Takisawa - No spindle brake, how to change chuck!?
I've got a takisawa ts-15 lathe. I just got the machine on Friday last week and am busy cleaning it up, and getting it ready for me. There was a 5C collet chuck (a nice one too) installed on the lathe,...
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i have had a machine job shop for twenty plus years with most of my work being non cnc. i came across a production job from one of my customers machining small aluminum wings. a friend of mine does the...
View ArticleNeed Help! Post processor for Dynapath
I being looking for Dynapath Delta CNC Post Processor for Republic Lagun 3516 and I'm having problems to work with and if wondering if someone can help.... Thanks!
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Fadal 4020 Cover
At the shop I work in, one of the machines we baught used had a cover over the top of the machine. It looks like it could be factory however we're not really certain because the powder coat looks to be...
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does it look like it pays to invest any more money into the deskcnc hardware or software? It don't look like there is any interest in product support anymore.
View ArticleNewbie Live tooling tutorial
Greetings! I have been looking through the site for a while had many questions answered by using the search function. However I can not find anything on programming for live tooling. I can not find any...
View ArticleUndersize chuking reamers
Can you suggest a reliable supplier of a chucking reamer in Canada? Or in the US who sells to the end user? I bought two 0.2240" reamers from KBC tools made by L&I (Lavallee and Ide) in Troy, MI...
View ArticleNeed Help! Surfcam Post for Sodick AG400L
Does anyone have A surfcam Mpost for this machine,or any other Sodick EDM machines that we could use as a start point to adapt the Mpost.
View ArticleJogging Question
I have a question about jogging with KmotionCNC. I started bench testing a new motor this afternoon, and while everything seems to be going well, I can't seem to jog the motor and have it just stop....
View ArticleMeldas 320 on Mighty Machines VMC 650-G
We have a 1993 Mighty Machines VMC-650 G with the Mitsubishi Meldas 320 Control. The battery went dead and the machine lost all of it's parameters. We have reloaded the parameters that we have for the...
View ArticleNeed Help! Picking CAD for Tormach
What is everyone using for CAD? I bought 2dCut with my 1100 for CAM. Should meet my needs and be a reduced learning curve than Sprutcam. I will be mainly working with aluminum, drilling and tapping,...
View ArticleNeed Help! LMS HiTorque 7x12 conversion
I'm converting my 7x12 and I bought this kit... HTML Code: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190782631067 now the problem i ran into is on the breakout board/ step controller board...
View ArticleIntitial spike when cutting
Hello, Nick here. Post #1 I have just acquired a Laser & Controller: DSP5.1 For MPC6515 Software: laser cut 5.3 And all works pretty well considering. Something I haven't figured out though, is...
View ArticleSelling a large number of items
Hi some high lights 8 Inch Starrett Digital Calipers model 797. 3x 201x Gecko Drives Super Pid v2 Search username Savagemachines on ebay.
View ArticleProblem Out Of Memory.
Hi Guys I'm having a "system.outofmemoryexception" and it's really putting a damper on my day. It's happening when I try to generate cut-paths on a trapezoidal timing pulley. Roughing is fine, but with...
View ArticleBridgeport BOSS accuracy
What kind of accuracy are you guys getting on your retrofitted Bridgeport Boss machines that are using Mach3 or LinuxCNC?
View Articleex724 error on citizen l20 swiss tool nose over limit
EX 274 error on Citizen L20 Hey everyone, Got a little problem here. I'm running a Citizen L20 with Mits. 730 controller. When performing a hi speed check I am getting a EX 724 error on T11 saying tool...
View ArticleTool Load Monitoring
Does anyone know where I can find documentation on Tool Load Monitoring? Puma TT1800SY with Fanuc 18i-TB Thanks
View ArticleRunning 200W servos on 100W deives?
I have a yakasawa SGDA 01AS drive that outputs 100W @ up to 230V making .87A I cane across a great deal on 200W motors @100V / 2.7A that would be far easier to install on my machine without...
View ArticleHypertherm Power Max 85 Amperage
I have a new PM 85 with a mechanized torch set up on a 4 x 8 table with thc from Tom at CandCNC. When I run a cut profile, say 45 amps on the plasma and the cut profile is set at 45 amps, the actual...
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