dynamic milliing c axis lathe
3" barfeed 1/2 3 flute 1800 rpm 45 ipm .05 step over this is the first time i have applied the dynamic toolpaths to c axis lathe I wanted to get a feel for how hard i can push the 7.5 hp live tooling...
View ArticleTC-S2Dn-O
Looks like we are leaning to get a TC-S2Dn-O brother, with 16k rpm. I was curious on some of the options. Looks like the big plus option is 6k. How necessary is this option? how much difference in...
View ArticleNigel
Good Afternoon, I have an Haas SL20 2 axis lathe on which the tool settter has stopped working, i.e it does not register when a tool has touched it. I need to carry on using the machine while waiting...
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Back Chamfering?
Hey guys, newer CNC programmer here. I got this back chamfer i have to do with a .265 dia hole and a 100° chamfer on it .103 deep as shown in picture. I dont know if a flip back chamfer tool can do...
View Articleinsert life varies in 304 ss within the same bar of material
Turning about 80 parts from 304ss from 1 inch bar (one 12 foot length) using CNMG432RN KC9225 insets. A repeat job we had done in the past, never a problem with insert life, so we are using the same...
View ArticleTool Offsets
on a Fanuc Series O-TD on the tool ware offset screen there is U, W, R, and T all of the T's are zero except for one and I am unsure how i managed to make it 5. What does the T control and how do i...
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Small Part QC - radii/angles
Need some help. What is the most economical method to QC the angles on this part? Is it possible to do with one of these and be repeatable/accurate? Is it too small to use something like this? C359BZ...
View ArticleHelp needed in editing ???
Hi all, I have modified a template to work perfectly with my Siemens 828D control. Over the last year or more I have been lucky enough to have great success with it and no failings so far. Now we have...
View ArticleCNC Horizontal boring mills
Hey guys, My company is looking at buying a new horizontal boring mill. We have looked at Fermat, Toshiba, and union. Just wondering if anyone has any experience with any of these machines or if you...
View Article1" 1502 hammer union
Hello, I'm trying to find out what thread is on a 1" 1502 hammer union. I know its a acme 3 pitch. I'm making a male end and have a sample. the OD measures 2.930, so I'm thinking 3"-3 acme thread? Just...
View ArticleTree journeyman 325 problem
My tree J 325, when it go's to home with spindle RPM over 2000 RPM it will sometimes shut down completely. Can anyone tell me what's the problem. Thanks, Gerry
View ArticleHELP w a doosan/ fanuc clippin cycle
Hey guys. New to this machine as of abt 2 weeks. Love it. powerful/ accurate quick.having some trouble w a canned cycle clip. We are currently running 5 haas lathes and this one doosan 480. We are...
View ArticleMori CAPS programming CL2000 lathe... Broke my boring bar
Hello, I recently bought this 2002 CL2000BT and am on my second job on it. I successfully ran the first job with conversational programming. So I program the second, a threaded fitting and didn't see...
View ArticleSteps with face mill
I have a 2" face mill finishing part, the tool is leaving .001" steps with the overlap. I was told that if I were to remove the chips better I would not have these marks? What would create steps in the...
View ArticleNeed advise on Bridgeport cnc vx2t-dx32 ( solid state hard drive)
Need advise on Bridgeport cnc v2xt-dx32 ( solid state hard drive) I found a machine on the Web with all support tooling. It's priced at $9500. I don't have a lot of money but I'm looking into buying a...
View ArticleFANUC 6M; Leblond Makino (LM40)
Turned on the LM40 this afternoon, made a couple of parts. Walked away from machine for ~30 min... Machine now will not repeat home. It will go to to the last position before a tool change (ie: X5.00...
View Article.0001" parallel tolerance
We recently approached a quote to hold a .0001" parallel tolerance on a small stainless steel part cautiously and apparently quoted pretty high for a customer we have started doing some work for...
View ArticleColchester Model Storm A90,, any good?
I went to look at one of these at a local dealer today. There was 2 actually, a 2000 and a 2004. Fanuc 21 control and Imeca magazine feeds on them. They are both pretty clean looking out of a larger...
View ArticleAbsolute Encoder voltage checks - Can you interpret this diagram ?
Page 39 (or page 54 in the PDF arrangement) here - http://www.cnccenter.com/pdfs/65232en.pdf In this case the encoder is absolute type - BetaA32B in the Beta 1 to Beta 6 side of the chart. A. Under...
View Articlekarstens grinding machine with eckelmann cnc86 controller program transfer.
dear friends. we got an old karstens grinding machine with eckelmann cnc 86 controller. there is no user programs and sub programs inside the controller but we have in floppy in ascii format. is...
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