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What is good for the goose... After your last post I did call haas and spent 30min talking with a high level haas person about this because I didn't want to spread misinformation. The bottom line is...

"Possibilties of Virus from Windows to Haas control "

Exactly 0.

Maybe really OLD machines used some form of ms dos but I know that my 07 tl1 does not. It doesn't use Linux either. Just because...

Hi,

That solution will work but your best bet is to use this:

http://www.cadsoft.de/

Eagle a great pcb program, and they have a free version!

Then you want to use a .ulp , think of this...

@KTP - LOL!!

That was English ;) I fully understood it. But I also am an old school Laser nerd.

KTP, This also could just be a 808 pump diode collimated. I would much rather just have 40W Co2....

Just a few comments and some opinions in response to Facegarden.
First a little disclaimer. I have been only cnc machining for about 4 years now so I do not claim to be an expert.
I started with a...

Ok, that helps. I will play with that.

Thanks.

Chad

Hi, I have been teaching myself how to use a friends VF3 and have some questions about tool diameter offsets.

I was doing a test piece for a bearing seat. I am using the tool probe to set the...

I am just south of Denver, Centennial.

I have built a good sized router, a harbor freight mill, a full size bp clone, and a harbor freight lathe.

Chad

Hi Guys, I happen to know a little about this, building a big machine that is.

You can see our contraption here.
http://www.machsupport.com/forum/index.php/topic,627.40.html

Several pages.
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Not necessarily. Most of the bits from woodworking stores seem to be the straight flute brazed carbide type, I have found that these do not work well in my cnc router.

I have found that carbide 2...

The vices were being made on the demo machines at the hfo. An sl30 was making the screw, a vf2 was making the jaw, and a vf3 was making the body.

It was just a little thing they were giving away. ...

I think you are confusing MEG with GIG. You can get a 2GIG thumb drive for about $20. That is about 125 times more storage than the 16 MEG upgrade from haas.

I also went to the Haas demo day (we...

Squale,

A friend of mine is a dealer and also a user of the Track mills. He uses his daily and is very happy and has not had any problems..

If you can swing a cnc bp or clone you will be very...

Eeeks! You are correct, what a mess.

Ok first full disclosure. I do not pretend to be a professional machinist so take what I say with a grain of salt. There are FAR more qualified people here...

Well I am up and making parts with offsets and gang tooling. YAY

Thanks to both of you have tried everything you mentioned and they helped to get things to click in.

Is there a reason that...

Sent PM.

Chad

Ok, That is what I was confused on. Thank you so much! it all is getting clearer now. Now I get the gist of it all and have a place to start..

Thanks

Chad

Hi Geof, Thanks for that link, I read that thread a while ago and have been looking for it. I think I have the tool Tnn stuff figured out, we will see.

The thing that I don't understand is the...

Hi all,

We have a Tl-1, have had it about 6 months and it mainly just gets used for little things here and there. I have to do a small run of parts and am in the process of building a gang tooling...

Hi, First nice machine! I have been following the progress from the beginning.

Ok a little disclaimer: I am an admin on the mach web forums so I am going to be a little biased.

I do...

Cool, thanks.

chad

Hi all, I would like to machine some optics hardware and I am trying to find some really fine taps and dies. I want to use them for fine adjustment.

I probably could coax my tl1 into making the...

Just a little something to think about.. I have been doing the same thing for a project i am working on.
After the bead blast things look awesome, after anodize they still look awesome. The...

Turmite: Thanks!

As for the 5 axis heads there are some you can buy right now from Colombo and HSD. They are really nice the problem is they start at $25.000 not including the vfd or cooling. ...

Yea that's me.. I know i need to take more pictures, it is all i can do just keep adding a couple now and then.

Too much stuff to do ;)

Chad

VW why don't you lay out your plans so far for us and and we will throw out some suggestions and try to get you staerted on the right track.

Chad

I 100% agree with Jerry, Not just in theory but in practice also. Mine is 10' x 12' x about 38" . It has been quite a ride. The first 5 axis head was a little rickety and has been converted back to...

I have been making boards on and off for the last 15 years and after trying about every method I have found the photo to be the best.

It can be a pain at first but when you get it figured out you...