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    Sv503 tool arm alignment

    HAd a tool claw break, everything put back together now. Trying to figure out how to step the machine thru the change sequence so I can align the arm for final tightening.
    My other mills use a hex...
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    Re: adding "slow tool change"-prefix for tool call

    figured this out (actually one of my programmers did): Checking the API, use T1 and set line 240 to add 8000 to "t", then 219, get rid of spaces, then hard code "T" in front of "t1" on all the tool...
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    Re: Sv503 - slowing down the tool change

    I finally had some time to dive into this. One end on the arm was slightly bent, so it was not putting the tools all the way into the pots. Easy fix. I also figured out how to get the slow change,...
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    adding "slow tool change"-prefix for tool call

    Ver 33. I have a Mori mill that I use a lot of heavy tools in, and Mori made a way to choose the tool arm speed, allowing a slower change so as not to damage the arm or throw the tool.

    Example:...
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    Re: Sv503 - slowing down the tool change

    The pins seem to be working fine and they do lock. What I think I am having is two problems:

    1: heavy tools change too fast. I did a change with 2 heavy tools at the same time and it actually...
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    Re: Sv503 - slowing down the tool change

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    Sv503 - slowing down the tool change

    New to me machine is on the floor and I really like it, cuts great. Until you call up a heavy tool, and it slings it. Every time. I have consulted the manual, and even though I have set keep relay...
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    MSG 501 control questions

    Hello,
    I need to add another 40" machine to my shop. I am looking at a 2001 SV-503B/40 with the MSG 501 control on it. I do a fair bit of 3d work, so I am curious about speed versus smoothness on...
  9. Re: BobCAD CAM V30 Just Released, Who is going to try it first?

    I am in, and with my parts getting more complicated all the time, I am upgrading from 3 axis pro to premium.

    Question for AL: will you be doing some vids showing at least a basic use of each of...
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    Re: FADAL 88HS POST VER 29

    Sean,

    Maybe I have a corrupted post file? Anyway, I grabbed a Fanuc OM post from your library and had it humming in about an hour. I do not have a fresh (non-edited) copy of the Fadal format 2...
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    Re: FADAL 88HS POST VER 29

    Sean,

    I am trying the one that came with my install Cd (29). This one would need some editing to work. This is a new-to-me control, and I was hoping to get off running parts without having to...
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    FADAL 88HS POST VER 29

    Anybody willing to share one that they like/use? Format 2
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    FADAL service tech central KY

    I just joined the Fadal Owners of America. Just wondering if anyone can recommend a good service guy/company in my area. Central KY.
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    Is anyone using V29 yet? Feedback?

    Considering that a new version just came out, forums seem to be pretty quite about it. I am using 26 very successfully but I am interested in some of the new features, so just asking how its...
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    M32 getting "stuck" after DNC

    I can transfer programs fine in Tape mode, using my Calmotion USB box. I can DNC fine, the first time I run it. But, lets say I need to DNC a program 5 times. I should be able to cancel the last...
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    VTC 20 tool probe setup

    tool probe calibration vtc20

    Between losing a board and a battery, I had to reinstall my parameters (M32B). I seem to have everything back to working, except the tool probe. I can go to MDI, and...
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    m32B tool probe calibration

    tool probe calibration vtc20

    Between losing a board and a battery, I had to reinstall my parameters (M32B). I seem to have everything back to working, except the tool probe. I can go to MDI,...
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    opening 26 files in 27: drills disappearing

    So I have been using 26 a long time, hundreds of files that I use over and over. I upgraded to 27, right before 28 came out. Anyway, no plans to go 28 any time soon. I am, however, starting to use 27...
  19. Re: Error: "Invalid shoulder base length" in adaptive roughing

    thanks, but no help.
  20. Error: "Invalid shoulder base length" in adaptive roughing

    Vs. 27, anybody know what causes this error?
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    Re: V27 Latest build-how to download?

    Thanks for the reply. I checked my build # and it is 1547. I have bought many Bobcad products over the years and never installed the latest without needing to get the latest build! I should have...
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    V27 Latest build-how to download?

    Hey Guys,
    I picked up V27 a couple months ago, and am so busy using V26 every day that I am just now getting around to messing with 27. I am on standard support, so I think I should be able to log...
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    Mori SL3H lost my rapids/home/jog

    Machine stopped (no screen alarm, just red error lamp) while in rapid movement (backing up in Z for a tool change). I have tried powering down/up. Machine ready lamp lights up, all seems fine. But I...
  24. Re: okuma lb-9, lines in finish when turning angles/radii

    update: problem solved! Culprit was the Z axis motor. I removed it and when you turn it it was "cogging" or catching really bad. A buddy told me it might be shorted?
    I found a used replacement...
  25. Re: okuma lb-9, lines in finish when turning angles/radii

    OK, after running a while now with the lube system fixed, I get same lines. There is oil everywhere! I also adjusted the X axis gibs, they were very loose. No change. I can run a 45 degree angle and...
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    need 2412 SRAM files

    Somehow, my memory got corrupted (according to Fanuc) and I had to do a memory clear to get rid of the 935 alarm. My sram would not punch out to a card, as it was corrupted, and my backup copy was on...
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    opening SW dxf or dwg in ver 26

    Is anybody else having problems opening .dwg or .dxf files from 2013 Solidworks in ver 26? I can select and open the file, and I do not get an error message, but then all I get is a blank screen with...
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    Thanks! that did it! I don't know why I was...

    Thanks! that did it! I don't know why I was getting good code with other files, and not the one posted above, using the same post. Oh well, if someone smarter than me can figure it out, I'm all ears!
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    It is in my Fanuc post, I noticed. I did not take...

    It is in my Fanuc post, I noticed. I did not take it out ( I promise!)
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    I cannot get the error to repeat with another...

    I cannot get the error to repeat with another file, and playing with the drill feature is not changing anything. The other tools in this file post correctly. I dearly hope that at least one of you...
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