G05.1Q1 and AICC Questions
Hello All, I read through some of the older posts on the subject of G05.1, G08, etc. We have a new C.R. Onsrud machine with a Fanuc 31i-B5 Control. This is the most modern controller we have in our...
View ArticleNew machine day, even if it is on Super Bowl Sunday!
Arrggh! I just found out our new swiss lathe will not be here today, but should arrive on Sunday! Apparently you guys and your bad weather on the east coast have slowed down my truck driver. Go figure....
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Repairing a power chuck...
My Okuma came with a 12" no-name power chuck attached. The only marking on it is "G87102" stamped in the face. Anyway, a while back something broke inside - just had a chance to pull it apart and it...
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Cincinnati Sabre 750 Mill w/ Acramatic 850 Control DNC Help
I have a Cincinnati Sabre 750 Mill w/ Acramatic 850 Control. I am trying to use DNC with this machine for the first time. I am using Kipware DNC which works perfect on my lathe. I have tried to set the...
View Articlehaas g150 help
Im new to using haas and am having trouble with getting a g150 pocket to work the error I keep getting is called pocket definition error any help would be greatly appreciated here is the program. %...
View Articlecontrol retrofit
I have posted about this machine before, I have a LeBlond Makino lathe with a GE 2000 contol with corrupted memory boards that I have exhausted all avenues for repair. I'm now trying to get estimates...
View ArticleGrease gun fittings for Kitagawa B206 and B208 chucks
Been searching for awhile for the correct part number for grease gun nipples, not the ones in the chuck but the one that goes on the end of the gun for the above chucks. Called Kitagawa twice recently...
View ArticleSwiss Star CNC info/purchase pending Star STM-38
I went and looked at a machine today it is a Star STM-38 swiss cnc with fanuc 6T control I believe it is mid 80s machine we got it fired up,zeroed returned and ran a simple program Problems I know of...
View ArticleFixture for HMC and flat parts?
Looking for a way to fixture a part on an HMC. It's about a 5" round disc and about 1/4" thick. The disc must sit in the fixture perpendicular to the tool, the best results come if the part is almost...
View ArticleMini Boring Bar CHNC I
I'm trying to machine a bullet shaped cavity about .224" wide by .350" deep. My boring bar is .077" wide but hits the opposite side of the cut as the lathe backs off after roughing cuts. I'm starting...
View ArticleFanuc- What is their precise definition of a "pulse module" ?
I'm getting so confused by their different terms for an encoder (which they sometimes refer to as a "built in detector" to confuse further still) I'm wondering if pulse module and pulse coder are...
View Articleseicos controller information wanted
Hi My boss is looking at a couple of hitachi seiki lathes that are coming up for auction, one has a seicos LY controller on it and the other has a seicos A402 controller on it. We don't know anyone...
View Article3-axis programming help
Hello folks, I have a project that needs special attention and I'm hoping I can get help with it. What I need to do is take an individual's handwritten first-name signature in convert it into a 3-axis...
View ArticleHorizontal/Vertical Rotary Tables
Any idea where I can find a high quality rotary table? Manually operated In our CNC I will be mounting a 3 jaw chuck (approx. 10" dia.) to the table and need to be able to rotate the chuck 360 degrees...
View ArticleGaging odd sized OD tapered thread
We have a 2.875 11.5 tpi "sharp vee" thread to cut on some parts. Its a 3/4 TPF and has the same thread form as NPT threads. I'm having a hard time tracking down a hard gage for this thread, since the...
View ArticleHign end cnc horizontal mills at imts this year
I am looking to buy another cat 40 horizontal mill this year.I am looking to keep a fanuc control .We have 3 shops nation wide and have a variety of machines .Makino,Mori,Enshu,Mazak. We make...
View ArticleLathe won't move in Z+ direction
Hey guys, I have a co worker tinkering around with his lathe at the moment. His Z axis will not move in + direction. He just finished a job on the 1st operation and when he went to do the second, it...
View ArticleLathe won't move in Z+ direction
Hey guys, I have a co worker tinkering around with his lathe at the moment. His Z axis will not move in + direction. He just finished a job on the 1st operation and when he went to do the second, it...
View ArticleHow you run inconnel?
I thought i know everything :) Than i run into inconnel? I have no idea about inconnel, how to run it , what to expect. I use carbide al over.. What usually this crap is run SFM .? Turning, drilling,...
View ArticleKurt D690 Vise
I am looking into buying three new vises for the shop, and cannot find where anyone has compared the D688 to the D690. Has anyone been using the D690's? I see the D690 is about 1/4" taller than the...
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