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  1. Re: Anyone have tried "mill2lathe" setup? converting Tormach to a CNC lathe

    this is interesting. i have never done any programming w/ a CNC lathe. Is it as simple as a regular toolpath programming for HSMWORKS? and how would postprocess work? obviously there is no existing...
  2. Anyone have tried "mill2lathe" setup? converting Tormach to a CNC lathe

    Hi,

    I'm in need for a CNC lathe to turn some handbar grips. I watched videos on mill2lathe.com and the setup was very interesting.

    I tried to email them for programming advices but all emails...
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    Re: Best way to cut angled tube clamp.

    Bob, Thanks for the advice. I end up doing it in 3D profiling so I don't have to do multiple setups. We'll see how it goes...my first time in 3D!
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    Re: Best way to cut angled tube clamp.

    I bought another toolmaker vise to hold the part sideways and will insert it in my sine vise. thanks for all the help.

    now, what's a good way to setup my machining coordinates for the angled hole...
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    Re: Best way to cut angled tube clamp.

    Brian,

    That's exactly what I'm trying to do here. I've attached more pics to explain the part better. I do have a sine vise but i'd like to hold the part from parallel sides. Do they sell a...
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    Best way to cut angled tube clamp.

    Hi,

    I'm trying to make a tube clamp that it'll hold the tube at an angel to the front/back surface. How would you guys do it? This is my first time dealing with angled holes so i'd like to learn...
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    Re: Anyone Have a PCNC 1100 Near Atlanta GA

    I'm in Tucker w a Tormach. You're welcome to come by and check the machine out. I got it used and still learning.
    Before I bought it I filled up the inquiry for a demo on tormach website and a...
  8. Re: Help - Part came out to be thicker than designed

    but I did not use any pre-stored tool offsets, I zeroed them each time. i used paper method and input 0.002" as the paper thickness offset.
  9. How to prep stock to the correct thickness?

    Ok this is a follow up from my previous post. I cut a part from a stock but didn't come out to the right thickness. That brought me to my next question, how to properly bring the stock to designed...
  10. Help - Part came out to be thicker than designed

    Hi,

    I cut a small, flat part out of a 0.5" thick alum stock bar and the part came out to be more than 10% thicker than designed.

    Stock - 1" x .05" 6061, actual thickness is 12.64mm

    Part -...
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    Re: JT1 vs. JT2 vs. JT6 vs. JT33

    Thank you all for the great info! I ended up buying 4 more ER20 holders and a JT6 keyless chuck. Now it's time to work on my tool offset table!
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    Re: JT1 vs. JT2 vs. JT6 vs. JT33

    I did buy a couple of more ER holders. But a lot times when we r just prototyping we found it's a lot easier to use a chuck for frequent drill bit change. So I wanted to pick a keyless chuck for that...
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    JT1 vs. JT2 vs. JT6 vs. JT33

    Hi all,

    I got a small part which requires 5 different size of holes to be drilled. I'm considering adding more jacob chucks so i can preset the tool length. However i'm not sure which one should I...
  14. Re: Help with counterinking on steel plate - Chatter on countersink holes

    step now your previous post made more sense to me - I didn't know enough to appreciate the contents.

    is the reason you use chamfer instead of countersink due to the limited HP on tormach? Or it's...
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    Nozzle for micro-drop lubricant

    Hi,

    I bought a used trico from ebay which doesn't come with the nozzles. Are they compatible with my flood coolant lines? Or I need to go with Trico Loc-line only?

    thanks in adv

    Daz
  16. Help with counterinking on steel plate - Chatter on countersink holes

    Hi all,

    I was countersinking 8 existing 12mm holes to 17mm top diameter on a 3mm thick cold finished steel plate, first with a 3 flute 90degree HSS countersink bit, then a 6 FL 82 degree HSS...
  17. Re: One thing after another! losing z while doing parallel roughing

    I was using an ER collect and yes sir I did tighten the piss out of it :P.
    I also use ER20 sets. is 22 feed rate considered "aggressive"? I'm totally new to this so i've been relying on g-wizard...
  18. Re: One thing after another! losing z while doing parallel roughing

    yes I do have a PDB, and i forgot to check on that when it happened (my head was swelling after all the fuss...)
    the tool was definitely not pulled out, i'll check on my pdb tomorrow - is there some...
  19. One thing after another! losing z while doing parallel roughing

    So I finally settled for sticking to G20 to use my probe,( thanks step. )
    I went on cutting a piece of alum using carbide 1/2 2 FL end mill, 4000 rpm, .118 depth and .15 step over. Feed was 22 and...
  20. Help! - My passive probe won't offset its diameter when probing

    I've spent a whole afternoon yesterday trying to get it work right - offset the 3mm diameter ruby tip at the end of my passive probe from Tormach. I called tormach 3 times but didn't get the problem...
  21. Going nuts with my passive probe diameter offset

    Hi,

    I'm trying out the passive probe I just got from Tormach, but having been pulling hair on the tool diameter offset.

    I followed the manual to set up the passive probe in config fire, did the...
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    Vise stop question

    Hi, I was looking for one of those stops that mount on the back of the jaw...then I saw this

    Set of 2 Machine Shop Vise Stops for CNC or Manual Mill Vise Low Profile | eBay

    I'd have understood...
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    Re: tap for self tapping screws

    John,

    it'd be permanent. it works like a buckle clipon. i'm attaching the cnc part to a plastic clipon buckle with 3 screws - or rivets. the plastic already has 3 existing holes as we sourced...
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    Re: tap for self tapping screws

    That's what I tried. I drilled 2.8mm holes for the little screw, but the screw snapped after 2 threads.
    oh well guess we do need to source those tiny bitty screws...

    thanks
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    tap for self tapping screws

    hi,

    is there such a thing? tap for self tapping screws. the part i posted earlier will fit with a plastic piece that we source elsewhere. it came with 3 self tapping screws. if we can tap the alum...
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    Re: Tapping 3mm holes at 5mm deep

    oh man that looks gnarly. I got the tormach compression tap head and this will be the first job for it!
    I'll follow up after I give it a try. Now i have to source a 2.8mm drill. any recommendation...
  27. Re: Please advice on this part's holding fixture design (Pics attached)

    md,

    I captured some screenshots from my tool settings and tool paths. Basically I'm using a 1/4" end mill to do the flat surfaces and a 3/8" ball end for the compound surface. I'd need to generate...
  28. Re: Please advice on this part's holding fixture design (Pics attached)

    Ray,

    Could you please elaborate on how to "face off" the cut sides? Wouldn't it be easier if i separate them 100% while doing the 2nd side milling w/ an end mill? assume i have all 4 pieces...
  29. Please advice on this part's holding fixture design (Pics attached)

    Ok you guys have answered all my questions on tools leading me now onto the fixture design of this part.

    I've attached 3 screenshots of this part and it's 1.41" wide, 0.57" thick. I'd like to cut...
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    Re: Tapping 3mm holes at 5mm deep

    First 12 of them, 4 identical part with 3 holes each. Then maybe a small run of 20 sets, that's 240 holes. I'm gonna try spiral and form tap see which one I like better. You guys are awesome, better...
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