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Is it a Fadal? These machines have a counter weight with chains and pulleys attached to the head. This should not happen...Check out the parts manuals https://www.fadalcnc.com/tech-docs

From this photo it looks like this VMC15 never had spindle air (for blowing chips out)..is this common or was it removed? This is a 1994 vintage machine

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I guess the limiting factor for USB would be the maximum baud on the older controller...may not be much...hmmmmmmm

I read some of the other threads on the differences...really focused on the USB options to drip feed large programs, is the CNC88 capable of this?

Looking at a VMC40 that is close enough to inspect and haul myself for a (seemingly) good price...it has the CNC88 controller, for prototype work (and maybe small parts runs occasionally) would the...

I just noticed on this one, there are no air solenoids, didn't all machines have air blast for the spindle taper?

Been reading a lot about VMC's and their operation...I have been learning Fusion 360 and am fluent with Mach 3 and have a self designed CNC router.

Anyway, I want to make sure I understand tool...

Thanks for the info! Still learning! I thought I had seen ALL of AtMan's videos! :o

Here is another ad that begs the question...where is the oiler? DId they make a grease only VMC15? This one is a 94 model, but it seems to be missing the oiler?!?

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I will eventually buy a Fadal for my home shop...I have been reading and watching videos non-stop for three weeks! I have the operators manuals, etc....anyway Maybe I have learned enough to be...

Thanks all...

The complaints I have with the machine are few...I don't have enough bracing in the sub frame, the double layer MDF table flexes too much. I use the Openbuild V slot with the wheels,...

Searched around and couldn't find exactly the answer I was looking for...

I have a home built CNC router aprox 22" X 29" loosely based on OX components...have rebuilt the thing several times...

I have been looking/thinking about a way to have what amount to a front mounted quick change collet adapter for my cnc router (using a router).
Has anyone used something like this, using one for...

May have figured this one out watching a video...is it the tool coordinate system that you change? For example I have 20 tools in my tool holder with the correct offsets, power up the machine, use a...

I have some simple questions as I am learning about CNC operations and Fadal stuff in general as I see a small Fadal in my future...

On a cold start, you get the machine "close" to home using the...

Thanks Gerry!

I looked on the Fusion360 website...cannot find any reference to free for non professionals?!? Besides students, $25 month? Am I missing something?

I have a self built CNC router under Mach 3 so I am not a total noob...been poking around the used VMC market...might look at purchasing a $2-3K machine that may need repair, refit etc...what type of...

Got my ball screw in...decided to do a mock-up to barnyard engineer the Z-Axis...

The ball screw length will give me about 5.25 inches of travel, and the way I have it mocked up, I can have about...

I found this on Ali Express..would this be typical dimensions for this size or is it more "who-knows"?

I am looking at one of the many (similar, I assume) ballscrew kits on Ebay...I realize when they list the length, they are talking overall...I cannot find any dimensions of the motor mount end, where...

A few pics of my current setup...I use Mach3 and a Gecko 540...

Been cutting wooden signs and such with my mostly stock OX (1000mm X 750mm) for several months...now to address some of the weaker parts...

The first things on my mod list are to make the X axis...

Thanks!

Planing the upgrades to my CNC Router...

I will use 15mm linear rails and 16mm ballscrews...for creating space for the ball screw (between the stationary and movable part), does it make any...

Thanks Gerry...I am reading David Bloomfield's writeup on CV...still lots to learn...

I have an Ox style router controlled by G540 and Mach3...Am I spinning my wheels trying to get accuracy and repeatability out of a belt driven machine?

Here is what has been going on...After the...

Newbie question...can the guide rails like SBR12s be cut? I assume they are hard on the surface...can you shorten them with a cutoff wheel for example?

I am in the process of upgrading my OX style...

Hello all, I am in the process of building a CNC router...have been demoing a couple of different software packages for different uses...I think I like CamBam for parts and shapes and things...and at...