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Handheld dot peen markers
Anyone recommend companies that make these? I'm familiar with Telisis but it was for a fixed station unit on a high-pro line from many jobs ago. I went to the last IMTS and recall seeing a handful of companies that made these but I wasn't in the market then so don't remember any of them...- rbmgf7
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- Forum: Shop Management and Owner Issues
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Burden of reshoring manufacturing back into USA?
Feels like this topic has been discussed before but it hits different when you're witnessing it. Guess over the past few years, a lot of companies realized that offshoring wasn't a great idea (my last employer, I literally watched old, POS equipment get moved south of the border to take...- rbmgf7
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- Forum: Manufacturing in America and Europe
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SMART MACHINE TOOLS - Who has one? How has it held up?
If this was a couple months ago, I'd pursue. The flood gates for job interviews just recently opened after a dry spell (felt like everyone paused hiring while the gooberment had to figure out what to do with the debt ceiling). Think I should be ok now.- rbmgf7
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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SMART MACHINE TOOLS - Who has one? How has it held up?
Nope, that company laid me off months ago. They weren't interested in reinvesting into new equipment and needed to save money elsewhere.- rbmgf7
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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Programming to machine an array of parts
I'm curious how some of you write your programs to accommodate machining an array of similar parts. I've done it before but I've never called my self a programmer or machinist however I have managed to get the job done. I just downloaded a V8 engine layout but let's assume the cylinders are...- rbmgf7
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- Forum: CNC Machining
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ISO 9001
I'm applying to a company that saying it wants to get its ISO 9001 cert. I began working for another company over 10 years ago that was in the middle of doing the same. Can anyone attest that businesses with this certification actually provide better products? My first company basically said...- rbmgf7
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How to machine this internal keyway?
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How to machine this internal keyway?
1. I'm being told 2 for a sample run so we'll likely outsource this unless I can get clever. Afterwards? Unsure. 2. 1045 3. 0.375" Internal diameter is 1.75" -
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How to machine this internal keyway?
I'm a novice when it comes to machining so I don't know all the tricks of the trade. Came across this print for a new shaft. We do external keyways and do some internal keyway rotary-cutting/broaching on other components but then I saw this and wondered. What process can cut this? We've had... -
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QTN-30: thread size for plumbing coolant
I gambled with my best guess and ordered 1/8 BSP which seems to work. -
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QTN-30: thread size for plumbing coolant
I'm trying to plumb some lines on this older QTN-30 so I can supply coolant into some Sandvik drills. When using the bore/drill/bar pocket (the turret already has pockets in the face for bore/drill/bar bushings . It's not an attachment), there's two swivel nozzles (like eyeballs) on the face to... -
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filtering air for plasma?
Depending on how much cutting you do and how well your AC doesn't transmit oil through the lines, I just use a cheap filter but I do run a dryer. Where I live it can get pretty humid and an air dryer for the plasma was the best investment towards getting quality cuts. Beforehand moisture would...- rbmgf7
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- Forum: Fabrication: CNC Laser, Waterjet, Plasma, Welding
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
Appreciate it. Got a Patreon? Wouldn't mind chipping in some beer money. So we mostly machine cast parts that'll have 3 or 4 lobes that get drilled so we need to teach a C0. I skimmed a couple videos but didn't see where I can set the C-offset for Gcode. -
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
Just poke some holes for the time being. If we can figure out the mill, that may come in helpful but we don't have a Y axis. -
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
We got it. Operator remembered the codes show up in the upper right hand corner of the screen when you're using Mazatrol. We can run Mazatrol just can't program until we get some training (trying to break these people free from being button pushers). Seems the solution is M248 which I found to... -
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
Since we know Gcode, we figure it was faster to get the machine going if we could get the right codes. In actuality, this machine would be best suited for Mazatrol since it was used for the one-piece orders. We just need to try and get things going at the moment. Our local Mazak supporter... -
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
I tried both G98/99 with respective feedrates at either F10./F.001. Position screen doesn't show any Z movement. Erase G1 and it just rapids regardless of the F value. -
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
Hmm, weird. It doesn't recognize feedrates. It stops on the G1 line but doesn't throw an error. Tried G01 just in case of formatting and no change. I put G94 at F1.,it throws a "744 no designated program error" but when I put G95 at F.001 it says "708 illegal G code". I found our regional Mazak... -
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
Once I get to G83, I get a 744 error "no designated program". I tried rewriting it G81R--Z--F and it gives the same error. Guessing I'm missing a parameter? We don't have any manuals (not surprising as this machine is form 1994). -
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Mazatrol T32-3 EIA programming codes for live tooling and C axis
So far I can manage to turn on the tool but I can't get it to feedrate. I just been writing some arbitrary code to figure it out between the C axis and locking the spindle and so far this is what I have: G0 X0 Z0 M212 G0C0 M200 M210 S2000 M13 G1 Z-1. F.001 G0 Z1. M15 G0 X1. M212 C0 M30 It'll...