hollow mills use
SO I'm looking at a place that I buy stuff from every once in awhile & I came across Hollow Mills . I've never seen them before , but that's no surprise . What are they used for ? Seems to me their...
View ArticleOT: PM members Bob, BSG, Sip6a, and others. Need customs advice for bringing...
Collecting (in-person) a small shaper from Canada and bringing it over to the US. Machine is probably 50 or 60+ years old. Coming back into the US via the Ambassador Port Facility in Detroit. Talked to...
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Best compromise for less than ideal main bearing bolt design?
We're building an engine and just got it back from automotive machining. This engine normally has four bolt (10.9 M12 coarse, 95 ft-lb) main caps (no deep skirt or cross bolted mains), but we've had...
View ArticleSlot in SS 303 Part
Hello, So we are going to make samples of this particular component. Final OD: 30mm Final ID: 25 mm Length: 10 mm Slot width: 6 mm Setup Sequence: 1) CNC Machining 2) Sloting on a SPM machine My...
View ArticleMiller deltaweld 450 converted to single phase
Iv googled and googled and seen were 1 of the deltaweld 450 was switched from 3 phase to single using the haas-kamp conversion, but no documents or instructions was given.. and my machine does not have...
View ArticleAn explore of an abandoned underground train workshop, in China!
Plenty of old machine porn, enjoy.
View ArticleTrak CNC 2
I have a TRAK CNC 2 that I picked up. When I did, the Y-axis seemed inverted, the X-axis seemed fine, but now the tune of everything has changed. DRO works great as expected, but I am getting some very...
View ArticleChange speed Gradually
Hi, I want to do a coast up run like Zero to maximum speed of spindle (8000RPM) in 5 minutes. Is it possible to do that by a NC program ? TIA
View ArticleTornado T10M (Colchestor) Series 21i-TB
I face an alarm# 1017 Turret drive alarm 224, drive is beta series, change the battery but alarm stuck, please specify the solution, attached an alarm picture. thanks
View ArticleDeckel FP41NC retro fit with Mach3 need help with electrics.
Hi I am Marcel from South Africa, I am retrofitting a FP41NC mill with Mach3. I do not have a wiring diagram so I traced the wiring the best I could. I am going to use the UC300 motion controller...
View ArticleG68 and G68.2 difference
Hi, I'm wondering what the difference between those two is? The manual describe that G68 rotate the coordinate system through a new workpiece origin described using XYZ and then rotated around one of...
View ArticleOT- need stud (wall) finder advice!
My new shop has a variety of wall types, and I want to be able to hang heavy stuff safely. Once I'm set up in the new shop, will get very little use, so I can't justify big $$$. Metal and wood stud...
View Articleanchors in block and brick walls?
I'm wondering what kind of anchors or shields are best to use in cinder block and brick walls? Moving into a new shop & want to hang cantilevered racks as in the photo. I've always been in old mill...
View Article16x40 vs 16x60 Lathe Size for General Use?
I'm planning on getting a new Taiwanese manual lathe to replace my old South Bend which I've had for a long time. My shop's bread and butter is CNC, so I wouldn't be using this lathe every day, but the...
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Can You Help Me With Fairing an Inside Non-Circular Curve in 1/8" Soft steel...
A friend of mine is a wood turner, and wanted to make special calipers to determine the wall thickness of bowls that he turns. The calipers have two legs each about 10 inches in length, and are...
View ArticleTL-1 Interface - 2005MY
Guys, Im looking to buy my first CNC lathe, a good clean TL-1 has become available but its far from me, it is a 2005MY. Can anyone tell me if a machine of this year has any conversational type...
View ArticleDating a No3
Could I please get some help putting a date to my M1200 No3 ? It’s serial number is 595842 then directly underneath is 2334498. Thank you. Chris
View ArticleOLD Gilbert & Parker Compressor info?
I have acquired a "project" and have replumbed and repaired the pressure switch to get the compressor working again; however, it takes approx 13 minutes to fill the 60 gallon tank. Running around 550...
View ArticleWay OT - bat bite
Ok boys & men, settle in. I walked out of my shop Thursday and saw a small creature flopping on the grass. I first though it was a bird but it turned out to be a tiny bat. We've all seen these...
View ArticleBerco Cam Grinder Runout Issues
I've been running a Haas VF-5 for the past year and was moved this week to our cam department to train. I've been running this Berco cam grinder for 4 days and the runout is extremely inconsistent. The...
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