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Take a look at the training videos on the Mach3 site...http://www.machsupport.com/videos/

The one titled "Homing,Limits and Offsets" may help you out. Lots of good info in the videos on setting up...

Here are a few pics I posted of the FB Clone I made. It was one of my first projects. It can easily be adjusted to anything from all air to to a nice spray of coolant. It works great, definitely...

Thanks for taking the time to post guys.

fatal-exception - I've read that the uncoated end mills are better for Alum. Sounds like the uncoated end mills have less problems with the Alum...

Wow, I guess this is top secret info that no one will share....

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Hello everyone,

I would like to get some feedback from other X4/X4+ owners. (and other benchtop owner too)

What are your everyday WORKING feeds and speeds?

Let me be clear here guys.... I'm...

Hello,

Are there any entry level positions open in any machine shops in the Charlotte, NC area?

Please send me a PM if you have any info.

Thanks,

Thanks flick,

I used a setup pretty close to your suggestion, worked great. I'm just starting out and really enjoy doing stuff like this just to learn something new.

I modified 3 shafts...

Hello all, hoping someone out there will help a newbie out....

Sorry for the long post, but I will try to give all the info needed.


Background info...
I have a benchtop CNC mill that I have...

First let me say that it's great to see a Syil distributor working on some "value added" products for the Syil mills.

Like everyone else, I really want to see what you've come up with. I'm...

Widgit, thanks for the idea. If I still need more precision, I will give that a try.

So here's how I got the head trammed a little closer.....

After getting a new adjusting screw (bent the old...

Ok, so since no one chimed in on this and Syil America didn't know :confused: , I ordered one of the screws. Its the same adjusting screw that's on the X4+ mill.

It's part 77 with a Grizzly...

Thought I'd post a few pics of the Fog Buster style mister I built. I really haven't played with it enough to find the best pressure setting. Around 20psi works pretty well. It can push out a...

I bent the adjusting screw on my X4+. Does anyone know if the Z-axis gibb adjusting screw on the X4+ is the same as the adjusting screw on the Grizzly SX3 mill (G0619)?

Syil America does not have...

widgitmaster,

Just want to make sure we're on the same page.... I loosened the screws holding the head to see if there was any play to rotate/adjust the head. You're saying to loosen the bolts on...

I was getting poor results while surfacing some stock cutting in along the Y axis, so I checked the alignment. The head is off side-to-side around .008" over a 9" distance, and that's after loosing...

muddobber76, that would be great. Start a new thread for it and post the pics.

Did you check the "Diagnostics" screen in Mach to see if "LEDs" lite up when you activated the E-stop and limit/home switches? This will check the basic connection between the computer and the mill.

Fire everything up and press the E-stop on the front of the mill, the big red "Reset" button in Mach should start flashing.

- Press/Reset the E-stop on the mill a few times
- Go the the...

Does Mach3 show the E-stop is active?

I believe others have had problems with the E-stop switch, but I think it was a pretty easy fix. Just tweaking the clearance for the switch or something.

Great work!

Can you tell more about the "ER32 HS spindle insert"?

Thanks

I too would like to get more info on doing any possible upgrades to my X4+.

xushuo,
Your confidence in people getting a response from Syil America is sorely misplaced. MANY people on this forum have expressed their inability to get a response by phone, email or on this...

I would really like to see this manual turn into something that is a great source of info for all who use it. I think this would not only help us out as users but also help to improve the Syil...

Nice work guys. Looks like a good start for the new manual. Lots of good info.

I agree on the need to GREATLY expand on an "Maintenance/Adjustment and Break-down" section.

And it would be nice...

Ran a wire for the probe and installed the new screenset from Hoss, work just fine.

The piano hing works great.

The one pic shows the hing, the other shows the place to connect the probe on the...

I thought it should already be protected since it's used for a homing switch input. But it's nice to have a confirmation on it.

Right about now I'm thinking your idea for a piano hing on that back...

Anyone know the proper wiring to connect a probe or tool touch off plate for the Syil X4+?

I was told to use the connections for the A axis home switch for the probes. I haven't pulled the back...

Ok guys, I've have no real machining experience and zero experience with CNC. I've been trying to get my X4+ mill setup and this was my first CNC part. I wanted a t-slot cleaner, this is what I ended...

LOL... see my post #6

Sent them an email on 6/21/09, still have not received a reply. Just one more in a long line of emails that go unanswered. No response from calls to their message service...

Don't know if you've seen this or not...... may help you with the mill itself.

http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/projects/prepguides/X3%20Mill%20Preparation%20Guide.pdf

and these........