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I am waiting for a reply from clearpath servos for advice on my application. thank you for helping me on this project.

I am still thinking that I could build a sliding table on linear guideways and moved with a servo motor turning a ballscrew. it would be like adding any other 4th axis. the parts I am machining are...

not sure where to post this question.

I am currently using my cnc knee mill to machine a 3D part that is roughly 10 inches by 20 inches. the table travel is approx. 12 by 24 inches. run time is...

i have just started building a gantry mill for milling aluminum. travels will be about 50 inches x 62 inches x 12 inches. i contacted Hiwin tech support for help with sizing of the ball screws and...

we are currently machining small aluminum wings with a 3d airfoil surface. we machine a single wing on a fixture in the middle of the table. production is increasing and we have the need to do 4...

i have learned to not rely on verbal anymore and to make sure everything is in writing. with old age comes weakness in memory.

i have had a machine job shop for twenty plus years with most of my work being non cnc. i came across a production job from one of my customers machining small aluminum wings. a friend of mine does...

i have parts from a bridgeport v2e3 that i did a retrofit on. this was a boss 9 control on this machine.

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keith

what is required to change a 3 phase vkm4 to single phase?

i will be doing the same thing over the next couple of months. i have two km3p's with one still running. i am half way done with a second attempt on a hurco sm1 that had the original dc servo's and...

i would also like to get a copy of this software.

keith

i have the opportunity to get a Lagun twin spindle cnc mill with allen bradley control. this machine is from the middle 1980's and still runs but i would like to upgrade to a less costly control....

i have a 40x20 mill that i am retrofitting and would like conversational programming capability. could i install a motherboard kit and bmdc board
for an ez-trak and change the parameters to utilize...

how do i delete individual programs from the list of files that are stored on the machine? i have the upgrade from EMI installed on the mill.

thanks
keith

i will be starting to build a cnc gantry mill some time this summer. right now i am finishing up a retrofit on a 40 x 20 Mitek cnc mill. i have picked up a new job that requires 26 inches by 50 inch...

is there a way to set "look ahead" when running programs on ez trak? i am machining profile of a part with numerous radii blended together. cut is very jerky between segments. program was created...

sorry "leftcoastcnc" that has taken me so long to get back to you about usb ports. my mill is up and running but i haven't made the cable for the usb yet. my plan is to mount the usb female sockets...

very impressive mactec54, you do excellent work. i am interested in your conversion for my Bridgeport V2E3 and two Hurco KM3P's. i am looking for more spindle speed to improve the parts i run,...

i have my mill up and running now, but have found a few problems in the software. i am using ver. 7 from EMI. is there a new manual that goes with this software? my machine was originally ver. 3.63...

have you considered being able to disconnect the quill drive to use the mill in 2 axis mode like a Bridgeport EZ trak?

keith

i have just started upgrading my ez trak because i have some spare time before x-mas. the mill has been down for almost a year now, and i replaced it with a Milltronics VKM 4 that had been repo'd in...

last night i tore the mill down all the way to the spindle bearings. i am glad that i did this because the grease on the spindle bearings had hardened and was not doing much for lubrication. also...

my next project is my Hurco km3p. i currently have 2 of these, one running with original control and the other with a problem booting up. i am thinking about using ac servos from Mach Motion, along...

i have everything cleaned up now and do not see how the noise came from anything in the upper head. i will check the bearings between the drive and the spindle, located below the driven pulley at the...

i have started to repair vari drive on my Hurco SM1 cnc mill. mill is very noisy at higher speeds and doesn't change much when spindle is disengaged with high low lever. the top of the mill comes...

i also have a bridgepoprt V2E3, ser. no. 295. the shop where i worked purchased it new in 1984. with roto-phase, tooling package, spray mist, and chip guard, the price was around $32,000.
we have...