$15,000 CNC Lathe- For FREE?

Chapters:
0:00 Title Sequence
0:07 Intro
0:52 Disassembly Begins
3:52 Cleaning The Panels
7:45 Motor Reveal
10:21 Door Refurbishment
13:25 Reassembly Begins
15:54 Wrapup / Whats Next?
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Rocan Motor Company
HAAS HL-1 Series

[@josephweaver7140]

30yo cnc lathe....really pretty clean...all things considered. $20 for rollers....very reasonable. Fully functional lathe? Just clean up & run? Dude, what are ya complaining about?! You got a great deal! Good for you!

[@RocanMotor]

$20 a piece! Just a bit of humor- I'm over the moon!

[@thorwaldjohanson2526]

Glad this video got recommended to me. Can't wait to follow the process. I love machinery restoration! Got a new subscriber :)

[@RocanMotor]

I appreciate you following along!! Lots to come!

[@gaugeblockjenga]

What a fantastic find! I look forward to seeing your first chips! *edit* And your approach to a RPC...

[@RocanMotor]

I can't wait to power it up! I was able to backup the parameters prior to removing it from the last shop, so I hope its relatively pain free. The RPC will be an exciting build - I'm nearly done collecting parts for it.

[@bernhard_derProtoTyp]

cool machine! I went to some similar cleaning marathon when I picked my deckel maho mill. I have the feeling its also a nice way to familiar yourself with a new piece of equipment.

[@RocanMotor]

Thank you! Same to you with your Deckel / Maho! I really love Deckels, FPs in particular are the best manual machines I've had the pleasure of using. I couldn't agree more, cleaning is always the best first step in a healthy relationship with an old machine!

[@isaack2274]

If you ever have to clean something like this again maybe look for comercial oven and fryer cleaner.

[@RocanMotor]

I appreciate the suggestion! That would have been a good idea in the motor area, where the grime was especially thick.

[@brandonrenwick9125]

Thats pretty sweet! heck of a clean up job!!! Even if you end up needing to fix something major its relatively cheap and haas machines are decent not as sh!tty as some claim

[@RocanMotor]

Thank you! I know various years of machines have varying issues, but the proof is in the pudding. This lathe has had 25+ years of continuous operation, and both the operator and shop lead told me it consistently held +/-.0005", possibly tighter, but they rarely would do work tighter than that. I spent a lot of time in automation and controls and all of the components are of high quality. Yaskawa servos and drives, for example. Despite the dirt, which anyone would expect from a production machine of this age, the components are in relatively good shape- it wasn't really abused and had regular maintenance by Haas. Once we have power we will do a thorough check of all systems, including attempting to measure any wear.

[@Sentienttree84]

Nice!

[@RocanMotor]

Thanks!

[@hampopper3150]

you missed a spot 😁

[@RocanMotor]

After a few months of finding spots I missed... I think I've come to accept that I won't be getting them all.... But dang it I will try!

[@marvinpitts8799]

I don't think you have seen a dirty machine 🤣

[@RocanMotor]

I have spent a decent amount of time around machines that cut nothing but graphite and carbon all day - those are entirely on another level compared to this. I've been lucky enough to avoid anything too nasty thankfully - I've heard some horror stories.