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    Y axis won't listen

    This morning we had a Y axis servo alarm. This afternoon the operator said it it not running the correct tool path. So when I got to him to look at it the feed rate was zero and feed off was on the...
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    Re: VR series machine, 5 axis tap cycle??

    They tell me to call my local HFO.
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    VR series machine, 5 axis tap cycle??

    So we have three VR machines. We have a programmer that has tried to use the G155, G164, G174, and G184 tap cycles. None of them work. G174 and G184 move to position and do nothing else. G155 turns...
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    Re: Haas overrides Something weird ?!?

    It is a 1999 machine that has recently had a software update to 11.24F. I dont like it because the operators on second shift dont always catch that kind of item and have broken cutters. They have...
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    Haas overrides Something weird ?!?

    We have 6 Haas machines. On 5 of them when using the buttons to override the feed % it will increment to 200% at the highest. On one of them we had an operator discover that if you keep pressing the...
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    Re: Fadal Lube oil (Problem)

    jbranting,

    Thank you, I will give that a shot.
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    Fadal Lube oil (Problem)

    Fadal Lube oil Dripping/ Running from Z axis Operator left side way. I don't know much about how the Fadal lube system works but I only have one way side that is continuously running way lube. We...
  8. I'm this is a handle jog problem. Programs run as...

    I'm this is a handle jog problem. Programs run as they should.
  9. Haas Vector Retract function crashes the machine

    I have 3 VR11 machines. All 3 of them will not allow you to preform a proper vector retract function and move on to something else. They all go back to the place where the vector retract was started...
  10. Re: how & where I can adjust the Electronic Backlash Compensation on a hass tm-1

    Parameter 13,27,41 X,Y,Z
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    0,0 is the top left corner of the material. The...

    0,0 is the top left corner of the material. The holes in the center are correct. The 4 that are out are 5 axis.
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    Haas VR machines

    The Haas VR series machines are my favorite machines. We have 3 of them and they always have work, always. All three work differently because of software. Vector retract works great on the 99 machine...
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    Old Haas Interesting problem?

    This is on a 1999 Haas VR-11B. This machine has been great but recently we started seeing the tolerances slipping and then out to the point where it wont make good parts. Most of the parts this...
  14. The NYMAT techs in this area often leave before...

    The NYMAT techs in this area often leave before it is completely up and running. It was about 6 that night when they left.
  15. Re: Alarms, Corrupted programs, Still waiting on Haas tech support

    The tech came in the next day. He started reloading software to the machine, then another tech came in and they started arguing about why this and it should be done this way. Three hours later the...
  16. Alarms, Corrupted programs, Still waiting on Haas tech support

    Yesterday one or our operators ended up with a corrupted program. While he deleted all the programs from memory 4 would not delete. I started working on it. Enabling the 9000 series and deleted...
  17. Thread: Axis mystery

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    Re: Axis mystery

    After the pin is dialed in the machine will run a complete job with out being changed (10-60 parts normally) The machine is only powered down when there is a power failure in the building. I'm not...
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    .1379 (morning Yesterday) .1381 (morning...

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    Fadal service and or machine rebuilding?

    We have 2 late 90's Fadals 4020 and 5020. We are located in Wichita, KS. Do any of you know who in this part of the country rebuilds or services these machines? I said rebuild because I bleive the...
  20. Thread: Axis mystery

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    Re: Axis mystery

    OK, here it is

    The machine is done running that order of parts. The fixture plate is still in the same location it was when we pulled the last part off. We checked X-Y pin location and it was off...
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    Re: Axis mystery

    Thanks, haastec I will get to it hopefully tomorrow. They know what needs changed and its always hot. RUN IT!
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    Re: Axis mystery

    Ok, before I posted anything. I homed the Y-axis and made the orgin read zero on the screen. Then I moved the Y-axis around and re-homed it. The Y-axis went back to zero from when it was set the...
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    Re: Axis mystery

    The program is based off of a pin in a fixture plate. Everything is from XYZ 0 which is the pin in the program. The offsets are set by using an indicator in the spindle to dial in the pin. From there...
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    Yes, changing the work offset fixes it for that...

    Yes, changing the work offset fixes it for that job this time. In a month it will needed to be shifted that same amount again. It is doing it for old proven parts and on new ones.
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    Re: Axis mystery

    Yes, and the change is done on the tool offset not the program.
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    Re: Axis mystery

    The VR11 head assembly (yoke, A and B axes). The operator dials in a pin and adjusts the fixture offsets. We do not have a prob. The Haas service techs made the adjustments in the control after the...
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    The the VR head assembly. Done by Haas.

    The the VR head assembly. Done by Haas.
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    Axis mystery

    We have had to start shifting our Y-axis for new and old programs since we had the head replaced on our VR11. It doesn’t seem to matter if it is a 5 or 3 axis cut. We have to shift the Y-axis +.007...
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    Color coding oils

    Do any of you have multiple machines with differnt oils? Do you use a color coding system to avoid the cheap help messing something up?
  30. Machine not seeing programs on directory list.

    We have a VF6, VF10 and VR11. All purchased new within a couple of years of each other. (97-99) The issues is that recently the program loading procedure has been done differently. On the VR11 the...
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