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  1. Re: Scam or real? Please let me know what you think

    Why would you send money to a company you haven't checked out first ? If you used a bank wire transfer most likely will not get your money back . Do I think it's a scam? Yes!!
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    Re: Size for ground wires

    Never smaller .Larger ok.
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    Re: Chinese 2.2kw spindle burned out?

    My God Mactec54. Same pics, same wording ,same admonishment, same irritating crap every time. Why do you bother? It's getting old. I am also a retired industrial electrician and can attest that not...
  4. Re: Upgrading from Steppers to Hybrid Steppers (servos) questions

    How fast does it go now? You're saying it goes 1400+ inches a minute now and that's not fast enough? 600 mm/sec = 36,000 mm/ min = 1,417.32 in/min. Wow, that's fast for steppers , no?

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  5. Re: COLOMBO Spindle Electronics is it possible ?

    Name plate says it was made in 11/2000. New to you but not new?
  6. Re: 16/3 @ 18 AMP per conductor - for VFC Cable ?

    Yes. 15 amps each wire but thats when you have set program to max out ipm to point where spindle is ready to stall and trip out. You most likely never will do that. you have answered your own...
  7. Re: 16/3 @ 18 AMP per conductor - for VFC Cable ?

    All 3 wires will have 18 amps. However, 16/3 VFD cable exposed to air in open tray has max 18 amp capacity. Chances of running at 18 amps max is probably nill and you can restrict amps by setting 17...
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    Nope
  9. Re: Help in setting up the Shopsabre Vacuum Table for a 2011 3636 Machine

    Victor. If your still interested in setting up table : Short PVC pipe goes in each hole just below v groove. Then elbow on each to front of machine. Elbow down at end. Insert 1 valve into each elbow....
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    Re: ShopSabre 23 or Camaster Stinger 1 ?

    I have a ShopSabre 23 being delivered this week, weather permitting. Chose it over Camaster for the steel gantry and all ball screws. Had an all aluminum Precix in 2003 that gave me flexing in gantry...
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    Can you reinforce the middle of table? Is this on...

    Can you reinforce the middle of table? Is this on a home made machine? You are probably losing vacuum everywhere.
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    From an electrician: It will take a max of 25...

    From an electrician: It will take a max of 25 amps for 3 phase or a max of 40 amps single phase. I read that label as convertable from 3 phase to single phase, but you should check with Haas.
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    This may be too late for you but I made a...

    This may be too late for you but I made a phenolic top for my Precix using a 1 inch square with .250 channels. I also used the Besse and Neimi design using steel plugs in 240 vacuum holes to zone my...
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    What year and which controller do you have in...

    What year and which controller do you have in that Precix? I have a controller and extra new boards for mine. I've spent thousands chasing a Y axis problem only to discover that the main program in...
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    Axyz. Reason: Proximity to you. Every CNC has a...

    Axyz. Reason: Proximity to you. Every CNC has a quark or mechanical problem sooner or later. Nothing beats having the manufacturer nearby. They are about equal otherwise.
  16. Thread: Rust

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    Are the way covers stainless steel? If so, do not...

    Are the way covers stainless steel? If so, do not use steel wool. It leaves micro bits of regular steel imbedded in the stainless and will rust quickly. Naval jelly uses phosphoric acid to remove...
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    The use of extension cord to power the servo is...

    The use of extension cord to power the servo is going to give you lots of trouble. The DC power going through an extension cord will create 2 magnetic fields that will contaminate the signal going...
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    Using a separate 5 volt power supply is the best...

    Using a separate 5 volt power supply is the best method. If you get a short somewhere in that 5 volt system that blows out the power supply, you only have to fix the short and replace a power supply....
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    Thanks ClassicDoors.

    Thanks ClassicDoors.
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    I upgraded to 4.0 Pro when it first came out....

    I upgraded to 4.0 Pro when it first came out. Never heard there was a 4.1 revision. How do I get 4.1? Either Tom please HELP!
  21. Thread: Precix HELP!

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    I will go to the shop today. If it is what you...

    I will go to the shop today. If it is what you want-$25 plus postage.
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    Most machine controls do not have 3D capability....

    Most machine controls do not have 3D capability. The X and Y axis interpolate together and the Z axis moves second. In a true 3D control, X Y and Z are fully interpolated. If you look at the readout...
  23. Thread: Precix HELP!

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    Why are you in the Canadian club section? You...

    Why are you in the Canadian club section? You should move this post to the US section. You will get more attention to your problems and you are going to have them with that Precix. Our machines are...
  24. Thread: Precix HELP!

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    Dave installed my machine in California. No...

    Dave installed my machine in California. No pictures of vacuum top till I get back. I made it on the machine. It's 1" thick K100s cast aluminum ($2,000). Similar to Nemi vacuum table. I originally...
  25. Thread: Precix HELP!

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    I think I'll stay out of this for awhile. Junkdog...

    I think I'll stay out of this for awhile. Junkdog seems to have an inside track on a Precix tech. (By the way, if it's Dave from Precix,tell him thanks for not coming to see the modified vacuum table...
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    If this is a Larken, it may have a leadscrew and...

    If this is a Larken, it may have a leadscrew and not a ball screw with ballnut. Remember that a new rolled ballscrew has .004 slope in it no mater what the factory states. If you have a leadscrew,...
  27. Thread: Precix HELP!

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    Did you check the drive belts that are under the...

    Did you check the drive belts that are under the cover on the right side gantry . It's the cover with the round cylinder sticking out of it. I have a 2003 model 9100 (4x8) Precix with QNX. Those...
  28. Poll: I'm afraid the individual machinist is no longer...

    I'm afraid the individual machinist is no longer going to make a living wage. There are to many immigrants legal or not that consider $15.00 an hour a good wage. I see too many of them working 12 to...
  29. cncdoctor.com Where are you located? I have a...

    cncdoctor.com Where are you located? I have a 9100 series, belt driven Precix. It has microswitches for homing and they can get jammed with plastic if that is what you are routing, You need to start...
  30. Thread: RS232-SHIELD

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    No. That gives you a ground loop. Connect shield...

    No. That gives you a ground loop. Connect shield to the controller side only.
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