Feedback on Mitee Bites Uniforce Edge Clamps
I'm looking for feedback on the Mitee Bites Uniforce Edge Clamps. Specifically #60500 (8-32 bolt, 1/2in part spacing). Supposedly they are capable of 500 lbs. holding force. I would like to use them to...
View ArticleWhich machine?
Hi all, im moving house shortly and finally have myself a garage to work from. Ive wanted to get myself another mill since i stopped renting out a unit about 7 years ago but never had the space. About...
View ArticleHiT 18S feed problem
I have a Hyundai HiT 18S with the Siemens 840-C control. I am using the canned cycles. I do a tool change and call up a boring tool and give it a feed rate of .006. Then give it a roughing profile...
View ArticleAnyone using Seimans shop mill?
If anyone is using the "Shopmill" side of their seimans control, do you know if there's a way to put readable comments into the program? Sure would be nice if I could have some little notes in the...
View Article4th axis trunnion
So I need to make a trunnion setup for my 4th axis. I saw the one Wheelieking made to hold his vice for his 45 deg cuts and that was a cool idea but mine is a bit different. I need it to hold a fixture...
View ArticleCNC Vocational Institure in Germany
Hi, I would like myself to be trained in CNC tool making or you can say CNC machining and want to take admission in Germany , i am looking for some 6 month course. So in this regard i am looking for...
View ArticleFanuc 0i-md with large tool library
I am in the process of creating a large tool library of a few hundred tools for my small shop. I have a Zoller presetter that will output gage lengths and such automatically based on this master tool...
View Article"Which control" thread brought me back to my problem.
Wondering if someone may be able to shed some light on how best to proceed. I have a Yasnac 3000g control on a 1980 Matsuura MC500V, evidently version one as it has no crt. I gave up spending tons of...
View ArticleChiron FZ12S spindle info?
Anyone have part drawings or info on the spindle setup, especially drawbar, for a Chiron FZ12S (1987)? Hood
View ArticleMori Nh5000 Upgradability
Has anyone here been able to get Mori to upgrade their horizontal from a 60 tool chain to a matrix style? or even to the larger 120 chain? From my research is seems the 120 tool chain is just another...
View ArticleInteresting Lathe with B Axis
I know a lot of tools are offering a B axis these days but found this to be an interesting method. At first I assume it was a swiss but on closer inspection I'm not sure if it is or not. Never used one...
View ArticleSabre 750 Randomly Crashing?
Hi all, Please forgive me as I have no experience in CNC machining. (but I do some manual machining at home) I'm an electronics technician that they're getting to take a look at this mill in our...
View ArticleHow to access the Y-axis motor on a Supermax Max-3?
We have a 1995 Supermax Max-3 VMC with a Fanuc OM that appears to have a bad y-axis encoder. I don't have manuals for the machine, so I don't know exactly where the servo motor is. I have taken off a...
View ArticleBelleville Disc Washers on Drawbar
I think I need to replace the belleville washers on my drawbar on my Acromax MX-16. This mill is a clone of a Matsuura MC-500V. My question is can I measure one of the washers and order them from...
View ArticlePEEK Deburring process?
I'm working on a very small (1x1x1) Peek part that has a pocket .750 dp with .040 corner radii. Last time I machined most of it with a 1/4, went in with a stub fl .080 em from harvey and cut the...
View ArticleHardinge indexer macro help!
Hey, I'm attempting to get a Hardinge 5C indexer running on the dah-lih mcv120ba I run at work. It's got a Fanuc 21i controller with the macro b package. I'm brand new at this, so please bear with me...
View ArticleLinear Bearing Question
I am cleaning up and retrofitting an older Pratt & Whitney CNC tap/drill machine. They used THK HSR 25A recirculating ball linear bearings for X, Y & Z. X and Y feel smooth. The Z bearings feel...
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4th Axis End Mill Cusp
Trying to use my 4th axis to cut a slot that goes all the way around a shaft (but changes axial position as a function of angle). It's basically a barrel cam. Anyways, I've discovered that trying to...
View ArticleOkuma L-300 MY - Special through end of month
According to my Morris South guy, Morris South has a special on Okuma Genos L300 MY machines through the end of the month. $99,800 with chip conveyor, but without live tool holders. This is a 10" chuck...
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