Seimens 840D SL vs Heidenhain iTNC 530 HSCI control on Jobs LinX 5 axis...
Considering a Jobs LinX Compact 5 axis gantry mill and want to know the differences between the two available controls. The machine will be used for one off tooling, so quick setup and ease of function...
View ArticleNeed Help! 4th Axis problum in AJV
Dear Friends, I have AJV with mazatrol 32, its 4thaxis drive was faulty and machine got NC alarm + Emergency stop and its nothing in working condition. So kindly tell me about any Parameters to...
View ArticleAxis moves in same direction
I am having problems setting up my axis on mach 3 On any of the axis, when + or - is pressed the axis move in the same direction (-) Does anyone know why this is happening? Cheers
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Woodworking CNC Router,stone CNC router machine, metal mould CNC router
What is it used for ? This series of models mainly used for heavy weight of the tile, bluestone, marble, granite, white marble, sandstone, such as a stone sculpture processing, category carved...
View ArticleNot Happy With An old stock VMC delivered after the price increase
Recently, we've purchased brand new HAAS VF3ss VMC. Machine was fully paid for in March 2013 and was delivered in June 2013. No problems there. Upon the installation and first service, I noticed the...
View ArticleAdvice please EMCO Compact 5
Hello, Is this machine any good for turning mainly brass and mild steel. And can it be converted to run from a laptop? EMCO Compact 5 CNC Lathe | eBay Cheers, Pete
View ArticleBlock Window
I have a hard time understanding the MCx5 Block window (Create / Primitives / Block) I click the Solids radio button and where I want my anchor to be but I can't figure out what axis the Length, Width...
View ArticleNeed Help! Mori MV 40 Rigid Tapping problem
Hi Everyone. I hope someone can help me here. We have a Mori MV 40 with a Fanuc 10m (year approx 1987) and rigid tapping is enabled. G84.2 calls up the rigid tapping but what happens is that the tap...
View Articlenew fadal owner. am i setting things up right?
hi guys i got myself a vmc 10 with 88hs control so far so good. i spent time today reading everything i could find including the manual to try and understand the fixture and tool offsests. the work i...
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CNC2 build
This is the second CNC machine i'm trying to build. The structure is mostly aluminum plates and extrusions with a few exceptions. The main X-axis work table is cast iron. It is a commercial extension...
View ArticleNeed Help! Old Haas Tool changer problem
Ok, this is for my dad whose Haas CNC is like nearly one of the earliest made. Trying to remember it's age, possible mid/late 80's. It has a plastic square type enclosure. Well the problem he is having...
View Article"under"cutting
Greetings, I have a new Tormach, and thankfully have had lots of free time recently so I have been able to spend a lot of time getting familiar with the Sprutcam 8. However, I cannot figure out how to...
View ArticleJob Opening Needing camworks programmer
I'm looking for a person to work in my gunshop as a machinist programmer. We run camworks with Haas equipment, (VF2 & TL2). Interested parties please get ahold of me ASAP. Thanks for the time,...
View ArticleNeed Help! How to use G620 in Citizen L20
Hey everyone, I'm looking for some advice on programming a part using G620 (drilling while turning od) I'm going to be running this in a Citizen L20 VIII. Thanks
View Article4 axis machining video
Hello! Here's a little 4 axis machining video I did when I practiced with Mastercam.
View ArticleAlex-Tech Viper spindle brake problem, please HELP.
Got a 2007 Alex-Tech Viper 3000 machine. The spindle brake is acting up, and do not clamp as hard as I like it to. As in, when I tighten tha jaws in the chuck the spindle brake cant hold the spindle...
View ArticleSomab Transmab 400 + NUM 720 B
Hello. I dont know if this is the good place for asking some questions about the Somab Transmab 400 + NUM 720 B. We are looking for the first CNC Turning machine. And we like the Somab Transmab 400...
View ArticleNeed Help! Cycle97
Hello, I have a lather carousel with Sinumerik equipment and my problem it is I don't use never Cycle97. I don't know nothing about this. For example I need make a thread with radius of 20 mm and the...
View ArticleHELP Plasma CNC has its own will
Hello, We have a CNC plasma of Stako with a Burny 2.5 and a Hypertherm Powermax 1650. This machine has some strange problems. The problem become only when the NC files are large. Like a 175 kb. Then...
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