Fanuc parts - eBay sellers asking twice as much as Fanuc themselves charge....
Like this Fanuc 21i B Main CPU PCB A20B?8100?0664 or Fanuc | eBay Brand new this motherboard is about $900 after exchange from Fanuc...with warranty ! From TIE about $660, brand new with warranty....
View Articlesram alarm.....whan I overtravel????
This is what I get for working on a Saturday.... Fanuc OIMC on my little Sharp Mini Mill, running fine all day, time to load new program. I insert flash card into slot, and instantly get "935 SRAM ECC"...
View ArticleTapping (spindle speed)
Mazak T+, 7075-T651 aluminum, M4 x .7 straight 4 flute non coated tap what I have on hand , with coolant . How to go about figuring "V" spindle speed ? first time tapping on any machine :o:o Steve
View ArticleFanuc OI Mate TC control not responding to M05 command from within a Subroutine
The title says it all: today I spent a frustrating day with my Prodigy gang chucker trying to get the damn thing to accept an M05 command in preparation for a bar pull. I called the program with an M98...
View ArticleProduction tube drilling
Hey guys, we got an RFQ for drilling a ton of holes through tubing and this isn't something we do much of. The steel tubes are approx. 2" dia X .065 wall and they get 24 9mm holes drilled in them along...
View ArticleFadal oiler ,and pneumatic tensioner question
Finally got my VMC40 powered up it's alive mostly, have to figure out why the 4th axis doesn't work after the move, Fortunately VMC electric is close so that shouldn't be a problem. I have an air oiled...
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Machining off-the-shelf screws-please help!
I'm trying to machine these socket head screws bought from Mcmaster (p/n 92185A624). I attached image of them. I have about 2,000 to do and I'm getting nowhere fast. The machine is a 2010 Takamaz...
View ArticleElectric Solenoid for Air Shutoff
I'd like to wire an air solenoid in my three CNCs to turn off the air once the machine is shutoff automatically at night after hitting an M30. Currently the machine turns off and the spindle bearing...
View Article4140 - RC40-44 - speed/feed recommendations
In the past I have asked and received awsome information from you guys for machining 4140 RC 30-35 hard. This time however I am working with RC 40-44 stuff, and it is kicking my butt ( actually,...
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TNS Boring Bar
Hello, Firstly I'd like to introduce myself as a new member to this forum, hope you are all well. I currently work at a machine shop in Belfast Northern Ireland and we are having some trouble with 80mm...
View Articlelooking to buy a good vmc for the shop--any ideas???
Hello all... I have been tasked to find a few good vmc's for the shop as the ones we have are old, to say the least. Right now we have a bunch of monarch's... 75,150,175... and an older okuma that I...
View ArticleHaas ec-400 too many characters! Help!
I ran into an issue that has prevented me from uploading programs to my Haas EC-400 HMC. I recently uploaded a program via USB and upon copying it to memory I received an error about "too many...
View ArticleRenishaw probe single surface true X Y Z position
Hi all I'm trying to measure the true position and orientation of a plane, arbitrarily positioned and oriented in 3D, with a Renishaw 40-2 probe and Inspection Plus. This is on a HAAS VF-3. What I'm...
View ArticleCincinnati Arrow 1000 Kollmorgen BDS4 Overvolts Error
I have an Arrow 1000 A2100 control, when power is applied, the Z-axis BDS4 drive (230VAC) displays an overvolts error. It is the first in line and the X and Y axis do not display the error. The BDS4/5...
View ArticleFavorite Aluminum End mill?
Up til now, with my smaller VMC (BT40 Spindle), I have a couple of end mills I keep in the ATC that I use alot for general machining work, like pockets and profiles. They are 1/4" and 1/2" 2 Flute...
View ArticleHow Many Here Use Fryer Machines?
Just curious how many here use Fryer CNCs. I know reedprentice got one recently. We have a VB-40 VMC with Anilam control and a lathe with Siemens control (forget the model #). Ours are used for small...
View ArticleDoosan VMC alternatives?
Looking to buy a new VMC with a 50" X axis capability and so far the Doosan DNM II 650 is coming out ahead BUT before I write the cheque I want to make sure I've considered the alternatives. First up I...
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Wheel dial program questions.
Hi Everyone, We are repairing a Huron mill and a few of the handles were broken so we thought that we would make a few new ones. I started thinking about what the easiest way was to program it in my...
View ArticleFunky Axis Moves - Control or Mechanical?
Fagor 8055Tc control. 2 axis lathe. Servos connected to each axis screw by belt. Yesterday, while setting tools, noticed that the X axis seemed to jump when the direction of motion changed(using the...
View ArticleNikken rotary table problem
Morning all, I'm having an intermitant problem with Nikken Rotary table on my Kitamura H250 Fanuc 18i control. During rapid motions of the C axis(nikken table), sometimes my machine alarms with 453 C...
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