Axis thrust bearings are a common wear item on Fadals. The first evidence is usually quadrant lines during circular interpolation. It can also express as less than great finishes during angular...
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Axis thrust bearings are a common wear item on Fadals. The first evidence is usually quadrant lines during circular interpolation. It can also express as less than great finishes during angular...
The Glentec spindle drive from ITSCNC.com is an excellent unit and works on all Fadals.
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I have found that the thrust bearings in all axes are a wear item on my 4020. It especially affects finish on 3d work.
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Spidercool. Better than any coolant nozzle arrangement I've tried in 30 years.
Second best was 16 megs of memory.
Coolant filters help a lot too.
Unfortunately, no.
That type of setting is in hardware (eprom) and not accessible to the user.
The Fadal 5th axis requires signed motion commands in absolute or incremental. Any move from the current position clockwise (from the operators view) is in a minus direction and must be preceded by...
I've been using Mastercam since 1989. I liked it then and like it now. When they have instituted major interface changes, it has taken a little while to find all the commands, and to customize things...
I agree with Kistler. I worked for Methods (the Matsura importers for decades, but not for a few years now) when the 500 was a current machine. It is a very capable small machine and no comparison...
I have had 6 Fadals over the years and have been pretty happy with them. They are easy to work on and parts are available from a number of sources.
That said, the VMC15 was my least favorite of...
Wider faces of inner races towards each other, shim in between. All axes should be the same.
I found that a scroll type manual lathe chuck - 3 or 4 jaws - works very well to centralize castings. I would typically use the 4 jaw with aluminum soft jaws contoured to fit the casting.
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Click the MACHINE tab. Then select Control Definition. Then select Tool. Then check the box marked "Enable Staged Tool Routines". Check the box at the bottom of the page. Reply YES to the prompt. You...
Did it decades ago with a Matsuura. We made a weldment with the shape of the column base. Then had it stress relieved and ground flat. Still needed a bit of scraping to get the z axis perfectly...
Found the drivers and software!
Works good now.
I just bought a used Gage 2000 CMM. It came without a computer or software, though it did come with the PCI interface card and the software dongle.
The interface card is dated 2002, so it is an...
I put the M9 on the retract line: Z.25 M9 (N6360 in your example)
The M5 on a separate line
I use G91 G28 Z0 for the return to Z home position - N6380 in your example
I also use a safety block...
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In my opinion, You could use most any CNC milling machine that has a reasonable amount of power (10HP+), is fairly rigid (preferably box ways), has a tool changer, and can sustain feedrates of 100...
Check out the Drop Zone at 302 Found
Good selection.
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Try Chengdu Ditron Opto-Electronic Equipment Ltd. - Linear Scale,Digital Readout
Scales through 3000mm (118")
Reasonable pricing, but the shipping is expensive. Cheaper if you get together with...
Another consideration might be availability. My Haas salesman says 180 days from order for an UMC750.
He also says that the owners of the ones he has sold are happy with them, but none of them are...
Hybrid works very nicely, but you can still tell the changes from waterline type to scallop type surfacing. It is measurably faster than a single toolpath type.
If you want a more consistent...
There have been some updates to 2012, but I agree it's been a while for a major one.
I have 2 friends who work there. There is an all new release coming soon.
Try Yarde Metals. They stock lots of 7075
Specifically their "Drop Zone" for smaller quantities.
www.yarde.com
I found a new Nikken for used price.
No longer looking.
Thanks!
I'm looking for a CNC rotary table with about a 5"-8" platter size.
Full rotary, not an indexer.
Motor type is unimportant as I will have to mount a new one anyway.
Would prefer one of the major...
I came very close to purchasing a HYUNDAI WIA i-CUT380M over a RoboDrill. 24K rpm, wicked fast feedrates with smooth contouring and a fair amount less money than the Fanuc IIRC. Very nice machine for...
I went that route several years ago myself. I contacted a couple of local new and used machine tool dealers and told them what I was looking for. Normally they want nothing to do with the old Boss...
On my Fadal 4525 with Fanuc 18IMB5, the M19 is an electronic orientation to a rather random position. This position may be adjustable via parameter... if you can figure out which parameter controls...
The price may not go up significantly, but if you have it installed after purchase, you can add the price of a service call by the dealer.
On several controls, you cannot simply add a memory module....