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Maybe I'm looking more at doing it myself, because everyone in this area that can do it, prices me out of the job.
And there leadtimes are ridiculous. I usually get two weeks to make the different...

What is the fastest and most cost effective way to make or buy machined blanks for production. (approximate sizes 2.5"x3"x4" ductile iron)

In a nut shell, I need to make many size blanks that...

You really seem to know what your talking about so I would appreciate if you would look at this thread now and then cause I will really need some help.
I will attempt to get started and see how far...

it appears this is what I have.

I have thought about pulling drives and motors and selling them on ebay and starting over with a different controller.
What do you think?

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Here's a few pics to show what I have. It has a built in phase converter as far as I can tell.

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I bought this machine about a year ago thinking the price was right for what I got. $600 for machine, $400 to move it to my shop.
It came with, what at the time was all the component's to complete,...

Anybody played with this new editor?
I made one with our logo, and some other cool changes, but i cant figure out how to make it make a tool list like the old setup sheets.

I print my new setup...

ok, lets end this post and it can now be used for future reference.
It turned out to be the SVP board which is the encoder feedback.
Luckily i only had to buy the z axis part of this board so the...

i'm pretty sure this whole issue is tied to the hydraulic counterbalance. If i support the weight of the z axis i can get the alarm to go away. I think it might be as simple as air in the line but i...

Anyone?????

I read a couple of post of similar issues and both times it was the encoder cable. Last friday i pulled the cable and check every pin from the encoder clear to the SVP board and it...

i also have okuma's with a 5020m controls. I used a generic okuma post for mastercamX that can be downloaded from mastercam. Actually i got mine emailed to me from my local mastercam distributor. Try...

Hello, i just bought another used Okuma MC-4VAE with OSP5020M control. I got it all setup and and moved all the axis's around. it had a low hydraulic oil alarm so i shut it down and filled it up.
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The Okuma god....

Excellent to know.


I have worked in CNC Sales as well in the past and the okuma control although weird its not bad, however i think the okuma iron is excellent.

the owner...

my best advise.....trial and error. Just do it and see what it does. I have this machine in full production now so it's becoming a normal thing for me. sheesh, now i prolly cant run a fanuc machine.

I have since this post pretty much figure this machine out. My biggest issue as of late was i dont have helical int. however it is available from Okuma and they are working up a quote for me as we...

I seem to be able to do what i want now.....thank you for your help.

I know just enough to be dangerous :banana:

Ah...thank you.

so the Okuma control cant just rotate the drum with a T callout.

my seat of Mastercam should be here this week. so i need to start tracking down a post. I also ordered the manuals for this machine and should see them in a couple weeks.

In MDI if i type T2 for...

so your saying, after power up the machine doesn't need to read a section off the encoder to tell it where it truley is?

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I was able to fat finger a program in and run it. but without being able to reference the axis's i cant make a tool change.

I seem to be able to do just about anything except figure...

Hello,
I have been programming/operating since b4 cad/cam (1983). just about everything (except Okuma)

So guess what, we bought a used okuma. (MC-4VAE with OSP5020m control) I dont have much for...