'95 leadwell 760-AP startup help - Fanuc OM-F
I have just received this machine, with dead backup batteries. The machine has been "reset." I've got a nice pamphlet with my machine's serial number printed on it, with the Parameter list. I've...
View ArticleLNS QuikLoad top cut position question
Just getting our LNS QuikLoad up and running here. I have a question............Where exactly should I be setting the top cut position? In front of the chuck? How far behind the collet pads should I be...
View ArticleRobodrill A-T10C Rapid Travers override help.
I just bought a Robodrill A-T10C. As a machinist for 15 years I have never came across a machine that the rapid traverse override speeds from low to 25 percent so far apart. At the low setting its...
View Articleexpanding mandrel collets on a mill - whats out there
I am looking for possibly an expanding mandrel that I can actuate with either pnuematic or hydraulic to grip a part in a 4th on the 5/8 id on one end. Most of what I see in msc requires a tapered bolt...
View ArticleAnyone using or have Integration info on a Chick Pneu-Dex Indexer?
I've acquired a used Chick Pneu-Dex consisting of a sub plate with a pair of horizontally mounted 4 sided tombstones with 4" double vices on each side. As it turns out Chick doesn't apparently provide...
View ArticleHoles at an angle in large plates?
I have a large ish job, the material size is apox 2000mm x 1200m, my problem is i need to put some large diameter holes into it, some of these holes will partly cut into some hard inserts. I have an...
View ArticleScotchbright 3M brand !!
Hi ALL !!! for what it's worth, a bit of crc or wd40 with Scotchbright 3M along with a good bit of elbow grease will bring up any tooling that has ( slight ) surface rust like New !! (well almost) also...
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Hardinge CHNC11 Error trouble.
This one is a little interesting, with chips too! So I got this lathe and have powered it up last night for the first time. It was running at the time it was purchased by a friend of mine and in good...
View ArticleBest values CNC lathe w/live tooling?
Hi all, new to the forum and looking for some advice. We are a small CNC department in a company that specializes in aftermarket automotive parts, but we do some job shop stuff as well. We are looking...
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How to set a Z reference on an angled surface MISSION COMPLETED
A week or two back I was asking about how to set a reference on a surface in a sine plate. I had always previously been able to use other methods to find my origins but I had a job where I had a...
View ArticleRead CNC macro book
So what book does everybody recommend after reading the "custom macro B" book?
View Articleprobing
my company just bought a hemle with heidenhain control and i was trying to get it to probe in z to set the c rotation with the a axis at the 90 degree along the x axis or along the y axis to set the a...
View ArticleBallscrew for CNC conversion
Hello All, Inspired by Bob Warfield over at cnccookbook, I have been contemplating converting a manual mill to CNC using some very nice surplus servo and ballscrew assemblies that I came across. I am...
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Ballbar for sale
Many times I mentioned in this forum the advantages of using Ballbar as a diagnostic tool of CNC machinery. I've been using Ballbars for over 20 years, in hundreths of sessions on different machines....
View Article1.5" deep 0.094dia hole.... 3,050 times.. reccomendations?
Anyone have a manufacturer recommendation for a production environment deephole drill? I have 3,050 parts to make with a single blind 1.5" deep 0.094 dia hole. I have 800psi though spindle coolant...
View ArticleSeibu Hirschmann Gang Lathe
I a'm looking at a Seibu Hirschmann Gang Lathe. i can't seem to find much information on these machines on line and my concern is with support and parts. Does anyone have any experience with these...
View ArticleDoosan HP4000 Horizontal
Looking into buying a Doosan Horizontal and it doesn't seem to have been discussed much on the forum. Anyone have much experience with these? 14k RPM Direct Drive Spindle 30hp 116 Tools Full B axis...
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Lagunmatic 3516 VMC, just got out of a control issue, now having lube issues
Hi guys, I do not post much but read quite a bit. I purchased this VMC a while back and just got it into a space where I can operate it. Its a 1996 vintage with the Acramatic/Vickers/Siemens A2100...
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Aciera F1 NC to CNC
Hi I am new owner of Aciera F1 milling machine, in fact it was in original just NC machine with huge , something like computer. Now the machine was converted to CNC with embedded PC in one of stand of...
View ArticleYet another Gang Tool holder
Hi! I have built a gang tool system for my lathe. Design goals were: Has to fit into a Multifix B QCTP (so limited to short parts)All sub-holders symmetrical, so I could use them upside down or...
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