Newbie question
I've read all I can find about Bolton tools, is there anyone who has their CNC lathe that might offer some insight as to why it is so much cheaper than all of the others out there? Here is the one I've...
View Article12 tooth pinion direct drive 1/8 micro step Whats my steps per inch???? motor...
Im tuning my motors in Mach 3. Im at 1/8th step, 333oz Nema 23, direct drive 12t pinion. What should my steps per inch be in motor tuning. Im thinking 2400? Also when I get ready to cut a part made in...
View ArticleEleccion de router y controladora
Hola compañeros, estoy a punto de comprar una router cnc. Mi presupuesto es limitado, y mi eleccion es mas o menos asi: FR ECO (1460€) hay un kit en el que incluyen interface (C4) + fuente de...
View ArticleNeeded Wiring drawing for new build G0704 1/2013
Hi All I know this sounds crazy but I need a wiring diagram to install a new main power board the one bolted inside the control box. My unit has 2 fuse holders on the back one for the line power and...
View ArticleProblem Profile/Edit/Patterns
I have three identical lines or patterns---(I mean identical) Sometimes BC will show the tool path on the correct side of the lines and other times ---it will show two of the tool paths on the left...
View ArticleX2 minimill conversion
Hello everyone, I've been a CNC machinist for the past 30 years. Almost all of it on milling machines. Started out on OKK machining centers running off of punched tape. In the shop I worked in at the...
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I updated my metal casting site.
I updated my e-zine page to show the e-zines I have sent out over the last several years. I didn't realize I had done so many projects! Here is the link: e-zine And, here is a picture of one of my...
View Articleplasma tube cutter cam software
Hello! I'm nearly done with the hardware of my CNC tube cutter and I'm getting into sorting out Mach3 settings and selecting a good CAM program. But I'm a newbie and still learning a lot. What would be...
View ArticleHelp needed
Hi,we have a Agie 250 HSS,the lower gap box needs replacing if anyone knows of a service engineer in the UK who could help us with this issue I would be grateful Paul at R F Tools no.0121 4404484
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Need Help! Is BobCad/Cam and BobArt Good?
Hello I downloaded a demo from bobcad a few days ago and ever since there has been a salesman calling me wonting to sell me the bobcad mill std. and bobart pro with all the training manuals he started...
View ArticleNewbie Tree 325
So I just purchased my first new to me cnc mill. I got it delivered on friday but haven't been able to do anything to/with it. Its a Tree 325 Journeyman that is in fantabulous shape that I got...
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I need some help comparing end mills
I have a selection of end mills and I would like to "test" them to see if one brand or model works better than another. Unfortunately, I'm not really sure how to go about comparing them fairly. Can...
View ArticleNeed Help! Something is terribly wrong with motor tuning
Hi, I have trouble with motor tuning I have a 12 TPI rod and I'm working in 1/8 microstep, so I put 19200 in the "unit per" but it actually moving about a 0.5 inch instead a full 1 inch What am I doing...
View ArticleNew Machine Build Need Advice on Machine Assembly
First post and new to CNC but hopefully I won't come across as too much of a newbie! I've been collecting parts for my machine over the past several months and almost have everything. I want to run a...
View ArticleNeed Help! Mazak 8G Monitor Black
I run newer Romi cnc lathes all the time never a Mazak... Not a programmer just a button monkey. I recently bought a Mazak 8G got everything wired up & correctly phased. I can't get the monitor to...
View ArticleNeed Help! V Tool in V25...How to use?
I have a project in that i need to use the V Tool option...I am using a mill drill 3/8 60 degree to create a 60 deg chamfer .200 long while also milling the center of a .750 hex down to .550 dia. so i...
View Articlesmall EDM project (DIY EDMers welcome!)
I need some text embossed onto stainless steel, so that the text sticks out of the surface about 0.040". The letters are about 0.125" tall and 0.1" wide. From what I've seen of even hobbyist DIY EDM,...
View ArticleProblem Warning, Beware of doing business with Wny-Supply!!!
I just want to warn everyone so they don't fall victim as I have! I purchase a phase converter from Wny-Supply. After receiving the unit I hooked it up to a Bridgeport milling machine. After about...
View ArticleNew Machine Build Hurco md3
Hi all. I finally have my hurco up and running. Now I am trying to connect it to a computer to drip feed programs. I have an older copy of bobcad/cam that came with another non working mill. It is...
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