How Do I create ID NPT Thread Geometry?
I know I should know this.....,but I am trying to draw the profile of what I will bore the hole to for a 1/4-18 NPT thread in Gibbscam. I know what tap drill size it is, but where is the info that I...
View ArticleHardinge SB-4 GN6TC. What could be causing a 2005 Feed Hold
Long story short. I bought a late 80's Hardinge Super Slant about a year ago. Flew half way across the country to see it run prior to cutting a check. I watched it make parts. Two turrets. Live tools....
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New GCODE Generator App for Apple iPhone and iPad... suggestions needed!
Hi, I develop iOS apps for the iPhone and iPad. I have had some success developing simple apps that aid machinists in their everyday work. My reputation as a programmer is always at risk every time I...
View Articleadding MPG to a Monarch VMC
Does anyone have knowledge on what it would take to add a MPG to my monarch mill, the mill has a dynapath delta 20 control. Basically what I was wondering would it be possible to add a generic one,...
View ArticleSMW Space Saver 2200 - Need Manual/Help
We acquired a lathe with the above mentioned bar loader, about 2001 vintage I would assume as it was supposed to be supplied new with the lathe. Anyway, we do not have a manual - we really only need it...
View ArticleG41
Hi folks, I am running a part on the Clausing Storm (Fanuc OT) with a neutral profiling tool to finish a forty five degree angle sided, wide, grove as a main feature. So the G42 side going up and...
View ArticleTitanium 6246, anyone here cut that stuff?
Just wondering how Ti 6246 ( 6Al-2Sn-4Zr-6Mo) compares to the more common Ti's and if there's any possible surprises, the few I played with before varied greatly, but never heard of this one until now....
View ArticleTop notch thread insert search
I have a job where I am turning a fairly thin wall aluminum tube. It has a "runout relief" behind the thread where I don't want to go any deeper than I have to but still do not want the pint of the...
View ArticleAnyone here using "Mist Away" mist collectors?
I've noticed the banner ads for them here for a while now, so I checked out their site and they look decent and reasonably priced... Does anyone have a few of these? I'm thinking about adding two to my...
View ArticleTips for getting chips off part before sub spindle transfer?
I am having a bit of an inconsistent issue with a small 1" diameter part, 304ss, where the stringy finish pass chip sometimes gets stuck in the radial groove at the end of the part before the sub...
View ArticleOffsets protection
Hello machinists, I am trying to find the parameters wich would alow me to protect a bad correction of the offsets on a Fanuc (I think 0i) lathe. I am using offsets protection on a Fanuc centre...
View ArticleChamber Reaming.....
Hello all, Just wondering if anyone has used chamber reamers on a CNC turning center and if so what speeds and feeds worked for you. Thanks guys
View ArticleI.D. threading issue
Hello I am having a theading issue. I am threading a 4-40 unjc 3b thread on a lathe. I am breaking my thread tool. Never really threaded that small of thread before. i am using a .060 dia accupro...
View ArticleGrooving on an Okuma LB15 w/ OSP5000LG
Help w/ programming a groove and a radius on a groove. Using an Okuma LB15 w/ an OSP5000LG controller and a Sandvik .078 groove tool w/ 0.008 radius. I have a reference drawing available... but I am...
View ArticleOld Milltronics knee mill with Cent 1 controller
I have an old Milltronics knee mill that's been hanging around the shop for years, it's woefully outdated but still quite a little workhorse. Milltronics can no longer fix the computer if it dies, but...
View ArticleFanuc Drive board parts? where to buy?
I had my servo amp on my Supermax Max-1 go down and i found a couple bad parts on a board and was wondering if there is a regular supplier for these. here are the links to what i found that are bad:...
View ArticleShuttle issue with RA-1F Matsuura i80 control
Hello all, I have just got his machine set up and running I'm trying to shuttle but machine is stopping at the unclamped position and just sitting there. The best I can see the switches are all...
View ArticleThoughts on Ikegai TC15 lathe - experiences or opinions?
Been sort of looking to add another lathe to the line up, and found a line on a early 90s Ikegai TC15 Not familiar with Fanuc, but has an O-T controller on it... but Im sure I can learn. Just trying to...
View ArticleTurret misaligned !!!MACHINE DOWN!!!
Alright, I screwed up big. I crashed a machine and now the turret is not lined up right. On a Mori Seiki ZL 200, dual turret and dual spindle, I started the program in the wrong place and rotated the...
View ArticleJob carts, photos, ideas?
Our previous job carts have taken a beating and it's time to build/buy purpose built units. I've done a fair bit of searching here and google with little results. Possibly putting in the wrong terms,...
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