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No sir ... the arm of the arbor is "thinner" than the cutter.

I have included a pictures

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jwatte --- Thank you very much for the reply. That is my conundrum ... is understanding "when" to choose the "few deep" or the "many shallow" ...... plunge, adaptive, or normal pocket ...... and...

The 25mm end mill = 1.53" long ... then when it is attached to the arbor ... it's possible cut dept is a little more

-- I have all 3 arbors for this mill (short, medium, long)

Short...

-- I typed a long reply, then while attempting to add pictures, it got lost -- so here I go again....

Greetings,
I have a Tormach PCNC-1100 Series 3

I am very inexperienced with calculating speeds and feeds on my tooling ... and determining what proper depth of cut I should be using.

I...

Greetings,

I have had a Tormach PCNC-1100 for a few years... and have not had it hooked up for the last couple of years. When I first got the mill, it had Mach III ... That computer died, and...

s3jesse -- Mine is supposed to ship on Jan 9 ... and arrive on Jan 11 ....

Gilmax -- I do not have a set list of parts that I make (yet), ... we operate mostly as a "Job Shop". Some of the parts I have need for here for myself are so simple that it seems silly ... but yet...

Zabeer1001 - What is "TSC" ?

Thank you all for the feedback so far.

-- I have been used to moving my own equipment for a long time. I have a large forklift (not large enough though).... I think that I agree on the wisdom of...

Dallas - (or anyone else with VF2) ... Did you hire riggers to move your VF2 into shop ...? I am curious to hear about others experience with delivery / setup.

Dallas,
I have had a Tormach PCNC-1100 ... with Tool Changer, and 4th Axis for a few years... but honestly I have not used it very much. (Mach crashed about a year ago, I ordered a Path Pilot PC,...

- I have a couple of CNC plasma tables... and the air dryer has been part of our regimen for a few years. I have both refrigerated and desiccant dryers. Interesting about the spindle warranty --...

Just ordered a VF2 yesterday ... expect it to be 3 ~ 4 weeks for delivery.

- I am excited about having this new piece of machinery, and looking for the best forum to communicate with other HAAS...

Any comments about the FL300-II VS the HAAS TM-1 or TM-2 ???

What options did you add?
- Which ones did you choose not to?
Reasoning for the choices of options (pro/con)... which are "must haves"?

(I tend to buy everything including the kitchen sink......

BoneDoc,
Thanks for the response, I have started reading information on it (on smithy site now). It is pretty evident that it is several notches above the quality of the Tormach.

My...

- I would like to join in the discussion here, or at least lurk and observe/learn -
--- I am in Oklahoma (rural central part) - Agriculture / Oilfield very prevalent
--- I have no experience with a...

- I have a crane in my shop (2 Ton).

- I have both a waterjet and a CNC plasma table.
Waterjet Length/Width = 10' x 6'8"
Plasma = 5' x 10'

- I am looking to purchase a Vacuum Lifter...

I have a timesavers wide belt sander (For Metal, Dry)... 37" wide, 60" belt.

My primary purpose with the sander is the removal of Mill Scale. I run various material through it (always Mild steel,...

Dudes!!!! ---- Thank you all so much...... did in 10 minutes much better than we worked 4 hours last night!!!...... worked awesome.....

I may have forgot to mention my spindle speed..... I figured I would set it at the max of 5,120 .... should I slow it down a little?

I don't have proper hold down clamps.... but I think that these bolts and washers should work?

Ok, I have looked through my pile of end-mills and I have a few .25" 2 Flute .... "Bosch 85911m" .... looked it up and says they are solid Carbide.

- I have removed my vise and 4th axis, and...

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Ray,
I worried quite a bit about that last night (while cutting)..... at first I had it configured so that I had 0.02" left as my last pass... and I wondered if that would be enough to hold...

One other thing to mention..... I will have a problem with the 7.4" circle (the one I still have to cut)... that I did not have with the 7.1" circle......


The material I have is 8" x 8" .... ...

Thank You everyone for the good advice and info!!! I see that I have made several mistakes.

I was using a 4 flute cutter (most of the time)....... it is what I had......

at times I tried...

I have a PCNC 1100 that I use in my Fabrication shop for various internal work.... don't really advertise or "hire out" with it (because I am not proficient with it).

A friend was in a bind, and...

Well... As to the BobCad ... I spent several hours last night reading threads about bobcad and the sales experience .... and the reputation for being aggressive....

I will interject this.......

Still appreciating all the input here. I have a question ... what are you guys doing with the 4th axis stuff?

Looks like in BobCad the price goes through the roof if you want the 4th axis...