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    Re: 15l tormach lathe owner question ?

    What use is the RPM of the motor if the belt drive isn't 1:1 (I'm pretty sure it isn't) and it's on a VFD for speed control anyway?
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    Re: 15l tormach lathe owner question ?

    The 15L motor is a long belt-drive to the spindle & encoder. 3-phase, driven off an internal VFD. It does not have a brake, so doesn't do indexing and would seem like a poor fit for an 1100 4th.
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    Re: pcnc440's after near 3 yrs

    Have you left one 'stuck' for an hour or so? Its possible its decided to do a filesystem check or something of the sort that takes a while to complete.
  4. Re: 770 series 3 with mach OS change motherboard battery

    It's going to be a regular PC of some sort in there. Might be unbranded but its usually pretty easy to remove the outer case and find the CMOS battery once you get the PC out. The "legacy...
  5. Re: What is the minimum ceiling height needed for an 1100?

    You could make a new limit-switch-hitting-block that's taller and bolts in the same place which would be completely reversible. The machine wants to hit the limit on Z Ref.

    The soft-limits could...
  6. Re: Need some tutoring for the 440... feeds/speeds etc.

    Try FS-wizard and see what it suggests and dial it back from there. Check the RPM and HP numbers to see if your machine can do them. https://zero-divide.net/fswizard

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    Try...
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    Re: Pathpilot Boot problem

    I think there's a hotkey to get a linux prompt from the splash screen. Maybe try that and look at the log files. I had the CMOS battery die a few months ago and it was kind of annoying to get going...
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    Re: Can someone tell what is this message(alarm)

    What happens when you try to open a file share from Windows using the IP address of the controller?
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    Re: Can someone tell what is this message(alarm)

    Tormach PC or a home-brew? The Tormachs have been set up to expose network shares easily in my experience.

    All else fails in Windows you can put the IP address of PP in the file manager like so...
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    Re: pcnc440's after near 3 yrs

    The bubbler is important for things like coolant as otherwise the water takes forever to evaporate once an oil layer forms on top.
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    Re: pcnc440's after near 3 yrs

    I put a bucket of old coolant out in the Texas sun with a fishtank bubbler running through it and in a couple weeks all that's left is some thick sludge for the trash can.
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    Re: pcnc440's after near 3 yrs

    I think there are some magic hotkeys that will get you a Linux prompt at boot time... might be possible to catch one of the frozen systems and see what's going on and/or investigate the log files. ...
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    Re: SlantPro 15L in production environment

    The one in my garage was used for several years in production making Tormach ATC parts with a bar puller and air collet closer. As long as you don't ask too much of it, it does very well.
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    Re: Tormach's suggestions list ??

    A long time ago I was a beta tester for Pathpilot, through my friend Bob (RIP) who developed the ATC.

    I'm speculating here from a multi-decade career in software, much of it machine-control &...
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    Re: Bobcad customer experience

    IME they say that, but will still re-register old versions on new PCs of yours if you ask. Maybe we ask nicely, and I've not tried trying to transfer a seat to someone else, just moved between PCs..
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    Re: Bobcad customer experience

    I use both the latest BC and Fusion. Fusion already bent over the regular users by moving all the 4th stuff to 'extensions'. Don't think that won't continue to happen. I prefer the CAD side of...
  17. Thread: V23 Download

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    Re: V23 Download

    There's a link to it on one of my posts in this thread. IDK if OP ever tried it though.
  18. Thread: V23 Download

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    Re: V23 Download

    Not that I remember. I think you get what's in the installer and modify from there or ask somebody to give you theirs.
  19. Thread: V23 Download

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    Re: V23 Download

    You need to be logged in to the BCC support site to see the links for things below V26.
  20. Thread: V23 Download

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    Re: V23 Download

    They do (even though it's not free to keep things on AWS)--: https://s3.amazonaws.com/bobcaddownloads/BobCAD+V23+(Build+1812)+Update.exe

    Note that the BCC web site says they don't support V23...
  21. Re: This guy I know forgot to enter tool offset…

    It would be nice to have a 'teach tool' option available at run time sometimes, wouldn't it? Similar thing for broken / replaced tools as well.
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    Re: Cutting spring steel

    Hmm. I see Blue Temper Spring Steel there but 0.015" is the only thickness so that may not work anyway.
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    Re: Cutting spring steel

    I'd be really tempted to send that off to SendCutSend or somewhere like that to have them laser cut, but if you mill, you'll probably want to sandwich it between two pieces for the hold-down.
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    Re: Tormach 8L Fusion360 Tooling

    If you're using inserted tools as shown, what's most important is the ANSI or ISO code for the insert. That encodes a basic shape (eg: triangle, diamond, round, more-diamond, etc) and a size and...
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    Re: Help with Haimer 3d taster

    On mine there was no obvious way to remove the shank, which made replacement and/or regrinding a bit tricky.
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    Re: M8 (coolant on) randomly stops working?

    I've had the pump get gummed up so it won't start a few times, but it's not been random on then off then on again.
  27. Thread: Tool zero macro

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    Re: Tool zero macro

    Yeah, it changes things quite a bit, but they are very useful. I had to redo how I did tool lengths when I went to a BT30 machine and that took a while to set in.

    If your tools are already set...
  28. Thread: Tool zero macro

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    Re: Tool zero macro

    That makes more sense. Does your work setup require re-zeroing off the spindle every time? When I was doing something similar, if all my tools needed had lengths already set, I'd ref the machine,...
  29. Thread: Tool zero macro

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    Re: Tool zero macro

    Kinda confused here. Are you setting a length for tool number zero? How do you setup tool offsets in general?
  30. Re: Intro to CNC milling - Suggested books or other resources?

    Guys, the original post and entire thread is from 2013 until it was necro-bumped to push a new book.

    If the OP hasn't figured it out by now he's not going to.
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