New Job, new machines
I took a new job (again) to lead a machine shop and I have found they have 2 new CNC Machines. One is a VX400 Milling Center with 12K spindle. :D and the other is a CNC lathe (forget model) with live...
View ArticleDrawbar noise?
Sharp SV 2412 8K Spindle. A noise just began happening on every tool change. There's a 'thunk' sound coming from the spindle. It's not a tool popping. It makes the sound with no tool in the spindle....
View ArticleStrange movement during G112 on NLX machine w/live tooling. Help
Hey guys. Ok today I was finally able to put in my program and test it. (XC polar interpolation, face contouring) It didn't work at first at all. MC puts lots of G and M codes in orders my machines...
View ArticleNeed help identifying a tapered thread
I've got a part a customer wants me to duplicate (no drawing). I've only got a sample piece to work with. It appears to be a vacuum line off of something automotive. One end has a barb on the end of it...
View ArticleFirst timer programming questions
I feel kind of silly asking, but I'm looking at picking up my first CNC machine and have some questions on programming it. Let's say I have a CAM package like Unigraphics/NX and make my program. How do...
View ArticleSupermax ma3 parameters
Hi everyone, I have a supermax max 3 (YMC-VMC-72A) WITH A FANUC 0M CONTROL, THE PARAMETERS GOT LOST, SOMEONE HAVE A BACKUP???
View ArticleMild steel cutting speeds
hey guys whats up? i was wonderin if i could get som tips from the pros. im machining some mild steel and i keep messing up the endmills. its a 3/8 endmill, carbide 4 flutes speed 2000 feed 8 ipm depth...
View Article1018 crs Cavity hogging
Hi guys, so this is my first post and I have a couple questions. I am cutting a solid stock piece of 1018 cold rolled steel - 5-1/4in OD and 3.5in long. I am using a Haas Tm2 open table Cnc vertical...
View Articleproblem with control panel emcotronic TM02
Just joined this forum so i will introduce myself first. My name is Danny from the netherlands and recently purchased my first secondhand CNC milling machine (Emco VMC-200) I am planning to produce my...
View ArticleMori Seiki Control Questions (options on MAPPS IV?)
We're seriously considering an NLX-2500Y lathe with Mitsubishi control (M730BM) running their MAPPS IV software. I've had a hard time deciphering from the quote and the various online material what...
View ArticleNeed help fixing a Fanuc drive throwing a 438: V axis : INV ABNORMAL CURRENT...
Machine is a Kitamura HX 400i with dual ball screws on each major axis. Powered it up yesterday and detected an unusual hum and small vibration. Zero returned machine for grins and the noise went away....
View Articleunusual and special G codes...
there r many unusual and special type G code which r normally not used in daily cnc programming and setting that's y many guys dont know enough about their function and uses, i m one of them:(...but i...
View ArticleMori DuraVertical 5100 (40x20 VMC) - opinions? Must-have features?
In addition to the Mori NLX-2500Y lathe we're considering, we're also looking real hard at a DuraVertical 5100 VMC: 41x21x20 travels, dual contact spindle (12,000 rpm), belt conveyor left discharge, 30...
View ArticleC axis showing heavy load when spindle is running
Same machine as all my other recent posts - doosan S310SMLY with 18i-TB. Whenever the spindle is running in "ordinary lathe" mode, the C axis load meter is pegged, even though the spindle load meter...
View ArticleDeep slotting
I have a job to quote that requires 15 slots 3 inches in length in 6061. Each slot is .29 wide by 2.9 deep. The fin between each slot is .06. the slots are open on each end. I am milling a demo piece...
View ArticleLooking for a CNC 2-Axis Drilling Machine
Does anyone out there make a standard 2-Axis CNC Drill with the following features: 1). 10 - 20 HP Spindle with coolant thru the tool capability. 2). Travels in the "Y" and "Z" axis only. The...
View Articleremoving heidenhain encoder from Siemens 1Ft6064 servomotor
So have a bad servomotor, and bought a new one from a giant ebay seller that appears to have a bad encoder. Wile I wait for a response I decded to see what was involved in removing the encoder from my...
View ArticleYasnac MX3
Hey guys I have a Matsuura 510VS Year 1987 with Yasnac MX3 controller. 2 D work is fine, but only when I do simultaneous 3 D , the machine jerks on the arc movement, someone told me I need a very old...
View ArticleTraining and Management
After beating my head against the wall for over twenty years trying to get management to set up some type of structured training program, I am feeling somewhat frustrated. It seems that they think "...
View ArticleFadal TRM tapping question
Hi everyone, I have another question about my old TRM. After finally getting height offsets figured out, with tons of help from you all, I was able to run a couple of programs. The first one ran...
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