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I bought a seat about 6-7 years ago it was about 3500 for mill 1, 5k ish for mill 2, 10k for mill 3, added 4 axis verify and 5 axis back then was part of mill 3 so that got grandfathered in when we...

Guys, please avoid getting personal. It's fine to discuss what you like or don't like about Fadal, we just do not want this to degenerate into an argument.

Thank you.

Dave

How did you resolve this? I have the same problem.


Dave

I did it.

You can upgrade the whole thing, 5k for the -5 control upgrade and about 2k for a new PC. Rigid tap will run you another 2k.

I used to have a 95 VMC15.

My posts about it are...

Boy I got that one wrong. I never would have thought he'd get any jail time. Figured he'd buy his way out somehow.

Keep it under 80 ipm if you want accuracy, maybe slower, like 60 if you REALLY want accuracy. :)

Roughing? Rip it up....200 ipm

IMO of course.

Dave

Phase perfect.

Yes I should have a safety line at the top, manually adding G90 now. I have no idea how to alter my post right now but I'm finding out.

To answer a question above, I just spent a lot of time...

That did it.

Thanks a bunch Geof. Actually spoke with WMS who tole me the same thing. What would I do without you smart guys around?

Thanks again

Dave

36 and 56 are both off. Is that where I want them?

Sure I'll check setting 36 and 56 but what should they be set as?

G52 is zeroed out

G92 is zeroed

I run a program, three different ones today, at each cycle start the z axis comes about 4" from where it should be (4" above where it should be) and starts running normally. I hit reset, and cycle...

"Haas or cheap machine."



LOL


Haas is as cheap as it gets my friend. Not aware of anyone making cheap Haas knockoffs.

put the shipping pins into the z axis counter weight

Block the head

e-stop and power down



remove z axis motor, I put some tape on the motor and mount to line it all back up correct, zip...

TIMAN, no scam as far as I know, the USB is not standard, only comes on the machine if you buy it for 400 bucks.

C package because the side mount changer would not fit under my garage door (by a...

Washdown hose over the chip screen....worthless. Got to get in there about every hour and clean it off or the coolant backs up.


Jobs. Not a problem until recently. We had so much work that we...

I had a 95 VMC 15 for about 4-5 years. It was a great little machine, cut anything I put in there. Mine had a "real" 10 HP Baldor motor DC drives. I upgraded the control so I could have 4 megs of...

I've used at least 10 different brands of USB thumb drives on mine never had any problems. I even used a 4 gig Sony pocket drive. The port will provide power to the drive but I don't know how much....

PB, Haas parts are cheap as dirt. Try buying parts from Mazak sometime.

I took off that drip table, got tired of not being able to use the long handles.

Kurt 688s fit fine you can get three on there easy.

With rigid tap the z axis servo and spindle are linked so the feed rate / spindle speed are sync'd, the tap can be held in a rigid holder (collet chuck). No need for floating tap holders which can...

What they should make is a gang tool chucker with a 10" swing, 'bout 10" in Z would be more than enough. maybe 1k lbs that could sit up on a stand, enclosed. 2hp, 3-4k rpm. CSS and threading. ...

the control needs a "find the center of the circle" function. Where you could touch off three points of an arc and the control finds the center for you.


How about improving the coolant return? ...

I've run a Fadal VMC15 (15hp rated baldor 10 real HP) and a Mazak QT-8 (10hp rated 7.5 real hp) at the same time off of a DPC-20 connected to an 80A breaker. Never had any problems.

Oh I remember 2200 bucks, around there. He's right you can turn it on free for 200 hrs. The instructions were included on a little card in your install kit.

No refresh problems, the G code runs by so fast you can't read it when i'm doing a 3d program.

The screen is real easy on the eyes, hard to believe you would want one twice as small, makes no...

It makes for a much smoother motion with 3d tool paths only, it does cut cycle time a bit. It did not change my profiles or pockets at all.

I just got a new VF-2 and after about a month bought...

Here in Phoenix I get a full cup of water out of my dryer in 6 hrs even on the hand crackin dry days.

CP is a good brand, Ingersol is more$, don't know why, if you want sticker shock get a quote on a Keiser, dig the cool yellow paint job too. Wish I could afford one.

I really don't know why the...

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Heres a pic of it in my garage, it does not take up much room at all. The bigger units have a larger box on top but the floor...