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New Machine Day! Haas ST-20
TODAY.....was finally the day! New machine day!! Out with the old! And in with the new! To see the whole story, click on the link below. http://www.practicalmachinist.com/vb...ilding-282566/ Best...
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Noob tasked w/ Siemens 840c controller stuck in Reset mode (Hyundai Hit 18S)
Hi Guys, I was wondering if I might impose upon some of the experts here for some advise. I'm an all round IT guy & do some IT work for a local machinist. My background would be in PC repair...
View ArticleKitamura H500 Machinig Centre Problem
Hello All, We have a new to us, Kitamura H500, horizontal machining centre with an Fanuc 11M control and 60 tool magazine. We are having a lot of problems with the tool change. Right at the moment, we...
View ArticleHarley Davidson Twin Cam Head model?
Hi all! I have a pet project and I looking for Harley davidson twin cam head dimensions. Specifically Im looking for true center of the piston bore in relation to the rocker box mountiing holes....
View ArticleHow do you find center of a 4th axis on a VMC?
Trying to figure out how to best find the location of the rotation axis on a 4th axis rotary mounted about the X axis.. The more I learn about 4th axis machining, the more I realize having your work...
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So, Fanuc doesn't make enough money already and needs more for batteries ?
So they design a very unique case with the battery hidden away. It is easier to change out though...and less likely to get disconnected by accident than the previous wired connector design...so maybe...
View Article4-40 2b Thread in Delrin - Force on Go Gage
Have a part out of delrin with a 4-40 hole thru .150 thick. The major diameter of the hole is .0025 from the outside wall. I tapped with an h5 cut tap as an h7 tap bulged the wall. The parts gage a...
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Premature countersink failure
Material 4130 annealed. 45 SFM .0012 IPT Rapidkut 6 flute Cobalt TiN coating. .209" hole That's the very first hole. I got nuthin. I use these same parameters for HSS. I thought I might get a little...
View Article2007 Sharp 2412S vs. New Haas TM2P
Hey guys, I'm curious to hear both sides of the coin when it comes to these two machines. From what I have read, it seems that the Sharp is very rigid for its size and can make some pretty decent cuts...
View Articleresetting zero pos. for parts catcher
hi all. i am trying to reset the zero position for a travelling parts catcher on a mori seiki. I have fague instructions on how about doing it but i just cannot get d242.3 to change to 1 to allow me to...
View Article4th axis rotary losing position when machine is turn on next day
Hello everybody i have a problem that i think may be an easy fix i have a doosan dnm 500 vmc with a kitagawa 4th axis rotary put on by ats systems every day at night i return all axis to the home...
View ArticleFadal 88hs Threadmilling HELP!?
I have written a threadmill program that works perfectly as a stand alone program. The problem is when I copy and paste it inside my main program, use it as a sub routine, or use it as a sub program,...
View ArticleSmooth a angled surface on a VMC
Hello, I have a 75 degree angled surface on a part that i roughed out with a standard end mill. I would like to smooth it out with a .375Rad ball mill i know i need to set the ball tangent to that...
View ArticleProgram movement of sub spindle
Hey guys, on this lathe I am working on, it has a sub spindle in which I have never worked with before. I know what they can do however understanding the program part of it not so much. An easy...
View ArticleHaas tool change noise, spindle grinding?
Got a 98 VF3 toolchanges are usually loud, acts like the tool is stuck in the spindle. I talked to a guy here in So. Cal ( ARN Rebuild) who says regrinding the spindle will help this. It drops tools...
View ArticleFinally got my five minutes of fame! Fall 2013 Throughput Magazine.
Our shop was in the fall 2013 Throughput magazine. It's never gonna hit the magazine rack at the grocery store, but still pretty cool. Throughput Magazine Fall 2013 Thats my ugly mug in front of my...
View ArticleSRAM Back-up Proceedure for Fanuc 18 ???
We got the "NC" params out fine, but we haven't found the right procedure for the "PMC". We have a procedure that we picked up here, this is all we got: sxwqt Tried some other procedure that we...
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Didn't know my parting tool could do this...
I roughed most of the outside with a CCGT insert, and roughed the undercut/finished with my 2.2mm parting tool (Korloy, Sawman, from Exkenna). Turns out if you go slow enough, you can actually do...
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Didn't know my parting tool could do this...
I roughed most of the outside with a CCGT insert, and roughed the undercut/finished with my 2.2mm parting tool (Korloy, Sawman, from Exkenna). Turns out if you go slow enough, you can actually do...
View ArticleMori Seiki oil leaks
does any one have any advise on replacing the way seals on a Mori Seiki SL-150 with Y axis?
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