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Maybe I can't configure these programs properly, but they all seem to want to go out to the internet only.(Tried filezilla and a couple of others) All we want is something that is simple to setup and...

I could use some help sending and receiving files to a fanuc oi-TD controller. We are using windows7 on all systems in the shop. I have connected the machine to the network, the machine sees the...

It was a flush problem. Once I got two small nozzles the same size and placed them properly at each end, it worked great. Thanks.

I could use any help I can get on this one. I'm using a Charmilles Eleroda 110 and tryin to burn a.018 +0/-.002 slot, .50 wide x .2 dp. The electrode is EC 15 graphite and the mat'l is aluminum. I...

I'm having the same issue as above using MCX2 for our Hurco's. Just started using it. Is no one else in the world having this issue? Does no one have any idaes execpt"contact your reseller"? Our...

I've been trying for a couple of days to get the program below to run multiple offsets.
X0.Y0.
X5.Y0.
X10.Y0.
The machine is a Fadal4020 with CNC88 controller, format 2. Iv've tried using M98-99,...

I need some help. I'm new to Fadal programing and trying to learn how to use the multiple offset system. I've tried using G54-59 and E1-E4, to no avail. The latest effort will hav the program run...

I think I may have found an answer for question 1 at the following:
http://www.cnczone.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-6651.html

I have 2 questions about G54-59.
The code below wold mill a 1" circle. If I wanted to use the g 54-59 commands, what would be the simplest way to program that? Asumming X3.0 Y3.0 spacing.
...

A question I probably should already know the answer to, but can't find it in my brain. Are Hurco knee mills considered 2, 2 1/2, or 3 axis machines? Where might I find a good definition of these...

I've read this forum from begining to this point, and all I can say is it makes me sad. Name calling, finger pointing and in general, a smugness or bitterness toward the opposing party. The truth is,...

The electricians where hire to run cable and connect the machine to the panel, which they did. The machine seller guaranteed the machine to be wired correctly for our voltage. we had no reason to...

We found the problem. The machine came from MN, where I belive it ran on 440v, whereas, here in TX we run 220v. The machine was wired inproperly for this, though we'd been told otherwise.

Hello all,
Please, I need help ASAP. We just recieved a used Fadal CNC 88 VMC 4020.
The power inverter, a Baldor, has an error message we can't get rid of.
Error message: Fault Bus Overvoltage....

Perhaps I didn't make myself clear. I have already tried manual entry, and it won't post to an nc file. I can find any amount to training sites to pay for help. I was under the impression that this...

We are using ver 9.1. There is a barpuller on this machine. Currently. I have to add the code for the barpuller after posting. I want to know if there is a way to insert the code thru Mastercam, so...

To answer my on qusetion, my Father and maternal Granddad owned a tool & die shop. I didn't have a whole lot of choice in the matter. Out of 4 boys, I was the only one to have an aptitude.

I've been looking around and noticed many of you referring to having fathers
proceed you as machinists/toolmakers. I got to wondering how may of you are in the business because of that? How many...

Robert,
Thanks for your answer. I looked in the area you described, and there wasn't a place to choose "0". But playing with the options that were there seems to have made a difference.
Richard

Steve,
It's actually a color monitor, but text is white when in edit mode. I hesitate to adjust much inside the cabinet, because everything else is fine. Only the video for grooving tools is off....

This isn't so much a problem as an irritation. The video/graphics screen that displays the operation as it happens is relatively course. It is, after all 10-12 yrs old. The irritating part is that...

Hello all,
I've been researching the web, as well as CNC Zone, on retro fits. Ajax seems to be the most highly recommened. There are some people who seem to be extremely unhappy with Ajax, but they...

#1 would be checked and set to 1"
#2 would be set to .1
#3 would be set to "0"
#4 would be set to -.5
All set to absolute
Also set to peck drill

The computer freezes up and locks evevy thing up. The repair guy seems unable to get it fixed. We sent it off to be repaired at the board level a year or so ago. It lasted about a year.

Hello all,
The company I work for may consider retrofitting a Hawk 5, as it's giving lots of trouble with the computer. I'd be grateful for comments , both pro and con on retrofitting. Also hearing...

OK. I've looked around and didn't see this issue addressed. If it has been, maybe someone could direct me to it. Or maybe someone could help me out. Using V9.1, in a drill, mill or tap cycle, I set...

Hello everyone!
I'm interested in hearing from people who are using vacum work holding systems. If there's a thread elsewhere, I didn't find it. Our shop does lots of 5-10-50 pcs, etc. Mostly...

How are you programing the machine?

I am looking for a CNC/ manual machinist job in the McAllen/Edinburgh, TX area. I want to move closer to my daughter. I have 30 years experience in general machining, tool & die, plastic injection...

Our book says "The shear pin between the brushless motor and the ball screw is broken." Probably on the XA. The book says replace the pin.