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need advice on machining boxes

I have been in service/repair side of the machine tool industry for about 25 years and have an opportunity to do some s...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ngardenst
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by ngardenst

what the hell happened here

I was a regular here quite a few years ago, and remember a few off topic posts mostly harmless banter with an "OT " sta...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by ngardenst
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by ngardenst

about stainless steel tubing cutting process.

Hi,all I need to cut out straight 1mm or 1.5 mm slice from 10" long annealed stainless tubing 1-1/2"OD{A} x1.370"ID"{B}...
0 comments posted 16yrs
posted by yoshidesigns
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by yoshidesigns

Small holes 10x dia with very low runout

We're running 12L14 on a Daewoo chucker lathe. Need to drill 0.063" hole, 0.550" deep (ok, 9x deep) Diameter +0.002/-0...
9 comments posted 16yrs
posted by robinstoddart
9 comments posted 16yrs posted by robinstoddart

EDGE FINDER Tip of the month

Your using a 3/8 - .100 edge finder working off edges of blocks. 1/4"cap drill chuck in the spindle - gotta edge find t...
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posted by milgil
21 comments posted 16yrs posted by milgil

Barrel Cam ideas needed.

I am building a machine for some factory automation. It will have a cam in the shape of a barrel. As the dial rotates u...
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posted by 3t3d
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by 3t3d

840C (HiTROL) CNC Control Optional stop

I have Hyundai HiT - 15S with Siemens 840C (HiTROL) CNC control. I went trough manual etc. but I can't find anything ab...
2 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wacekb
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by wacekb

some ideas about rapid travel, G00

Watching a guy work out a problem today, the machine was choking in rapid moves. To fix it he programmed the rapids as...
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posted by vinny
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by vinny

Too late

Why is it that right after the tool breaks you realize what you did wrong? It seems you can't plunge a 1/2" d 3 fl roug...
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posted by rbraun333
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by rbraun333

Anyone sitting on I/O boards for Fanuc 6?

Seems we blew one up and wondering if anyone has one collecting dust in their cabinet that wouldn't mind getting rid of...
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posted by kortjester
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by kortjester

about precise cutting on stainless tubing

Hi, all I 'd like to know who does precise cutting like 0.040 thickness from 3" OD {A} x 2.870" ID {B} x .065" {C} Wall...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by yoshidesigns
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by yoshidesigns

Videos of home brew cnc machine

see http://www.ipresources.com/friend.html From the land down under, a small shop made combo horizontal/vertical machin...
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posted by gmcduffee
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by gmcduffee

Mori MV JR Clicks off after 3 seconds

I am trying to fix a Mori MV JR. The problem began when the machine stopped feedign in the middle of a program, then th...
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posted by jon
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by jon

D-2 Grinding Yuck

Yes D-2 sucks, Like dude said, you have to push it. As far as wheels, blue 46h SG Nortons work good. Now here's somethi...
1 comments posted 16yrs
posted by brjmrk
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by brjmrk