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We’ve had 4 cnc machines on our must have list for a while and finically found the last one. It’s a large horizontal lathe. Checks all the boxes: -large, heavy, well made. -purpose built for CNC -undesirable by others, not working, for parts(only because of age or controller obsolescence)...

I have a 4x8 table top we are facing. Inserts are a bit dull, just roughing it flat. Cutting in the X+ direction, I’m removing material and all good, but cutter acts like it’s lifting after about midway. Then moving in the X- direction it cuts that side and acts like it’s lifting on the far...

I need a better cutting FS combo for these t slots. I am using a standard staggered tooth 6fl hss cutter for this slot. 1” diameter, 3/8” width. My first tool lasted 240 linear inches of slot. I stopped it for resharpening after that. the second tool broke off after only 130inches. Each slot is...

We have a set of plate rolls. I’m thinking of some sleeves/arbors/dies I can slide over the upper roll to allow us to roll angle and thin wall tubing. The angle request is just for a few pcs of 1-1/2”x3/16, but we also use a lot of 1” or 2” rolled angle rings for duct flanges. They are pretty...

So I have two castings out of A357 (edit 356) that I rough bored out of place and now cant finish to the correct size. I'd like to have a plan for an aluminum sleeve repair if the customer will go for it. What is the minimum wall thickness you would suggest for the sleeve, and what interference...

How do modern large machines handle axis clamping in the control? Do they unlock a second before the motion is called then clamp a few seconds after it’s completed? I can see that being an ok solution for the table rotation on a HBM but how about other axis? Are manual machines with lead screws...

Does a water table on a cnc plasma cutter have any affect on cut quaility for 1/2 or thicker material?

We are putting servos on our HBM and leaving the stock acme screws, using the linear scales for positional accuracy. (Everything is in really good shape and I’m not expecting to do more than straight moves.) Original manual in German seem to indicate max travel speed was 65ipm. That’s through...

New tool to me. Cutting 304SS. HF cutting is generally new to me. Unknown inserts in the tool, but I have a new box of inserts ready so long as I feel I’m getting closer to a winning speed/feed recipe. 5” Octomill 15 pocket Seco R220.48-05.00-09-15M Currently only have 5 pockets populated with...

I need to reach about 8” (maybe a bit more) into a bore and do a lot of material removal around the outside of this part. I bought a Dormer-Pramet 1.25” 6fl HF insert cutter and modified it as such. the extension is 1”diam carbide round stock. The brazing was finicky. The head made it move...

Any ideas for a tool to mill a 10” deep hole in 304SS with a 1” or smaller diameter cutter? I’ll rough in with a High Feed insert cutter, any diameter is fine for tgat, but there is a feature at the bottom, up against the side, and I need to finish the sidewall all the way down. thanks

I like the idea of magnetic work holding for a variety of low volume, intermittent, rect shaped plates in various sizes 15x30x1 to 25x48x1 (if it’s strong enough) but: 1, the cost for off-the-shelf solutions is prohibitively expensive, compared to a few strap clamps shifted around. 2, it has be...

Does anyone see any big issues with this Wotan boring mill design? Any reasons this design is so uncommon that I have only ever seen it on fhis It moves the column rather than the table in Z. Seems to be a big pro that it doesn’t need outriggers for long table crosstravels. A con would be you...

I’m looking at a HBM with this control, but my only experience is with Fanuc and Anilam’s. anyone know about support/ease of use, is this going to be a big learning curve and most importantly what are parts/support/troubleshooting like?

On the mill we retrofitted, using it daily and want to make some improvements, it was seriously over designed in some ways. i want to replace the 1hp hydraulic power unit that’s only function is to provide pressure to the hydraulic single acting cylinder for the counterweight and tool...

I have a strange issue happening on a "new" controller I am installing on one of our machines. Any suggestions would be really appreciated. I'm a lot out of my depth but muddling through... btw, I think any direction from you all will come faster and be more helpful than the control...

Let me know if you want to quote these. There are no tricks to them. One tapped hole size (8-32 I think). I did a few with standard vise jaws. Anyone with a smaller sized, fast VMC could do these pretty quick. Low tolerances, but they need to look nice and show well. We are trying to stay with...

I need some advice on moving this machine. Are they usually broken down into pieces to move? It stands 12 ft tall and is too wide for even oversized. Height is ok if it’s on a double drop and has an overheight permit. And there is a 2ft deep sump. Reassembling this would seem like madness to...

I need to make some 15” long 1-1/2x12unf all-thread out of Nitronic 60. Supporting stock with just a center, stock might cut a little small in the middle if there is vibration or big if it pushes off. I know how to program out a taper, but how do I program a bow or curve on a fanuc control?

Qty 4, 3”-12 internal thread 3-1/2” deep in 304 SS. What tool would be good for this long a reach? Keep cost in mind, cheaper the better since it’s just a few. Have thought of just spinning a boring bar with a top notch threading insert, but this customers QC is irritatingly thorough. I have...