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I have asked all over, and could never find pipe thread charts in anything other than pitch diameter. Called two local mach'y dealers, and they both aid, yeah, that would be really nice, no, we don't...

I always try to avoid cutters that use proprietary inserts.

You mentioned that the iscar cutters were $33, try another brand insert.

I have a simple form, essentially a rectangular pocket with radiused corners drawn normal to the X/Y plane. Extruded down, (z minus).

I'd like to rotate this pocket around X axis so that the...

We have a 1995 Haas Vf-1

I've been getting a Spindle orientation fault approx once per day, maybe 6 hours into a shift.

If I try to initialize the machine in the morning with no air pressure,...

Heidenhain tnc360 conversational post processor for V-carve

I contacted Vectric support, and was told they were not interested in creating a post for this control.

I know I can use the tnc360...

Haas is a very easy transition from fanuc. yes, there are differences, but the learning curve is short.

We have been running a 10 year old vf-1 in production, machining mostly aluminum, leaded...

I did a quick search and didn't find a post on this...

On our VF-1, vintage 1995, we're running a production job milling 6061 t6 aluminum flats.

I am getting masses of chips in the coolant...

Dangit, I was looking for information, not trying to help a bunch of people =)

The boss (dad) thinks it is too much $$ for what it does.

Ah well.

Thanks

Lang Chip Removal Fan

I'm curious if anyone has an opinion on these, experiences, etc.

http://www.bigkaiser.com/kpt_pdfs/Lang%20Chip%20Fan.pdf

My cost $210.00us

I closed and restarted bobcad, no change
restarted the pc, no change
removed a new pendrive with U3, no change

out of desperation, I rotated the view slightly. Ahah!

Went back to top view,...

bob cad v21.5.3

I have shallow arcs in the y/z plane, very nearly in the x/y plane.

Bob cad won't seem to let me select them from the end I want.

have you seen this, do you have a suggestion?

Thanks for all the help.
My guy removed a usb mouse and also uninstalled antivirus and other stuff

it works great now

=)

Mach3, yes, version downloaded in the past month.
tuning, have accel turned way down, pulse widths set to 1us, current limiting resistors in place, conservative values.

The Windows process...

I'm hoping this is very simple.
On a 3 axis router with a pmdx131 and gecko 201s, everything works relatively well, but have this thump in the motion at about 1/second. Every axis, regardless of...

So many questions...

I made an embossing tool out of a piece of 1" thick 6061t6 alum. I used a piece of fairly stiff urethane that was about .125" thick, pushed with a block of steel 1" thick. The...

I've had to gather pricing several times in the past for equipment.
dealing some some manufacturers is like buying a car off a lot.
You can't hear the price until they give the sales pitch.
How...

hi erik

we have the "9000" series programs.

Using the renishaw manual as a guide, we created some probing routines, but, as I said, with limited success.

It would be very helpful to get a...

A tool rep at a haas demo said 3 flute cutters are less prone to chatter.
I have had better luck using 3 flute end mills.
This of course depends on helix angle and depth of cut, but in general, I...

WMS, you did a much better job explaining the model comparisons than my local HFO.
Now I get it.

We self-installed a renishaw infrared probe on a 1996 vf-1 .
Long story, the Haas tech got stumped, let out some smoke, etc.

Anyway, as this machine did not come with the macros for the probing...

It was the % symbols that bit me.

Something changed in my bobcad configuration, and they were gone. thanks

Well,

I used to know how to put a program on a floppy and load it into my VF-1...

I'm using Bobcad to write code.
I tried saving as:

1111
1111.nc
O1111

I have an Alberti right angle attachment for our VF-1. I bought it on Ebay, but it did not come with the stop block that bolts to the bottom of the spindle.
I priced it thru Koma Precision...

I bought a light-up gage at a local place that wholesales machine tools and industrial supplies.

It is electrically conductive, has a precision ground spring loaded plunger on top.
When you...

I have been cutting steel using a 60 degree cutter with a .010" tip diameter with success on a vf- 1, I see no reason why you shouldn't be able to use a cutter roughly half that size in the office...

Those of us with older controls are often looking for an alternative to floppies and using a pc for rs-232. No, it is not as easy to use as a built-in USB port. A while back on this forum, a guy had...

I received a flier today for a local machinery dealer, advertising this:

http://www.calmotion.com/usbcnc.html

It is priced at $750

I don't need or want usb badly enough for that price, but I...

I had the pc and software for this lathe. I didn't get any takers on the pc, so I scrapped it.
What a shame. I acquired the control at an auction at the Connelly trade school in Pittsburgh PA. The...

If you read this forum, you should own a copy of machinery's handbook.
You don't need a new one, the older ones will serve you just as well.

My lathe is a Haas HL-1, but this question would apply to anyone using a kitagawa 8" power chuck on a haas lathe.

I was trying to comeup with a solution for a spindle work stop, but on this...