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  1. BT30 ATC Bulova BT400S Mill AKA UGINT Issues

    We ran into a little issue with one of our vertical mills and I was wondering if you could help me out. The machine we had a problem with is a Bulova BT400S. There is a cap screw on the side of the...
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    Main problem with guide bushings is that I need...

    Main problem with guide bushings is that I need to run really small stock at tight tolerances. The tighter the bushing the better it runs but then it will randomly just pretzel. I want to run lights...
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    Depends on finish really but most end mills run...

    Depends on finish really but most end mills run small, running a 1/8 EM will probably cut .124 or less. The bigger the end mill the more rigid. I would just run it, plus its brass. Location should be...
  4. Not quite sure exactly what you mean but if...

    Not quite sure exactly what you mean but if you're talking about running long parts out of the back of the sub spindle it can easily be done without buying the long parts ejector or whatever from...
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    Habegger Roller Guide Bushings?

    Has anyone used these on their machines vs a rotary guide bushing (or in my case a "magic" guide bushing)? I'm interested because we currently run small stock, we need VERY close tolerances on this...
  6. Thread: Thanks!

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    Thanks!

    I just want to say thanks to you guys for giving us a little free training on your 2013 roadshow. Drove from Sarasota (we just moved from Wisconsin) to Fort Lauderdale and as we previously...
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    STAR ECAS w/Iemca Genius 120?

    Anyone have experience running small stock (0.094 - 0.15) using this type of bar feeder? I've heard since it is based on gravity quite hard to setup for smaller stock. We have never had too much a...
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    Agreed. You cannot expect partmaker to complete...

    Agreed. You cannot expect partmaker to complete everything for you (unless its just turning/endmilling/drilling). When you think about the thousands/millions of variables these machines have you can...
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    Breaking Chip soft 17-4SS

    Hey,

    Revisiting an issue I had awhile ago when turning long shafts with geometries that made pulling chips off the part impossible. I cannot seem to find the correct insert, speed, feed for...
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    genswiss.com

    genswiss.com
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    False alarm...apparently boss ordered heat...

    False alarm...apparently boss ordered heat treated version.

    Makes sense seeing as how my tools wouldn't last long enough to ever get the part in spec.
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    420 Stainless Turning

    Turning 420 stainless steel. Seems to cut ok in smaller doc. but I'm trying to turn a 7" part that tapers 0.055" to 0.625" over that length. To make matters worse this is on a swiss machine. Pinch...
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    F20 LaserWriter Control Laser Issues

    I am trying to lase a part about 7" long with laser marking in graduates of 5MM circumferentially for about 4". Running into issues with the Laser Marking Studio randomly crashing / marking lines...
  14. Can't turn them before as the parts are 2+ inches...

    Can't turn them before as the parts are 2+ inches long of taper and would fall out of the guidebushing / not have enough land to make the part rigid enough to whirl. On parts I can turn them I do and...
  15. Complex part with too much deburring...ideas are nice

    Running a fairly complex (TINY!!!) part in titanium. Plus or minus .0005" demensions and alot of burrs. Main problem is using a threadwhirler with a tapering thread. Since the threadwhirler has a...
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    ECAS 20 - Profibus-DP: fault of drive

    Any ideas on how to fix a fault of drive? Last time we had this problem on a machine I wasn't around to see how it was fixed by the tech and ended up getting charged a pretty good buck.

    The alarm...
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    it isn't just a shaft...its a custom driver for...

    it isn't just a shaft...its a custom driver for our custom screws ;) i can't give much information now as we're not open and all of these are PQ lots.

    mainly there is a hex in the front, long...
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    Gang tooling. I wonder if I only used one tool on...

    Gang tooling. I wonder if I only used one tool on the down facing gang it would work better. Problem with that is tool life. Just finished one PQ...part spec and finish were great till the end :P but...
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    Never machined heat treated titanium but in my...

    Never machined heat treated titanium but in my experience titanium isn't quite as strong as heat treated steel. It is light and semi-durable but nowhere near steel.

    Machining titanium isn't hard...
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    455 stainless turning on swiss machine

    stainless guys,

    I always work on titanium so stainless is quite a change for me. The best part is not worrying about major fires all the time. The bad part is this stainless just seems to love...
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    Things are real busy haha. Tried to work out some...

    Things are real busy haha. Tried to work out some bugs on the new version 70 (i dont know if this is the newest post) and still having some issues. The offsetting of the stock and switching to Z3...
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    Pretty much doing that right now just sucks...

    Pretty much doing that right now just sucks because it wears the back of the guide bushing out and has a hard time bringing the part back into the machine.
  23. Thread: No Threads?

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    star machines here as well. posts are getting...

    star machines here as well. posts are getting better. manual editing is needed however boss is making me take the postconfig class and probably going to make me sit in my office until i come back...
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    Hmm, I'll have to call about that. Yeah I have a...

    Hmm, I'll have to call about that. Yeah I have a scheduled a postconfig webex or whatever but most likely I will never have the time to do it haha. I was recently sick with the flu for two days and...
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    Hey Bill, Mark is having me take a "class" on...

    Hey Bill,

    Mark is having me take a "class" on postconfig so that when i'm sick and such maybe the other programmers and edit and run my programs. Right now most of our stuff is manually made due...
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    I use partmaker almost everyday to create about...

    I use partmaker almost everyday to create about 70% of my programs. Most programs will need to be manually edited due to custom tooling we have. Threadwhirlers and such are all custom. Most profile...
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    Chips Wrapping up in Titanium

    We are currently having problems with a part and the chips that wrap up on the last operation before part pickup. I am trying to change feed rates, use high pressure and so on. The only option i have...
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