Re: OT I've been a bit busy with other things.
Originally Posted by
magicniner
I've had a lot going for the last couple of years including Sterno-Clavicular Joint failure, eventual repair surgery and recovery, losing my Father and dealing with his estate and some other distractions.
I have spent very little time making things over the last year or two, but that's about to change.
I'm getting to the end of installing and commissioning my new mill, I eventually settled on a Syil X7 as the largest thing which would fit in the space available to me.
I went with the full enclosure Combo model, the Siemens 808d Advanced controller with Siemens axis servos, drivers & spindle servo, a 12 tool auto tool changer, 4th axis and flood coolant and 10000rpm spindle.
The factory very kindly added to my order at no additional cost an air blast nozzle, laser mapping of the ball screws and 12000rpm spindle.
I'm hoping to get back into the swing of things sometime next month,
Regards,
Nick
I'm still running V25 BTW ;-)
It sounds like you've had a lot going on. Very sorry to hear about your Father, I could only imagine the loss. I'm glad it sounds like you've weathered most of the storm and came through upright. And of course it's great to hear you are back to making things! The machine sounds very cool and capable for your space limitations. I would love to see what it can do.
It sounds like you have sorted out most of your issues. Nice work, the documentation wasn't as good as it is now. I rarely have to use scripting these days but I was always trying to push BobCAD to the limits. Now it's all kind of built in! The scripting is still invaluable for machine specific limitations as you all seem to have discovered.
I also have had a run of it lately after my grandfather passed a few years ago. My father suddenly had a lot of things to deal with, much like you describe and I know how tough it was for him so again I think I understand a bit what you have been going through.
That kind of left the shop for me to take care of and we now have 10 people and 14 machines with 2-3 trucks a day of material coming in and parts going out. I wasn't ready and I didn't think I had the experience (20 years in but I was in my late 30's) but I managed with a great crew of people, patient customers, and great software at my hands.
I'll look for a few simple scripts that could be modified to solve some of your issues. Jr you have some sample code for me to look at? I also have Haas machines and I understand the slow coolant problem. I approach parts by default 2" above the part before starting the coolant, but I also rarely run the machines at full rapid so it's just enough time for the coolant to make contact unless it's early in the mornings. I run the coolant as part of the warmup to prime the pump.
I don't get back here as much as I'd like to gang! I still try to peek in from time to time but I'm learning the hard way what kind of time it takes to run a business like 10 other peoples lively hood depend on it. I still probably spend too much time on social media but it's a nice outlet. Glad to hear you are still at it Nick, enjoy the new machine
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