Fanuc "Emergency stop activated" alarm
I was hoping that someone might help me out with a problem that I have experienced with my Fanuc 20t control mounted on my Victor lathe. The other day I was manually moving the cross slide when the...
View ArticleYaskawa drive random problems still.
I have posted on this problem before. I have a lagunamatic vmc with a yaskawa 626vm3 drive. I have had intermittent problems with it for a year and a half. I had it rebuilt last fall and it ran for a...
View ArticleProcedure for Tuning Servo Drives of Fanuc 30/31 Series Machines
Hello, I am seeing a lot of issues lately related to poor visual surface finish in high speed five-axis milling operations. These take the form of tool marks which usually look like linear segments on...
View ArticleBall screws for Lagun retrofit
Hello everyone; this is my first post here in PM, I have been pretty lucky in the past searching the forums for what ever info I happen to need at the time, usually I can find a thread that will send...
View ArticleFiber optic cables on Fanuc drives- how to test, how do they actually work ?
Getting a 301 alarm on both axis of a 21iT which is a communication between servo amp and cpu error. Apparently a common cause of this is fiber optic troubles. Shining a bright LED flashlight thru each...
View ArticleLil OT: 1969 Remington production vid
Neat older vid. Kinda long. I like the pre CNC production. There is a tape reader in there. How Guns are Made: One at a Time (1969) - YouTube
View Article1 cutter with 2 rad offsets tnc530 mill
ok need a bit of help, the job has a complex profile (350+lines) about 20mm deep and at the bottom of the profile is a 1mm step ( ie protudes out 1 mm and down 1 mm) on our old heidenhain 560/22 we...
View ArticleFANUC 6 mB
Hello, I need help! For machine OKK -mcv500 fabric nr. 921 Year 1982 FANUC 6 mB I lost all of the NC and PC parameters of that machine. Can somebody help and send me them. I will be very gratefull....
View ArticleFloating Tap Holder with Coolant Thru
Anyone know of a straight shank floating tap holder that will let me use a coolant thru tap? Prefer an ER32 but would consider other holding methods as well. Thanks, Tim Edit: Will guess I should have...
View Articlefadal hhhs vmc15 parameter for stopping at end of moves?
My 88hs is interpolating intersecting circles, cutting a sort of 4" dia knob with .6" dia finger grip flutes. it visibly stops at the ends of SOME moves. it's only going 35ipm with a 1/2" em. not...
View ArticleLeveling and Squaring a Mori MV-40B VMC
So I am trying to do my annual inspection and leveling, for my 89 MV-40B I can get the X and Y level with no twist. I am following the factory leveling procedure The mori has 8 leveling screws under...
View Article2 Mazak lathes for sale
I was just looking through HGR Industrial Surplus website and they have 2 Mazak QT 15's for sale (1) 9,999.00 and (1) 6,999.00. I know there are some Mazak guys out there, so I just wanted to let you...
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Keep that metal strapping for parallel bars
I watched a ton of youtube vids with people having to remove their parallel bars after each cut because the chips get under them. Also the parallel bars are tipping over, I have no idea how your parts...
View ArticleDrilling HSS
Hi guys, I have a job coming up where I need to drill and ream 1-3/8" dia hole, 6.25" deep. Here is the thing. I typically never use HSS drills over 1/2" as I am used to indexable insert drills. The...
View ArticleWhere do I start to upload a cam file into a Fanuc 18M
I am using HSMXpress with autodesk inventor software. I have a 9pin to 25pin modem cable. I have connected it to the machine and sent the program (supposedly) to the machine. I only say that because...
View ArticleFanuc Repair Gurus - Brain teaser of the week... 21iT tale of woe..
So, I buy a 2004 Harrison 1330S lathe with Fanuc 21iT control. Supposedly very low hours from facility that made medical endoscopes. Get it in, fire it up, boots up fine, handwheels will jog axis but I...
View ArticleMazak QTN 250my & hobbing
We just got a new QTN 250my with a WTO Hobbing unit.,after spending 4 days with a mazak trainer that came to the shop, and a rep from WTO. We are still unable to hob because of not knowing how to set...
View ArticleFanuc Alarm, and mechanical problem
Hello, I started working on a machine today for a customer, they just wanted some help with programming, and it has a few problems and I was hoping somebody might be able to help or give some ideas of...
View ArticleFanuc Oi-MD USB program loading
Another new one on me and it had to be in a country with NO English manuals. We have 11 seats of powershape/powermill and when I took over the shop I found the guys are drip feeding every program no...
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