Hard turning with CBN?????
I have to machine some A-2 that's 58-62 Rc with 7 to 8 holes in the side of it. It's solid bar that has to go from .875" to .787" diameter. I've used CBN before and it worked beautifully but it was not...
View ArticleDMC Machine tools; Anybody use them?
DMC after a few phone calls today, I'm back into the machining business so to speak. I also learned of a Korean machine tool builder that Doosan has contracted to build their VMC's. The line that...
View ArticleWhere to advertise horizontals for sale?
I am in the middle of purchasing a new Makino MMC cell and the dealer is somewhat dragging his feet on helping me sell the Mattsuura horizontals I have. It would be nice to sell them before the MMC...
View ArticleGlentek Servo Cards GA370-3 and Amphenol connectors
I'm told these boards are no longer made and expensive to repair. Does anyone know what usually dies on them ..... like maybe the H-bridge FETs? I figure if the weak spots are known then maybe I could...
View ArticleAlarm issue
I have an alarm: ex 0401 spindle or rotary tool spindle on ref r.0871.1 I am running a moriseiki sl-203. I alarms out at the g96 of my finish cycle. It didn't alarm out during setup or first piece. I...
View ArticleABEC7 bearings for a leadscrew?
I have a South Bend "Fourteen" factory CNC retrofit lathe that I've been trying to trace a surface finish issue on. It has been lifting the carriage slightly in time to the leadscrew pitch and causing...
View ArticleHaas Horizontal program advice
New to horizontal programming. Here is what I have came up with so far for a sample pallet change and 4axis program to mill the faces of a tombstone. Don't have the machine yet so I can't play around...
View ArticleMore Dynamic Milling
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtkRCOCaMYk Mastercam 2D Dynamic Core Milling Material - 1018 Iscar 3/4" ChatterFree Carbide Endmill Depth of Cut - 1.25" Width of Cut - .113" 4900 RPM .0074/tooth Feed...
View ArticleBest Indexable T Slot Cutter in Aluminum
Looking for a 2-2.5" dia indexable Tslot cutter similar to the AB Tool Shear Hog (T-slot) style. I remember some guys on this forum had posted some info on these but can't find the threads. Looking for...
View ArticleWhy do I have to change offset on tool after touching off on probe?
So I am running this Haas ST 10 lathe at work. When I touch off on probe and run the tool it bores out the hole .015 larger than the program commands. Any thoughts as to why this could be happening?...
View ArticleHaas vf2 tool offset
I had a question about tool offset and part zero on a Haas vf2. I set my x and y and tool offset and loaded my program and i did a visual dry run of the program and it told my the my travel limit was...
View ArticleDmu 50 questions
Iwas wondering if anyone could breakdown the tapping cycle for the dmg dmg 50 with Siemens control. When I'm tapping my tap comes in to set z height then for some unknown it raises an inch above and...
View ArticleNeed help with Y-axis and Z-axis not moving after cleaning machine Mori Seiki...
Can anyone point me in the right direction to see what is wrong with Y/Z-axis no longer able to zero-return after power up. I had my son clean the machine after I bought a machine shop and no time was...
View ArticleBest HSS drill sharpener
So who sells that best HSS jobber/stub drill sharpener? Not looking to do this process by hand but a small machine that can do this. Please let me know.
View ArticleRotary Screw Compressor choice time.
My IR 15hp VFD died this week. It is not cost effective to repair. I have taken quotes from Kaeser, Atlas Copco, and Sullair. All of the compressors are 10hp, non VFD by choice. The Kaeser is the most...
View ArticleFanuc Stepper motor interchange question
I have a amada 345 pega king turret punch kick the codes 402 and 434 amada tech says it the motor or the control 10 grand for the motor 2 for the control motor number is Fanuc MODEL 30 TYPE...
View ArticleHaas ST30 tool setting
We have a couple lathes at our shop one is a st 40 and the other an st30 with live tooling. both new machines. the st30 however requires that the user also subtract the g54 offset in order to teach off...
View ArticleTurn/Mill
Down the road, I am going to get a turn mill machine, 8 inch chuck, tool probe, parts catcher, chip Conveyor etc. While I have a Mazak 200, my thought is... exploring others. If I go to the Hass site...
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Sauter Turrets ???
Anyone run their live tooled disk type turrets: or their crown type turrets? Wondering what kind of duty cycle a feller can expect from the live tooling on a disk type? Any info that you want to offer?...
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