Aluminum drill options
Ok aluminum guys I need some help. Most of my work is tool steel and stainless so I am lost and salesmen are not helping good. I need to drill a .315 hole 2 inches deep in 6061 aluminum. My issue is it...
View ArticleCoolant and Oil Separation-Do we really need to replace coolants?
Question for those more educated on coolants and oils and such- We're running Blaser Universal 2000 and keep pretty good tabs on concentration and such. Our turning centers put a pretty good amount of...
View ArticleBoring Head Question
I'm interested in purchasing a boring head for machining to size a few 1.5" holes on tool holder blocks I want to make for my CNC lathe (Takisawa). The goal will be to machine the blocks on the mill,...
View ArticleHaas bar loader on an Okuma lathe?
I am looking for a bar loader for my Okuma lathe (OSP 200L control) and ran across a Haas 300 loader for reasonable money. Anybody here successfully used one on a not-a-haas machine?
View ArticleReducing Diameter of 316 Dowel Pins on CNC Lathe
I have a job that calls for some stepped diameter dowel pins. The pins are standard McMaster 316 Stainless. Our lathe is a HAAS ST-30 with an S30 style collet chuck. I only need a handful of parts...
View ArticleTold I need to quiet my machines down. Any good quiet endmills out there?
So my shop lies right on the other side of a wall with a bunch of software programmers, and apparently they've finally gotten a little fed up with the noise (It's been a little over a year since the...
View ArticleMitsubishi Spindle drive issues?
Mitsubishi horizontal CNC mill. I had a Mitsubishi field service guy out Last Friday to examine the wiring harness that goes from the drive to the motor. Something was puzzling me. Turns out, there is...
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Fanuc Missing Softkeys. Is this a standard or full keyboard?
I have been doing my best to restrain from posting the questions I seem to encounter the moment I conquer something else relating to this Fanuc 0mb control because I have eventually been able to figure...
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CNC waterjet cut machine price
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View ArticleHaas tool eye
i HAVE A HAAS SL 30, RECENTLY PURCHASED SECOND HAND. EVERYTHING SEEMS TO WORK FINE BUT THE TOOL MEASURING EYE SEEMS TO BE ABOUT 1/4" ABOVE CENTER. iT DOSEN'T LOOK DAMAGED IN ANY WAY. COULD IT HAVE BEEN...
View ArticleCAPTO or KM system?
Alright experienced people,what are you guys opinions on the two head to head? Im looking at adapting a couple of stations on our old lathe to use one of these to maker boring bar and drill changes...
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When to use a shoulder mill?
I have been making these 6061 blocks 3 x5 2.5 thick for a customer for a couple of years now and now we're doing 200-300 per month. Running them on a Hurco VM-10 15 HP spindle. We have been cutting the...
View ArticleAutomated rifle brass neck turning on my Haas VF-2
This was my first foray into multiple part automation. I've yet to delve into the arena of pallet changers and barfeeders so when I saw a PM member's shop, and his brass neck turning setup, it was so...
View ArticleSimple/inexpensive zero point-like workholding?
I often run large parts that would be greatly simplified by the type of clamping provided by zero point clamps, but don't require the automation or precision that comes with them. A good example is a...
View ArticleCpm 15v
Recently got a job for this material. Never machined it before. I was just wondering if anybody has any experience with this. Its just destroying cutters after about three or four parts I am using a...
View ArticleHaas alarm 336 a axis disabled
Yesterday I was using a rotary table. Today after I unhooked it and changed my setting 30 from the hrt to none. Now every time I try to run a program I get a 336 A axis disabled alarm. Is there a...
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Machine engraved logo needs self compensating CNC to correct for part variances
We need to have 1700 anodized aluminum caps: 2.5" OD machine engraved 0.010 deep with a text only logo that reads SLX 303 (on two lines). See example: Because the caps do not rest flat at a consistent...
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Fanuc 16TT Circuit Board Advise Needed
After two expensive service calls yielded nothing and learning who not to send circuit boards for testing I finally am getting somewhere with a machine that has been down for over a year. Sending out...
View ArticleCarbide machining - 12L14 Steel
Hi, I am trying to cut steel with uncoated carbide 90 deg. end mills (four flute). I am using a depth of cut 0.125in, 2600 rpm with a feed rate of 11ipm with coolant flood on. The teeth just broke away...
View ArticleCAD CAM software
Hey guys, I am looking for a new 3D package for our shop and would like everyone's opinion on what they are running and how you like it. Any info will help, currently looking into master cam powermill...
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