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    Re: Weird spindle noises

    Sounds like the Hi/Low pulleys, pull the cover and see if the disengaged pulley is making contact with the belt while running, may have to cycle the RPMs between hi and low gears in MDI a few times...
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    Trumpf TruLaser 2030 issues

    Hey all, I'm having an issue with our laser welding on stainless and to a lesser degree aluminum. We just had three techs out and put $25,000 in repairs into our machine, cracked fiber optic cable...
  3. DB9 re-pin for using Acu-Rite glass scale on Easson ES-8A

    Sorry if this is the wrong place but I figured I'd post this, had an older easson glass scale crap out and we decided to buy an Acu-Rite since i couldn't find a direct replacement, anyhow obviously...
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    How do I go about tuning up the Z axis? The feed...

    How do I go about tuning up the Z axis? The feed doesn't seem consistent and it is starting to eat taps. floating head is still good but the reverse feed seems jerky and maybe a tad faster as well. I...
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    Blue light staying on

    Just got this machine about a month ago, put a new light bulb in the blue light and when i turn the machine on it stays on all the time. any ideas why? There are inverter issues as well, maybe...
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    keeps cycling?

    Im not sure what I'm doing wrong here,I've written other programs that work fine this way, but this one gets to the last hole to spot drill for tool 1 and goes back to the beginning of e2 and...
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    I set all my tools in relation to CS Z0. I run...

    I set all my tools in relation to CS Z0. I run two vmc 4020's all day everyday, just use the tool length as the z work offset basically. I just hit MANUAL, space, 5, and when it asks if you want to...
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    I checked in CL and everything says open

    I checked in CL and everything says open
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    Change parameters

    Hey everyone, we just got in a second Fadal 4020 and i noticed the rapid was much slower, this machine was rebuilt in 2010 so I am assuming it can handle full rapid, my problem is that when I use...
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    Is it maybe a cutter comp cancelling error? the...

    Is it maybe a cutter comp cancelling error? the part is 1" wide and part offset is center, it should have plenty of room but I guess I can try moving y further away from the part and see if that...
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    nesting error?

    I can't figure out what is wrong with my code, with one it works fine, the only difference i made was changing tools, the x and y coordinates have been changed but the rest of the subroutine...
  12. digging through my pile of manuals i found this,...

    digging through my pile of manuals i found this, ill give it a shot and report, got a batch of other parts to run first so it may be a couple days. 264135264137264139264141264143
  13. Yes i had it stopped, gave a little more before...

    Yes i had it stopped, gave a little more before and after, thanks Ted, not sure which of us your talking to Mike, but my machine does have the switches.

    N490Z-1.59
    N500G1X.75F.004...
  14. also the instructions that came with it tell me...

    also the instructions that came with it tell me to do exactly what I have programmed
  15. On the acramatic 850 the G code reference shows...

    On the acramatic 850 the G code reference shows actually an M80 for chuck jaws out, and a M81 for chuck jaws in, which is what i have but it acts as dj described. Not sure where to look for barfeed...
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