How Do I Adjust The Gibs On a Box Way Turning Center?
I was having an issue with on of my Emco 342s where it was producing a beautiful finish on steel and then some 303 stainless parts and a terrible finish on an aluminum job right after. Taking the tool...
View ArticleBroken Y-Axis Linear Guide Truck + Messed Up Way Cover
So the way cover on our Hardinge VMC-600 II came apart, and I was starting to pop it back together when I noticed a lot of balls laying on the casting inside the machine. After further inspection,...
View ArticleTapping with a 5/8-11 Tap into Cast Steel....
Hey all- So I'm having some issues and just curious what other opinions are out there. So I am tapping some Cast Steel parts we have made for us. I'm tapping a thru hole at ~1" deep. I have a Hertel 3...
View Articlecrashed the machine - how to tell if its actually damaged?
Well, some bugs in the cam software, fatique on my part while fixing those bugs, yadda yadda and the machine slammed into aluminum hard enough to stall the motors and turn itself off. :( The buck stops...
View ArticleLess expensive alternative to Seco Turbo Mill?
I have a job that comes up regularly that I use a 1" 3-insert Seco Turbo mill on. I have tried a couple other tools, but this one works by far the best. The cutter body I have (this is my second one)...
View ArticleBridgeport V2 XT DX 32 and Bobcad headaches...
Hi Guys; I have this Bridgeport Series 1 V2 XT with DX 32 control. The issue at hand is the repetitive cycles. I can read the manual ok, but they only include a partial example and it does not make...
View ArticleNumber of axis question.
Hey guys. I have a quick question. Let's say we purchase a three axis mill. XYZ. But then we add in a programmable, powered indexing head. Let's call it C. If all 4 axis can move in unison is that a 4...
View ArticleTapping with a collet.
Hey guys another question. On our new Mori lathe we have live tooling and we're getting ready to do our first job w/a tapping cycle in it. In our other cnc mills I will always use one of our tap...
View Articlehelp sequencing tool pockets
1996 matsuura mc-510 vg i want to reset my tool #s according to the pockets in the controller to minimize the tool changer from spinning endlessly during a 17 tool program. my manual says to go to the...
View ArticleHitachi Seiki HT-40S Lathe Turret and tool release dpes mpt wprl
The lathe has a LX-2 control with the color display and interactive cotrol. I bought this machine about three years ago. The machine had been running in another shop for two years until it had a...
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32 Surface Finish In Counterbore
I have a job for a couple hundred parts that I need to pocket, counterbore and thread mill in 4140 Annealed steel. My problem is I need to hold a 32 finish on the bottom face of the c'bored hole and...
View ArticleRunning .015" endmill on Haas...
The smallest endmill I've ever ran on our Haas is about .031, using an endmill holder. I've got an aluminum job in a few weeks that requires a .015" endmill for some pocket that's .035 deep. Would...
View ArticleDraw bar question
I have a pneumatic draw baw on my CNC Bridgeport, not sure what brand it is. I was wondering if the shaft should be floating around in there. It seems like when I thread on my nt30 collets they only go...
View ArticleLeadwell Machining center stuck in middle of toolchange procedure
Hi I have committed a serious NO NO by hitting the reset during a toolchange on the Leadwell MCV1500BR with a Meldas M3 control. The program was missing an M5 before the G28 Z0 so the spindle was still...
View ArticleBest Inexpensive 4 x 8 CNC Router
I need to cut and engrave a number of wooden boards. I think a 4 x 8 foot CNC router would be the best option since it would prevent us from having to use a table saw. I think we need dual spindles...
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High Manganese Steel (Manganal) bushes
Hello, Here I am with few thousands of High Manganese (or rather, Manganal - typically 11% to 14% Mn ) steel bushes in variety of sizes. These range from OD 1.5" ~ 3", wall thickness 5~10 mm and...
View ArticleSuperslant voltage conversion
Hi all....I have a Hardinge Superslant with a 6T Control. Has anyone ever changed the operating voltage from 480 to 240? I am just wodering what all has to be converted over in the machine to make this...
View ArticleFANUC CNC Part counter..
How to stop the manual editing(MDI Mode) of part counter in FANUC cnc?
View Articleacramatic 2100 wont start up
hay all i have problem with an acramatic 2100 controll on a cincinnatti machine it wont go to the blue loading screen it is stalled at the checking harware screen it says to press spacebar to invoke...
View ArticleMachining CURVED COMPOSITE SHEETS
Hi, Since composites cant be bent like metal we are looking to machine it in the curved state. At the moment we are planing to use face-milled MDF that follows the curvature of the sheet. We will lay...
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