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Revision 7 (Feb 2019)

FANTASY MACHINE

USER’S MANUAL

Revision 7(February 2019)

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Summary of Contents for FANTASY MACHINE

Page 1: ...Revision 7 Feb 2019 FANTASY MACHINE USER S MANUAL Revision 7 February 2019 www ultratec facet com...

Page 2: ...l drive Motor position 4 2 1 Moving Tool drive Motor position 4 3 The Mast 4 3 1 The Mounting Block 4 3 2 Mounting the Mast 4 3 2 1 Affixing the Rigidizer to the Mast 4 4 Drive Motor Setups 4 4 1 Posi...

Page 3: ...lapidary perhaps better said imaginative lovers of lapidary it s an art form Enjoy it ABOUT YOUR FANTASY MACHINE The Fantasy Machine is a precision device but not a delicate device For maintenance it...

Page 4: ...ay want someone to help you with lifting it out of its shipping box Have a sturdy surface to set it onto There are not a lot of pieces The Base the basic machine itself Two Dial Indicators Mast Alignm...

Page 5: ...nding polishing tool relative to the workpiece is provided The Pivot axis is the 0 0 position Lateral Stop Bracket locks out lateral motion of the Quill and tweaks Quill to Mandrel alignment There are...

Page 6: ...then 10 more so you can read 20 mm in all 800 you can squeeze another millimeter at the end of the scale When the following paragraph says set the indicator to 0 0 it means set the Dial Indicator s lo...

Page 7: ...the clear plastic piece can be pulled away from the Black Positioning Disc To reassemble and adjust the positioning slip the black piece over the Spindle and set it into the hole it s a slip fit but f...

Page 8: ...it is delivered as a sub assembly that needs mounting onto the Base that holds the Mast This is easily done see the picture the two screws that are part of the kit thread into two tapped holes in the...

Page 9: ...f the Reciprocation Motor is variably adjustable from the maximum stroke of 30 mm over an inch to a minimal stroke approaching 0 Commonly a full stroke is used and the unit is shipped that way but oft...

Page 10: ...linear position is changed In setting up Position 2 there is a procedure for aligning the cutting plane so that it intersects pivot axis of the motion It is usually a good idea to do this alignment si...

Page 11: ...it for further work in concave faceting as distinguished from fantasy that s always the case 4 3 1 The Mounting Block The Mounting Block holds and positions the Mast in relation to the Mandrels and ot...

Page 12: ...d extending arm of the Bracket extends forward making contact with the Yoke acting as a brake on the Yoke preventing lateral movement The actual contact with the Yoke is through a Screw a Screw that c...

Page 13: ...is important It establishes a 0 reference that relates to the stepped positions of the work piece Alignment and repeated alignment if that becomes necessary typically takes a few minutes Here it is s...

Page 14: ...s return the main Y Plate to its original position alignment accomplished the Dops will be in a straight line The Drive Motor will be ready to accept a grinding or polishing tool and the Mast ready to...

Page 15: ...ows for features with up to 40mm 1 6 of separation on the stone without resetting the indicator position For X offsets larger than 20mm resetting of the Dial Indicator is needed To do that at the end...

Page 16: ...n the Mast set the working height of the Mast the Z direction and using the Knob position the stone in relation to the tool Turn on the Reciprocation Motor so that you can observe the amplitude of the...

Page 17: ...1 HD Protractor installed see the pictures below the detent pin is locked out and angular position is set visually using the line on the indicator block and locked with the Pivot Knob 4 5 3 1 Locking...

Page 18: ...5 1 2 Slitting Tools Slitting tools are used when the Drive Motor is in Position 2 in that position the reciprocation action is always in line with the peripheral edge of the tool The reciprocation a...

Page 19: ...is craftsman controlled craftsman dreamed up In Fantasy cutting tools are a major consideration The number of tools that might be useful becomes very many A visit to the workshop of such a craftsman...

Page 20: ...of Copper and Phenolic with included angles of 90 and Adaptor Shafts 6 0 CUTTING INFORMATION A very useful book an interesting and informative read confirming that Fantasy is close to carving is Lapid...

Page 21: ...tion acts against the radial grooving that develops in the small contained areas Through much of the process you will probably not be using water or thin slurry at which times you may not want to use...