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Hi guys, I'm running a Hardinge GX1000 with a Fanuc Oi-MC control. I'm having an issue where the machine starts its axis movements before reaching its programmed speed. So if I program an end mill at...

Or maybe these features are only available on a mill?

Hi guys, I have a Mazak QTN 250-II MSY with a mazatrol nexus 2. Has anybody used the Check Exhaustion and Unit worklog features? There is just empty fields on my machine, I would like to take...

Hey Seth. Private message sent, but short answer is M54 activates milling mode, M55 shuts it off.

-Joe

Hi guys, I have a fixture that I made out of aluminum. Parts will be bolted onto the fixture and I had planned on using stainless thread lock inserts. Am I going to have a problem with galling with...

Great. Thanks to everyone who responded. Learn something new every hour!

I think aluminum tooling plate maybe on the high side of cost for us for this part. We are getting pricing now. Geof, we have only dealt with cold rolled here, is there any machining issues with hot...

Thanks for the info guys. Is there anyway to stress relieve steel without heating it or is that generally the only way to do it?

Hi guys, I machined the following fixture; 1020 Steel; 19 inches long, 6 inches wide and about .625" thick. As you can see from the pictures, over time the table begins to bow upwards in the middle....

I'm an idiot. Problem is fixed. There was a significant amount of aluminum chips on the front side of the table. It must have been triggering some type of servo overload or something. Cleared the...

I changed the Y value back to 0 and added the brackets to the parts counter. Same thing, freezes up. As long as I'm not sending it back to home it seems fine... What to do, what to do.....

Thanks for the reply, I will give it a whirl and let you know.

OK, so I think I found a solution. I think...

G00 Z1. M09
M05
G0 G5.1Q0 (HSM OFF)
G91 G30 Z0.
G90 G00 G53 X13. Y-.15 <- (Changed the value of Y so the axis doesn't quite return home)...

Hi Guys,

Interesting thing started happening to me today. Running a Hardinge Bridgeport GX1000 mill with a Fanuc Oi-MC Control. This particular program has run over 300 times without incident and...

Thanks Andrew, I have a call in to the guys who installed it but I was hoping it was something I could fix on my own. I'll let you know how it goes.

Hi Guys,

Just got our rotary table installed on our Hardinge GX1000 and I am ready to run a part. I have a question regarding the rotary table brake that is installed. It seemed in my head that I...

Hi guys, I'm assuming this is a controller issue. I'm noticing that often times when I'm milling the machine will start its axis movement before the spindle reaches it's RPM. It doesn't happen all...

Thanks Marcutous. The smallest one I'm using is a 1/16" (about 1.59mm.) I am expecting the drills today or tomorrow, I'll let you know how it goes.

Hey Folks,

was looking at ordering these 135 degree split point parabolic drills manufactured by Titex. Was wondering if these need to be spot drilled first and if so what angle spot drill. I...

RPM 254 = 17.5 ipm. If you wanted a faster rpm just make sure you increase your feed proportionately. So if you doubled you RPM to 508 just make sure you double your feed too; 35 ipm. Does that make...

I am by no means an expert but houstonsamuel is right. Water based coolant is a no-no on a swiss, at least according to our local Star distributor.

Thanks for the reply. Luckily we aren't using a hi-pressure pump. I am mostly concerned with tool life. I have called several cutting oil manufacturers and can't seem to get a straight answer which...

Hi Everybody. We are getting our first Swiss Machine next month and are about to purchase cutting oil. Is there a giant difference between Mineral Oil and vegetable oil. Tool life, surface finish,...

Wow, talk about reviving an old thread. Juergenwt; I will program a part in metric if that is what the print calls for. This part was the first time I had to actually tap something with a metric tap...

Thanks for the info. I can't believe this wasn't discussed in the in program help guide or the manual. I must have missed it!

Thanks superman, I think I got it now. much appreciated!

It seems to me if you open your MCX2 folder and then open your config folder you should be able to copy your config file and when you reinstall MC just replace the new config file with the one you...

Thanks for the reply. I tried using transform. Maybe I don't understand the concept behind this. If I leave the type on translate the work offset numbering options are grayed out. I'm assuming I want...

Hi guys,

I have what I am hoping is a very simple problem with using multiple work offsets (g54-g58) in MC. I currently generate a tool path and then have to copy that tool path 4 times and...

A little late to the game. I found this article helpful as well...

http://www.proshoppublishing.com/articles_knurling.html#