Bridgeport Alarm
I run a Bridgeport Torq Cut 22 with a DX32 control. Keep getting an alarm "Shot pin not in place during spindle operation" . Some times it comes up as soon as the tool contacts the work piece, other...
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radius corner breaks
Was wondering what is the best way to run a part similar to the one in the center of pic it is a titanium washer od of .160 and id of .120. Running this on a Tsugami cnc swiss. Also has a max radius...
View Article#5043 and look ahead
Hello everyone, As it's established, a fanuc 0i-MC has a pre-read feature. So if I write: (From WCS position Z-50) G0 Z-100 #110 = #5043 G0 X-30 Z-150 Because of the read ahead feature, while...
View ArticleNew to site but need some help
Hi everyone this is my first post my name is Bryan I need some guidance here, I am in a training program at a shop learning mazatrol now I have gcode experience and some master cam but mazatrol is just...
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helical rise too steep error on fadal with 88hs
Hey guys, its me again, so i just started to run a part i coded with solidCAM i3d machinig, everything was going great until i got an error and the machine stopped. i got the HELICAL RISE TOO STEEP....
View ArticleMagazine article about thread form tapping...
From the current edition of CIM. Don?t Blame It on the Tap! - Canadian Industrial Machinery
View ArticleDynapath Control in Ohio
Hi All, Been out of CNC machining for a while now, looking to get back into it again slowly. Just bought a Tree J425 with Dynapath Delta 20 control. Powered up this weeked and was able to home and zero...
View ArticleNC4 laser tool setter software help
Hi, We have a NC4 laser tool setter installed on a machine with Fanuc oi MD.Software is also installed. From the CD it includes, we located an "easy program guide", which turned out to be not so "easy"...
View ArticleLive tool newbie
Hey guys have any of you ever run into problem with a live tool lathe not repeating position when you try to rerun a tool? it's like the C axis resets position. I'm on a Takasawa TC-350 with a Fanuc...
View ArticleReal world cost of owning a CNC
I have been looking to add a smaller CNC mill to my home "shop". I am curious to know what the real cost of ownership is. Mainly referring to maintenance costs. Any home shop guys here care to share...
View ArticleHaas TL1 vs Southweat Indistries 1630SX
The company I am working for is in the market for a new CNC lathe to replace our aging Easy Path Romi Bridgeport lathe. The above models are presently the lathes we are contemplating. I am fairly...
View ArticleNeed some finishing advice.
Hey all, So the good news is my 4 axis gem is working well, making some nice little motorcycle parts already. I tried to make a set of rearsets today as a pre-production run, and I was horrified at my...
View ArticleMachining Stainless Steel sheets
Good Morning All, Does anyone have expirience CNC machining stainless steel sheets that are .010" in thickness? the material options i have are 301 Full Hard, 301 Half Hard, 302/304 Full Hard, and...
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CT/BT 40 pull stud interchangability?
I've got a CAT40 spindle on one mill, and a BT40 on the other. I bought my NSK high speed spindle with a CAT40 holder..... But I'd like to run it in my BT40 machine. Of course the taper is the same,...
View ArticleToshiba Tosnuc 888 Programming Help
Boss picked up a Toshiba Horizontal with a Tosnuc888 control and I'm the lucky one that gets to attempt to make magic happen. Problem 1 - I have to mill a slot 5" inside a tube with an Angled head...
View ArticleDetermining active TLO on Fanuc 31i-A5 (As compared to Heidenhain iTNC530...)
Good day all. I run two different styles of CMC Mills. One style has a Fanuc 31i-A5 control on it, and the other style machine has a Heidenhain iTNC530 control on it. On the Heidenhain, there is a nice...
View ArticleHow similar is HAAS operation to Daewo Puma 6
I have a customer who has a Daewoo Puma 6 with Mitsubishi controls. For what ever reason they have no operators or programmers to run in house work for them. Management has no clue how to load programs...
View ArticleHitachi Seiki not booting
Just wondering if anyone could help me? We are a small 2 man CNC shop with a 1997 Hitachi Seiki VM40 that doesn't attempt to boot and almost instantly flashes an error...
View ArticleStrange positioning issue..... (unsolved puzzle)
So I've got the 3 new M140X1 machines that I'm setting up. Got the first one done and ran off. Setting the two right beside of it up now. Got the clamping system on the second machine operable today...
View ArticleDead length vs pullback collet chuck accuracy (5c collets)
Existing threads seem sparse on this. The deadlength collet chucks are usually 2-3x the price. If I keep the diameter of my part within +/- 0.0003", what can I expect my positioning tolerance in the Z...
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