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  1. Re: Converting Conventional Hydraulic Press Brake to CNC Press Brake with PC

    Hi,

    My situation is a little similar to yours, here's what I have:

    I have a 1984 Pacific Press 225 tons x 10 feet. It originally came with a control that is about 50% operational and no one at...
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    Rack-belt drive - A few questions

    Never mind, I found the thread Mike posted about the Servo-Belts
  3. Re: Vertical Milling Center Servo Power Ratings

    You're right, I should have multiplied by 2.5, not divided. Don't know what I was thinking about.


    Thanks!
    Frank
  4. Changing servos on my VMC (Check my math/logic please.)

    Hello everyone,
    I'm in the process of rebuilding my VMC. Beside changing the control to LinuxCNC, I am going to swap the servos and drivers for newer, more modern units. The original units are MSI...
  5. Re: Vertical Milling Center Servo Power Ratings

    According to the manual, continuous. Those things are enormous.

    Frank
  6. Re: Vertical Milling Center Servo Power Ratings

    Ok, found out the machine came with 200 in pound servos, thats about 22.59nm. To to figure out what to do.

    Dangercraft
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    Re: How do you find work?

    For me, its a combination:

    1) Return customers. (Most important)
    2) Word of mouth from return customers.
    3) Marketing. (Website, brochures... I don't do anything else.)

    If you can solve hard...
  8. How to price bending press brake work.

    Hello everyone,
    I got an old (1984) 225 ton cnc press brake and after a few months of tinkering with it I finally have it running pretty good, making some really nice bends.

    I'd like to put...
  9. Re: Vertical Milling Center Servo Power Ratings

    DOH, you're right, I screwed up.

    What I meant was 2.5 turns per inch.

    According to the manual, the rapids on this machine are 790 IPM. So thats: (790 IPM / 2.5 IPR) = 316 RPM.

    That...
  10. Vertical Milling Center Servo Power Ratings

    Hello everyone,
    I am working on my home VMC and I have a quick question...

    First some background:

    The machine is a Tree VMC 1060 (about 1994), travels are 40x24x25. I got this machine for...
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