Trouble with Fanuc 0m tool length offset
Ive been taken back to an old fanuc Om on a kiwa colt and having a horrible time with offsets. 1st, I set all the tool lengths to 3" off table then the last tool I zero'd the relative. 2nd, I moved the...
View Articletapping help
i have a 9/16-18 BH11 tap going into 1018 any suggestions on speeds and feeds or would it be the same for a regular not over sized tap. I m using a 13.8mm drill
View ArticleHow to determine amount of physical memory present Fanuc 0TC control
Hi All, I tried searching the forum, but I can't find the method of determining the amount of physical memory present in my control. I know the bit is set for 20 meters.:cryin: I need to increase it,...
View ArticleFanuc spindle fault blown fuses.
I got all of the turret bugs worked out of the citizen f20. When I went to crank up the spindle for the first time it faulted out. I poked around and found two of the three main fuses on the drive are...
View Articleneed milling suggestions for small slot
I am going to have to mill a 0.0500" slot about 0.06" deep 1.500" long in cold roll. I have a 0.045 Fullerton 3 flt carbide mill to use. My mill will run at 4500 RPM max with 80 ipm feed max. I am...
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Trick for chucking short blanks
When ever I have larger diameter thin parts, I like to use my hard jaws for extra grip. The step on the jaws is usually to deep so I use "shims" in the bolt hole counterbores. I have a few different...
View ArticleDrill Suggestions for Making 15,000+ Holes in Aluminum
Which type(s) of drills will give me the highest feed rate for 0.192Ø" through holes in 0.125" thick aluminum? I was thinking about trying a 3fl drill, but it seems like it would gall up in a high-feed...
View ArticleDon't buy MicroKinetics products BEWARE HEADACHES please read
You need to read my other post on this company Microkinetics and read this. I really had it Bigist mistake in the world You know this company sucks theirs only one person their that is Nice Norm is a...
View ArticleOver extending tools
Have you guys ever over extended tools? Clamping on the farthest cut out of a Weldon shank on an Endmill or any other type of rotary tool. I was wondering if I should give it a try . Don't be afraid to...
View ArticleNeed help with boring tool idea.
I have a job coming up that I have run before using the tooling that existed when I came to my current place of employment. Basically it is a small aluminum jar shaped part with a .900"dia mouth, going...
View ArticleGrinding endmills on your cnc in situ
Just thinking out of the box it is commen practice on CNC jig grinders to dress the grinding stone on the machine in a corner of the table Diameter is automaticly compensated for Is this ever done with...
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This is the Issue I had with the CNC Machine
Hello Well At first i did try to form proper sentences and paragraphs. But when your pissed off its' easy to ramble on. After around 50-60 emails and the same idiot asking me what the issue is i tend...
View ArticleUser opinions - Okuma MB-V
Seriously looking at an Okuma MB-45V mill. 20K rpm, through coolant, 5 axis, OSP control I do believe. Anyone running them, if so how is the machine? Any issues? Good quality? This thing will be...
View ArticleMacro for milling a hex on a lathe
I'm pretty new to macro programming. I've been wanting to do one for milling a hex in a lathe, it comes up fairly regularly. Of course it's not difficult to figure out the points, but I wanted make it...
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Drilling inconel
Well, I've been milling slots in this inconel shaft for about a week now and I'm almost ready to drill it. The drills are for #6-32, #4-40 & 1/4-28 spiraloc taps. Not really sure what these...
View ArticleMachining Glass Reinforced Epoxy Laminate Sheets.
I've got a project that requires machining just over a thousand smallish parts from R-4 (FR4) Glass Reinforced Epoxy Laminate Sheets. Specifically G10 or G11. Most of the parts are smallish being about...
View ArticleBridgeport Interact 316 Magazine Alarms
Hi I have a small interact 316 with 2 x 8 tool magazines. Just recently I've been getting "alarm 2029 Mag. 2 count alarm" and "alarm 2030 Mag. 2 not ref'ced" So I can only use 1 magazine but I want to...
View ArticleA super cheap way to produce a Anti-Vibe boring bar
Actually it's a free way if you have a standard bar anyway, I was just reading a post in the general forum on building a boring bar out of cast iron to maybe help with vibrations, well I've pretty much...
View ArticleContract Programmer >> I know you've seen this before...but I'm actually good :)
Yes gentleman, another one has popped up. I'm throwing my hat in the ring of contract programmers hoping to differentiate myself from the others who have posted similar threads before me. A quick...
View ArticleSet G30 macro issue
Hi all... Machine is Daewoo Puma 2100SY FANUC 32i control. Trying to set secondary home for tool changes both on main and sub spindle. Having 2 separate issues. I have a macro program that we use in...
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