new Newbie question - program is cutting air above the part
Hi, I'm very new to CNC with a little bit of a background in manual mill and lathe work (cast a few of my own parts and then worked them on a lathe and/or mill) we just got a CNC in (Haas VF2) which...
View ArticleI'd like to see your turret setups!
I have just landed my first CNC, a 1998 Clausing Storm 210. It is a fairly simple machine, Fanuc 21iT 12 tool turret, hydraulic tailstock. 25 HP though. No parts catcher, conveyor or tool setter. I...
View ArticleLaser cutting aluminum??
How big of a laser cutting machine would it take to cut .250" Al plate (Watt)? How much power would it take to run this machine service size? How much would someone expect to pay for a machine like...
View ArticleThomasnet how useful for leads?
I have a thomasnet rep pestering me to sign up. It is 4k to be in about 4 categories, he is of course telling me I will be contacted by high end companies willing to pay for fast turnarounds. Just...
View ArticleStraightness of helical boring vs drilling.
Is the position of the bottom of a hole much more accurate with helical boring much more accurate than drilling with a solid carbide drill bit? I have a bunch of dowel holds to drill through several...
View ArticleKia KIT30B lathe spindle coasts to a stop
Today after making a few hundred parts the spindle won't stop like it was before. It comes to a coasting stop. I am going to order the maintenance manual, but does anyone have any experience with this...
View ArticleBurgmaster Problems
Hope some one can help me. I have a burgmaster VTC-150 Machining Center Sent the ball screw out for a rebuild to a place in texas and THEY LOST IT !!!!:mad5::mad5: Does anybody know where to start...
View ArticleHow to enable Okuma Hi-G Low Acceleration / Deceleration Mode
Just thought I'd post how to enable the Okuma Hi-G Low Acceleration / Deceleration mode in case anyone is having trouble with there machine vibrating in rapid traverse. It's not very clear how to...
View ArticleCHNC1 problem
My machine was running flawlessly for days on end, even months, then all of a sudden the red alarm lights are on. It started the part then just stopped after the spot drill. The screen reads Ord 6...
View ArticleCNC Lathe Recommendation
I am looking for a smaller in size CNC lathe for the shop that will be primarily used to cut acrylics and wood. Maximum size I would expect it to be able to handle is 12" long by 3" diameter material....
View ArticleMakino A55e Pro3 Controller and Coolant Button
Hello, I am looking for ways to detect if the coolant overide button is pushed when a program starts. Parameter setting or M Code/read variable from the CNC program would be the best way. I can do it...
View ArticleEppinger Preci-flex 25 driven tooling blocks
My work was about to throw one of these away that was in bits, i vaguely remember they had problems with our horn cutters blowing up and it was deemed to be the boxs fault by someone who couldnt be...
View ArticleMatsuura- Yasnac MX3- job setup
Hi all, I have this recurrent problem setting G54 coordinates on my machine. When I initiate the axes and the machine is on 0;0;0. I can operate the machine to go to the last entered G54 position x0 y0...
View ArticleHelp with C-Axis Program Live Tool Lathe
Im trying to figure out how to calculate feed rate when programming using c-axis. Heres a sample of my program. This is for a live tool, 5/16 Dia. end mill mounted axially. N6M91(5/16 END MILL)...
View ArticleHow do you set up your matched vises?
Hey there so I'm looking to order two matched 4" inch vises for our CNC mill. I was originally planning on getting kurt's like the 6" one I have now, but after reading some threads on here I think I...
View ArticlePurchasing new CNC Lathe - live tooling w/ subspindle need advice
We are looking to purchase a new CNC Lathe w/ live tooling and sub-spindle. Need some advice. We have looked at: Mori, Okuma, Mazak, Doosan and Haas. The pricing vary significantly from top to bottom....
View ArticleNeed a source for way cover rubber.
We just got a quote from Mag for $1200 :nutter: for front and back X axis.
View ArticleG73 on a lathe
How does the R value need to be calculated. It says it is the number of divisions which I assume is passes. Lets say I have to remove .06 on a casting and I want to do .020 per pass. Do I put in three...
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Colchester Alpha Harrison XS 1400
I've started a new job running a Colchester Alpha Harrison XS 1400. I have no previous cnc lathe experience. I've always run a 3 axis vertical Haas. I've started this thread in the hope to gain some...
View ArticleWhat year do you think this Kiwa horiztonal is?
Curious to hear if anyone might now what year machine this is: Kiwa KNH-426X I didn't bid on it because I didn't see the auction in time to ask about the year of the machine. Wondering if I should be...
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