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I am looking for recommendations for a 2 axis motion control system suitable for use in a wet flood coolant application. Coolant would be DI water or water-based dielectric fluid. We would consider...

Crashmaster,

I'd spring for the dead length. Much more accurate. We have had great results with 16C versions from Royal.

Good luck,

Bob

Dear Everado,

When we purchased our first used Citizen, we had no idea how to operate it. We called our local dealer and they sent an applications engineer out to give us training. It cost us a...

Does anyone have a g-code program that will run in an OKUMA U-10M control to create and increment scalable numeric characters for serial numbers.

Thank you.

We use vegetable base Blaser vascomill 22 & vascomill 10 in our Citizens. The 10 weight has a bit higher flashpoint, about 435F and can pass through our Mitsubishi micro coolant drills. No smoke, no...

Dear Truckmann,

There is a process known as "vapor polishing" that uses the heated vapors of methelyne chloride to polish acrylic and lexan surfaces. The Methylene chloride is quite flammable so...

Take a look at Citizen machines- http://www.marucit.com/dist.html
We have 5 of them that we use every day. Great machines, incredible service.

Try www.mcmaster.com, they have 3/4-16 threaded rod and associated hardware.

Dear Chet,

If very low rms surface finish is not of high concern, you might try blasting the surfaces with very fine glass beads. This will help to even out the surface for you.

Good luck,
...

Try Kaiser Thin Bit. http://www.kaisertool.com If you don't see what you want, call them at (260) 484-3620. We use their tools all the time, they are very helpful. You may have to do a few plunges...

We have a new Hypertherm 1250 as well as an older small 110v unit. Both machines perform flawlessly. Consumables are readily available from our local welding supply dealer from whom we purchased...

Dear Howard,

OFHC (Oxygen-free high conductivity copper) is a bit an the difficult side to cut because it is so stringy. I'd suggest drilling the holes later but don't consider drilling them in a...

I assume that you are talking about holes or internal cavities. If you have holes that are under-size, honing should do the trick. A Sunnen hone is a wonderful machine for such a task. If the holes...

I'd recommend urethane rod that is also available from McMaster Carr, Shore A, 60-70 durometer should do the trick. You can grind it or machine it as required.

Good luck,

Bythebookbob

We too made the mistake of signing up with MFG.com. The cost of $450.00 a month for a year seemed a bit high considering we were only allowed to choose two categories to be listed in. We were...

We machine X750, 600 and 909 Inconel quite often. We use I believe that we use Sandvik 1525 inserts for the material and get beautiful results. Give your Sandvik rep a call and I'm sure they will set...

01 tool steel will work as it is easily machined and will hold a sharp edge. You can torch harden and quench in oil for a small run. If you need these stamps for long use, consider A2 air hard or M2,...

With your Okuma control, the first character of the program must be a letter. It can be followed by other letters and or have a hyphen within. Examples would be M56767-A or AHOVBIPW, etc. As long as...

This is a perfect example of a Swiss-turn sliding headstock lathe job. The rotating stock is held in the collet and pushed through a guide bushing of the same size. The cutting tool is positioned...

We use win CNC from Citizen as well as Partmaker. Win CNC is economical and generates all of the preparatory code needed for a program on our Citizen, we use it as our editor almost exclusively. We...

We drill Inconel 600, 625, X750 and 909 routinely down to .020 diameter and as much as 20x deep. We used Mitsubishi MINI-MWS carbide drills. Use their miracle star spot drills to spot and then get...

Dear Spence,

We have a Alpha 400S that had control issues. We too had difficulty with our distributor but were able to get help by contacting the 600 group in the U.K. They helped us get our...

Ah yes, it's a conundrum. Somehow taking the time to train employees while meeting deadlines for delivery of parts. There never seems to be a convenient time to schedule training. While I agree that...

Hey,

I assume you have imported geometry and you are able to select the holes or points you desire to drill. Your menu choices at the top left of your screen, File, Edit, View, Modify, Processes,...

Dear Camtd,

What version of Gibbs are you running?

You can always select each hole or center point in the order you want them drilled. Another method of sorting is to open the fourth tab...

Dear Citizencnc,

Not a great deal of experience with Partmaker either. We have had it a year and while I believe the program is probably the better of Esprit and Gibbs MTM I still think that it...

Welcome, CitizenCNC. Judging from your user-name I would be willing to guess that your baileywick would be on Citizens. What models do you work with and what is your area of expertise? What software...

To clarify, by sort, do you mean controlling the order in which each hole is drilled?

Dear Willy,

Check with Tony Griffiths, [email protected] I know he has an Operation & Maintenance Manual. English and German text. £55.for a LIDKOPING Turret Lathe Type CR-4.

Perhaps he...

The unique feature of an Escomatic is the ability to feed wire in coil form. The tools rotate as the stock is straightened and fed. For simple parts, you can attain high production rates and long...