit of a resto project now as the original horizontal motor is not dual voltage so a new 2hp is required. The vertical motor seems a fairly new Tyco 3/4 hp. The suds pump and table motor appear to be both dual voltage so all good there. Is it possible to run both horizontal and vertical motors from one vfd inverter independently? The table motor will need one solely. Running 3 vfd seems overkill not to mention expensive.

[Julian LockyearParticipant @julianlockyear12200]

Thanks Paul,

I’ll get mine on eBay when I’ve had chance to photograph it.

Glenn I’ve used Bosch Rexroth inverters and you can set two motor profiles

so it is possible to switch between the two. ( that was my plan.)

The table and saddle are quite easy to remove but you will need a hand.

The table is quite heavy.

[Glenn McLeodParticipant @glennmcleod54240]

Does anyone know if the oil sight glass is available as a spare part? Mine has a crack right across the bottom!

Julian did you get the Bosch inverters from a supplier or direct?

An omnimill just sold on ebay for just over £1100

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Only earlier this year ‘milkybars’ sent a PM to ‘Peter99’, on this very topic (on the mig welding forum). That might be a lead to follow up on?

[Julian LockyearParticipant @julianlockyear12200]

Glenn I bought mine from Inverterdrive.Com.

They were a little more expensive than the ones on eBay but I felt it was worth it to get a known brand.

I went for the 56 range which give sensorless vector drive.

In theory you should get better torque and smoother running at low rpm.

[Dean Anderton-GoughParticipant @deananderton-gough95897]

Hi Ian, just discovered your posts on the refurbishment of your Elliott Omnimill, spectacular job.

I picked up an Elliott 181 in need of restoration about a year ago and it is going through a full CNC conversion at the moment. I was lucky enough to pick this up with the "double swivel" vertical head.

Ball-screws on all axes and stepper motors on all drives. Feed motor can now be deleted completely.

Control system is a Centroid Acorn.

Standard motor on this was a 1.5HP, 3Ph (460V). This will be replaced with a 1.5kW-3ph (220V) so I can run off a single phase supply with an inverter.

To make sure everything was going to fit I scanned (Photogrammetry) the whole mill into my computer and could then "trial" fit everything virtually.

Its still a while away from being finished but felt very inspired by your restoration and now will have to up my game

[Ian McVickersParticipant @ianmcvickers56553]

Nice one Dean. Keep us upto date with the rebuild, I would really like to see this one running. I going to change my table acme to a ballscrew. Ballscrew has arrived but havent had a chance to anywhere near it yet.

[Adrian JohnstoneParticipant @adrianjohnstone89946]

I'm very impressed with your photogrammetry, I've had only limited success with geometric objects (as opposed to, say, statues). Would you be able to tell us what software and scanner/camera you used?

Adrian

[Dean Anderton-GoughParticipant @deananderton-gough95897]

Hi Adrian, thanks for your kind words.

The software I used was 3DF Zephyr, see link below…

https://www.3dflow.net/3df-zephyr-photogrammetry-software/

There is totally free version of it that allows you to use up to 50 photos to build your model. Great for experimenting with and you can still export an object with it. I bought the Lite version as it allowed me to use up to 500 photos.

More photos = better accuracy but I've gad some great results with 50. Zephyr have a bunch of excellent tutorials on YouTube as well which really helped.

The camera I used was just the one on my phone, a 5 year old Google Pixel XL. A better camera and consistent lighting would have made the results even better. Good enough for my purpose however.

cheers, Dean

[Colin HeathParticipant @colinheath90903]

What a lovely restoration, I have just had my Omnimill delivered. I am confused that the manual says grease the vertical spindle bearings but my points are fitted with oil nipples, not grease nipples. Unless I'm missing some points tucked away?

Interested on others knowledge on this.

Cheers,

Colin

[Ady1Participant @ady1]

Awesome.

Definitely jealous.

[Ian McVickersParticipant @ianmcvickers56553]

Colin,

The spindle bearings should be greased. A photo of the nipples would help.

[Wade BeattyParticipant @wadebeatty78296]

All,

My Omnimill 00 is missing the 16T table feed gear. If anyone happens to be near their mill with a caliper in their hands.. (come on, it could happen!) could you please measure the bore and the distance from the bore wall and the top of a tooth or two?

I want to try my hand at making a gear, thanks for your help in advance.

 

Wade

 

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Puzzled a to why you don’t calculate it from the DP. And surely the bore is the same on all the pick off gears? Or you could work it out from the centres distance and the size of the 48 gear.

[Wade BeattyParticipant @wadebeatty78296]

Well, I am in Brazil with work right at the moment, preparing to make the gear when i arrive home. Otherwise I would do as above.

 

Wade

[Author]

Posts