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Is it possible to produce a rad along a length of material with a ballnose cutter? I would like to be able to do it WITHOUT the use of cam software .

So.... for instance ..... if I have a piece of...

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That is what I call a complete and fantastic reply . I'm sorry I have not got back sooner , but either way I am very grateful for the immense amount of effort you have put in . Superb .
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That looks good thank you . I have never used a single line g76 code before . Even so , it would still be nice to have the "actual" numbers for this particular thread . The control is an OT being...

Would someone be kind enough to furnish me with the G76 coding to produce 1/2" British standard taper pipe thread please . I can produce a parallel thread using 2 line G76 coding but i do not...

Hi everyone ,

Has anyone converted a Denford Starmill to new electronics , motors etc .?
My Starmill does not want to play anymore so the dreaded upgrade is now my only option . Any help would be...

Just removed from my VMC100 which I am retrofitting .
Any interest ?

Cheers UUU .

I am not familiar with your mill although I will have a look . It sounds like you are using Nema 23 motors . The machine I have uses the next size up and has a very complicated...

I am about to get to grips with an Emco VMC100 mill , and was wondering if anyone had retrofitted one of these machines to run on Mach3 or similar . If so , what did you use and was it successful ....

I have a Boxford TCL125 training cnc lathe which at the moment is connected to a pc running Mach3 , and all is well . The problem I have is that the rapid on this machine will not reliably move any...

Cheers vger

I have not yet attempted to change the motor yet . I have continued with trying to get the step rate right for the axis . I think I have now crack it . Whilst I have been doing this I...

I am having trouble with my Boxford TCL 125 lathe . It still has the original motors and drivers on board . I have been trying to check the distance travelled in the 'Z' axis is correct . I am using...

Thanks DonH . I will try that when I get in to work tomorrow . The 18Ti I use is a lot simpler to use . The control panel on the front of the Talent says that it is an "OM" controller , but when you...

Newent. Halfway between Gloucester and Ross on Wye. Not that far as the crow flys.

They are well built I have to say . And they take up no room as well . Mind you , the wife as drawn a line at the shed . Can't see the problem having it in the dinning room myself .
I have got a...

Finally got a camera to take a couple of photos .I can't see the spindle motor at the mo because all the guarding is on . The motor on top though is the Z axis stepper .
Hope the photos help .

Blimey you work quick !! Do you do this for a living or something ?
It's a shame you have not got a toolchanger . Mind you , I used to use platen bed machines and they were easier at times to set ....

Do you have a toolchanger and if you do how have you managed with that?
Thanks for the prompt response. Are you using MACH3?

At the moment the lathe is at a friends house being modded. He seems to know what he is doing. Fingers crossed an all that!!
In what way are able to possibly help as all help and info is gladly and...

at the moment I am not sure about the spindle motor or anything else at the mo. I will take some pictures and post them tomorrow evening. I also have the parts manual so I can hopefully glean some...

I have just started using an old Talent fitted with a fanuc OM control . Does anybody know how to get the program library up so I can see what programs are on the machine already . It is not patently...

I have an Emco VMC100 cnc mill which has a control cabinet that will not switch on at all . Has anyone managed to convert one of these machines using MACH3 . If so have they managed to workout how to...

Hi all . Just seen the question about the tool change on the vmc100 . I would also be interested in your electrical drawings if that is ok .

I to have one although it has not seen an electrical...

Just plugged everything back together after stripping it for photos . Unlike before , I now have control over spindle speed , start and stop of spindle , x axis , z axis and the magic turret . All...

I have just spoken to a guy at Boxford and although he cannot help me with info , he did conclude that it is indeed a paralell machine and it has a 37pin connector on the back .

The bottom board has a date of 1985 , while the sticker on the top board says 1989 .

There is a connector on the back panel . Then there is a ribbon cable from the back of the socket to the bottom...

Yes please and thanks RD .
All help is appreciated , especially to an electrical numptey as myself . I use and program fanuc , heidenhein , fagor and anilam at work , but this all leaves me cold .
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If I bought this breakout board , could I connect it straight to the motors or the top pcb in the machine . Or if I took a printer cable straight from the pc , splice it , and then connect up the...

Does anybody know what are the size and type of steppers originally fitted to a Boxford TCL125 Lathe ? I have pulled the 2 off and need to get a breakout board to suit , as I want to run the machine...

Has anyone configured Mach3 to use the tool changer on this little luvly and if so EXACTLY how .? Also What hardware has successfully been used for speed control ?

I have heard so many stories of people buying motors and drivers and then finding that they needed higher voltage drivers or bigger motors and then going and buying again, to get their machine...