5 Axis Opinions
Hi, I'm making some tentative looks in to a penitential high volume complex part, that's pretty small (Ø55mmx25mm) and requires full 5 axis machining, holding pretty tight form tolerances. The machines...
View ArticleArrow 500 with Arcramatic 2100
Hi Can anyone help with a Arrow 500 cnc with a vickers (Siemens 2100) control. Machine will not power up when the (power required) comes on. Error reads ( a conflict has been detected between two...
View ArticleNon-Macro variables... New Haas TL-1 w/o Macro B
I have a threaded part that varies slightly in dimension and each part will be cut to fit. Rather than altering several entries in the program for each part, can I list a series of variables at the top...
View ArticleMazak QT20
I have a line on a '84 QT20, Mazatrol T1 control, not under power. I have no cnc lathe experience but have a bit of cnc mill, VMC, HMC time. This machine looks pretty good in the images, I'm trying to...
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Newbie drill question
Hello everyone! I´m new to this CNC machinery. I started to work a few time ago and i have e few questions... Take this one, for example, which one is the right way to mount the SECO drill?! My mentor...
View ArticleRS232 stopped sending/ still recieving
As of this morning I can send programs from CNC to PC, but not PC to CNC. I can open the program in Predator, hit send, it will wait for flow control, then I go to machine and hit receive. The bit...
View ArticleHow to achieve burr free cut on aluminum extrusions
Currently I am using a small bandsaw for stainless steel flat stock and a miter saw for aluminum band saw. Recently I received some precut misumi aluminum extrusion and I noticed the smooth and burr...
View ArticleHaastec 2013
April 9-12 Anyone going? I plan to, went 2 years ago and thought it was pretty good. The factory tours are on foot and another in golf carts which was interesting. The live machine demos gives you a...
View ArticleMachining hardened M2 tool steel
All, Got a few new jobs where I need to rough turn and then harden some M2 steel to 58-60 Rc. I will then need to hard turn it to close tolerance. I know they have made good advancement in carbide...
View ArticleOkuma lathe with a OSP5020L controller G74
When I am in G74 peck drilling it drills to depth rapids out in front of the part rapids back in to .050 from depth I would like to change it to .010 what do I have to change?
View ArticleM98 subroutine
Ok so here's the deal we are trying to put an engraved logo on the part we are making. This logo was sent to us in fanuc sp? Format for our HAAS mill. So we are using an M98 as you just put the engrave...
View ArticleBlack bandit
Hi everybody !!! be gentle im new to this , but i realy could do with your help, i have a 1996 bmc 30/m hurco mill ultimax 3 , the problem is it powers up but does go through the menues as per normal...
View ArticleFanuc 3m
I have a system 3m model C, I can't seem to clear "NOT READY", machine won't jog. "THND" is on the screen, when switch selector to "JOG" this does not change to "JOG", just stays at "THND" When I hold...
View ArticleWhat end mills for producing excellent finishes on the face
Recently, I had some parts which needed a good cosmetic finish on the surface and the end mills I were using were not working very well. It was a three tooth and judging from the finish, it looked like...
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Trembling problems, how to solve them?!
Today i had another problem... in the middle of a work something happened and i did not figured out what... the image talks for herself... after 2 pieces like that, the problem disapeared... i did...
View ArticleMazak QT10 red ATC
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has information on a problem that i am having with my Mazak. Red alarm 1 and 2 keep coming on. It is happening inconsistanly sometimes the 1 sometimes the 2. I...
View ArticleLead Screws Adjusting Problem
Hello Everyone! First off I'm pretty new to milling, only been doing it about a month now and have been struggling a lot. There is no one at my current company that has milled before so I'm stuck...
View Articlelooking to learn more
I have 18 years experience , last 13 years as a injection mold builder and 5 years before that as a manual machinist . I am currently doing all my programing with mastercam , building molds doesn't...
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New Machine Day!
I have been in the market for a new mill for at least the last year. Looked at a LOT of machines, some good, some not so much. We have had a pair of old Okuma Cadet 4020's for the last three years,...
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A2100 Diagnostic Errors after installnig new Power supply - tree VMC750
Need a little help diagnosing a little problem on a tree vmc 750 I picked up last year running A2100 control.. 1st was trying to trouble shoot Y axis encoder error and was going to check power supply...
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