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    Best control option for an Akira Seiki SR3XP. Mitsubishi M80 or Sinumeric 828D???

    can an 828D do 4 axis? i had in my head it was 3+1 at best.
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    Hitachi Seiki HITEC-TURN 20 SII (Seiki Multi) - Putty Terminal

    It seems odd you can send a program one way, have you ever managed to send programs? Have you tried different cables and computers? real com port or USB? i have one machine (Hitachi Seiki but with the secos control) that stoped receiving programs, turns out the chip on the motherboard that...
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    Drilling a few thousand tiny holes in Ti2 tube

    https://performancetubeproducts.com/collections/titanium-tube/products/titanium-perforated-tube-50-8mm-2-1mm-wt-x-405mm-length
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    Drilling a few thousand tiny holes in Ti2 tube

    you can buy perforated tube, admittedly ive not found 45mm after a 30-second Google, but 50mm up to 80mm was easy to find and cheap! I've done this job with 6.35mm wall thickness on a lathe, 3mm flat bottom drills, about 400 holes per drill, the big job was deburring the holes....
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    Notepad++ gcode plugin

    it might be because it is from a lathe program? N6(FINISHING PLANE 2) G19 G97 Z-2.85 Y-13.997 C-90. X8.262 G01 X-7.738 G17 G03 X9.998 Y-4.933 R8.999 G01 X9.992 Y5.157 G03 X-7.798 Y13.998 R8.998 G01 X-7.796 Y13.987 Z-3.25 the arcs should be tangent to the line, but on your plugin they are way out!
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    Notepad++ gcode plugin

    I've been playing with it a little, works great for 3-axis mill programs! i did put a dual spindle mill-turn program, it works but is a little hard to see what is what with regard milling and turning opps, also it just displayed the sub side of the program on the same center point as the main...
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    Troubleshooting 6061 parting - existing proven program&tooling

    i used to have this sort of problem, used to blame the material, had a rep pop in and in passing mentioned it would be worth trying their new through blade coolant parting tool. it sounded like marketing wank, but he offered me the blade, box of inserts, and tool for nothing as a trial. Long...
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    Leaks in nylon parts

    nylon is inherently hygroscopic, so I would assume it would be capable of being porous as well.
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    Weak air blast for Haas dual spindle lathe transfer

    what about reversing the direction of rotation a few times before syncing? just spinning the jaws might be holding the chips to the jaws, but the acceleration and deceleration might flick them off.
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    Weak air blast for Haas dual spindle lathe transfer

    can you change your workflow? i have recently changed my programs round so the sub always holds a part. so instead of opp1 part off opp2 drop off we have been doing opp1 drop off part off opp2 it means that you have one part in the sub chuck at the end of the run, but it's quicker for us...
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    griping on OD of thread

    ok, more info... its 6082T6 aluminum, so hardish. the part is 9mm thick with threads on the full length. there is a through hole, I guess I could get hold of from the inside but it's only 12mm. full C on both spindles so can make the part in any order. all i want to do on the sub side is face...
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    griping on OD of thread

    just added the quantity of the parts, it needs to run unatended.
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    griping on OD of thread

    I've got 6000 parts to make that is 40mmOD with a 1mm pitch thread on the outside in aluminum. would really like to move it to our sub-spindle lathe but not sure how to hold on the second opp. do you just turn the chuck pressure down and grip on the thread with soft jaws?
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    small dia drill bit with replaceable tips

    my understanding is they put 2 bits of wire twisted in a double helix in the mold before sintering then just pull them out of the black after, then you just have to align them to the flutes when they are ground.
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    small dia drill bit with replaceable tips

    the short answer is witchcraft! but I have used 1mm TSC drills, they weren't even any more expensive than normal carbide.
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    Heidenhain TNC151/B COM / serial communications board repair ?

    ive never worked on HH stuff, but ive replaced RS232 chips on other stuff before now. have you checked the traces from the connector to the transceivers? also the joints where the connector meets the board, they can split and lose connection.
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    CNC machine monitoring camera/microphone for broken tool detection

    that looks just like the ones I got, they are just a switch inside, you may need supporting hardware, macros, and knowledge to get it all working, I've never worked with Haas.
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    CNC machine monitoring camera/microphone for broken tool detection

    another vote for cheep tool setters, I've been using some that I got from eBay, i think they were <£30. no where near as good as a Renishaw, but they work well enough for basic tool setting and brake detection.
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    Set chuck to ID

    i dont, all done in cam with no cycles.
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    Set chuck to ID

    on both of mine, its next to the estop for the main spindle.

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