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I think it's a well built machine.

Pros:
Heavy and rigid for its small size.
Box ways help to dampen vibrations.
Low overall height.

Cons:
The Y-axis travel is a small.
Umbrella tool...

The air cylinder on my carousel toolchanger is leaking. I'm planning on removing it and rebuilding it myself. Has anyone done this before. If so, is there anything I need to be aware of before I jump...

I too have an SV-2412. My compressor is a 5hp rotary vane with a 60 gallon receiver. The compressor is rated at 100% duty cycle and when I'm machining it runs more than it rests. In addition to the...

Thanks, dcoupar. It works fine with the Z-axis in the home position.

I didn't try it at "home" but I did try it at the tool change position. I'll try the "home" position tomorrow.

After I power-up and do a zero return I can rotate the tool carousel and move it in and out via the push buttons on the control panel. After I run a program in auto mode I can no longer operate the...

You could try using a sacrificial sub-plate when drilling the holes so the back side doesn't blow out. This will minimize the burr.

Nice work, Nate. Are the tool bits hand ground to fit the spline profile?

"These parts will be fairly small (800mm X 800mm X 400mm max), but fairly complex."

Was this a typographical error? Perhaps 80mm x 80mm x 40mm?

On my SV2412 to release the spindle from its orientation I just press the spindle off button.

Your shirts always have chips in the pocket, even after they've been laundered.

Perhaps a double angle milling cutter.

I've used the 60-degree engraving tools on 303 stainless steel. The sharp tip didn't hold up well. This was only cutting .015" deep.

I recently replaced the original pneumatic filter/regulator/lubricator unit on my machine. Since this compressed air cools and lubricates the spindle bearings, how much oil flow is needed? If this...

Could it be that the machine was jogged to the XYZ limits of travel before it was powered down and disconnected? I've experienced this with a Hurco CNC milling machine in the past. To solve this...

The problem was that parameter 5200 bit #2, called CRG, needed to be set to 1. I also changed parameter 5202 bit #0 to 1 to orient the spindle before tapping.

Thanks to all for their input.

Tim,

I tried your last program and it still stops at the G80 line.

I don't know if this information will help but here goes. If I run the program as it is generated from GibbsCam (as listed in...

Tim,

I made the edits you indicated and the program always stops at the line containing the G80. I also tried running your sample program exactly as you have it written. Same thing, it stops at...

I'm trying out the rigid tapping cycle on my SV2412. It taps the hole fine but the program stops at line N9 with the tool at 1" above the part, the spindle is off and the spindle bearing air is...

Okay, I get it now...

I didn't comprehend that you had to hold down the soft keys until the boot screen comes up. I was holding them down, pressing the control power on button and then releasing...

I tried the two softkey control power up again. No joy. I don't see anything to do with SRAM. I know that the PCMCIA card works as I punched the parameter information to it. I did have to change...

I got a PCMCIA card adpater with a 512MB compact flash card as you suggested. After holding the two soft keys and powering up, I can't find the SRAM data utility. I currently have the control...

How and where do you turn it down? I know what you mean about the air compressor running non-stop. I ran a long program today and the air compressor kept going and going...

I have an SV2412 and when the spindle runs I hear a compressed air flowing sound. Does anyone know what this is from?

On a possibly related note, there are 10 small tapped holes on the face of...

By straight through cable, I meant that I made a cable with the pinouts as shown in the attached picture (DB25 to DB9). With this cable I successfully transferred a few programs which ran fine with...

I'm preparing to change the 3V battery on the control unit. Before I do that I'd like to backup the parameters and anything else that could be lost. What is the procedure for backing up the machine...

fanucman,

Thanks for the parameter information. The file transfer work fine now. I did have to change to a straight through serial cable though. The null modem cable would not work properly.

I'm trying to transfer my NC program from GibbsCAM to the 0i Mate-MB control. I have a null modem cable and have set the parameters on the control and the PC as listed on this webpage I found.
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I'm trying to transfer my NC program from GibbsCAM to the 0i Mate-MB control. I have a null modem cable and have set the parameters on the control and the PC as listed on this webpage I found.
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I have run a machine with a Heidenhain TNC426 control. This machine has absolute encoders and must be homed upon each startup. The homing doesn't require movement to the X,Y or Z limits but only a...

It was I, rbcmetalwork, who could not find the battery, not timlkallam.