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I purchased a used Romi C420 lathe (2011 model) with a 802d sl controller. I have a few operational questions that I would surely appreciate any answer to. The first question concerns a unexpected...

Here is a link I hope helps you out: http://www.me.metu.edu.tr/courses/me202/Assets/lab/cnc_documents/training/Turning%20Handbook.pdf

It contains a training manual with some diagnostics info. ...

I have a Romi C420 (2011 model) lathe that has a Siemens 802D control. I love the machine quality and manual operation, including the sudo-manual MMP taper and radius functions. Now for the problem...

I purchased a used TM1P with the probing option. The tool off set probe and the spindle probe are wildly out of calibration. I don’t have a reference tool of known length to use to re-calibrate. ...

I'm looking for suggestions on which Brand / Type of coolant to purchase to use in my Haas mill. My water is fairly hard but I have a softener. What products have you used with good success and no...

What are people paying for retention knobs. Haas wants $20+ for theirs. I've seen some on ebay as low as $5. Has anyone seen one of these fail? I need 6 or 7 for tool holders used on a haas with...

I know you typically get what you pay for but it seems to me that Haas prices for cat40 retention knobs are to spendy. Has anyone purchased cheaper ones (sub $20) with any luck. Ebay has a ton of...

I’m thinking about purchasing a used tm2p 2014 model Haas mill from a west coast dealer. It has a chip auger, probing and 4th axis. The used machine only has 300 cutting hours on it. I can buy a...

I have a general question I help one of you knowledgeable members can clear up of me.

If I was to use a Mesa 5I20 pci card to control a servo motor with a attached opto-encoder, using a Granite...

I'm not from Canada but I will share my experience with the lathe I purchased from them 15 years ago. Right from the start I has problems. A large amount of sand was floating around in the main...

I have a used ballscrew that I am going to use for the X axis of a machine, currently in the design stage. The length of the ballscrew is about an inch to long. So based on that, I was thinking of...

Is it possible to pull features from one Solidworks part and apply them to a different part / file? (e.g.) I have a part with a fairly detailed pocket / extruded cut. Can it be added somehow to a...

Not to mention the ones Bush started!

I need some help on a lathe conversion that I started. The machine is a 14.5 by 40” manual lathe. I have a ballscrew with a 5mm pitch installed in the cross feed. I currently plan on using a 2:1...

Can Solidcam automatically generate speeds and feeds based on the material cut and max spindle rpm like Mastercam?

I have used only Argon with both Syncrowave 250 and Dynasty 200's in tig mode. This includes Steel, Stainless and Aluminum.

Good luck
Brian

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Hey guys wake-up! The Bush years started with a record budget surplus and now Communist China owns a good percent of the Huge debt this current administration created. Blame a political party all...

Much Thanks!

I checked J&L, MSC and Yahoo'ed the tap size with no luck. All my sources skipped from 14 to 16mm.

Brian

Where can I buy a 15mm by 1.00mm pitch tap?

Thanks
Brian

I WASTED way too much money on Cad / Cam software in the past. Try before you buy if possible. Any package will have a steep learning curve if you have no experience in cnc. I purchased Vector...

Did anyone mention that our wonderful leader here in the U.S. (the one with the approval rating below 30%) repealed President Clintons EPA regulations during his first few months in office to help...

I gave up on imservice years ago after Months to promises to fix a produce I purchase from them but they never did.

save your money and buy a HP / Agilent scope!

I won a HITACHI SEIKI HT20 - 1990 turning center on ebay for $5100. I'm having second thoughts on the purchase (not the machine). The Machine is in New York and the shipping to Oklahoma is around...

I have a drawing of a small flywheel. The flywheel has 6 spokes. I have 1 drawn out and would like to copy this feature every 60 degrees. What is the best way to do this in SolidWorks?

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Thanks I did not know SolidWorks had that option.

Surface area can be determined in 2d but 3d is needed for volume / mass.

Does anyone know of a program that will import cad drawing and spit out the mass and volume of the part? I don't need anytime to fancey.

Thanks
Brian

Thanks for the thoughts guys.


After the holidays I will check back in but for now:
HAVE A GOOD NEW YEAR!!

Brian