We had the Haas tech come out and the problem was the motor (bearings). Of course the whole motor (and coupling) come as a unit, so we got a replacement from Haas in Cal. Wasn't cheap, but it runs...
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We had the Haas tech come out and the problem was the motor (bearings). Of course the whole motor (and coupling) come as a unit, so we got a replacement from Haas in Cal. Wasn't cheap, but it runs...
Although these are not all the places I end up at, these are definitly the biggest and funnest!!! Most of the time they annoy my wife, but without them, I guess I would lead a boring life! LOL!!...
This link will probably be a bit better at keeping up with what's going on. I imagine April will be the month when all the seminars and vendor lists will come out. Rick
Digital Machinist CNC...
Just a reminder that the Cnc workshop is coming back again to Michigan, and I can only imagine it will be bigger and better than last year! It is my most favorite show of the year for sure. ...
Ok, this progressed rapidly. While trying to locate the actual area the noise is coming out (which is more near the motor, than near the spindle cartridge) the machine got too loud to safely...
Our VF3 Super has just started making noises in the spindle. It is a 12,000 rpm spindle and we are looking for a diagram of what's inside the head. Using a mechanics stethoscope, the noise actually...
It's really hard to put it all in words, but yes, it was really great!
As for videos, that was not planned for this year, but somebody was taping my last session on "How things move". It was about...
Just a reminder that the cnc-workshop is only 3 weeks away! This is a continuation of Roland Friestad's cncworkshop which was held in Galesburg IL. for many years. After being unable to continue...
I have a Webb mill that the plastic oil lines rotted away on. No oil going to the ways or ball nuts.... I managed to get it apart, but damaged 2 of the plastic ball returns in the nut. It is a...
The great thing about cnczone is the wealth of actual user knowledge of machines that are out there! It is always hard to figure out what hardware may be nessisary for every application. With so...
Just to let the group know I will be doing a 2 hour talk about "cheap
and free" cnc at the Macomb County Community College South campus for the Metro
Detroit Metal Club. I will be showing the...
In regards to the "knurling".... Yeh, we did actually laugh at how hard it would be to make the chatter knurl on purpose!
In regards to the quad center....Yeh, that's the same one that we have, it...
Thanks for the input! I figured with all of the experience of the cnc zone guys I would get some good insite to my problem. I'll be trying out the fixes Monday. Thanks again for the help! Rick
Ok, some quick information. I have been a machinist for over 30 yrs.(love having dirty hands...) Mostly manual, now in cnc mills and learning cnc lathes. Started with the Prototrak lathe and think...
Hi Wildcat. Yeh, I have a few pics, and as soon as I can get them off this (#!@%#@&%#) sd card I will post them. Being cheep and free sometimes my "old" software and me don't get along... Maybe I...
Wow! Third year and still going strong! What a great week seeing old friends and meeting a lot of new ones! It really wasn't hard meeting them. When I saw someone I didn't know I just grabbed...
I spoke with Roland tonight. Everything is going well. He tells me there is a LOT of room in the warehouse now! Most of the BIG machines are now gone so there is enough room for the...
Hi Sam! I'm getting very excited with the workshop less than a week away! I hope that Ben (the guy doing lost foam last year) will be back again. I have been working with it a bit and have been...
With only one week away, I hope everybody that's coming has all there "toys" ready! If I had a month more..... LOL!!! I will be demonstrating both sand and lost foam casting this year as well as...
Ahhhhhhhhh, the schedule. I think that by next week Roland may be able to update the classes. Then, when you get there, you will find that it has changed! In a perfect world I would be rich,...
I have a Yahoo group set up in case you are looking to share a ride, have questions about the workshop, have a story to share.....
And in the photo section are pics from the previous years...
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Hi Rich. Sorry that I forgot to address the "being left out". Come and FIND me!!! You usually can not miss me as I am the one who never shuts up! I would be happy to take you around and introduce...
Hi Rich. The workshop runs from Monday until Sunday. The big problem is that a lot of the guys come from a long way away and start leaving Saturday and by Sunday the place is a ghost town! I've...
Hi Skip. Yes, I think that the amount of info you can get would be well worth it! From the newby's to the very advanced, everybody learns a lot! And the best part is everybody loves to share there...
Wow, how time flies ! The Third annual CNC-WORKSOP (www.cnc-workshop.com) is just around the corner!
June 11-17th
The first year it was too hot....
The second year it was too cold (and wet)...
Although it's mostly a model engineering show, there will be a few cnc exhibits and seminars! I will be attending for the first time with the Rickomatic to do my "cheep n' free" talks! LOL! Ron...
I put a few of the photos in my folder from the show(rickomatic). More at the Yahoo group "cncworkshop". I'll add more when I recuperate during the week! Rick
Wow! What a great week!! The weather was pretty bad for most of the week, but, by the Friday BBQ it was pretty nice. A good time was had by all!!
It will take me about a week to finish up the...
Well, Monday starts the cnc-workshop. Last year a lot of guys were taking pictures, but not many were posted. Thanks to Errol Groff,there were some at his website. Wayne Hill also posted some at...
I have known Dave a long time. My Rickomatic mill (check out the photo section) still has and runs on an original Hobby CNC board and motors. When I first built the machine I had built the Maxnc...