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I'm trying to waterjet some corian sheets that are .5" thick. I'm using a low pressure pierce and that seems to be working OK. I haven't had any chipping during piercing. However, I am...

Has anyone here machined adelite? It's a rare mineral. I got a drawing from a customer, but I've never heard of adelite, and i'm not sure if it is machineable. Any help would be appreciated.

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Do you mean there is a G50 S3000 as the default? I didn't put one in the program since i was programing the RPM directly - G97 S1800... I'll have to check it out when I get a chance... If I get a...

i think my machine is locked at 3000 rpm max... i think there is a way to change a setting to allow it to go to 6000 but even at 3000 the machine vibrates too much and I don't know if I'd be able to...

I have a part that I'm running on a haas lathe. We start with 10mm blanks ~.393". I then have to turn the first 2 inches of the part to .25"...

Right now I'm using a roughing tool with a CNMG432...

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i'm having some issues with my machine. I call up tool 3 and tool 6 comes up. its off by 3 tools. Any idea how to fix this?

thanks!

ok so i got the alarm to go away but now the tool numbers are off... if i call up tool 5, it gives me tool 8... how do i fix that?


manoj

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i have a hitachi seiki ht40g with a seicos A10L. I bought it in 1999. I hit feed hold during a tool change. It gave me an alarm, and I couldn't reset it, so I powered off the machine. When I...

sorry about that, its cobalt chrome

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i'm turning some powder chrome parts right now. I'm having some issues, because its burning through my tools. What type of feed and speed should I be running? The part OD is 1.25" and...

i don't have the live tooling option on my sl30, but is there a way i can buy a live tooling holder and run it with a motor of my own? i really wish i had gotten the live tooling option...

what kind of depth of cut do you recommend?

i have a hitachi seiki lathe from '99. I want override the door settings so i can machine with the door open. Is there any way to do this?

Also, I have a bar puller and I want to be able to open...

We are looking for a programmer/set up guy for HAAS machines. We do a variety of work in the semiconductor, pharmaceutical and hydraulic tooling industries. You must be comfortable maintaining a +/-...

i'm reading through all these articles and i'm really overwhelmed with the amount of information. Its going to take me decades before I'm as good as you guys... u guys are my heroes now

wow you guys are awesome! thanks! i just got out from college and i'm helping my dad with the family business and i have a lot to learn in a short time so this is really helpful :)

i've already read through most of those articles, but i didn't see anything specific to the materials we are using. i think the closest is mold making? i'll read through them again thought, thanks...

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I'm new to high speed machining. We do a lot of work with 4340 and stainless 303. We have a few HAAS machines (7500 max rpm, 20hp) and a mazak (max 4000 rpm, 50 hp). I'd like to look into hsm...

we're looking for a cnc machinist who is pretty good with mastercam and either autocad or solidworks. must have 3-5 years experience, know how to set up and fixture machines, and use precision gages...

We are looking for a skilled CNC machinist to join our team. To apply for this position you must meet the following:

5 years of experience in the industry
Be able to program, setup, and run CNC...

I'm looking into getting another Haas mill. I want something pretty big (around VF8 size). My biggest question is whether to go with a high speed (15k rpm) machine or not. I cut a lot of steel -4340...

actually geof,

i looked through the manual you put up and it seems a little more detailed than the one i was using. i'll give it another shot tomorrow. i'll let you know what happens.

thanks,
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i did that and also specified the tool radius is there anything else i could have missed? i tried to follow it step by step from the manual...

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manoj

i have a haas machine... the radius i put in after the g1 lets me do a corner rounding.. so if i'm going from the z axis to the x-axis i can put a radius in between really easily... same for...

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i just started learning cnc programming and i'm having trouble using the g42. i tried programming the g42 in the beginning of the program and cancelling it on a depart move at the end,...

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This is my first post. I am a newbie at machining. I have a customer who wanted to turn 4 steel table legs. Each leg is 25.75" long. They start at .75" on one side and end at 2" at the...