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Chasing your tail
Hang on, post is on topic. We have been having issues with one of our Mori ZT2500y's picture must be of a small one. Ours are monsters. Anyway, we had an issue where our bore diameter varied and we...
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Helical Gears
Just wondering if there is anyone here that wouldn't mind sharing some information on cutting helical gears. I will be taking 2 originals with worn out bores and reverse engineering them. I will be...
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0-80 Tap Source in Canada?
Anyone have a reliable source for 0-80 UNF tap tooling in Canada? I should mention that these are for use in a "blind hole" operation... Regards, Joe Agro, Jr. (800) 871-5022 01.908.542.0244 Automatic...
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Fadal bolt circle: what a pita
Awl -- Just how unintuitive can they make it? Much simpler: just specify circle center, #holes, radius. They make you specify # holes AND the angle AND the starting position -- not ito of angle, but...
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An Article on Plunge Milling
To All: Here's an article on the advantages of plunge milling in the Sept. issue of American Machinist: An excerpt from the article below....
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MMS Online Helical Milling Video
To All: Here's a short video from Sandvik posted to MMS Online a couple of months ago. http://www.mmsonline.com/videos/the-key-points-of-helical-holemaking.aspx
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ERP software
A few days ago someone posted asking about ERP software. I just received this email that may be of help/interest. I know nothing about the company, but it is a lead. copy of email follows: ----------...
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Iv'e become productive on UGNX!!!!!
I know this because electrode programming has caught up with the EDM dept, and now there's only 24hrs a week of programming available. Nice huh? The programs are done faster eliminating the...
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Anybody running a micron U?
3+2, 400/600? Just curious how common these things are. The one we have has some issues with accuracy when doing certain things. I'm trying to find out what is our fault and what is the guys who...
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CAD/CAM Secrets Revealed
Been a while since I used that mastercamx (cough)stuff. But didn't you have the option to pick geometry before or after you invoked the command? So use 2 pics to get the holes you want?
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Inneresting drilling: More Crisco, please....
Awl -- My buddy, an old-school machinist with a cupla old Hurco's, is making SS parts baskets for his heat treater -- constantly dipped in molten KCN. He's spotting/drilling *thousands* of 5/16 holes...
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Tweaking 5C collet fixtures
Awl -- Apropos of my Material spinning in 5C collets post, I found part of the problem -- an indirect part, but a problem in its own right, as well. Collet fixtures, that you clamp in a vise or bolt...
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ProtoTRAK subs
anyone pumping G code into one of these controllers. XYZ UK say that you cant use subroutines when doing this and the single prog must contain all data. So any 3D model profile has to consist XYZ...
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Solid modeling, machining thought...
Make all the tooling, the vice's, the macros, the tables, the custom cutter holders .....in surfaces. This way they are very lightweight. I see lots of people with libraries of modeled stuff like...
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FS.."Buzzbox" welders
I recently picked up 4 Miller buzzbox welders. 220/440 Single phase (2) Miller M-250 welders (2) Miller Thunderbolts All 4 are AC only. None have leads or stingers. Ive tested them, they work fine....
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