haas lathe chuck clamp speed
Hello all, We have a Haas SL-30 lathe here that always gives me an alarm 134 - Low Hydraulic Pressure alarm every morning at startup. Also the chuck clamp speed seems very slow to me. It takes about 7...
View ArticleNew to me machine: Brother TC-S2A-O
I have been looking at vmc's for a while. I don't have any cnc machines. My intent is to buy a machine to make some smallish aluminum parts to sell. I have been watching the 20x40 sized vmc's for a...
View ArticleOn Fanuc "i" controls, how long will parameters stay with battery disconnected ?
21iT, proceedure for changing CPU battery is to run control for 30 seconds, shut it down and then change the battery. According to Fanuc literature you have 30 minutes to do this before you might loose...
View ArticleHSM Video - First Attempt
So I have to make some brackets in 1018 plate, that requires a 5.12" hole thru... I only need to make 2 brackets, so no fancy CAM needed. I programmed the first parts to just ramp-down on a circle,...
View ArticleRebuild live tooling
Has anyone here had any experience rebuilding WTO live tooling? I'd rather not destroy the tool trying to figure out how to dis-assemble it, but pretty confident that if we knew the trick, rebuilding...
View ArticleCAT 40 versus CAT 50
I'm only familiar with CAT 40 machines and tool holders. How much more performance, rigidity, chatter resistance, etc. can you expect to see out of a CAT 50 machine? I know metal removal is driven...
View Articleswiss machining help
I have plenty of conventional lathe experience y axis live tools sub spindles but our swiss guy decided to quit so I got moved. We citizen star machines. How do you set and touch off the tools in these...
View ArticleUsed Brother/Robodrill; What to Look For
Starting the process of getting all the pieces in place to boot up a CNC machine for our business. I'm leaning towards buying a used Brother or Robodrill. 2006 vintage stuff is coming onto the market...
View ArticleO.T. Lathes vs Mills
It seems in our shop that Milling goes much easier for us and Turning is always a fight. I just wanted to know the reality, in the real world. Robert
View Article6061-T6 poor surface finish
Started moving some of our parts over to our newly acquired SQT15M and so far it's been a real treat to program and operate. The part is 6" OD, 3.125 ID and 1.2" thick 6061-T6 from Sapa. The issue were...
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82 degree counterbore is kicking my butt. I could use some reliable ideas...
I've got hundreds of wearplates to drill and counterbore from A2 steel decarbed and ground, but not yet heat treated, and some aluminum Bronze. The material for both came in plate form and was waterjet...
View ArticleSinusoidal Spindle Speed Variation in Fanuc Controllers
Hello, Just wondering if there's a G or M command in Fanuc controllers to vary the spindle speed sinusoidally. If not, is there a macro or other method to do this? Thanks!
View ArticleWork software recommendations Please??
Hi Everyone! About to start a small machine shop also specializing in Tig welding, and appreciate any info on workflow and accounting software / Excel templates to keep things in order from receipt of...
View Articlelooking for lathes parts
Looking for a Tool Rest for a Shop Smith lathe Also looking for the pulley parts for a delta lathe
View ArticleCost Estimation for Garage CNC Shop - Atypical
I'm trying to nail down what a realistic cost estimate would be for the type of garage shop I'm envisioning, which is not of the hobby variety, but a one milling center semi-complete aerospace work...
View ArticleBand saw for tig welding ???
Hello All !! Not to sound dumb, but what do you people think would be better suited to a small fab machine shop( just starting out) a band saw? or cold saw ? maybe some other saw? I was thinking band...
View ArticleHaas Mini mill
Hello: Haas Mini Mill, cannot move y axis, no y zero. is there a sequence to move Y axis? Thanks. Bob
View ArticleKnurling with a cnc lathe
Ok I am totally new to this so sorry if this seems stupid. How do a cut knurling on a cnc lathe with a standard knurling tool? I have a cnc conversion of a manual lathe and I need the knurl a piece of...
View Articlevise for double vise setup or on side setup... occasional use.
I have a 20x16 fadal vmc and use a kurt d688. i like that vise pretty well. I am considering getting a twin for when I want to vise longer bars. I dont like how the kurt has the flanges on the side......
View ArticleCNC vertical knee mills
Im wanting to learn more about CNC(3-axis) equipped vertical knee mills. I am used to running knee mills manually, but there are times when I wished I had CNC capability. What im wondering is what...
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