what type of mill are you using small machines don't like big face mills
And stainless is not easy to cut.If you want a square shoulder cut I would use Iscar
ADKT for a cat 40 or bigger APKT for...
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what type of mill are you using small machines don't like big face mills
And stainless is not easy to cut.If you want a square shoulder cut I would use Iscar
ADKT for a cat 40 or bigger APKT for...
He's right unless you understand cnc machining you can't program. I've been doing it since the 80's I make a good living now being a applications engineer
but I spent a long time on the shop floor...
you should have disks with every thing you need on them there's a switch in the cabinet you have to flip be fore you load
Started in the 80's myself on a pad on paper. My first cad cam was an bridgeport EZ cam with floppys the were 12 inch
punched out code on a paper tape. Kids dont know how lucky they are to start on...
do you have your solid works fx addin turned on in Esprit
I was a powermill programmer for 12 years and then I took this job using Esprit.
On my 2nd year now it is different than other cams. It works real good for mill/turn or swiss.
And thats what I'm...
crawl before you run start with lathes the simplest. You want to be a swiss or a mill turn programmer some day
you proably lost file locations also oh what fun been there
looks like you are doing wrap contouring in esprit but its not posting right.
try turnig off rotate with part. I'm just guessing we use mazaks and also have post problems with esprit
ok what about you addins are they all turned on (group manager)
are you holding down control on the second click, the colors don't mean anything you can set them to whatever.
select the geometry using control select then make a chain(feature).I just use the mill...
seen it done many times looks pretty simple.
take the bolts out of the bottom cartridge comes out the bottom
be sure to replace lovejoy bushing also
on a direct drive spindle you have to loosen...
this what I get out of Esprit
(SOLIDMILL - DRILLING)
(DRILL)
G64
G05 P1
G00 G90 X0 Y0 S3000 M03
G43 Z.1 H04 M08
G99 G83 Z-2.0267 Q.05 R.1 F6.
G80
G61.1
anybody know where to get some 40 cal ammo I think the feds bought them all
buy tool holders not collet holders. everyone needs a collet holder or two
but tool holders are cheaper and more rigid.
Techniks are good cheap tool holders .0002 runout you could get two or
three...
yes we have 6
thats right it needs a dummy tool
Do'nt feel bad we have a brand new NTX1000 we have the same kind of
everything has to be in the right place and locked trouble.
Without Esprit we would be screwed.Still takes two days to setup a...
we load ours with no extension just drop it off
the step file has a surface error can you get the file out as a .xb or .xt
thats more up to date solid data
the .stl opens fine what are we making here snow boards?
it means you have to move B first then machine works for most people
one thats not an indexer you can stay in the cut while rotating B axis
like a mill turn center.
we made a post that tades X...
when cutting aluminum the only thing that will limit you is heat
and adhesion.
I cut 6061 with a 1/2 EM at 10000 rpm 50ipm all the time
If I can get in the OKK I run 20000 and 100 ipm
keep it wet...
you have to stay within the SFM your cutter can handle
for HSS in harden steel below 40RC dont go over 50 SFM
If you have to cut the jaws use carbide and stay around 300 SFM
.002 chipload
we have a VF2SS works fine if you're taking light cuts
good machine for the money you get what you pay for
1.What made you think you could cut hardened vise jaws with a HSS cutter.
2.Just buy some soft stock drill and counterbore a couple holes soft jaws done
solid works is easy self taught in 99 been using it every since
just go thru the tutorials you won't need much help
7.5 hp does it wind up or does it have batteries.
probes will get you burned. I came in one morning the guys in the shop
said your program cuts out of center. he cut three dies that night all scrap.
I said I'll bet you picked every one up with the...
been using high feed cutters for years they are great for roughing
for smaller cutters use Millstars solid carbide
1/4 .005 doc 150 to 200ipm last all day
for larger cuts Wida's triangular double...
we started using the vm,s when they came out they work just fine
but they won't take big cuts. Stopped the spindle many times at first.
we were used to okuma's.Okuma's horse's must be draft horses...