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So I finally got around to cleaning out and filling up my coolant tank. Needed it yesterday to keep parts cool while parting. Below is a video of it running. Clearly it is messed up somewhere, but I don't know what exactly the problem could be. I cleaned the tank, cleared the hose from the...

What tool do I need? I can't find what I have pictured in my head. I need to face a few parts that have a .050" deep counterbore so I can't just come across like a normal facing pass. I feel like I need a VNMG or similar tool holder that has the insert hanging out like 90 degrees from the...

Having a hard time getting a consistent finish when facing. This part is really simple and will be a steady job if I can get it to look decent. Their priority is cosmetic, purely decorative piece. I'm trying to get them done without a finishing step like grinding or polishing or something as...

So now that I have my lathe back up and running, I'm making a part with a ton of extra stock to be removed. Figured I'd use all of the extra stock to finally level and align it. Well, I'm cutting about a .004" taper on a 6" long cut. It is bigger on the headstock side. I have backed out...

Not really anything important, but I'm curious now. Going through my drawer of random drills and taps, I came across an 8-32 tap. Picked it up with a 10-32 and the no8 was noticeably bigger. I thought, weird, let me check. 10-32 taps measure around .194 across the cutting flutes with just a...

So I posted a while ago trying to figure out how to sculpt/free form shapes but never had much luck getting exactly what I wanted. Anywho, what I was trying to do was make knife scales that were formed like I wanted without having to hand finish them. I ended up just doing a simple shape with...

Full disclosure, I'm using Fusion 360 so maybe won't get much help and as far as I can tell, other software is more friendly/capable of doing this type of stuff. I'm not trying to do anything super complex, but I am still baffled thinking how people do the cad for 3d shapes. Not just drawing...

I know a lot of people cut dovetails for workholding (not what I am doing), so what cutter is everyone using? I bought a couple from Maritool that I like, but he doesn't offer that style in a 45 degree. I need it to make a feature on the Flux vise (soft jaws) that is inbound. Thanks!!

So I have posted before, but not a thread specifically about this. Figured I'd give it a go. Background, bought my first CNC lathe a few months ago, haven't done much but play around trying to learn the control, a couple of small jobs for a friend and then something broke. I threw alarm...

Looking for a smalling second op vise. I need to do some quick and simple milling on the backside of aluminum about .370" and tried to do it in my normal single station normal milling vises but I don't get the repeatability I am looking for. Looking at an Orange Delta IV and a Flux...

I hope someone can help me. I am new to Fanuc with my first lathe running Fanuc OT. I am using Fusion 360 for CAM. It generate a post with a lot of extra G code that I don't think is needed for Fanuc OT. I have written a couple of small programs at the control, but the buttons are quite...

So I finally got my first lathe in place, powered up and fumbled my way through a simple G71 program. Everything went ok so I figured I'd try another one with different diameters. This time I stepped up the feeds and spindle speed. At about 900 RPMs, it started making a banging sound. I'd...

I started a thread looking for a lathe so figured it appropriate to start one now that I found one. So after looking at several lathes and searching for a while, I finally landed back on the Yang I found a few weeks ago. The gentleman that has it has been more than helpful and friendly, that...

So not sure if this is a good idea or not. I know absolutely nothing about lathes so figured I could post for opinions as I find different things. If not, I can delete. First up, this is local and cheap, only reason I'm asking. It is a Mori Seiki SL-2 with Yasnac 2000 G-11 control. Looks old...

So making a fixture plate with 3/8 pins for locating stuff. To avoid interpolating a ton of little holes, I thought maybe I could predrill (for the tapped threaded below the dowel pin diameter) and then just drop an end mill in the hole. I was counting on the hole being slightly oversized for...

Hello all, I've made a few pats that should probably be made on a lathe, but I don't one yet. I'm threadmilling the part with exceptional results, but the first thread is giving me trouble. I am going to try to do a Higbee start, but not sure how to go about it. I'm thinking, run the thread...

Hello, I just started learing CAD/CAM a few months ago and of course started with Fusion 360 because it was free. Well, the free version has really annoying limitations so I upgraded to the full version pretty quickly. I like it pretty well, it was quick to learn and pretty intuitive once I...