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Hi all, This is Xia from Torrey Hills Technologies. We are selling copper tungsten rod, molybdenum rod and tungsten rod on amazon. Since Amazon is focusing on B2C, we are running like B2B. It is a...
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This is our shop. And the owner wont put vents!!!!
I'll assume you see the smoke. some one is turning od and they are smoking the place out. The pic does no justice. Attached Thumbnails Â
View ArticleFanuc OT Servo Alarms...need help............................
Just got my 1991 Hardinge Conquest 42 w/ Fanuc O-T and live tooling delivered. Wired everything up and fired it up. After about 3-5 mins either jogging, programming, or even just sitting idle I get the...
View ArticleWhat cnc lathe to go for?
Hi, I seem to be going around in circles, im trying to decide on a new twin spindle multi axis lathe. I manufacturer rifle silencers, mostly aluminum work, some stainless. The Machines on my list, they...
View Articlereducing cycle times
How does everyone go about reducing cycle times on parts? My part consists of multiple parts cut from a tube. Is it just playing with feeds and speeds or is there more that someone can do? My usual...
View ArticleSwiss - turned plastic gears?
I know some folks having trouble getting their plastic gears made right... and it seems to me it should be possible to do them on a modern swiss-turn. These are very tiny gears, so I wonder if hobbing...
View Article5 axis (3+2,4+1) (Table / Table) Machines with Siemens 840D and Glass Scales
Thinking about adding another 5 axis...doesn't have to be full 5 as I haven't seen a 5 axis part come across my desk in the 3 years I've had these 3+2 machines. The 2 machines I have now are Siemens...
View ArticleFanuc spindle overspeed error
I own a Harrison 1330 CNC lathe fitted with a Fanuc 21i-t control. Name plate on the machine lists the spindle speed as 3500 RPM. This lathe i new to me so i do not have the previous history. When i...
View ArticleLooking for the right superglue for fixturing with coolant
I am making some small parts (.200 x .250 x .05) with a .089 hole in them. I am trying to hold a sheet with 90 of them super-glued to a fixture. I am using Mcmaster's brand of instant adhesive. I...
View ArticleAny Kits for a Bridgport Series II Z Axis
Wondering if anyone knows of, or has a Bridgeport series II with a Z axis on the Quill. Mine is currently using the Knee solely as the z axis. The ball screw nut went bad on the Knee and I'm debating...
View ArticleFanuc 10TA Parameter question.
I recently helped a little shop in Iowa with programming on a Victor10 lathe with the Fanuc 10TA control and he learned well. Now he has a problem out of my field of expertise. He lost all parameterrs,...
View ArticleHow to change Haas VF2 grid shift?
We have a bushing on the bed of the machine that never moves. It is our reference for G54X0Y0...not worth explaining. Today, after going to G54X0Y0, we are no longer in center of that bushing. We are...
View ArticleBoss 8, Boss10? What is the difference?
Just recently purchased a Bridgeport Series I and along with it came a Boss 8 users manual. So we thought we are dealing with a Boss 8 controller until we saw writing on the back that said Boss 10. Now...
View ArticleUsing M04 for thread milling
I have a couple of 1/4-28 Vargus thread mill I want to use and while I had one in my hand, I just noticed that they are like a left hand end mill, must use M04 with them. Any particular reasons?...
View ArticleManual tool unclamp from MDI
This is a question for the Fanuc Parameter gurus.. On my little Sharp 2412 with Fanuc OMiC I would like to be able to manually remove a tool from the spindle in MDI mode. Right now I have to switch to...
View ArticleMatsuura MC500V2 G54
Hello, Ive got my matsuura to the point where I am ready to program it. I've never run this machine so everything is new. I have manuals but I can't seem to set the G54 offset. There are some old...
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Should I be impressed? Dry 6061, Exkenna style, with bad video, on a crappy...
So I've been making these stupid parts for years... Its not great money, but usually its a good chunk of money.. So we go out and get 3 sticks of 3x3.... And then they change the design... a few months...
View ArticleFADAL spindle chiller thingie
I have a question, i apologyze in advance because this is probably a stupid question but..... how do i test the spindle chiller for proper operation? ive been running the machine 13 hours a day non...
View ArticleWTF? 021 Illegal plane axis commanded
Fanuc 18mc. Trying to od threadmill right hand climb cut 4 pitch acme. Get this error when tool starts to cut thread. Been doing id threadmill forever and never had this happen. N10 G17 G40 G49 G80 N20...
View ArticleDrawbar Pressure Gauge
My first post so bear with me. I have a Fadal VMC3016. The problems come and go but are starting to happen more often. This is a university shop and the machines are kept up pretty well, so abuse and...
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