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    this is on a lathe

    this is on a lathe
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    putting a dollar value on your buisness

    if you basically know what the physical assets are worth, how do you value the rest? want to know incase i ever want to sell

    thanks
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    1/4" npt need g code program

    can anyone give me an example of a g code program for a 1/4" npt thread, i know how to turn the taper, but can i thread it in a G92 canned cycle? the thread is to be 7/16" long, i have the gage but...
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    i was in a similar spot when i started also, i...

    i was in a similar spot when i started also, i bought a book called the manufactuers register, on the book it has www.mninfo.com, i got a list of people near me made calls and introduced myself. then...
  5. Do you have any idea how hard it would be to put...

    Do you have any idea how hard it would be to put a pc on this and use
  6. bridgeport cnc mill-how does the greco mini file work

    i am looking at buying a older bridgeport cnc mill for some small second operation stuff. im told it was converted from tape with a greco mini file and im not real familiar with these. can this be...
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    I Need To Find A Splined Shaft

    Does Anyone Know Of A Place That Stocks Splined Shaft Blanks? I Have A Part To Repair For A Farmer And John Deere Discontinued It, It Has A 1.375" Od, Ten Splines, And The Minor Diameter Of The...
  8. out of curiosity how long did it take to make...

    out of curiosity how long did it take to make enough for comfortable living, and on average how many hours a week do you guys put in, i would estimate i work 60-65 hours per week, and might get 30-40...
  9. Is there government money to start a manufacturing business

    When i started my machine shop i treid to do it with as little borrowing as possible, and almost two years later im still living paycheck to paycheck a lot of the time, a friend of mine wants to...
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    I need a mori seiki machine manual

    I have a mori seiki mv 35/40 vertical mill, it has the yasnac mx1 control on it and i have the maintenence and the parts manual, but i am looking for a electrical manual, mori wants over $250 for the...
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    I own a mazak quick turn 8g m/c, it is a 1988...

    I own a mazak quick turn 8g m/c, it is a 1988 model and it has been great, only complaint is the 1.250 thru the drawtube, it is gang tool and very fast, and it has live milling, the control is eia-t...
  12. Thread: CNC Lathe setup

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    I would consider using a permanent fixture, like...

    I would consider using a permanent fixture, like the chuck face, to measure tools and call z0, you can home the machine out in z, then reset the incramental position in z to 0, touch tool off on the...
  13. Thread: Noisy Belt

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    This sounds stupid, but on my bridgeports we had...

    This sounds stupid, but on my bridgeports we had squealing belts at high rpms, and a older guy that worked for me put toothpaste on the belts and it fixed the noise for a long time. I used it on a...
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    Best type and brand of indexable drills

    I have used all sandvik indexable drills for my cnc lathes until recently when a carboloy salesman sold me a couple of their drills, i like carboloy because of the economy of a 4 sided insert, but...
  15. Thread: chatter problem

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    i have also had good luck with a right cut, left...

    i have also had good luck with a right cut, left hand helix cutters in aluminum.
  16. Thread: chatter problem

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    are you feeding clockwise or counterclockwise...

    are you feeding clockwise or counterclockwise around this oval shape. is the cutter "squealing" loudly with vibration, or does it sound normal and just end up rough. is the oval through the part or...
  17. Is there such a thing as a plug in system for...

    Is there such a thing as a plug in system for this type of thing, basically all i want is a better screen to look at and work with i dont really need faster rapid travel or anything like that, I have...
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    M0 should be program stop, sometimes M02 also is,...

    M0 should be program stop, sometimes M02 also is, if you have an optional stop button you can put in an M1 for it to stop there
  19. putting a pc control on a supermax cnc knee mill

    This morning i bought a supermax knee mill from a tech school, it is a three axis and has a Crusader II control, the control only displays the line it reading basically it has a digital display, my...
  20. Thread: Bronze gibbs

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    I recently made a bunch of repair parts for a...

    I recently made a bunch of repair parts for a company who is rebuilding a machine, i made a bunch of bushings, half nuts, and gibbs, the original parts were somekind of steel, and the engineer wanted...
  21. G1/88 thread, anyone heard of this, army part

    hello, i got to quote a part for a customer and and i have to tap a hole in it that is called out as: G1/88 full thread, Minor dia. .3483 -.011, pitch dia. .3643 -.0042, major dia. .383 min, i did a...
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    of course i dont know the cutting conditions...

    of course i dont know the cutting conditions (lathe or mill) but i turn a couple different parts from o1, i found better tool life using a 135 degree split point cobalt drill following a 90 degree...
  23. i was also told this may be a tach generator...

    i was also told this may be a tach generator problem, i am not familiar with what a tach generator is
  24. lathe wont rapid above 25% encoder problem?????

    I have a mazak lathe and had a z axis problem and had to dend in the driver board to get repaired, it came back and i installed it and it homes out fine, but you cant turn the rapid travel up over...
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    Do call lights on cncs increase production

    i was wondering if anyone has noticed if the cncs with call lights on them seem to get tended too faster than ones without. I kind of been watching and it seems my operators get to the machine faster...
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    i unhooked L7 and the breaker stayed on, L7 goes...

    i unhooked L7 and the breaker stayed on, L7 goes to each of the two tranformers to the right of the breaker, and there is a l7 wire on the bottom of a relay labeled CR1AP, i have a elementary diagram...
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    and also the machine wont come out of emergency...

    and also the machine wont come out of emergency stop, the control powers up, but nothing else works
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    mitsubishi meldas control trips breaker

    i have a mitsubishi lathe with a meldas 300v control and when i turn the power on to it it trips a breaker immediatly in back, it is the CP1 Location. the wires coming out of the bottom of the...
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    Source To Regrind Endmills

    I Have About 200 1/2" Data Flute Endmills Laying Around And I Want To Get Them Reground. Does Anyone Know Of A Cheap Source To Do This, I Dont Really Need Them Recoated But I Would Be Interested In...
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    did you call horn and get a list of there...

    did you call horn and get a list of there distrubuters, if its a popular size of tool someone has to stock it.
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