Member postings for Dean Anderton-Gough

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

Thanks for all the replies and advice, what a great community.

I'll look into getting the motor rewired if that a possibility. I already have a 2.2kW single to 3Ph VSD so this is not a problem.

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2) Yes I had considered that and after your prompting I may just wait until I can run it to ascertain the condition of the bearings.

3) No it cannot be connected in Delta. The original Elliotts were available up to 2HP from my understanding and I'll probably replace with a 1.5kW-4P. I already have a 2.2kW drive available.

Thanks for your advice.

Mill has not been run since I have had it as it came with a 1-1/4HP 440V-3Ph motor.

As I don't have access to 3Ph power I will be installing a 220V-3Ph motor so I can run off a single phase inverter.

If the bearings are OK I'll probably not change them but I want to disassemble, clean, inspect and change or re-install and lubricate.

I would prefer to do this now while I have the rest of the mill apart.

Thanks for your reply.

Hi everyone

I have an Elliott 181 with the Universal Milling Attachment and I want to give it a bit of a birthday with some new bearings. I don't have a manual for the head and the Elliott operators manual does not have any sort of exploded view of the unit.

Before I resort to brute force and ignorance, does anyone have experience with taking these apart? My main problem is there appears to be a couple of bearing end caps which are retained in place by grub-screws. I do not know if the caps themselves screw out or whether they must be pulled out.

Any help would be appreciated.

cheers

Dean

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