Retrofit planning thoughts
Now that my Kflop and Kanalog are in the country, albeit stuck in customs, I'm looking for some thoughts on my general plans. The machine I'm retrofitting is a Shizouka knee mill, which will have Kinco...
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Just In 3D embossment engraving machine MT-CR6060
Main parts: Samples show: related key word laser engraving machine
View ArticleNeed Help! Connecting Emerson Drive SK to Mach3 Program
Hello everyone. I have been building my cnc and I have successfully hooked up my spindle motor (SM2-C54) from Ekstrom-Carlson to a SKBD200110 Emerson Commander Sk VFD drive. The spindle and drive...
View ArticleNew guy..with a used mill has a question.
The BF20 L I bought is currently setup for MT2 tooling. How hard would it be to convert it to R8 tooling?
View ArticleNew Machine Build Building new Router for Alu and Wood work
Hi guys, just wanted to introduce myself quick, and wanted to get some opinions if i am making the correct choice. I am in Los Angeles and need a router to make aluminium panel and some wood work, like...
View ArticleKing KSC-R8-15 Collet Set
Hi Everyone; New to this world of machining and would like an opinion on what this product actually is. :confused: Power Tools, Woodworking and Metalworking Machines by King Canada My mill has a R8...
View ArticleAny transformer gurus?
I pulled a transformer out of an APC PowerStack 450 and am having a real problem identifying what this transformer is and does. There are 4 leads on the primary side and all are 18 awg wire. There are...
View Articleis the tormach conversational?
does any one know if you can use a tormach thru some conversational controls?
View ArticleCitizen E32: Servo Alarm 25
Hello all, I've encountered a problem that I can't seem to fix on my own. My Citizen E32 is giving me Servo Alarm 25, and I can't seem to reset it. Turning off the machine's power does nothing, and...
View ArticleArtisan (ah-ha) controller
Yha, I put this in the wrong category, but they don't make it obvious how to delete and move the post. oh well. 1st question, does anyone have a good programming reference for Artisan, they quit making...
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Strange CAM behavior
Could someone please help me figure out a problem I am having? I have a fairly simple part drawn up in CAD and have created an NC path around the outside. When I go into CAM, select a tool, and do a...
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origin issue
I just got solidworks 2013 as well as a trial of solidcam and im trying to make my first part and also put it into solidcam . I keep having a problem with the Y and Z axis being opposite. On a flat...
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Build Thread Austin's MD001 / IH clone CNC conversion build
Well, I have been lurking around here (cnczone) for a few years, and finally got around to signing up and posting something! I actually already have my CNC mill project done, but I thought I'd go...
View Articlelooking for training cnc
Where would you go for training in CNC millwork,not wood, if you were a 50 year old and could travel anywhere...???thanks
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4x8 water bed build
Guys got my base for the bed built this afternoon . Should be able to knock the water bed out in another afternoon then the wait for candcnc lead time Attachment 178027Attachment 178028Attachment...
View ArticleArtisan (ah-ha) controller g-code question
Artisan (ah-ha) controller, I moved this post here, I put it in the Linuxcnc area by accident. 1st question, does anyone have a good programming reference for Artisan, they quit making them 15 years...
View ArticleKitty MC2 Yasnac I80M head scratcher!
We just bought/installed this machine on Thursday. It's my first Kitamura and my first Yasnac control. I love the machine, but the controller is proving a bit more challenging. So far, I've been able...
View ArticleNeed Help! Router for Alu and some wood work, need some opinions.
I was planning on getting the following: Router Kit NC Router Kits Engrave Mill Plasma Travel 24"x49" Commercial Milling CNC Router Kits Engrave Mill Plasma Travel 24"x49" Commercial Milling | eBay i...
View ArticleNeed Help! shoptask 2013:X,Y,Z /CALIBRATE/SET HOME LIMIT
Hi My new machine is responding to command, like M3,M4,M5,G00 X2....Now i need to setup machine home limit? Should i move machine on manual mode and bring to all axes + side and set home limit , what...
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