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Can You I.D. These Tools ?
I know they are some kind of quick change, but I have not seen or know anything about them. I was hoping someone here might enlighten me to where they are used. Thank you for any help you can offer....
View Articlevinyl cutter/software brands
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am trying to figure out what brand vinyl cutter and software to get. We have outsourced our vinyl needs for years and...
View ArticleProblem sl30 turret is lost
:drowning:hlo i have taken of the turret on a sl30 and after putting it back on it will not index to the proper locations. it will go home at t1 but if mdi to t10 it goes past and around to t6. it does...
View ArticleNeed Help! Third party AC servo amps
I need to purchase some reasonably priced third party servo amps to drive siemens brushless ac servomotors for a fifth axis table. One motor is 1FK6063-6AF71-1AG0 the other is 1FK6060-6AF71-1AA0. I...
View ArticleTaig jams when rapid traveling
I have had an intermittent problem with my taig jamming while rapid traveling. I used to be able to rapid at 20 ipm but have slowed down to 15 and now just 12, yet I still ruin parts and break mill...
View ArticleNeed Help! Comments for Predator!
Hi All, Just got my new to me lathe going. Hardinge CHNC 1, with Siemens 810T control. I have the machine settings done in Lathe Machine Settings in the BobCAD folder and in Current Settings for the...
View ArticleHow to report fraud of bell laser LLC
We are trying hard to catch hold of Greg Rawley and our team is working hard to catch hold of him . He is not in USA , sitting in china and using several email address to do fraud with people. If you...
View ArticleNeed Help! Posting to a Mazak J200
Hi all, This is my first post here so I should start by introducing myself. My name is Rob and I work for a manufacturing company in the UK as a CAM engineer. We have a Mazak J200 which is currently...
View ArticleWire EDM - Aluminum
Hello, I have a small machine shop and have been mostly in the whole machining centers side of machining. I am looking at possibly getting an older Mitsubishi DWC-90SB for burning a production aluminum...
View ArticleNeed Help! Okuma OSP5020L DNC problem
My shop has an older Okuma LNC-8 CNC lathe. currently we are having to input programs from the control letter by letter. the machine has the ability of using RS232 for DNC, but i am having trouble...
View ArticlePIc and L298 stepper driver with microstepping
hello ppl. i found nice open source Stepper driver that use L298 and pic. I can do 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16 microsteps per full step. and can be easly modified to work with L6203 or discrete. it can be made...
View ArticleNeed Help! How to set up Servo Amplifier Module in Fanuc 16i-M system
Hi, there! We have one Fanuc 16i-M system: PSM: A06B-6087-H1130 (35KW) SPM: A06B-6078-H211#H500 (rated output current 48A) SVM: A06B-6096-H105, ver. C.(rated output current L axis 18.7A) Spindle Motor:...
View ArticleNeed Help! G540/Mach3 - charge pump fault won't clear
I'm running a G540 w Mach3 and finding a strange issue. If I click the "offline" button in Mach3, the G540 goes into a charge pump fault state. That's totally expected. What's not expected is that...
View ArticleNeed Help! post for TL-2 HAAS Lathe
Does any one have a post for a TL-2 HAAS Lathe, or information on how to edit one? Thanks
View ArticleTelescoping ballscrew cover?
I have a 4020 with the steel telescoping ballscrew cover on the Y axis. I am having problems with the the cover and aluminum washer getting hung up on the screw about half way back. The cover is fairly...
View ArticleProblem Motor keeps stopping when cutting 14 TPI threads
Relative newbie here. I recently acquired a second hand Harbor Freight 7x10 mini lathe. It works fairly well so far. I tried cutting threads for the first time and the motor kept shutting off. I...
View Articlestep/servo motion control product
Where can i buy product to controll 4- 8 axis step/servo motors and allow to custom make aplications, has got DLL files with commands etc. ? And not too expensive :).
View ArticleNeed Help! how to use FIND on 5020 OSP
hello everybody, I need to learn how to use the find command to edit programs in an old 5020 can anyone please tell me the sequence to find certain code when editing is difficult to find staff just...
View ArticleNeed Help! TNC 360 heidenhain parameters lost
Hello All. I have got a old Lagun Mill whit a tnc 360 heidenhain controller. Now i am trying to get my computer to send to the mill. But i have lost the parameters 1510, 1510.0 and 1510.1, and when i...
View ArticleVF1 & VF2 sale this week only
I was just discussing a new machine with my salesman this morning, and he said that the mother ship is offering 7.5% off of the 1 & 2 (only) Including any options..wait for it.. this week only...
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