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    Inspection station and mic. Set for non machinist operators??

    Looking for input on recommended inspection station and micrometers for my lil shop. My retired dad has been helping me out lately and wants to continue helping for a few years tending the lathe. I always do all the measuring as he’s never done it (retired trucker-68yo) But in an effort to...
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    lathe thermal growth mitagation solutions?

    playing with a new to me lathe. ran a batch of parts and slooowly comped thermal growth over several hours. approx 0.0022" very slow and consistant growth. shop probobly went up 2-4 deg through the run as well. then took a 10-15 min break and it cut the next part 0.0016 smaller than the last...
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    T & g cut to length material no longer offered by vendor

    So I’m chatting with my material vendor and he inform me they will no longer get be offering turned/ground shafting due to issues with rusting once received by customers. Is this common? I’ve never had rust problems before besides my last small order. Kind of a bummer as I get all my...
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    jaw design-sub spindle handoff accuracy

    taking my first crack at a job with a sub/Y axis lathe and have a few questions, most notably to handoff accuracy and jaw design. honestly im likely overcomplicating this job, but I wanna play with the new toy :/ :p oiginally i would use a 2x lathe to turn the shaft in one full length then...
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    Freight forwarding cutting tool orders? USA to Canada

    Anyone here have experience using a freight forwarder to ship tooling orders (or online orders in general) USA to Canada? Haas tooling online ordering gets some pretty good sales sometimes but the Canadian reps won’t sell for listed sales price. “Online orders only” And they don’t like even...
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    who makes somethink like this turret gripper?

    0:15 into the vid you see a gripper deploy a center into the sub spindle thn retract it later on. who makes something like this?
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    Nak as200L sub what’s your experience with one?

    I’ve been lathe hunting for a while and have found a Nak as200L w/sub spindle I’m interested it. Should be just right for my work. Having never ran one I’m just wondering what you all that have them thing about them? Machine would see a healthy mix of 3-4” 4140htsr and 6061 aluminum 0.5-10”...
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    Are polish lathes that expensive? (Fat tur)

    I’ve been finding the need to have a compact manual lathe around. Something solid Reached out to a dealer for FAT TUR lathes (polish) and was absolutely floored at the price. Tur 630, 4” bore. 40” between centers. 3 jaw, steady, tailstock, taper attachment. Digital readout installed. Nothing...
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    Htt210 servo duty cycle

    Doing a bunch of deep spiral slotting in my hrt210 and it got me thinking. What’s the duty cycle on this unit? In particular the servo. I’m running 70-100% loads for extended time. Seen it go to 140% while playing with the feeds. Is it like the spindle where anything under 100% is fine all...
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    IMTS or EMO?

    if you had to pick one and why? is there any distinct diferences or will they basically be the same show? looking at the lathe vendors there does seem to be more booths I went to imts last year, but was not in machine mode. This year im looking for a new lathe and wonder if its worth the...
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    Goodway/Yama seiki gtz-2600y. Anyone run one? I’d love your thoughts on the machine.

    Goodway/Yama seiki gtz-2600y. Anyone run one? I’d love your thoughts on the machine.
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    Preventing rust on on machines parts inventory ?

    I have been doing larger batches of inventory as demand grows on my products and as with all grows concerns pop up. Typically I have been tossing some plastic fishnet sleeves on the shafts and storing them in the e basement (cold and dry) But some shafts that say over winter I noticed the odd...
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    new haas oil for bujr systems, trouble shooting error 121, Viscocity?

    A few months ago I purchased a 5gal. of oil for my 2008 haas vf2. As vactra#2 is no longer the recommended oil supplied to me was a haas branded red’ish oil. Ive notices the viscosity of this oil is visually thinner. With that in mind I ASSume the old way of checking bujr pump pressure/time...
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    Accounts for international clients Canada to USA. Insights?

    I sell a line of spare parts for industry. Lately the US market has picked up. I do credit card or wire transfer for sales. But there is a large client that that wants to set up a credit account. Anything here I need to know? Non payment recourse, taxes?(I assume the broker will charge them...
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    Weiler e35 for 4”dia 30” long 17-4 1100ht pump shafts? Asking too much?

    As the title says. Want to take on some ss work that would repeat. Need a small foot print lathe with enough z travel. I had ran the e35 for about 5 years , 17 years ago now. But one has popped up for sale near me right when my need is arising. I only did one shaft this size in that lathe and...
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    Reasons NOT to get y axis or sub spindle????

    I am considering replacing my basic 2axis lathe with a new one. I work in a garage making my own products and it would make sense to lean heavier into automation. Cycle time is not the concern, but my time per part is. If it can make parts for a few hours unattended it would be helpful as a...
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    tailstock hyd. deactivates on program startup. solutions? spring center? Hyd. accumulator? Fagor 8040

    ive recently learned my tailstock does not apply pressure while he spindle is on or a program is run. watching the solenoid it turns off and uses the residual pressure of what has been applied before activating the program. obviously this is not adiquate. you can often see the center is not...
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    Import machines from USA to Canada, things to consider?

    Import machines from USA to Canada, things to consider? What kind of pitfally/problems/costs can one expect from trying this? regulations, CSA problems for machine wiring?? so much more availible in the USA in the used market so it would be nice to understand it better
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    SAMCHULLY TR-250FF on a haas PRE NGC? fanuc servos

    like the title says, can i add a SAMCHULLY TR-250FF with fanuc servos to my 08 vf? (sigma 1) ? its 5 axis drive equipt and i use a trunnion already, this ones for sale locally at a reasonable price. i have a customer that wants me to do the odd job here and there that would require a larger...
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    distributors for my product. Advice, tips, pitfalls?

    I’m planning on reaching out to some distributors for to resell a small product line I have. Machinist turned little businessmen…. So this is outside of my wheel house and i need to grow as an owner. So as far as my conversations next week with an interested party, do you fellas have any...

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