Oversize Carbide Taps
Does anyone have a good source for oversize solid carbide taps? I am looking for 1/4-20,10-32 @.005" oversize. Thanks, Ray
View ArticleHelp with 304 SS Milling
I've been making these parts for a while, but never been too happy with cycle time, tool life, etc.. I'm formulating the next approach, but want to see what you guys think. Small parts held in very...
View ArticleLucas HBM issues
Come on guys...somebody's got to have some info on this! Here's my question I posted a few days ago.... Gents: I run a Lucas 30T boring mill, with a Dynapath retrofit. The machine was manufactured in...
View ArticleTool Length Offset Changing Randomly - Possible Varaible Conflict
We are having a really weird problem with our VMC. I THINK it randomly changes one of the tool length offsets due to a conflict with certain macro variables. It is a Chevalier 2552VMC-L with Fanuc 18-M...
View ArticleDrll Tap Center with Fanuc 21M...operating hours less than cutting hours ?
Operating: 16,076 Cutting: 24,739 How is that possible ?
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New Machine Day.....Say Hello To My New Brother
Gents, Big day here, finally received my new machine. I bought a Brother S2Dn-O with a Yukiwa 4th axis rotary table. More pics to come, just wanted to share. cheers! Attached Thumbnails     Â
View ArticleRecommended speed for tapping with forming tap in H1075 17-4 SS
IÂ’m pretty green when it comes to CNC machining, so here goes. I have to make 120 pieces from the above stated material. On reading other rfost other guys mentioned that form tapping was a way better...
View ArticleAny Idea on How to Deburr Parted off Parts from Hex Stock?
I am barfeeding thousands of parts right now from hex stock. Well, hex is not round and you can't put a nice chamfer or radius on it. So at this point I am sanding every edge lightly with right angle...
View ArticleBar puller source
I need a source for a 3/4" shank (or round shank) bar puller. I'd like to think that there are better prices than MSC out there. Who do you use? Also I'm going to need a source for spindle liner...
View ArticleCNC Probe question
For those guys using probes for your zero cycle on a cnc, how do you deal with chips on the sides of the block, say for example you are semifinishing and want to automatically probe the block before...
View ArticleTrue position tolerance "rule of thumb"?
Hello all, I was told, by an engineer of all people, that to do a quick check of true pos at the machine, take your true pos tolerance(it's.002) and divide by how many datums that it's supposed to be...
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Uncontested, Indisputable, eBay Hall Of Fame Champion listing....
A buddy of mine just emailed this to me with the subject, "speechless". Yep, that pretty much sums it up. I don't even.... 1998 Haas HL 6 Turning Center CNC Lathe SL 40 | eBay 1998! HAAS HL-6 TURNING...
View Articletiming problem while threading
So we recently had problem whe threading on ours lathe. We had to do a 3/4-10 for 7 inch long. We did 1 rod perfectly. Change the piece start the second one and it come out like a buttrest thread just...
View ArticleHeidenhain ROD 420 encoder pinout and new servo drive on EMCO CNC Mach3...
I am wishing to connect a new servo drive to a Heidenhain encoder. The encoder is on an EMCO "EMCOTURN 242" CNC machine. The electronics are toast and we are doing a conversion to Mach3. We will try to...
View ArticleLooking to get 1 ply carbon fiber machined into small slats.
The part is a single sheet of carbon fiber that is about 8" long and has a bending radius of 55mm. The sheet needs to be machined down into 12 slats of 12.5mm by 66mm (flat - uncurved). The slats must...
View ArticleHwo to install air receiver on VMC
so we just got the ours new VMC 2 day ago and have alot of problem with the tool change (tool is sticking in the taper) we suspect that since we are at the opposite side of the shop from the compressor...
View ArticleCan I add air blast to my CNC VMC?
Hello Everyone, I have a question about adding air blast to my 20yo cnc. I am wondering if there is a way to add a solenoid/valve and somehow have an M code that turns it off and on. It has coolant but...
View Articlebalancing with accelerometer and timing device?
I remember an old thread about an electronic balancer device that you would follow a set of instructions about a placing test weights and measuring vibrations, and it would calculate the proper...
View ArticleHardinge Talent turret encoder
The turret has failed to achieve the correct position and the evidence suggests the encoder is feeding back wrong information. The diagnostics and voltage readings suggest that bit 1 of the output is...
View Article304 REM needed.
304 sst 2.5x5x6 need 1 pc. Anyone have anything? its for a custom turbo mount for a friend. Getting raped trying to price out rems from material places.
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