On the Truk Lagoon face book page there is a photo of a lathe in the machine...
At first I thought it was a LeBlond but then I noticed it has flat ways. Any body recognize it?
View ArticleAmerican rotary quality garbage
I bought a brand new ar10 rotary phase converter around 2016 and the idler motor has been making a screeching humming noise since I got it, the noise comes and goes and does it on and off after I shut...
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Removing the ERO encoder from the 2038 universal table
I have this 2038 universal table from the FP4-60 I parted out (see detailed report on this forum). The table has a truly terrible top and the whole thing is basically unsellable for anywhere near what...
View ArticleFusion 360 & Fagor 8055 M
Hello, I am new to CNC milling and learning Fusion CAD/Cam specifically for this purpose. I have drawn and programmed my first part and saved it to memory on the machine. I tried to do a dry run above...
View ArticleMachine Shop Supervisor, 2nd Shift
$26 - $30 per hour "Lead the 2nd shift team comprising of mill, lathe, and wire EDM operators, and finishing technicians; mentor and motivate team members, ensuring individual and group productivity."...
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Options for creation a "U" bend
Hello, I am trying to figure out the best way to bend 0.025 thick by 7 inch, 1074 annealed spring steel into a "U" bend radius. I looked at Diacro but it seems too large for this task. Smallest radius...
View ArticleMain program vs subprogram
There are situations I need to use NC programs as both main and subprogram. For example, a part has two phases: "phase 1" main program and "phase 2" main program and they should be able to be run...
View ArticleCraigslist funny time!
Okay, there is this old guy local to me, who has been posting two machines for sale for over three years now. A Bridgeport: Bridgeport Mill & assessories And, A Southbend: Lathe [South Bend] &...
View ArticleEaton - EMAX -- rotary screw compressor 10HP
I may be needing to buy a new (additional) compressor to accommodate higher air consumption, and I'm looking for a 10HP rotary screw unit (I think). The 5HP Quincy recip unit just can't keep up with...
View Article30 to 40 foot long lathe
I am looking for a 30 to 40 foot long lathes. Even up to 50 foot if there is that long of one. Mostly trying to figure out what brands are out there. It would be nice to find one with a 30 to 40 inch...
View ArticleNo MPG control of 4th after adding 4th axis to Robodrill
Hello everyone, I added a Tsudakoma RZ-160 rotary table to a Fanuc Robodrill alpha T10C from 1996 vintage with a 16m-c controller on it. I converted the tsudakoma to an alpha a1/3000 servo and paired...
View ArticleFace "pocketing" on a lathe?
I've looked for a long time and never found a good answer. I'm hoping that I'm just not describing the problem in the right terms. Most of the small parts I make have a circular pocket in the top or...
View ArticleCorner Radius End Mills and Soft Jaw Profiles
Normally have done wood CNC work so please forgive the basic question with switching to metal. Starting out with metal CNC work at my makerspace and ordering new bits for aluminum 6061 stock. I will be...
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Rotary Tubing Cutter
Hello machinists. An friend of mine used to visit these forums, he went by wippin'boy. He recommended I try here to find out more information on this RotaryTubing Cutter. It's part of a pneumatic...
View ArticleIs Mastercam still the right CAM for us??
We have not updated in awhile. I think running X7, but we have other shops that stay with the latest and just not seeing much different? There for awhile, it seemed like MC basically fixed bugs and...
View ArticleCode
Hey everyone I run a Mitsubishi Fx10k series and I keep getting this code throw off as T211 30 sec contact and I can’t seem to find in the alarm era what it means? Please help
View ArticleRust conundrum
Somebody has been using our machines at work to machine something weird, and I can't figure it out. I work in a factory floor support shop, where there is usually someone here around the clock, 7 days...
View ArticleHow to remove mount from Haimer Zero Master
Last week I spotted a good deal on a Haimer zero master with the BT30 mount and jumped on it. Unfortunately, my mill has the NMTB 30 spindle and I didn't appreciate the difference at the time of...
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Deckel 2038 universal table
So I finaly got one Deckel Universaltisch 2038000290 But it seems there is an even more desireable one namly the 2038000300 wich has a digital read out I am asking €2250 for it Is that to much, to...
View ArticleC-axis "dashed out" on Haas ST 15y
Hey y'all I googled and googled, read the manual, and asked my boss, who called a couple friends, but none of us can figure out why the c-axis on this machine is "dashed out," showing dashes across the...
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