question on weight
need some help working out weight of a gantry to convert it to kgf-cm or kgf-m to N m. the gantry weight is about 200 kg. do i just do 200kg-m to Nm or is it 200kg-cm to Nm. i know how to convert one...
View ArticleG68 Rotation Help
Hi to you all, been doing a few components on the mill lately which would have benefited from the G68 Rotation command but I am having problems with it. I keep getting an alarm stating ROTATION FORMAT...
View ArticleTB 6560 Driver
I have a new TB 6560 CNC driver board and am connecting four NEM-23 stepper motors to it. They have six wires and the board came with no instructions, very poor diagram how to set up the wiring. The...
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RFQ - 3x 200 holes in 12 x 22 x 1" HDPE
I am looking to have 3 of the following item made: The preferred material is HDPE, but some other affordable plastic would be acceptable as well. The main sheet is 12 x 22 and 1 inch thick. There are...
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3 axis planar finishing problem
I'm on the latest 5.0 build and have encountered a planar finishing problem. When using .375" ball or smaller the toolpath generates correctly. When using a .5" or larger ball mill it skips a...
View ArticleNeed Help! Bridgeport series I R2E3 Parts Manual (part no 11-04-0429)
Hi All I was wondering if some kind soul could help me, I am looking for the Parts manual for a Series I R2E3. I have a good copy of all the other manuals now all I need is this one. If you have an...
View ArticleX-Winder: a CNC Filament Winder for Carbon Fiber
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View Articlezen 7x7 ?
hey thinking about getting 7x7 and was wondering if anyone knew if it would route wood such as cedar and if anyone could tell me about how long it would take the 7x7 to say route out a 4 inch circle...
View ArticleNew Machine Build PRO4824 on the way!
So excited .... just ordered a PRO4824 last night!!!!! I'll be sure to post my progress.
View ArticleFeed Rate knob no longer works after upgrade to 1400-5
I've been talking to guys I purchased the upgrade cards from to see if they can figure out the reason I can no longer adjust the feed rate by using the override knob. Everything runs at 100% no matter...
View ArticleOkuma Impact 15 with OSP700L will not move in Manual mode
Hi We have an OSP700L Impact 15 2SC-600 that we recently purchased. It was previously a production machine in a Chrysler plant. We have gotten all the initial faults taken care of and there is no...
View Articlemolds for car lenses
We currently run a resin casting studio where we make mostly car lenses. I'm interested in moving over to small runs of injection molding instead (500-1000 maybe less in some cases). I'm interested in...
View ArticleNeed Help! Threadmill Taper Threads
Hi all, Dose anyone know an easy way to threadmill a taper thread, (NPT). I have V24 BodCad-Cam. As an example I need to produce a range of NPT Threads, (3/4"NPT 1" deep to 1.1/2"NPT 1.25" deep), I'm...
View Articlebrushless vs AC servos.
Ive often heard that the two are practically identical in construction. Are they interchangeable as far as drivers go? It seems very people choose the brushless servo option over AC, why is this?
View Articlebrushless vs AC servos.
Ive often heard that the two are practically identical in construction. Are they interchangeable as far as drivers go? It seems very people choose the brushless servo option over AC, why is this?
View ArticleNeed Help! DIY router table adding 4th axis for making rollers
Hi all, I am trying to add a 4th axis to my DIY router table that will rotate around the X-Axis in order to make some simple roller wheels. My table is a typical gantry style running Mach3, and the...
View ArticleNeed Help! Fadal fault #30 on Z axis
I have a 1994 4020 and this morning while cold starting the machine i got a "Z axis fault number #30" so i switch the Z axis controller board with the Y axis board and the fault moved to Y. Ive had...
View ArticleProblem Adjustment of the glass scale
Hi, I hat to change on of the glass scale on my MHAO 500W 532 CNC Controller. Have do I adjust the 532 controller to the new scale ?? Or adjust the scale to fit the number in the parameter list ??...
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