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WTB: Metal Spinning Lathe or Stamping Press
Hi Adam, Back in the day we used Perigee Metal Spinning in Phoenix for a lot of parts. It appears they are gone, but Google shows the building and it's called Rompec Aerospace now. Maybe a phone call and see if they know where they went or have any left over machines....- Brian
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- Forum: Machinery for Sale or Wanted
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Milltronics Partner w Centurion V control
There are two batteries, one on the motherboard, another on the Eprom card that has all the software on it. You usually can't loose the software as it's burnt into the eproms.- Brian
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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5 in 1 combo woodworking machines … besides Hammer and Mini Max…
Sicar is an Italian company, they make larger sliders that are good machines. The Robland design was marginal 40 years ago when they came out, and this machine has all the worst features of the Robland. Jointer tables are on an angled pivot hinge, extremely hard to adjust when necessary. The saw...- Brian
- Post #6
- Forum: Woodworking and Woodworking Machinery
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5 in 1 combo woodworking machines … besides Hammer and Mini Max…
Felder and Hammer still sell (and always have sold) 5 in 1 machines, along with SCMI/Minimax. Robland is still around, but not distributed currently in the USA, they are looking for a distributor and from what I understand will sell direct and support with parts... although that sounds costly.- Brian
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- Forum: Woodworking and Woodworking Machinery
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homing my milltronics lathe
On a mill, you can hold in the reset button and hand wheel whichever direction you want to go. I have used this to get off the limit switches- Brian
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- Forum: Hurco and Milltronics
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Coordinates are off
You also need to move to the first hole location prior to the G83 line. G0 X0 Y1.25 has to be above the G83 line.- Brian
- Post #4
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Milltronics dps issue / error 449
From what I'm seeing online, you can run the Yaskawa servo drives on single phase, but I would verify that with Yaskawa. Your VFD is only 7.5kw, which is 10hp, which makes me suspect that you don't have 12hp spindle motor, at least not rate for 100% duty cycle, may be one of those situations...- Brian
- Post #10
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Milltronics dps issue / error 449
As for 1/2 the spindle power, probably not, kind of depends on what VFD is in the machine. Historically Milltronics used pretty oversize VFD's, my 5hp spindle had a 7.5-10hp VFD, which when you run single phase input you loose maybe 25% to 50% depending on the brand of VFD. So in my case, I lost...- Brian
- Post #6
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Milltronics dps issue / error 449
Most Milltronics machines will run in single phase, what is your spindle motor hp? I run my Partner 4 which is 5hp on single phase and my son runs two Partner 1 machines with 7.5/10hp motors on single phase. Regardless of that, if you aren't getting voltage on all three legs, your phase...- Brian
- Post #2
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Options for a simple DRO on a tables saw
Most of my customers use metric and I'm a machinist, so reading decimal inch is natural for me. No fractional display, don't think it's possible on this size and type of display, that would require larger units like the Siko. You might be able to work something out on the Chinese stuff, but...- Brian
- Post #22
- Forum: Woodworking and Woodworking Machinery
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Tapping methods without rigid tapping
Not sure I've seen many of those for the milling machines. Common on lathes though, Hardinge made the TT 5/8 style units and I've used larger unit on the Warner Swazey turret lathes we had. Been using the T&C units for years though, they hold depths within probably less than .010" tolerance for...- Brian
- Post #48
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Tapping methods without rigid tapping
Fadal made a special bracket that you bolt up to a Tapmatic head that clocks it in and out of the tool changer. That's your fastest way to tap. Second is the tension and compression unit with Bilz style quick change holders, if you use the clutch versions, you can tap to the bottom of a blind...- Brian
- Post #21
- Forum: CNC Machining
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Options for a simple DRO on a tables saw
We produce DRO parallel fences and flipstops for certain European sliding table saws, Felder, Martin, SCMI. We use DRO components from Fiama, from Italy. Magnetic tape and small battery powered display units in a couple of varieties. You can see the stuff at my website, lambtoolworks.com and I...- Brian
- Post #17
- Forum: Woodworking and Woodworking Machinery
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Wavy surface side milling
I don't know where on the Hurco machines to find the backlash settings, could tell you on Milltronic. As others mentioned, if it goes away with a conventional cut the tensions is tight against the ball screws and thrust bearings, it's when you run climb cut and there is enough slop to have the...- Brian
- Post #17
- Forum: Hurco and Milltronics
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Wavy surface side milling
I'm going to go with ball screws or thrust bearings. What are your backlash settings?- Brian
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- Forum: Hurco and Milltronics