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    How to clear alarm on OSP300

    I came in this morning and our machine had an alarm, I tried turning off and back on the machine. brand new M560V with auto lube feature if your wondering.
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    OSP300 Blending into a surface

    I got a m560-v question. I want to adjust my z height down while running a surfacing program to blend into the surface. So I start about .001 high and keep incrementing it down until it blends. How do I do that with this control? Also, is that new value stored or is canceled after the end of...
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    Renishaw OTS chipping tools

    Im struggling with the OTS tool setter on our new M560-V. Quite frequently it is chipping the bottom of carbide end mills when setting length. It is spinning backwards but I feel the rpm is a little fast. How do I adjust it and have you guys found a solution to this problem. My only...
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    Laser welder beam deflection

    We just purchased a laser welder. Fiber style. This is my first experience with one. After using it for a day I think its pretty sweet except for one issue I am having. The beam seems to hit the intended surface and reflect a little energy to another surface nearby. Any tips and tricks to...
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    Okuma probing and measuring question

    We want to look into probing a measuring using our Okuma m560 for verification of a cut part. We are doing it on our Hermles and want to incorporate this into this machine as well. We program the probe routines in Cimatron and the probe creates a report of the surface deviation from the...
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    Harvi endmill feed and speeds

    I got a job Im going to start tomorrow and have a few new to me tools I could use some pointers with. 50 Pieces about 2x2x1. 304ss. Fairly easy parts. I have never used the kennametal harvi end mills so I bought a few. .5 with 1 inch length of cut, 6 flute with a .03 radius. I looked on...
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    New Machine day!!!

    Any guesses?
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    Need a stainless source

    I need to find a source for 16mm (+0 -.05mm) bar in 316. Where do you all get your steel from?
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    New Tool Holder recommendations

    Hey machinists! I am putting together a list for tooling up an new Genos 560. We currently have one and are a fan of it. I am not the operator of the current one but will be for the new one. The operator has said that he has not seen much of a difference between the finish using big plus...
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    Expanding Mandrel question

    I have a small production run of like 50 parts. It has an ID of 3.38 inches and about 9 inches long. There is quite a bit of machining to the OD of the part which will be done in the 5 axis. The material is a carbon steel, not to hard. The stock was purchased without asking what we would...
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    O ring Groove in crappy spot

    Does any one else run into this problem. Our designers think its ok to put an o-ring groove at the bottom of a pocket close to a vertical wall. How do you cut this? I would need a 1/16 endmill sticking out 2 inches. Just ranting..... I will have to order some funky long tool.
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    Machining Vanadis 4 at 62rc.

    I have some Mold cavities I need to machine out of Vanadis 4 at 62 rc. Its eating up my cutters pretty quick. What do you guys recommend I try. Brands/ coatings/ speeds and feeds/ all input welcomed.
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    Cimatron update causing lots of crashes

    I updated my Cimatron about a month back to the latest release of E16. So far it crashes all the time. When importing tool libraries and just saving a file it will lock up. Posting programs takes twice as long if not more. Anyone else experiencing these issues?.
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    Erowa chuck failure to clamp

    I am having on ongoing issue that was intermittent but had become an everyday error. It has happened 5 times in the past day. We are running a Creative Evolutions HSD-575 hooked up to an Erowa Compact 80. When loading electrodes into the chuck I am getting a Chuck Badly Clamped message. The...
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    Esprit icons move all the time

    Im new to Esprit and the lathe as of this week. So far I am overwhelmed and do not know what side is up. My first of many Esprit questions is: why do the icons sometimes move from where I put them when I close the program and open up a new session. Sometimes they are how I lay them out and...
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    What direction should I set up a lathe to turn in?

    I am brand new to the CNC lathe, and programming in Esprit as well. Our lathe here is an Okuma LB3000 EXII and it is tooled up so the main spindle turns counterclockwise. So all of the lathe tools are upside down when I look at them from the door. Is there an advantage to this, is this the...
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    Help with pocket in 316

    I’m far from a stainless steel expert. I have a job that needs a pocket about 2.5 inches down. It’s .875 x 2.0 and has .236 radius in the corners. So that means I need to use a long 3/8 for finishing. Material 316 Mazak 510c 40 taper What to do….. what to do. I had a long dapra body...
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    Where do you buy your naval brass from?

    I occasionaly buy naval brass and when I do I get it from McMaster-Carr. Unfortunately because of the size I would need to purchase a fairly large 12 x 12 plate. That leaves a lot of unused material and is pretty expensive. Anywhere you know of have bar stock? The part measures 1 X 4.5 x 7.25
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    Mitsubishi EA28V alarm help

    Hello, I recently took over the EDM duties and have a question. Machine is Mitsubishi EA28V Sinker. This problem just started today in which the EDM is alarming out giving me a “U787 Fluid Interlck 0000” Error. After researching the error on the control it said to take out and clean the tank...
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    End mill recomendations for naval brass

    I occasionally machine naval brass and I am never too happy with the finish I get. Also I use dynamic roughing and it chatters a lot. I've played around with different feeds and speeds with no success. I generally use end mills meant for steel.... would aluminum specific tools or something else...

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