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    Re: Help with buying a used Smithy

    Sorry, just noticed smithy has them on sale right now $2199 brand new...(reg $3300)
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    Re: Help with buying a used Smithy

    They are $3000 brand new on the smithy site, don't know about used, think last 1220xlt i saw ebay was about 2 months ago for $1100-1200 (didn't watch it to see if it sold or what it really sold...
  3. Re: Does anyone keep a vice mounted to table??

    Ok spent some time out in shop today, i ordered a gal of coolant as suggested($45 +shipping), and i waxed the whole table, and even though i was not recommended i still aplied a thin layer of grease...
  4. Re: Does anyone keep a vice mounted to table??

    Thank you for the suggestion of coolant, i know my coolant is far from perfect, but as a hobbiest i don't have the serious money or cutting demands to justify new coolant. I was originally trying to...
  5. Re: Does anyone keep a vice mounted to table??

    Thank you, i hadn't thought about wax, i think coolant would still capillary under the vice, i'm not sure wax is strong enough to keep coolant and solvents from penetrating the gap between the vice...
  6. Does anyone keep a vice mounted to table??

    I have an older vertical knee machine with a 42x16 table, i keep a 6" vice already zeroed to the x axis permanently mounted towards one side, but capillary action pulls flood coolant between table...
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    Re: Autocon PLC Assembler for MTB

    Hey machinehop5,

    Sorry, but I haven't found anything new with dynapath plc.

    I have been crazy busy the last two weeks. Took a power surge at the beginning of the month, power was only out for...
  8. Easy adjustable tool holder for seig c2 mini lathes

    I finally modified the original tool holder into an adjustable tool holder for mini lathes..its one of the most popular lathes out there, but it always suffered with tool holders, you either had to...
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    Re: Autocon PLC Assembler for MTB

    Machinehop5

    Have you salved your axis speed issue yet?? I have been busy, and i still haven't found any more info about installation manual..

    Will dig around a little and see if i can find the...
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    Re: Stepper motor controller - driver

    I know this is an old thread.

    Not 100% positive, but I think those are 3D imaging cpu's (3 camera inputs)??? I looked at one recently, because i thought it might be able to drive a mill or lathe,...
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    Re: Autocon PLC Assembler for MTB

    Tried it on my machine too, i also only got a whole dump of plc user program.. it seems kind of silly to have such great documentation, and still not know WTF is going on.. i must really be loosing...
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    Re: Autocon PLC Assembler for MTB

    Section 10 of the PLC 5 manual has the instructions for navigating sub directories and downloading txt files. It looks pretty straight forward, but if you need help let me know, i'll see if i can...
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    Re: Autocon PLC Assembler for MTB

    Not really reproduce, because the assembler program converts the source file into several binary files (up to 6 files if i remember correctly) that the machine understands..you would have to reverse...
  14. Re: Dyna 50MU, access to the "monitor" functions or higher level settings?

    To cngbrick



    I have read the plc manual all the way thru, and i have the assembly30.exe used to build new machine source codes, i even have several generic mill source files with ladder and...
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    Re: Autocon PLC Assembler for MTB

    PLC FIRMWARE
    The PLC requires two software programs; a PLC Executive program and a PLC User program.
    When the CNC is shipped from the factory, these programs are properly stored in the Flash...
  16. Re: Dyna 50MU, access to the "monitor" functions or higher level settings?

    Thank you for your suggestions.

    i put the machine in lag monitoring yesterday, and grabbed a few lines of code as an example..the machine was in metric yesterday, so the numbers only look big..i...
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    Re: Dynapath 40m tool table help

    If you need a user guide/programming manual..

    I found this a few weeks ago.(i'm not affiliated with the site)but i did get it downloaded, and it is the real clean delta 40/50/60 user manual in...
  18. Re: Dyna 50MU, access to the "monitor" functions or higher level settings?

    Thank you all for the suggestions, i'll continue to work with it.
  19. Re: Dyna 50MU, access to the "monitor" functions or higher level settings?

    When my machine fails to run, i stop and reset manually jog z axis down any amount, and return to automatic and start the program again and it will run thru properly from start to finish..

    That...
  20. Re: Dyna 50MU, access to the "monitor" functions or higher level settings?

    Quick question, do i enable/disable manufacturers options by rewriting or adding a line in the ladder, file or are they parameters that can be changed by editing a byte in the par file??
  21. Re: Dyna 50MU, access to the "monitor" functions or higher level settings?

    Sorry i didn"t get back right away..

    i am still having several little issues with my machine, sometimes i load a program and hit start, it will start the spindle, and move to designated xy...
  22. Re: Dyna 50MU, access to the "monitor" functions or higher level settings?

    Does anyone have a manual for pic V software?? I'm still trying to fix some issues with my dynapath 40mu, my options screen shows i have conversational graghics installed, but i can't get it...
  23. Re: selling 2hp crown vertical mill head(head only)

    ########## ALL SOLD. ######### thank you
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    Re: Dynapath Delta 40M repair info

    Thanks for all yoir help sunday, i woke up refreshed monday morning, and couldn't remember 1/10th of the things we did on the machine, but i got some of it straightened out. Still cant get my...
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    Re: Dynapath Delta 40M repair info

    I think i read where dynapath was iso compliant, so do i need a post processor, or can the straight gcode cut a part?? I wish i knew more about the format of the calls, ths book expects you to...
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    Re: Dynapath Delta 40M repair info

    This is my 30 manual, im sure its not too far off the 40 manual..but it would be nice to have the correct version..my manual is dated feb 1994..
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    Re: Dynapath Delta 40M repair info

    Your awesome, found my runaway issue. I have an issue with my solidworks post processing file..i have been downloading and trying every post process file i can find, so far nothing works..
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    Re: Dynapath Delta 40M repair info

    Thanks for the falcon.txt file, i tried to read thru it, i understand most of the comands, but ax i execute it runs past the limits on x/y.. i have whole slew of programs in my catalog on mschine. I...
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    Re: Dynapath Delta 40M repair info

    I got it off the axis manually, the machine acted like the estop was pressed and eveything shut down, i had to open a gear box, move the motor off the stop, power up move away, power down then move...
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    Re: Dynapath Delta 40M repair info

    I installed a new design servo dynamics 1525-brs i picked up off ebay $179.00 with free shipping, madeup some simple patch cords to keep my original wiring intact. Fired the machine up and it moves...
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