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I am retiring soon and have ONECNC XR5 MILL EXPERT for sale comes with dongle original manual etc best offer over £1500 will get pm me
Mick

all sorted I got an engineer in and he found the Coolant level switch was faulty,thanks for your help

Thanks for your thoughts Jeff I'm sure it is something like that I've just got to find it I dont think a code is hanging and it was turned off normally the night before it stopped if a code was...

No Jeff not that thanks

hI I have a VNC 20 that wont start ,I have tried all the normal fixes but it wont take data in after zero returning ,the usual stops would be parts count up or low oil level but its neither of these...

hI I have a VNC 20 that wont start ,I have tried all the normal fixes but it wont take data in after zero returning ,the usual stops would be parts count up or low oil level but its neither of...

use a wiper insert and turn at 3000rpm with a federate of .002" per rev or if that's no good try a precitool or applitec grooving insert that will rub as it cuts as well
Mick

cracked it just wrote a subroutine starting with G112 and ending G113 and repeated it 6 times worked a treat ,now all I need to do is get TNR working
Mick

Thanks ,Im trying to use comp so may end up doing away with that and program the cutter path instead as you sugest ,I will have another few hours on it this morning

hI lads ,Ive just had G112 option enabled on my Star SR20R and Im trying to cut a "Torx" type fitting on the end of a screwdriver using a front Y axis milling cutter.I am trying to do the path...

check your cancelling all ofsets in Z axis ,I had it once where it kept adding a small ofset on one tool that wasnt canceled and then eventually overtravelled

Is it possible to turn the blanks then get them sub contract thread rolled on a horizontal thread rolling machine ,normally quite a cheap 2nd op and always looks good if you cant roll on op 1

Program sent to your email
Mick

I can do you a copy but have you got all the 9000 series programs that it talks too ? the 8900 program can be a bit tricky filling in the variables as they all do something and without a manual you...

I love the times they quote ,it does come off in that time on the demo normally, but doesnt last in the real World its always way slower

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I have a VNC 20 C with a 6T control maybe I can help ,no wait codes by the way the sub spindle rus on a macro and is called up with M90 and runs prog 8900 ,this in turn calls up different 9000...

Just bought a secondhand STAR SR20R from an end user and had it installed and all was fine for a week or so but then the sub spindle failed to eject a part ,M27 was programed in after collet open and...

I have an L25 when all the machine data is entered you must register it as previously stated ,is the right tooling layout etc selected ?

I knurl 1/4" diameter titanium often and the best way by far is to use a cut knurling system ,if you can knurl from the end you wont get better than the 3 wheel "quick" knurls if not the two wheel...

So you send a bad job in to your customer and he accepts it just because its urgent ? ............................exactly and why should you ,deadlines or not throw it back at them a couple of times...

If material comes in bent reject it ,you only need to reject it a few times before it suddenly stops coming in bent !! thats what happens here in the UK anyway

If I was running G92 I would be at 1500ish rpm and start and do it in 10 or 12 passes the first 4 at about .1mm deep then gradually down to the last 2 passes at at .01mm two finishing passes at the...

I served my apprenticeship on Esco,s When qualified I ran 8 brand new D6,s in the shop we had 81 Escomatics !! great machines normal setup took 7 hours and I would change 2or 3 machines over every...

I do loads of small diam pins in 316 and 303 front turn diams anything from .5mm upto 1.2mm anything upto 75mm long I normally run at 4500rpm constant and feed .02mm per rev I use a .1 rad VCEX or...

Hi I have a problem with one of my sliders that I cant seem to sort out ,Its an old STAR VNC 20 with a 6t control Ive had it years and its a great machine doing some jobs better than my SR20 and my...

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I have just taken delivery of an Interact 1 series 2 with Heidehein TNC 2500 CONTROL I have been programing sliding head and fixed head CNCs with Fanuc and citizen controls for 20+ years but...

Thanks for that George I went to see it yesterday ,it did actualy come from a college (really) very good nick from what I saw and not much more than a manual,all I need now are some tool holders as...

Hi my name is Mick I am based in Essex in the UK,I run my own company specialising in sliding head CNC work and run 2 Star machines 1 Citizen and a fixed head Hardinge tallent cnc lathe look forward...

You havnt changed the lead angle have you ? I find this makes a lot of difference