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This is a video of an Iscar Feedmill cutting 3 - 1" thick A36 HRS plates clamped together. The maximum depth of cut with these inserts is only about .020" or .030" but since you can feed really fast...

I do about 80% aluminum machining on our two Fadals, but sometimes need to machine tougher steels.
Since we have CAT40 taper spindles, and they aren't "BigPlus" dual contact holders, the spindle...

Do you have one for HP4000?

It really depends on how tight your spindle is and what kind of coolant you are using.
Does the end mill have a coating?
Generally with a tight spindle with an uncoated HSS end mill, at 3mm, you...

Out of high school. sweeping floors in a Bearing factory when I was 18. I advanced through the company and was trained to a marketable skill level before they closed due to import competition....

We own a TNM-28 with TX-8H Control. I have all of the manuals from Index for the Machine, but they seem to be lacking some basics. I am not familiar with the machine and would like to simply learn...

N10; //KB1015 WITH G284 10-08-2014 AT 1:00 PM//
/N20 M98 P1000;
N20 G90 G95;
N30 T5050; //STOCK STOP USE SIDE OF CUTOFF//
N40 G00 X0.0;
N50 Z0.0;
N60 M11; //MAIN SPINDLE COLLET OPEN//
N70...

Hi Folks,

I'm having trouble getting our sub spindle to do a tapping cycle. Is there a different Canned Cycle for the Sub Spindle?

The part is simple. It's a 1/8" dia rod, 3.3" long, with a...

I would suggest corkscrew milling. This is great for blind holes as well. Use a good Indexable Insert end mill, with the ability to ramp down, as it does circular interpolation, like a cork screw...

My shop purchased this Quick-tech machine for 4 axis multi-task, lights out machining. It's working out well for us.
CNC_Lathe_XP4-42SM(Smart_XP4-42SM)
They also make a 60MM version, which comes...

I manage a small machine shop in Poughkeepsie, NY, and I'm accepting resumes, and applications to fill a Position for a skilled CNC Machinist, and a CNC Set-up Operator. Both positions are permanent,...

I'm stuck doing this because we have no sheet metal shop, or sheet metal tools. I always end up making a subplate with threaded holes, and laying out my work around screws to hold down the sheet....

I'm not sure if they sell memory, but I just had a resolver crap out on a Fadal 6030 x axis Glentech Servo Motor, which Mid Atlantic CNC had just replaced for me 4 months ago for $399.75, plus their...

Are you all posting any of this on GibbsCAM's message board? The newsgroup is watched closely by the developers, and Bill Gibbs.
The squeeky wheel gets the grease....

I use Gibbs also, and have lots of common parts to program. I use generic programs as templates, but I also use processes all the time. This has saved me many, many, hours of prgramming. Using a...

We have a 4020 that won't die. It's a 1988 model. Just the normal maintainence. Replacing drawbar beleville washers a couple of times and an axis control motor or two. Over 17 years it's made it's...