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As always, thank you for the insightful reply Jim! I've contacted a few of the vendors on the link you provided and so far Torchmate has been the most responsive. They are working to try and figure...

I’m trying to decide what 2D CNC cutting solution best fits our needs. I’ve been researching different processes for a while and have read dozens of informative posts on this forum. Having...

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I'm not sure if this is the best place for this, but since it's related and this thread helped me figure out the answer I was looking for, I figured it can go here. ...

Yes, it writes all the programs to one large file. It does make finding one program a bit of a nuissance, unless you write a script file to parse and save the individual files. I wrote one in...

Out of curiosity I tried the same thing on my VF-2 and got the same error :). Instead of following the above procedure (going to the POSITION screen and typing in the filename), you can just type in...

Geof,

Thanks for the tip. I tried formatting one of the drives and the behavior is the same. From what I could see, it didn't have any security software on it.

I called Haas Applications...

Thanks Haas_Apps. I checked and they are indeed formatted for FAT32 and they have loads of space left for the files.

Mike

Greetings from always sunny Florida :).

So I fired up the SL10 today to backup some programs. But when I highlighted ALL and tried to copy them to my USB, I received an alarm (#435 Disk Abort)...

I haven't bought any amplifiers yet, so do you have any suggestions on a few good servo motors? I'm planning to either control it with a Delta Tau PMAC/UMAC I already have off another project or...

Al,

Thanks for the quick reply! Do you know how the commutation is usually handled on variable reluctance type motor? There are two cables coming off the motor. One has the 6 conductors I was...

I am preparing to retrofit a 1995 SERVO brand CNC knee mill because one of the amplifier/motion control boards is damaged. Like many similar machines, SERVO no longer supports the controller and...

That makes sense. Thanks for your explanation Al.

Thanks again Al. So for regular velocity control (not for rigid tapping) it's usually necessary to close the position loop on the spindle VFD? Does the amplifer take the derivative of this signal...

Thanks Al. For the immediate project, I don't want the type of syncronization neccesary for rigid tapping, but rather just some cutting force disturbance rejection. In other words, if my spindle is...

I have an old CNC mill with a VFD and AC drive. It has a control knob so the operator sets the spindle speeds before running the program. My question is, can this be controlled in closed-loop...

Great. That's exactly what I was hoping for clarification on. Thank you both for your quick and, as always, helpful replies!

Mike

Geof/Vern,

With regard to your air-tank fix, have you had any problems with the large tool ejection force adversely affecting the carousel tool holder arms when running automatic tool changes? ...

Geof,

Thanks for sharing your ideas. The gang-style toolholders look like a good way to improve tooling efficiency and save time on tool changes. I really like your idea of using steel press-in...

I was reading another thread about SL-10s and Geof commented that he has made some custom gang toolholders for drilling/tapping as well as some toolholders for 5C/R8 collets. I was wondering if...

Thanks for the quick replies guys! I didn't think about the soft lines stretching; that's a good point. I will try some different configurations on the coolant spigots and then I think I will add a...

Guys,

We purchased a new VF2 about 8 months ago. It's been working flawlessly for us and I've been very impressed by the factory support. One of the issued I noticed early on is that it takes...