Order parts from Fanuc or TIE ?
$700 item both places, Fanuc core credit is $210, TIE is $130. So Fanuc is $80 less total. TIE seems to have better customer service and probably a better tech, but the $80 difference gives me pause....
View Articlefanuc 6M
I have a VMC with a fanuc 6M, every thing works OK but when i tried to run a program; it started moving to the working point and sudenly stoped jus before the block with the G01, it moves with G00 but...
View ArticleLong Reach With A Small Tool
Im running a late model haas Vf4... 10k spindle... Using a 4 flute 1/8" garr with is hanging out 1.75" from an extended heat shrink holder, which altogether are about 8.7" from spindle face. I am...
View Article1/32 drill ideas?
Had a customer come in today asking if we could drill 1/32 dia, but we could go all the way up to 1/16. There is an array of holes, 1/32 wall, part is about 3/4" dia. Part is .590 thick, he said he...
View ArticleSamsung SL45MC help
Not really help, I just wanted to know if any of you have run one and had any tips. My shop just bought one brand new and I am getting it going, and I have to train the other supervisors on it when I...
View Articlechip conveyor questions.. Hardinge conquest
hello all.. I Have an older conquest 42.. Great old lathe.. have been doing more and more with it, and have been operating it without a chip conveyor.. Pain, to say the least now that there is more...
View ArticleMachine with Fanuc 6M control not feeding
I have a VMC, Amura Seiki (1989) with Fanuc 6M control, everything works fine but when I try to run a program the tool moves to the starting machining point with no problem, but when it reach a G code...
View ArticleNeed help tapping M3 x 0.5, 9mm deep in 316L
Need help tapping M3 x 0.5, 9mm deep in 316L Machine: Haas VF-2, 2013 ER32 collet Tap: Widia Spiral flute M3 TiN coated, also tried a Widia Spiral point M3 TiN coated tap Coolant: Water/Blaser...
View Article350 Surface Speed
I'm going to vent a little bit because I know you guys will understand. I have a co-worker who runs our Haas Tl-1 lathe. Now I know it's not the ballsiest machine and it only has a max RPM of 2000. We...
View ArticleNPT Thread Mill
Question on thread mills. It is looking like about 1-2 times a year I will have to do some 1-11.5 female pipe threads in aluminum. A normal thread mill for that is going to run about $160. Can I get a...
View ArticleFixture design for a very 'unique' machine...
Hi all. I am going to start off by asking for a little bit of leeway here, I am not a machinist by education or by trade, my only experience in the area from a 1 semester course (the introductory...
View ArticleGrease packed and air cooled spindle
So what is the downfall of having a grease packed and air cooled spindle? Max rpm is 6k. With the air cooled I am guessing it is going to have a duty cycle?
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Help - Insert drill problems
We are using a Sandvik Corodrill 880 - 0.875" diameter to drill 6061 bar in our Citizen M32 swiss with Swiss silver AB oil. We have through coolant @ 500psi - Sandvik recommends 200-500psi. The drill...
View ArticleFanuc 18i Controller Zeroing Offsets Randomly
Hi, I am having a very strange issue with a Fanuc 18i controller (on a Takisawa EX-508 Lathe) where randomly, I get an overtravel in X alarm and all of the Geometry and Wear offsets get zeroed out....
View ArticleRamp rates angles or lengths?
I machine mostly soft plastic (UHMW & HDPE) & some 6061 T-6 AL. Is there a rule of thumb on ramp rates my Cad/Cam program will allow me to choose an angle ramp or distance? I have always used a...
View ArticleFagor automation 8025T Error code 116
Hello! I am running a Compact Manufacturing Systems GTXpress. 2 axis gang tool lathe with NSK live tooling. it has a Fagor 8025T controller. I fired up the machine yesterday, and the controller would...
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Plasma Trigger On/Off Gecko G540
Hi All, I recently upgraded my plasma table's controller. The previous one already had connections on the box for my plasma trigger and was wired internally. My new control box houses a Gecko G540...
View ArticleHow to safely re-run a finish cut on a CNC Lathe
Hi Folks, As I learn about my new machine, I'm havin' a bad day. Scrapped the same part (in three entirely different ways) in the last three hours. The first two incidents were stupid mistakes and I...
View ArticleTool Changer Position
I am having a discussion with programmer regarding the most recognizable or acceptable reference to a position on a tool changer. How do you normally refer to the position on a tool changer? Pot,...
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New Milling Toys (Mitsubishi Style)
Dave at Precision Machining & Surfacing here in Ohio has just started offering these Mitsubishi style bodies for sale that he makes for his shop, I think I am one of his first customers for them. I...
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