Spotting for carbide drills
drilling 4140 PH, but reguardless of mat'l what is the general concensus about spotting for a carbide drill? ive been told do it, dont do it, depends on the size...ect... right now im spotting using a...
View ArticleSource for Aluminum 4032 1" diameter bars
I need about 40 feet of the stuff. Sadly the cheapest place I know to buy it is at McMaster. Anyone know a better place to buy it? Thanks, Matt
View ArticleCentra-dex mills
Hey, gotta question for you guys out there. I have a good selection of the Valenite Centra-dex 1 & 2 flute indexable mills(these mills came with a machine we purchased). I just can't seem to get a...
View ArticleCoatings on tools for titanium alloys - useless?
Hello, I've noticed that most coatings on tools (milling, turning, etc) that cut titanium alloys (i.e. Ti-6Al-4V) come off right away. Even at low cutting speeds if you put the tool under a microscope...
View ArticleAble to add 4 axis on a Fanuc 3m
Hi I'm very new to the cnc world. I'm contemplating on buying an old Fanuc 7 drill/mill with a 7 tool revolver running a 3m controller. For it to suit my needs i need to add a 4th axis. A rotarytable....
View ArticleCarbide drills in 316 SS, peck or not?
7/16" coolant thru carbide drill. 1 inch deep in cast 316ss. IF I should peck drill, how much per peck? If you want to throw in any speed and feed recommendations, that would be welcome as well. Thanks...
View ArticleConverting lathe program from G50
Controller Fanuc 21Ti I have some old programs that I would like to convert from G50 to use geometric offests. I followed Ox's advice in this thread and am using G10 command. The problem I am having is...
View ArticleProduction with Aluminum, DLC worth it?
6061 and 7075. Form tools and normal endmills. I have everything dialed in now but if I could increase my tool life just enough to offset the cost of the DLC it would be worth it to us due to lost time...
View ArticleNewbie question - installing Autoblok chuck
I have never worked with a CNC lathe before so this is all new to me. We have a Cincinati Hawk lathe that we are setting up. The machine came with both a collet chuck and an Autoblock 250. We are...
View ArticleCNC Prototyping Mill
Hey everyone, Been a while since I've posted anything. I'm looking to by a little CNC mill to use in my prototyping shop. I'm having trouble finding a machine that is somewhere between a Roland...
View ArticleSuggestions for 1/16 dia drill in hardened material
I got a delicate one here. Trying to fix some parts I screwed up. In doing it, I need to drill 1/16 diameter holes into some parts that are hardened to 51 - 55 RC. The hole is to accept a roll pin, so...
View ArticleMachine Power on Acramatic 2100
Hey guys i just purchased an arrow 500 ero and got it back to my shop i wired everything up and i am having issues turning the machine power on . when i hold the power button it hummms as if the motor...
View Article3NE-300 with Fanuc 5t issues
I have a new (to me) 1979 Hitachi Seiki 3NE-300 with a Fanuc 5t control. The machine was working before it was moved 20 miles to a new shop. All voltages are correct on the boards and taps for the...
View ArticleYang Mill Loses its Mind
I recently purchased a 2004 Yang SV1000 (ser# Z90008), Fanuc control. This was the same machine as the Hardinge of the time period. It was warehoused since 2004 and had never been in production. It has...
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New machine day. The Onsrud teaser addition
Our new Onsrud Panel Pro showed up today. IRRC it's 64" x 240" Here is a quick shot. This will make 4 routers for us now. This should really help our capacity problems.. She will handle a sheet on each...
View ArticleManual bridgeport torq-cut 22
Hello, Does somebody has the manuals for a bridgeport torq-cut 22 with dx32 controller as a pdf? Thanks, Duesentrieb
View ArticleMighty Viper VT-8 Mitsubishi Meldas 64L Control Lost Parameters
Unfortunately my backup battery died without warning and I lost all the parameters in my machine. I talked to Mitsubishi, initialized and reformatted the control. I have a stack of manuals here and I'm...
View Articlecitizen swiss sub spindle problem
Hey everyone, I'm running a citizen k16. The part is .280 long with OD of .038 and has a .030 drilled completely thru. I'm having problems keeping clamping pressure on sub it keeps varying. I can't...
View ArticleOkuma Mill ES-V4020 Error 1170
Tried to fire up mill tonight got error 1170 Alarm A Mcs Magnetic Encoder Alarm 4b004b1 anyone seen this one? Spindle starts then alarm shows up and the spindle slows to a stop.
View ArticleG98~G99 Okuma OSP-P200 Control
We just got our Hardinge GX1000 with an Okuma OSP-P200 control up and running the other day and I've done a couple jobs already without a problem. Today I was drilling some holes in the bottom a of a...
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