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Well the new spindle was installed a week ago. I had a chance to make several parts this week with it. I have no doubt now that the original spindle wasn’t right from day one. But since I had...

The coolant is Trim e206. I keep it at 8%. Best I can tell it seems to work well. By that I mean the table, 4th axis, tool holders and sheet metal aren’t showing any signs of corrosion. I am not...

Hours at failure.

I happened to be filming for a friend who is considering a TM-1 and wanted to see rigid tap work the exact moment the spindle started to chirp. After the tool change it spun up to 3500 rpm and got...

https://youtu.be/G2G4ciWCHgg

I will look into how to add a brief dwell. Thank you for the suggestion, I appreciate it.

Other than making sure that I run the warm up cycle before use (which I already do) no other suggestions?

There was a guy who owned a machine shop in town that used to toss jobs my way fairly...

Yeah I called Haas first. They just told me to make sure the belt was tight and that it wasn't rubbing against the top or bottom of the pulley both of which I had already done before I called them. ...

I actually happened to be taking a video for a friend who is interested in purchasing a TM-1 when it first started making noise. He wanted to see how the rigid tap option worked. I was rigid...

No air purge on this design unless you mean the air blast that activates at tool changes. If that is what you mean yes the tool change air blast works fine.

The symptoms are a really high pitched squeal at about 1000 rpm and then as speed is increased from there it starts making a low pitched rumbling that sounds to me like a real rough bearing. When...

My TM-1 is several years old but have only been doing prototyping on it so it has real low hours. It has been a really great fit for what I need … up until today. I bought it new and I am the only...

OK thanks. I will clean all the tapers Monday morning and then try some light machine oil on them.

I got it guys, thanks for the help. I went to the shop mid day and turned the air pressure up 10 psi and cycled the tool release about 10 times but no go. So I tapped lightly on the collet nut with...

I have a Haas TM1. After some cutting yesterday I went to remove the tool and it is stuck in the spindle. Luckily I was going to remove it by hand so the tool changer wasn't used and didn't get...

Machining the CAM.

Mini V8 Camshaft - YouTube

Here is another video showing some of the detail work on the block. There are also a few pictures of the pistons, rods and rings at the end of the clip.

Mini V8 Machining - YouTube

I am working on a mini V8 based on plans I got from a member here (stevehuckss396). Here is a video of some of the machining on the block.

Block roughing with 4th axis.3gp - YouTube

Roughing...

Very nice!

Excellent! My nerves would have been shot by the time that machine was at it's new home.

Install done. It was a simple 20 minute job. Thanks for the help gents!

Maxi

OK, thanks for the reply. I think I will do the install today if I have time. I have read through the instructions several times and verified where every cable and plug goes with the exception of...

Time to start my own thread on this instead of continuing to hijack others. My 4th axis drive install kit came a couple of days ago. I opened it up today to see if it is over my head to try to do...

Nice looking machine. It looks like you got a good deal. Congratulations!

E Stop, power down and then move with a pallet jack has worked good for me several times.

Ah I see now why you used the sub plates on this set up. Very nice, thanks for the info sir!

Maxi

Geof can I ask a question please? Why do you use the subplates for mounting? It sounds like this set up stays put, why didn't you just mount directly to the table and gain a little more Z? Does...

Is it possible to just take the tailstock off when you don't need to use it? Most say they use them only rarely so you wouldn't have to take it on and off too often?

How hard is it to change the...

Oh ok good to know. I will look for that then. I see your point about the tl-2 but I can't afford the price right now. We did just buy a new TL-3W where I work and it is a nice machine. I am...