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We have a 1994 VF-3 and have been running it at 10k for years every day.Never had a problem yet with the geared head.

I would say its piss in the Coolant and/or your not skimming the waylube out.We use Trim E 206 and it lasts over 6 months before it needs to be changed.We used to use Blaser and also tried Cincinnati...

Your breaking them because the chipload is too much.Use .001 instead of .002.

You should be able to run it at 200 SFPM,but lower your chip load a little to
.001.Also I would prefer to use a 4 flute instead of 3.That should allow your feedrate to be a little higher due to the...

You can push the Carousel back with your hands,no problem.

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You should have no problem doing them with the Rigid Tap on your machine.

Yeah make sure your spindle chiller is working.This happens to me a lot after running the spindle at 10k for awhile.When you stop and try to take the tool out or do a tool change the holder is stuck...

Double check but I believe he can work as long as it is not a full 40 hours.I cant remember what the max. hours are.

Lol, Kool. That house is worth probably 300K now.Since the time you've lived there they have totally revamped and upgraded the city.Pushed out the low end apartments and such.Lotsa new homes built...

The German blades may just be the ticket.We switched to a German brand not sure if they are Wikus or not but they cut way smoother than the Starrets we were using.

The Valcool is good stuff too.I wanted to try the Hangsterfers but i've read a few posts that say it foams like crazy.

Try Trim.

You could do it but a Threadmill might be better.

Did you use a G13 in your last program and then stop it before the cycle was done?

You can use the Haas on the Fadal Greg.We use em on ours and a Haas 5 Axis head as well.

They have Macros Kochev and you can use your Renishaw too.

Run Dry unless your finish is not up to par.Sometimes running dry gives that slight bumpy feel from the chips getting dragged across the material.If you cut wet make sure you are using the correct...

Rigid tapping at one time used to come standard with the Haases.I believe in 95 to 96.They must not have been making money or losing money so it eventually became an option.Your machine Geof most...

Don, You'll have to most likely get a new keyboard from Fadal but you can ask them if you can just get the one key.Never hurts to ask.

Don, The spindle belts could be rubbing and causing the smoke.You may want to give Fadal a call.We had several belts break and when they do tons of smoke comes out.

Don, G84.1 is for rigid tapping.Plain G84 is for the floating type of holder.One way you can tell if you have Rigid Tap is look up top above the Spindle motor.The Black plastic coil thing that holds...

Yes use Water Soluble for Titanium.As long as you run it within the correct parameters and keep an eye on the tool you shouldn't have to worry about fire with the Titanium.
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Thats what I mean Geof.Maybe with the Cermets he can run slower with decent results.

Tin coated will be ok for the Magnesium but for the Titanium make sure the HSS is HSS Co cobalt or forget it.I would use Carbide for both.As for the Coolant.Water Soluble is fine for the Titanium but...

You may want to try the Cermets like these guys say.I just looked up 12L14 turning with a Ceramic tool in the Machining Data Handbook and they suggest 2600 SFPM.

I'd use 2185 RPM for the Cobalt drill.For Carbide use 7280 RPM.With the Cobalt drill definitely make sure you are center drilling or spotting first.You wont need to center drill for the Carbide drill.

I would go with the best quality Roll tap as well.In Stainless we always use Roll Taps for anything under 3/8.No problem on 316 or 15-5 heat treated stainless.

Our 1994 VF-3 monitor went out.We called Haas.They came out the next day and installed a new one.Only $150.00.

Hey Timan yeah.I wonder if the new Haases have that option.Fadal has had that since at least 1994.Hit Feed hold then jog away to anywhere.Then hit Cycle start and it asks you if you want to return...